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Wind in Union County, Kentucky
160 damaging wind events in the NCEI Storm Events record, 1950 to 2026. Event types counted: Thunderstorm Wind, High Wind, Strong Wind.
NCEI notes that Storm Data is compiled from a variety of sources including the National Weather Service, other federal, state and local agencies, the media and the public; that property and crop damage figures are estimates; and that some events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county. FEMA notes that NFIP claim records are redacted and aggregated to protect the privacy of policyholders. Storm records through 30 Jun 2026.
NCEI records 160 wind events in Union County, Kentucky, between 1950 and 2026, spread over 50 years.
March is the busiest month, with 30 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 94 events against 47 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 0.7% of the 22,160 wind events recorded in Kentucky; its 46.7 per 100 square miles compares with 56.1 statewide.
46 wind reports with a measured or estimated speed reached the 58 mph severe threshold, and 9 reached hurricane force (74 mph).
Some winter weather and high wind events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county; zone-recorded events whose zone is named for the county are included and marked "Forecast zone" in the table.
Compared with Kentucky
| Measure | Union County | Kentucky | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind events since 1950 | 160 | 22,160 | 701,953 |
| Per 100 square miles | 46.7 | 56.1 | 19.9 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 118.1 | 49.1 | 21.1 |
| Deaths recorded | 0 | 39 | 2,166 |
| Busiest month | March | July | June |
By year
Seasonality
11Feb
15Mar
30Apr
19May
17Jun
21Jul
15Aug
2Sep
3Oct
4Nov
13Dec
10
Magnitude distribution
NWS wind thresholds
- under 58 mph
- below severe threshold
- 58–73 mph
- severe
- 74–95 mph
- hurricane-force
- 96 mph and over
- extreme
Wind speed converted from the knots NCEI records; estimated and measured gusts are combined. Events without a speed are not binned.
Recorded events
All 160 events, most recent first. Magnitude is hail size, tornado rating or wind speed as recorded.
| Date | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Crop damage | Deaths | Injuries | Geography |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Apr 2026 | Strong Wind | 46 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 14 Jan 2026 | Strong Wind | 40 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 8 Jan 2026 | Strong Wind | 40 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 8 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 85 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Mar 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Mar 2025 | Strong Wind | 45 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 15 Mar 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $60K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Mar 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Mar 2025 | Strong Wind | 45 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 5 Mar 2025 | Strong Wind | 47 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 4 Mar 2025 | Strong Wind | 43 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 27 Sep 2024 | Strong Wind | 40 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 30 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Apr 2024 | Strong Wind | 43 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 2 Apr 2024 | Strong Wind | 43 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 2 Apr 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Feb 2024 | Strong Wind | 41 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 1 Apr 2023 | Strong Wind | 45 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 31 Mar 2023 | Strong Wind | 47 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 3 Mar 2023 | High Wind | 60 mph | $50K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 3 Mar 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Feb 2023 | Strong Wind | 53 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 22 Feb 2023 | Strong Wind | 43 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 9 Feb 2023 | Strong Wind | 46 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 19 Jan 2023 | Strong Wind | 40 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 5 Nov 2022 | Strong Wind | 54 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 17 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Mar 2022 | Strong Wind | 45 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 30 Mar 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 72 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Feb 2022 | Strong Wind | 40 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 25 Mar 2021 | Strong Wind | 40 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 15 Nov 2020 | Strong Wind | 45 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 20 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Apr 2020 | Strong Wind | 47 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 28 Mar 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jan 2020 | Strong Wind | 40 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 26 Nov 2019 | Strong Wind | 41 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 6 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Apr 2019 | Strong Wind | 44 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 30 Mar 2019 | Strong Wind | 43 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 13 Mar 2019 | Strong Wind | 52 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 9 Mar 2019 | Strong Wind | 45 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 24 Feb 2019 | Strong Wind | 41 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 8 Jan 2019 | Strong Wind | 40 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 31 Dec 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 49 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Dec 2018 | Strong Wind | 40 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 25 Nov 2018 | Strong Wind | 40 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 31 May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Mar 2018 | Strong Wind | 46 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 15 Feb 2018 | Strong Wind | 40 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 22 Jan 2018 | Strong Wind | 40 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 18 Nov 2017 | Strong Wind | 40 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 5 May 2017 | Strong Wind | 40 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 5 Apr 2017 | Strong Wind | 40 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 6 Mar 2017 | Strong Wind | 40 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 10 Jan 2017 | Strong Wind | 47 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 19 Feb 2016 | Strong Wind | 47 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 13 Dec 2015 | Strong Wind | 45 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 27 Jul 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 96 mph | $50K | $20K | — | — | County |
| 13 Oct 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jun 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 96 mph | $40K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jun 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 96 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jun 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Mar 2014 | Strong Wind | 46 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 20 Feb 2014 | Strong Wind | 45 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 26 Jan 2014 | Strong Wind | 45 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 23 Jul 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jul 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 85 mph | $75K | $100K | — | — | County |
| 20 Dec 2012 | Strong Wind | 47 mph | $6K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 1 Jul 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Nov 2011 | Strong Wind | 45 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 25 May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Apr 2011 | Strong Wind | 45 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 23 Mar 2011 | Strong Wind | 48 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 1 Feb 2011 | Strong Wind | 45 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 25 Nov 2010 | Strong Wind | 45 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 26 Oct 2010 | Strong Wind | 45 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 15 Jun 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Dec 2009 | Strong Wind | 40 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 9 Dec 2009 | Strong Wind | 44 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 22 Jun 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $200K | $10K | — | — | County |
| 8 May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Apr 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Feb 2009 | High Wind | 60 mph | $150K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 27 Dec 2008 | Strong Wind | 45 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 19 Dec 2008 | Strong Wind | 45 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 14 Sep 2008 | High Wind | 64 mph | $5.2M | $4.0M | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 11 May 2008 | Strong Wind | 48 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 17 Feb 2008 | Strong Wind | 47 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 19 Jul 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Dec 2006 | Strong Wind | 52 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 21 Jul 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Mar 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jan 2006 | Strong Wind | 32 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 8 Jan 2006 | Strong Wind | 30 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 15 Nov 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Nov 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 May 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jun 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $75K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Apr 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Nov 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Nov 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Mar 2002 | High Wind | — | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 19 Feb 2002 | High Wind | — | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 29 Nov 2001 | Strong Wind | — | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 24 Oct 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Dec 2000 | High Wind | — | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 5 Oct 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Sep 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Apr 2000 | High Wind | — | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 4 Jun 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Feb 1999 | Strong Wind | — | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 10 Nov 1998 | High Wind | 58 mph | $4K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 29 Jun 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $4K | — | — | 1 | County |
| 8 Apr 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jul 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Apr 1997 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 2 Jul 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 May 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 May 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Aug 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $50 | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jul 1991 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Mar 1991 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 1990 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 1990 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jul 1988 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Mar 1988 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 1987 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 1987 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Mar 1984 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Mar 1984 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 1982 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 1981 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Mar 1980 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Apr 1979 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Apr 1979 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Apr 1979 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 1976 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jan 1975 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Apr 1974 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Mar 1974 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 1971 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Feb 1971 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Apr 1970 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 1969 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 1969 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Mar 1962 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 May 1961 | Thunderstorm Wind | 72 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
Questions and answers
How many wind events has Union County had?
160 events in the NCEI Storm Events record between 1950 and 2026. Reporting of damaging wind became far more complete after 1996, so early decades undercount.
When was the last recorded wind event in Union County?
2 Apr 2026 (Strong Wind, 46 mph). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging wind event recorded in Union County?
The high wind of 14 Sep 2008, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $5.2M and crop damage at $4.0M.
How does Union County compare with Kentucky for wind?
46.7 events per 100 square miles against 56.1 statewide; the county holds 160 of the state's 22,160 recorded events.
Provenance
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, yearly details files through 30 Jun 2026, public domain. County-recorded events plus zone-recorded events whose forecast zone is named for the county (marked "Forecast zone"). Population and area from the US Census Bureau (2021). Built 1 Oct 2026. See the methodology, the Wind hub and the county page.