Kentucky, 2021
The year's recorded storm events, federal disaster declarations and flood insurance claims.
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.
Events by hazard
Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 2021 was 1,627 against 1,285 in 2020.
Counties with the most recorded events
Notable events
| Date | County | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Dec 2021 | Graves | Tornado | EF4 | — | 24 | 210 |
| 11 Dec 2021 | Warren | Tornado | EF3 | — | 17 | 63 |
| 10 Dec 2021 | Hopkins | Tornado | EF4 | — | 15 | 200 |
| 10 Dec 2021 | Muhlenberg | Tornado | EF4 | — | 11 | 25 |
| 10 Dec 2021 | Caldwell | Tornado | EF4 | — | 4 | 11 |
| 10 Dec 2021 | Marshall | Tornado | EF4 | — | 2 | 54 |
| 17 Feb 2021 | Boyd | Heavy Snow | — | $10,000 | 2 | 2 |
| 11 Dec 2021 | Taylor | Tornado | EF3 | — | 1 | 30 |
| 10 Dec 2021 | Fulton | Tornado | EF4 | — | 1 | 5 |
| 10 Dec 2021 | Lyon | Tornado | EF3 | — | 1 | 5 |
| 14 Feb 2021 | Hart | Winter Storm | — | — | 1 | 2 |
| 10 Feb 2021 | Hardin | Ice Storm | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| 30 Jul 2021 | Nicholas | Flash Flood | — | $1,000,000 | 1 | — |
| 10 Feb 2021 | Trigg | Winter Storm | — | — | 1 | — |
| 4 Mar 2021 | Owen | Flood | — | — | 1 | — |
| 14 Feb 2021 | Marshall | Winter Storm | — | — | 1 | — |
| 11 Dec 2021 | Franklin | Flash Flood | — | — | 1 | — |
| 10 Dec 2021 | Hickman | Tornado | EF3 | — | — | 5 |
| 11 Dec 2021 | Christian | Tornado | EF2 | — | — | 4 |
| 12 Jun 2021 | Christian | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $15,000 | — | 2 |
| 6 Dec 2021 | Scott | Tornado | EF1 | — | — | 2 |
| 14 Feb 2021 | Calloway | Winter Storm | — | — | — | 1 |
| 11 Dec 2021 | Hart | Tornado | EF2 | — | — | 1 |
| 11 Dec 2021 | Marion | Tornado | EF2 | — | — | 1 |
| 11 Dec 2021 | Logan | Tornado | EF3 | — | — | 1 |
| 28 Feb 2021 | Calloway | Flash Flood | — | $2,900,000 | — | — |
| 30 Jul 2021 | Menifee | Flash Flood | — | $2,000,000 | — | — |
| 29 Jul 2021 | Nicholas | Flash Flood | — | $1,000,000 | — | — |
| 28 Feb 2021 | Todd | Flash Flood | — | $500,000 | — | — |
| 4 May 2021 | Hickman | Tornado | EF1 | $350,000 | — | — |
| 4 May 2021 | Fulton | Tornado | EF2 | $310,000 | — | — |
| 19 Aug 2021 | Wolfe | Flash Flood | — | $250,000 | — | — |
| 6 Dec 2021 | Calloway | Tornado | EF1 | $225,000 | — | — |
| 28 Feb 2021 | Christian | Flash Flood | — | $200,000 | — | — |
| 11 Dec 2021 | Todd | Thunderstorm Wind | 115 mph | $200,000 | — | — |
| 4 May 2021 | Graves | Tornado | EF1 | $165,000 | — | — |
| 6 Dec 2021 | Todd | Tornado | EF1 | $150,000 | — | — |
| 10 Feb 2021 | Daviess | Winter Storm | — | $100,000 | — | — |
| 2 Jun 2021 | Calloway | Flash Flood | — | $100,000 | — | — |
| 11 Jul 2021 | Crittenden | Flash Flood | — | $100,000 | — | — |
Up to 40 events with deaths, injuries, damage of $50,000 or more, or a tornado rating, ranked by deaths, injuries and damage.
Federal disaster declarations in 2021
| Declared | Number | Type | Incident | Title | Counties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Dec 2021 | DR-4630 | Major disaster | Tornado | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, And Tornadoes | 23 |
| 11 Dec 2021 | EM-3575 | Emergency | Tornado | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, And Tornadoes | 16 |
| 23 Apr 2021 | DR-4595 | Major disaster | Flood | Severe, Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides | 50 |
| 31 Mar 2021 | DR-4592 | Major disaster | Severe Ice Storm | Severe Winter Storms, Landslides, And Mudslides | 45 |
Flood insurance claims with a 2021 date of loss
749 NFIP claims, 657 of them paid, for $24,024,344.
Sources: NOAA NCEI Storm Events through 30 Jun 2026; OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries v2 (1 Oct 2026); OpenFEMA NfipClaims v3 (8 Sep 2026). Built 1 Oct 2026.