Kentucky, 2022
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 2022 was 2,068 against 1,627 in 2021.
Counties with the most recorded events
Notable events
| Date | County | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Jul 2022 | Knott | Flash Flood | — | — | 16 | — |
| 27 Jul 2022 | Breathitt | Flash Flood | — | — | 11 | — |
| 28 Jul 2022 | Perry | Flash Flood | — | — | 6 | — |
| 28 Jul 2022 | Letcher | Flash Flood | — | — | 3 | — |
| 28 Jul 2022 | Clay | Flash Flood | — | — | 3 | — |
| 23 Feb 2022 | Marshall | Winter Weather | — | — | 1 | 5 |
| 7 Mar 2022 | Calloway | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | 1 | — |
| 12 Apr 2022 | Simpson | Flood | — | — | 1 | — |
| 14 May 2022 | Rowan | Flash Flood | — | — | 1 | — |
| 2 Jul 2022 | Hopkins | Lightning | — | — | 1 | — |
| 27 Jul 2022 | Perry | Flash Flood | — | — | 1 | — |
| 23 Dec 2022 | Pulaski | Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | — | — | 1 | — |
| 22 Dec 2022 | Fulton | Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | — | — | 1 | — |
| 4 Jul 2022 | McCracken | Excessive Heat | — | — | — | 23 |
| 22 Dec 2022 | Christian | Winter Weather | — | — | — | 21 |
| 22 Dec 2022 | Christian | Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | — | — | — | 3 |
| 2 Aug 2022 | Christian | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $50,000 | — | 2 |
| 6 Jan 2022 | Graves | Heavy Snow | — | — | — | 2 |
| 6 May 2022 | Pulaski | Tornado | EF1 | — | — | 2 |
| 17 Jun 2022 | Floyd | Lightning | — | $60,000 | — | 1 |
| 9 Jan 2022 | McCracken | Flood | — | — | — | 1 |
| 6 May 2022 | Pulaski | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | 1 |
| 27 Dec 2022 | Christian | Winter Weather | — | — | — | 1 |
| 26 Dec 2022 | Christian | Winter Weather | — | — | — | 1 |
| 17 Jul 2022 | Lyon | Thunderstorm Wind | 90 mph | $3,000,000 | — | — |
| 1 Jan 2022 | Christian | Tornado | EF2 | $600,000 | — | — |
| 1 Jan 2022 | Rockcastle | Flash Flood | — | $500,000 | — | — |
| 1 Jan 2022 | Pike | Flash Flood | — | $200,000 | — | — |
| 1 Aug 2022 | Pike | Flash Flood | — | $200,000 | — | — |
| 5 Aug 2022 | Muhlenberg | Flash Flood | — | $150,000 | — | — |
| 29 Aug 2022 | Gallatin | Flash Flood | — | $100,000 | — | — |
| 2 Feb 2022 | Hopkins | Ice Storm | — | $75,000 | — | — |
| 2 Feb 2022 | Caldwell | Ice Storm | — | $75,000 | — | — |
| 2 Feb 2022 | Calloway | Ice Storm | — | $75,000 | — | — |
| 1 Jan 2022 | Breathitt | Flash Flood | — | $60,000 | — | — |
| 13 Apr 2022 | Graves | Tornado | EF1 | $60,000 | — | — |
| 17 Jun 2022 | Martin | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $50,000 | — | — |
| 31 Mar 2022 | Owsley | High Wind | 60 mph | $53,400 | — | — |
| 17 Feb 2022 | Crittenden | Flash Flood | — | $50,000 | — | — |
| 22 Feb 2022 | Fulton | Tornado | EF0 | $50,000 | — | — |
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 2022
| Declared | Number | Type | Incident | Title | Counties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Jul 2022 | DR-4663 | Major disaster | Flood | Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides | 20 |
| 27 Feb 2022 | DR-4643 | Major disaster | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, Flooding, Landslides | 13 |
Flood insurance claims with a 2022 date of loss
617 NFIP claims, 547 of them paid, for $29,348,616.
Sources: NOAA NCEI Storm Events through 30 Jun 2026; OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries v2 (29 Sep 2026); OpenFEMA NfipClaims v3 (8 Sep 2026). Built 30 Sep 2026.