Strong Wind Risk in Kentucky

All Kentucky counties ranked by FEMA National Risk Index strong wind score

Strong Wind risk — damaging straight-line winds outside of tornadoes and hurricanes — is rated for 120 of 120 Kentucky counties in FEMA's National Risk Index. Hardin County carries the state's highest strong wind score at 95.4, with $3M in expected annual strong wind losses.

22 Kentucky counties are rated High or Very High for strong wind, and expected annual losses from strong wind total roughly $113M statewide. The full ranking below links to each county's complete 18-hazard risk profile.

County Rankings — Strong Wind

#CountyStrong Wind ScoreRatingAnn. Freq.Ann. Loss
1 Hardin County
95.4
High 6.53 / yr $3M
2 Kenton County
95.2
High 3.42 / yr $4M
3 Fayette County
95.1
High 5.73 / yr $3M
4 Daviess County
94.8
High 4.97 / yr $3M
5 Shelby County
93.9
High 6.56 / yr $3M
6 Boone County
93.5
High 3.98 / yr $4M
7 Franklin County
93.2
High 6.73 / yr $3M
8 Hopkins County
93.0
High 4.64 / yr $2M
9 Bullitt County
92.2
High 6.79 / yr $4M
10 Scott County
92.2
High 5.68 / yr $3M
11 Graves County
91.7
High 3.62 / yr $2M
12 Jefferson County
90.8
High 6.20 / yr $2M
13 Oldham County
89.5
High 6.14 / yr $3M
14 Barren County
89.2
High 5.86 / yr $1M
15 Nelson County
88.7
High 7.02 / yr $2M
16 Madison County
88.6
High 6.41 / yr $2M
17 Henderson County
88.2
High 4.36 / yr $2M
18 Harlan County
86.9
High 4.91 / yr $1M
19 Pulaski County
86.0
High 6.01 / yr $1M
20 Lyon County
85.8
High 4.33 / yr $1M
21 Jessamine County
84.8
High 6.39 / yr $2M
22 Taylor County
84.2
High 6.55 / yr $1M
23 Ohio County
83.3
Medium 5.36 / yr $1M
24 McCracken County
82.8
Medium 4.02 / yr $1M
25 Muhlenberg County
82.3
Medium 5.10 / yr $1M
26 Boyle County
81.2
Medium 7.22 / yr $1M
27 Woodford County
80.3
Medium 6.58 / yr $1M
28 Clark County
80.0
Medium 5.46 / yr $1M
29 Marshall County
79.9
Medium 3.84 / yr $1M
30 Meade County
79.4
Medium 6.38 / yr $1M
31 Grayson County
79.1
Medium 6.00 / yr $1M
32 Fleming County
78.8
Medium 4.25 / yr $818K
33 Laurel County
78.6
Medium 5.72 / yr $972K
34 Warren County
78.2
Medium 6.09 / yr $1M
35 Powell County
77.2
Medium 5.67 / yr $788K
36 Bourbon County
76.9
Medium 5.54 / yr $1M
37 Bracken County
76.6
Medium 4.36 / yr $1M
38 Lincoln County
75.3
Medium 6.40 / yr $892K
39 Mercer County
75.2
Medium 7.31 / yr $1M
40 Union County
74.6
Medium 4.36 / yr $867K
41 Mason County
73.0
Medium 4.16 / yr $850K
42 Harrison County
72.9
Medium 4.77 / yr $929K
43 Pike County
72.6
Medium 2.88 / yr $738K
44 Floyd County
71.1
Medium 3.58 / yr $702K
45 McLean County
70.5
Medium 4.60 / yr $732K
46 Allen County
69.8
Medium 6.22 / yr $798K
47 Gallatin County
69.8
Medium 5.51 / yr $838K
48 Garrard County
69.4
Medium 6.56 / yr $666K
49 Christian County
69.1
Medium 5.14 / yr $961K
50 Logan County
68.9
Medium 5.89 / yr $906K
51 Webster County
68.8
Medium 4.44 / yr $905K
52 Anderson County
67.8
Medium 6.93 / yr $1M
53 Montgomery County
67.4
Medium 5.03 / yr $844K
54 Breckinridge County
66.6
Medium 6.16 / yr $836K
55 Hart County
66.1
Medium 6.40 / yr $653K
56 Henry County
65.9
Medium 5.98 / yr $865K
57 Campbell County
65.4
Medium 3.04 / yr $1M
58 Marion County
64.9
Medium 6.87 / yr $764K
59 Adair County
63.9
Medium 5.95 / yr $597K
60 Calloway County
63.7
Medium 3.83 / yr $673K
61 Caldwell County
63.6
Medium 4.35 / yr $623K
62 Crittenden County
63.5
Medium 4.32 / yr $597K
63 Livingston County
61.9
Medium 4.08 / yr $640K
64 Knox County
61.6
Medium 5.57 / yr $452K
65 Casey County
59.7
Medium 6.53 / yr $495K
66 Russell County
59.1
Medium 5.54 / yr $498K
67 McCreary County
58.9
Medium 5.56 / yr $402K
68 Pendleton County
58.8
Medium 4.44 / yr $668K
69 Simpson County
58.8
Medium 6.08 / yr $638K
70 Whitley County
58.6
Medium 5.64 / yr $556K
71 Rockcastle County
58.3
Medium 6.17 / yr $465K
72 Grant County
58.2
Medium 5.15 / yr $757K
73 Ballard County
56.5
Medium 3.91 / yr $585K
74 Carroll County
56.4
Medium 5.59 / yr $532K
75 Clay County
56.3
Medium 5.57 / yr $394K
76 Fulton County
55.7
Medium 3.14 / yr $419K
77 Trimble County
55.7
Medium 5.62 / yr $493K
78 Perry County
55.3
Medium 5.06 / yr $535K
79 Rowan County
54.6
Medium 3.94 / yr $530K
80 Monroe County
53.7
Medium 5.84 / yr $394K
81 Wayne County
52.9
Medium 5.50 / yr $389K
82 Washington County
50.7
Low 7.32 / yr $589K
83 Hickman County
50.0
Low 3.30 / yr $397K
84 Todd County
49.8
Low 5.37 / yr $571K
85 Greenup County
49.5
Low 2.45 / yr $501K
86 Owen County
49.2
Low 5.65 / yr $549K
87 Spencer County
49.0
Low 6.60 / yr $892K
88 Nicholas County
48.9
Low 4.63 / yr $340K
89 Butler County
48.4
Low 5.73 / yr $469K
90 Estill County
47.7
Low 5.94 / yr $350K
91 Hancock County
47.6
Low 5.94 / yr $421K
92 Bell County
46.6
Low 5.33 / yr $348K
93 Metcalfe County
46.6
Low 5.72 / yr $298K
94 Trigg County
45.7
Low 4.19 / yr $327K
95 Green County
45.2
Low 6.49 / yr $355K
96 Larue County
45.0
Low 6.66 / yr $567K
97 Martin County
44.6
Low 2.66 / yr $256K
98 Boyd County
44.1
Low 2.10 / yr $403K
99 Jackson County
43.8
Low 5.81 / yr $350K
100 Lewis County
43.1
Low 3.30 / yr $329K
101 Clinton County
39.4
Low 5.38 / yr $279K
102 Bath County
38.3
Low 5.00 / yr $341K
103 Edmonson County
38.1
Low 6.19 / yr $419K
104 Carter County
38.0
Low 2.81 / yr $319K
105 Carlisle County
37.7
Low 3.30 / yr $335K
106 Breathitt County
36.3
Low 4.78 / yr $222K
107 Letcher County
36.0
Low 4.44 / yr $235K
108 Leslie County
34.5
Low 5.42 / yr $245K
109 Wolfe County
32.5
Low 4.96 / yr $179K
110 Morgan County
32.4
Low 4.14 / yr $282K
111 Knott County
32.3
Low 3.95 / yr $216K
112 Johnson County
31.7
Low 2.98 / yr $213K
113 Lawrence County
30.9
Low 2.82 / yr $229K
114 Magoffin County
30.9
Low 4.09 / yr $210K
115 Lee County
29.7
Low 5.68 / yr $226K
116 Elliott County
27.1
Low 3.95 / yr $161K
117 Cumberland County
26.6
Low 5.47 / yr $151K
118 Menifee County
22.1
Low 4.64 / yr $201K
119 Robertson County
20.0
Low 4.39 / yr $123K
120 Owsley County
18.8
Low 5.51 / yr $114K

120 Kentucky counties with measurable strong wind risk. See the national strong wind ranking or all Kentucky counties by overall risk.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Kentucky county has the highest strong wind risk?

Hardin County has the highest FEMA strong wind risk score in Kentucky at 95.4 (High), with $3M in expected annual losses and about 6.53 events per year.

How many Kentucky counties face significant strong wind risk?

120 Kentucky counties record measurable strong wind risk in FEMA's National Risk Index; 22 of them are rated High or Very High.

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