Casey County, Kentucky
County storm and disaster record · FIPS 21045 · population 15,941 · 444 sq mi
NOAA's Storm Events Database holds 286 records for Casey County, Kentucky from 1950 through June 30, 2026, on 196 days; the most frequent are severe thunderstorm wind events (151 records). The deadliest single record is the April 5, 2025 lightning: 1 death. FEMA has issued 34 declarations naming the county since 1970, 32 of them for natural hazards; the latest for a natural hazard was “Severe Winter Storm” on May 29, 2026.
The record, 1950 to 2026
Storm records filed for the county each year (2026 to June 30, 2026). Before 1996 NOAA recorded only tornadoes (from 1950), thunderstorm wind and hail (from 1955).
- recorded, no damage figure
- under $100,000
- $100,000 or more
- $1 million or more
- $10 million or more, or a death
- $100 million or more, or 10 deaths
- a year's colour: its recorded damage or deaths
- a year with a death
- 1955: wind and hail recorded from 1955
- 1996: all 48 event types from 1996
- Storm records
- 286on 196 days, 1950 to June 30, 2026
- Deaths recorded
- 13 injuries
- Damage, 2025 dollars
- $33Mas filed (scale steps before 1993)
- Tornadoes
- 8strongest F3
- FEMA declarations
- 34latest 2026
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records through June 30, 2026 (file revision 20260918); damage converted to 2025 dollars with the BLS CPI-U. Search the record at NCEI. BLS consumer price index.
What hazards hit Casey County most?
The most frequent records are severe thunderstorm wind events: 151 since 1955. The rank column places the county among Kentucky's counties by days with a record per 1,000 square miles of land over each hazard's complete period.
| Hazard | Records | Days | First, last | Killed | Injured | Damage | Rank in state |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Severe thunderstorm wind | 151 | 118 | 1955-2025 | 0 | 3 | $10M | 94 of 118 |
| Hail | 53 | 33 | 1971-2023 | 0 | 0 | $78K | 109 of 118 |
| Floods | 40 | 24 | 1996-2025 | 0 | 0 | $7.1M | 117 of 118 |
| Winter storms | 23 | 23 | 1996-2026 | 0 | 0 | – | 116 of 118 |
| Tornadoes | 8 | 8 | 1974-2023 | 0 | 0 | $15M | 86 of 118 |
| Extreme cold | 5 | 5 | 2016-2025 | 0 | 0 | – | 101 of 118 |
| High wind and dust storms | 4 | 4 | 2009-2024 | 0 | 0 | $14K | 103 of 118 |
| Heavy rain | 1 | 1 | 2012-2012 | 0 | 0 | – | 96 of 118 |
| Lightning | 1 | 1 | 2025-2025 | 1 | 0 | – | 76 of 118 |
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (county and forecast-zone records attributed to the county; a zone record shows its own totals on each county it covers). Days: dates with at least one record of the hazard in the county. Ranks: days with a record per 1,000 square miles of land (Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer), since 1950 for tornadoes, 1955 for hail and thunderstorm wind, 1996 for the rest.
How many tornadoes has Casey County had?
NOAA records 8 tornadoes in Casey County from 1974 to 2023, the strongest rated F3, with 0 deaths and 0 injuries recorded in the county. A tornado that crossed a county line is counted in each county it touched, with the length of its path inside the county.
Counted as whole tornadoes rather than county records, the Storm Prediction Center's database holds 7 tornadoes whose track touched Casey County since 1950 (NOAA's county records number 8: they file a crossing tornado once per county segment, and the two databases differ on some tracks); along their whole tracks they killed 1 person, 0 of them in Casey County.
| Date | Tornado | Rating | Path | Killed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974-04-03 17:35, as SPC files it | Danville | F3 | 21.1 mi | 1 |
Map of the strongest tornado tracks in Kentucky.
Every tornado record filed for Casey County (8)
| Date | Place | Character | Killed | Injured | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-07-02 | Beech Bottom, Casey County | EF1 0.12 mi x 40 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2012-02-29 | Pumpkin Chapel, Casey County | EF2 1.38 mi x 150 yd | 0 | 0 | $13K |
| 2009-10-09 | Liberty, Casey County | EF2 1.3 mi x 220 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2007-04-03 | Liberty Dillon Airpark, Casey County | EF1 13.42 mi x 200 yd | 0 | 0 | $74K |
| 2002-11-10 | Jacktown, Casey County | F0 0.1 mi x 25 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1997-03-28 | Dunnville, Casey County | F1 10 mi x 50 yd | 0 | 0 | $368K |
| 1995-05-10 | Casey County | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 1974-04-03 | Casey County | F3 5.2 mi x 33 yd | 0 | 0 | $2.5M step |
A damage figure marked "step" is a record from before 1993: NOAA then filed damage by category, and the figure is the category as entered, in the dollars of that year, not an estimate of the loss.
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, tornado records by county (path length in the county, maximum width); ratings as published: F scale before February 1, 2007, EF scale after. Whole-track figures: NOAA Storm Prediction Center tornado database (1950-2025). SPC severe weather database.
When was the last damaging storm in Casey County?
The most recent record with damage, injuries or deaths is the April 5, 2025 lightning (1 death).
A man was sitting on his porch on the 2600 block of State Road 1547 when he was struck and killed by lightning.
National Weather Service event narrative, NOAA Storm Events Database (search the full record, event 1259200)
| Date | Record | Character | Killed | Injured | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-24 | Winter StormCasey County · forecast zone Casey | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 2025-10-24 | Frost/FreezeCasey County · forecast zone Casey | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 2025-09-22 | Thunderstorm WindYosemite, Casey County | 50 kt wind | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2025-06-18 | Thunderstorm WindLawhorn Hill, Casey County | 50 kt wind | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2025-06-06 | Thunderstorm WindDunnville, Casey County | 50 kt wind | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2025-05-16 | Thunderstorm WindWindsor, Casey County | 52 kt wind | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2025-05-16 | Thunderstorm WindLiberty, Casey County | 50 kt wind | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2025-05-16 | Thunderstorm WindWindsor, Casey County | 55 kt wind | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2025-05-16 | Thunderstorm WindBeech Bottom, Casey County | 50 kt wind | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2025-04-29 | Thunderstorm WindLanhamtown, Casey County | 52 kt wind | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2025-04-29 | Thunderstorm WindYosemite, Casey County | 50 kt wind | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2025-04-05 | LightningLiberty, Casey County | 1 | 0 | – |
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database; every record of 2025-2026 is listed, earlier ones when they caused deaths, injuries or $250,000 of damage (2025 dollars), and every tornado.
The deadliest and costliest records
| Date | Record | Character | Killed | Injured | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-05 | LightningLiberty, Casey County A man was sitting on his porch on the 2600 block of State Road 1547 when he was struck and killed by lightning. | 1 | 0 | – | |
| 1991-04-09 | Thunderstorm WindCasey County | 0 | 2 | – | |
| 1996-04-20 | Thunderstorm WindLiberty, Casey County 1 man was injured after being thrown from his mobile home ontoKy 49. DES also reported damage to a trooper's home. | 0 | 1 | $28K |
| Date | Record | Character | Killed | Injured | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-04-16 | Thunderstorm WindDunnville, Casey County | 0 | 0 | $9.1M | |
| 1996-07-19 | Flash FloodNorthern Part, Casey County | 0 | 0 | $5.7M | |
| 1997-03-28 | TornadoDunnville, Casey County | F1 10 mi x 50 yd | 0 | 0 | $368K |
| 2020-09-13 | FloodBeech Bottom, Casey County | 0 | 0 | $285K | |
| 2002-04-28 | Thunderstorm WindCountywide, Casey County | 80 kt wind | 0 | 0 | $164K |
| 2008-02-06 | Thunderstorm WindLiberty, Casey County | 83 kt wind | 0 | 0 | $137K |
| 2007-04-03 | TornadoLiberty Dillon Airpark, Casey County | EF1 13.42 mi x 200 yd | 0 | 0 | $74K |
| 2000-11-09 | Thunderstorm WindLiberty, Casey County | 80 kt wind | 0 | 0 | $60K |
Before 1993 NOAA filed damage by category, not amount, so the list above starts in 1993. The highest category filed here before then (entered as $2.5M, in the dollars of the day) holds: April 3, 1974 (tornado, Casey County).
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: deaths and injuries direct and indirect; damage is property plus crops as estimated by the National Weather Service, converted to 2025 dollars.
Is it getting more frequent?
Records per decade for Casey County's most frequent hazards. Counts rose everywhere after 1996, when NOAA began recording every event type, so compare decades within a hazard's complete period only (the shaded cells come before it).
| Hazard | 1950s | 1960s | 1970s | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020-26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Severe thunderstorm wind | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 42 | 44 | 38 |
| Hail | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 15 | 7 |
| Floods | – | – | – | – | 5 | 4 | 14 | 17 |
| Winter storms | – | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 |
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records per calendar decade; zone records from the CZ_TYPE field (Z).
What time of year?
Records by month in Casey County. The two busiest months are in violet.
The values, month by month
Jan 20 · Feb 28 · Mar 20 · Apr 41 · May 51 · Jun 35 · Jul 45 · Aug 16 · Sep 11 · Oct 8 · Nov 4 · Dec 7 (records).
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records by the month they began.
Federal disaster declarations for Casey County
FEMA's register lists 34 declarations that include Casey County: 27 major disasters, 7 emergencies and 0 fire management assistance declarations. Most were for severe storm (15) and flood (7).
| Declared | Number | Type | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-29 | DR-4913 | Winter Storm | Severe Winter Storm |
| 2026-01-24 | EM-3633 | Winter Storm | Severe Winter Storm |
| 2025-05-23 | DR-4875 | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Tornadoes |
| 2025-04-24 | DR-4864 | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides |
| 2025-04-03 | EM-3626 | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding |
| 2025-02-16 | EM-3624 | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, and Landslides |
| 2023-04-10 | DR-4702 | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides |
| 2022-07-29 | DR-4663 | Flood | Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides |
| 2021-04-23 | DR-4595 | Flood | Severe, Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides |
| 2021-03-31 | DR-4592 | Severe Ice Storm | Severe Winter Storms, Landslides, and Mudslides |
| 2020-03-28 | DR-4497 | Biological | Covid-19 Pandemic |
| 2020-03-13 | EM-3469 | Biological | Covid-19 |
| 2019-04-17 | DR-4428 | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides |
| 2015-05-12 | DR-4218 | Flood | Severe Winter Storm, Snowstorm, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides |
| 2010-05-11 | DR-1912 | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Flooding, Mudslides, and Tornadoes |
| 2009-02-05 | DR-1818 | Severe Ice Storm | Severe Winter Storm and Flooding |
| 2009-01-28 | EM-3302 | Severe Ice Storm | Severe Winter Storm |
| 2008-02-21 | DR-1746 | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, and |
| 2005-09-10 | EM-3231 | Hurricane | Hurricane Katrina |
| 2004-06-10 | DR-1523 | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Flooding, and Mudslides |
| 2003-03-14 | DR-1454 | Severe Storm | Severe Winter Ice and Snow Storms, Heavy Rain, Flooding, Tornadoes, and Mud and |
| 2002-05-07 | DR-1414 | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Tornadoes and Flooding |
| 1998-04-29 | DR-1216 | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Tornadoes,and Flooding |
| 1998-03-03 | DR-1207 | Severe Storm | Severe Winter Storm |
| 1997-03-04 | DR-1163 | Severe Storm | Severe Storm, Flooding, and Tornadoes |
| 1996-01-13 | DR-1089 | Snowstorm | Blizzard of 96 |
| 1995-06-13 | DR-1055 | Tornado | Tornadoes, Severe Winds, Hail |
| 1994-03-16 | DR-1018 | Snowstorm | Severe Weather, Freezing Rain, Sleet, Snw |
| 1993-03-16 | EM-3104 | Snowstorm | Severe Snowfall & Winter Storm |
| 1991-01-29 | DR-893 | Flood | Severe Storms & Flooding |
| 1989-02-24 | DR-821 | Flood | Severe Storms & Flooding |
| 1984-05-15 | DR-705 | Severe Storm | High Winds, Tornadoes & Flooding |
| 1978-12-12 | DR-568 | Flood | Severe Storms & Flooding |
| 1970-06-05 | DR-288 | Flood | Severe Storms & Flooding |
Source: FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2), declarations through October 2, 2026; one declaration is counted once however many areas it names. OpenFEMA dataset page.
How many floods has Casey County had?
NOAA's Storm Events Database holds 40 flood or flash flood records for Casey County from 1996 to 2025, on 24 days, with 0 deaths. By flood insurance claims since 1978 (OpenFEMA, as of September 8, 2026), Casey County ranks 2020th of 2,942 U.S. counties.
The National Flood Insurance Program has paid $3.0 million on 24 claims filed in Casey County; the most in one year was 12 in 2010. Claims count insured losses only: uninsured flood damage is not in this file.
The values, year by year
2010: 12 · 2015: 1 · 2020: 3 · 2021: 7 · 2025: 1; the other years: 0.
Source: FEMA OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims, as of September 8, 2026; claims by year of loss, payments in the dollars of the year paid. OpenFEMA dataset page.
FEMA's modeled risk for Casey County
FEMA's National Risk Index rates Casey County Very Low overall, with an expected annual loss of $7.9 million. These are FEMA's model estimates of future loss from 18 hazards, not a count of what happened; they can differ from the record above.
| Hazard | Risk rating | Expected annual loss | Modeled frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter Weather | Relatively Moderate | $78K | 8.8 a year (modeled) |
| Strong Wind | Relatively Moderate | $495K | 6.5 a year (modeled) |
| Hail | Relatively Low | $287K | 3.1 a year (modeled) |
| Tornado | Relatively Low | $1.3M | once in about 4 years (modeled) |
| Cold Wave | Relatively Low | $948K | about once a year (modeled) |
| Riverine Flooding | Relatively Low | $4.3M | about once a year (modeled) |
| Lightning | Relatively Low | $132K | 54 a year (modeled) |
| Ice Storm | Relatively Low | $43K | once in about 2 years (modeled) |
Source: FEMA National Risk Index, county table, December 2025 release. FEMA's National Risk Index map.
Counties that share a border with Casey County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau county adjacency file; NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records since 1950. The Census Bureau's adjacency file.
Next
- Tornadoes in KentuckyEvery Kentucky tornado since 1950 and the counties with the most per square mile
- Severe thunderstorm wind in KentuckyThe state's severe thunderstorm wind events, by county, year and month
- The Kentucky recordEvery hazard in the state, its deadliest events and its federal declarations
- FEMA's risk rating for each hazard in Casey CountyThe hazard risk calculator: 18 hazards beside the county's record
- Download Casey County's FEMA declarations (CSV)34 rows: every declaration that named the county, for your own analysis