Kentucky, 2025
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 2025 was 2,099 against 1,754 in 2024.
Counties with the most recorded events
Notable events
| Date | County | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 May 2025 | Laurel | Tornado | EF4 | — | 17 | — |
| 15 Feb 2025 | Hart | Flash Flood | — | $10,000 | 2 | — |
| 30 May 2025 | Washington | Tornado | EF2 | — | 1 | 14 |
| 10 Nov 2025 | Hardin | Winter Weather | — | — | 1 | 2 |
| 15 Feb 2025 | Scott | Flash Flood | — | $20,000 | 1 | — |
| 15 Feb 2025 | Hardin | Flash Flood | — | $20,000 | 1 | — |
| 5 Apr 2025 | Bullitt | Flash Flood | — | $20,000 | 1 | — |
| 15 Feb 2025 | Washington | Flood | — | $10,000 | 1 | — |
| 17 Feb 2025 | Ohio | Flood | — | $10,000 | 1 | — |
| 5 Apr 2025 | Nelson | Flash Flood | — | $10,000 | 1 | — |
| 5 Jan 2025 | Breckinridge | Winter Storm | — | — | 1 | — |
| 16 Feb 2025 | Caldwell | Flood | — | — | 1 | — |
| 20 Feb 2025 | Marshall | Cold/Wind Chill | — | — | 1 | — |
| 20 Feb 2025 | Livingston | Cold/Wind Chill | — | — | 1 | — |
| 16 Feb 2025 | Graves | Flood | — | — | 1 | — |
| 5 Apr 2025 | Casey | Lightning | — | — | 1 | — |
| 7 Apr 2025 | Pendleton | Flood | — | — | 1 | — |
| 4 Apr 2025 | Franklin | Flash Flood | — | — | 1 | — |
| 16 May 2025 | Pulaski | Tornado | EF4 | — | 1 | — |
| 16 May 2025 | Union | Tornado | EF3 | $15,000,000 | — | 4 |
| 3 Apr 2025 | Taylor | Tornado | EF1 | — | — | 2 |
| 18 Dec 2025 | Johnson | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $15,000 | — | 1 |
| 15 Feb 2025 | Marshall | Flood | — | $10,000 | — | 1 |
| 30 Mar 2025 | Bullitt | Tornado | EF1 | — | — | 1 |
| 30 Mar 2025 | Jefferson | Tornado | EF1 | — | — | 1 |
| 3 Apr 2025 | Barren | Tornado | EF2 | — | — | 1 |
| 10 Nov 2025 | Fayette | Winter Weather | — | — | — | 1 |
| 16 May 2025 | Caldwell | Thunderstorm Wind | 93 mph | $2,100,000 | — | — |
| 15 Mar 2025 | Daviess | Hail | 2.75 in | $2,000,000 | — | — |
| 16 Feb 2025 | Marshall | Flood | — | $1,500,000 | — | — |
| 16 May 2025 | Christian | Tornado | EF2 | $1,300,000 | — | — |
| 16 Feb 2025 | Muhlenberg | Flood | — | $1,210,000 | — | — |
| 16 May 2025 | Todd | Tornado | EF2 | $1,100,000 | — | — |
| 16 Feb 2025 | Carlisle | Flood | — | $950,000 | — | — |
| 13 Feb 2025 | McLean | Flood | — | $500,000 | — | — |
| 11 Feb 2025 | Muhlenberg | Flood | — | $400,000 | — | — |
| 5 Jan 2025 | Henderson | Ice Storm | — | $350,000 | — | — |
| 5 Jan 2025 | Daviess | Ice Storm | — | $350,000 | — | — |
| 16 May 2025 | Ballard | Hail | 4.50 in | $300,000 | — | — |
| 16 Feb 2025 | Hopkins | Flood | — | $270,000 | — | — |
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 2025
| Declared | Number | Type | Incident | Title | Counties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 May 2025 | DR-4875 | Major disaster | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, And Tornadoes | 39 |
| 24 Apr 2025 | DR-4864 | Major disaster | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides | 91 |
| 3 Apr 2025 | EM-3626 | Emergency | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding | 120 |
| 24 Feb 2025 | DR-4860 | Major disaster | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides | 69 |
| 16 Feb 2025 | EM-3624 | Emergency | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, And Landslides | 120 |
Flood insurance claims with a 2025 date of loss
2,171 NFIP claims, 1,947 of them paid, for $112,598,771.
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.