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Tornado history in Kentucky

Kentucky has 129 county-level tornado declarations across 81 counties. Breckinridge County leads with 5 declarations. Total tracked FEMA obligations for tornado events in this state: $149.6M.

This page shows every Kentucky county in Kentucky that has at least one FEMA tornado declaration on record, ranked by how many times that hazard type triggered federal aid. Counties near the top of this list have recurring exposure to tornado events — useful context for anyone evaluating property risk, insurance needs, or emergency planning in the area.

For the full national view of tornado declarations across all states, see the tornado disaster type page. For all hazard types in Kentucky, see the Kentucky state page.

Tornado in Kentucky

Counties ranked by tornado declaration count

#CountyDeclarationsTracked aid
1Breckinridge County5$204K
2Meade County4$0
3Spencer County4$67K
4Warren County4$15.3M
5Bullitt County3$0
6Fulton County3$1.6M
7Grayson County3$15K
8Green County3$0
9Hopkins County3$26.8M
10Muhlenberg County3$2.5M
11Ohio County3$832K
12Pulaski County3$0
13Taylor County3$860K
14Adair County2$0
15Caldwell County2$6.2M
16Christian County2$3.5M
17Clark County2$0
18Cumberland County2$0
19Graves County2$73.6M
20Hardin County2$0
21Hickman County2$353K
22Jessamine County2$0
23Laurel County2$0
24Lyon County2$2.6M
25Marshall County2$9.5M
26Mercer County2$0
27Montgomery County2$0
28Rockcastle County2$0
29Russell County2$0
30Shelby County2$0
31Anderson County1$0
32Ballard County1$40K
33Barren County1$490K
34Bath County1$0
35Boone County1$0
36Boyd County1$0
37Boyle County1$0
38Bracken County1$0
39Breathitt County1$0
40Butler County1$0
41Carlisle County1$270K
42Carter County1$0
43Casey County1$0
44Clinton County1$0
45Crittenden County1$557K
46Daviess County1$2.9M
47Elliott County1$0
48Floyd County1$0
49Franklin County1$0
50Greenup County1$0
51Hancock County1$0
52Harrison County1$0
53Hart County1$513K
54Henderson County1$198K
55Henry County1$0
56Jackson County1$0
57Jefferson County1$0
58Johnson County1$0
59Lawrence County1$0
60Lincoln County1$0
61Livingston County1$69K
62Logan County1$363K
63Madison County1$0
64Magoffin County1$0
65Marion County1$170K
66Mason County1$0
67McCreary County1$0
68Nelson County1$0
69Oldham County1$0
70Owen County1$0
71Owsley County1$0
72Pendleton County1$0
73Perry County1$0
74Pike County1$0
75Rowan County1$0
76Scott County1$0
77Simpson County1$0
78Todd County1$0
79Wayne County1$0
80Webster County1$21K
81Whitley County1$0