| September 2006 | Flash Flood | Lexington | 2 killed | Two women were knocked down and swept away by rapidly flowing water, after trying to cross a flooded intersection. Sixty intersections in town were covered by high water, some with water depths up to three or four feet. Interstate 75 at mile marker 115 was flooded. Interstate 64 at mile marker 81 also had high water. |
| May 2006 | Lightning | Lexington | 1 killed | A woman was struck by lightning while placing yard waste in a container near her home. The time is estimated. |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lexington | 1 killed | A was killed in Lexington when a tree was blown on to the vehicle he was driving. |
| March 1986 | Tornado (F2) | not stated | 20 hurt, $25,000,000 | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Tornado (F3) | Blue Grass Lex Arpt | 6 hurt, $7,500,000 | The tornado first touched down just east of Masterson Station Park on the subdivision road of Buck Lane. It continued east through the subdivision, causing F2 damage. The tornado then crossed an open field and creek, entering another subdivision. It appeared that the tornado reached its maximum F3 intensity in this section of the path. The tornado was on the ground intermittently as it moved to the east northeast. It struck a single house on State Road 1978, doing F2 damage. It crossed Georgetown Road and struck another subdivision near Citation Boulevard, doing F1 to F2 damage. It continued for a short distance into a field, and then lifted. There was straight line wind damage to the south of the tornado path, and additional straight line wind damage to the east after the tornado lifted. The tornado damaged 15 homes to some degree, and at least 50 home received moderate to severe damage. The hardest hit area was the Masterson Station subdivision. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bracktown | 3 hurt | A tent was blown over at the Bluegrass fair in Masterson Station Park. Three people were reported to be injured. |
| August 2023 | Lightning | Jonestown | 2 hurt | Two boys sustained injuries from a lightning strike on Meadowbrook Golf Course in Lexington. |
| June 2007 | Lightning | Lexington | 2 hurt | no account filed |
| February 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | not stated | 1 hurt, $5,000,000 | A severe thunderstorm and strong winds knocked over trees, blew roofs off buildings, and left thousands of people without electricity. One person was injured by flying glass in Lexington. At least 30 roads were blocked by falling trees. |
| April 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Viley | 1 hurt | The National Weather Service visited several concentrated areas of damage across Fayette county. On Alexandria Street northwest of downtown, near High Point Farm, several decayed trees were downed and a barn was damaged. Estimated straight-lined winds of up to 80 mph likely caused this damage.||The National Weather Service storm survey team confirmed straight-line wind damage on Versailles Rd (Highway 60) in Lexington. There were many topped, twisted, and uprooted trees, and facing to the east. The wind damage was consistently between 60 and 65 mph along Versailles Road. However, at the Lexington, Fayette County emergency services center on Cisco Rd, two large trailers, fully loaded and chalked, were moved to the east. A light pole got snapped from its ground anchor. Several cars were damaged by the falling trees. Wind speed estimates here were 75 to 85 mph. ||Another area of damage at 1202 Versailles Rd at a strip mall, had some roof panels and trees topped, twisted and uprooted. Straight-line winds speeds were estimated to be around 70 mph. ||Another focused damage point occurred in the 1800 block of Melrose Ave. Several large and old pin oak trees were felled by straight-lined winds of 80-100 mph. A few of these fell on homes, including one that had residents inside, one with a head injury. Another tree fell on a car, whose owner had just gotten out of the vehicle.||No known damage occurred southeast of this area until closer to Athens. Some damage was noted along Athens-Boonesboro Rd, close to I-75. A more concentrated area of tree damage occurred along the north end of Canebrook Dr. A row of about a dozen softwood trees were snapped, parallel to I-75. The people cleaning up the damage said all the trees were laying out to the east. Once again 90-100 mph winds likely caused this damage. ||The damage path ended along BlueSky Parkway and KingPost Rd, where some garage doors got busted inward and a large part of metal structures roof was peeled off. Estimated wind speeds here were 85-95 mph. |
| October 2018 | Lightning | Lexington | 1 hurt | The emergency manager reported that a person received minor injuries from a lightning strike. The individual was evaluated and released from medical care. |
| May 2004 | Lightning | Lexington | 1 hurt | A man was struck by lightning while working in a detached garage. He was treated and released from a local hospital. |
| May 1996 | Lightning | Lexington | 1 hurt | no account filed |
| September 1989 | Thunderstorm Wind | not stated | 1 hurt | no account filed |
| July 1987 | Thunderstorm Wind | not stated | 1 hurt | no account filed |
| March 1986 | Thunderstorm Wind | not stated | 1 hurt | no account filed |
| May 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | not stated | $50,000,000 | Thunderstorm winds did extensive damage at Hughes Aircraft...estimated by builder to be around 5 million dollars. Condo and tree damaged was reported around Griffin Gate in Lexington. Around six miles of straight line wind damaged occurred over northern Fayette county where part of a roof was blown off a school. |
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Donerail | $4,500,000 | A NWS Storm Survey team in conjunction with the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture Food and Environment determined that 70 to 80 mph straight line winds across the Spindletop area of northern Fayette County. Very strong winds 50 feet off the ground hit over 10 agricultural barns causing significant damage to roofs and side panels. The debris pattern was spread downwind and eastward at least 1/2 mile. Several power poles were knocked over and several trees snapped and uprooted. The majority of the damage orginated on the southwest corners of the barns and pushed out to the northeast. The overall damage path extended 3 miles and had a maximum width of 1/2 mile. The duration of the thunderstorm event was approximately 3 minutes. Damage to the UK agricultural facilities was estimated to be in excess of 4 million dollars. |
| December 2016 | Lightning | Loradale | $2,500,000 | A lightning strike caused a fire of a horse barn at the Mercury Equine Center. Twenty-three racing horses perished and the barn was a total loss. |
| March 1997 | Flash Flood | Countywide | $1,100,000 | no account filed |
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greendale | $500,000 | Fayette County officials reported that outbuildings belonging to the University of Kentucky were damaged at Newtown Pike and Interstate 75. |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Countywide | $500,000 | Numerous trees and power lines were downed. Two truck loading stations were damaged on Jaggie Fox Way near Georgetown Road. Several horse barns were damaged or destroyed north of Interstate 64 between Newtown Pike and Russell Cave Road, but no animals were injured. |
| May 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | not stated | $500,000 | Numerous trees uprooted and tractor-semitrailers blown on their side in Southern part of county. |
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | not stated | $500,000 | High winds at Bluegrass Airport blew a C-47 vintage transport into a B-24 Liberator and four to five cars. Several trees and power lines were also blown down. |
| February 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lexington | $250,000 | A concentrated area of straight line winds in downtown Lexington showed evidence of wind speeds up to 75 mph. Winds knocked down two brick walls of a new tire store. A nearby restaurant had windows blown out. Aluminum siding was blown in at a loading dock. A business had roof material blown off on to another nearby building. The orientation of the wind damage all indicated west to east straight line winds. |
| July 1980 | Tornado (F1) | not stated | $250,000 | no account filed |
| October 1977 | Tornado (F1) | not stated | $250,000 | no account filed |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yarnallton | $200,000 | Eight structures had trees on their roofs. There were many widespread power outages across the county. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Centerville | $100,000 | Half of the metal roof blew off at Sayre Athletic Complex. |
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greendale | $100,000 | Local officials reported that numerous outbuildings belonging to the University of Kentucky were significantly damaged at Newtown Pike and Interstate 65. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Viley | $100,000 | A National Weather Service storm survey confirmed that a microburst associated with a supercell brought widespread damaging winds along a path beginning near Masterson Station Park and ending near Highlands Park. Golf ball sized hail also fell along this path. Across an area roughly one half mile long and and one third of a mile wide, winds estimated in the range of 70 to 95 mph downed many trees, including 6 that fell on homes. The greatest damage was concentrated in the Highlands Park neighborhood. |
| May 2010 | Flood | Little Texas | $100,000 | Six to seven inches of rain across Fayette county May 1-2 led to areal flooding in spots across the county on the 2nd. |
| February 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lexington | $100,000 | A house was destroyed when thunderstorm winds uprooted a large tree, and blew it on to the house. |
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bracktown | $75,000 | A NWS Storm Survey team observed straight line wind damage at Masterson Station near Blackburn Correctional Facility where over 50 trees were snapped or uprooted, many of which were cedars or other conifers. All the damage was from the west-southwest to east-northeast. On the prison property, a metal outbuilding door and part of the roof sustained damage. Winds were estimated at 60 to 70 mph. |
| July 2019 | Flood | Lexington | $60,000 | The headwaters area of Cane Run flooded and backed near WLEX studios. There were also reports of cars under water on New Circle, Winchester Road, and North Broadway. |
| March 2022 | Lightning | Elk Chester | $50,000 | A barn was struck by lightning, resulting in three horse fatalities. Cost of damages are unknown. |
| November 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Athens | $50,000 | It was reported that trees and a barn were damaged on McCalls Mill Road. Also on the 4800 block of Athens Walnut Hill Road trees, a barn, and a playset were damaged. |
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greendale | $50,000 | The public reported 2 large trees down, a fence snapped at the posts, and siding damage due to severe thunderstorm winds. |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lexington | $50,000 | A department store on Nicholasville Road received unspecified damage. |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lexington | $50,000 | The roof on a tobacco warehouse was peeled back. |
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lexington | $50,000 | Numerous trees fell onto power lines. This caused for scattered power outages throughout the city. |
| October 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Montrose | $40,000 | The local media reported that a tree fell through the roof of a home in northern Lexington. |
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greendale | $30,000 | Kentucky State officials reported severe thunderstorm damage to roofs, trees and transformers on Yarnallton Pike. There was also damage to siding on Winding Oak Trail. |
| August 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jonestown | $30,000 | Trained spotters reported limbs down up to 4 inches in diameter on 4 different vehicles. |
| August 2014 | Flash Flood | Cadentown | $30,000 | The media reported that several feet of water flooded Polo Club Drive southeast of Lexington. Three cars became stranded with water up past their bumpers. |
| May 2014 | Lightning | Viley | $30,000 | Lexington media reported that lightning downed a large tree near Cross Keys Road, which fell across several power lines. This brought widespread power outages. |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lexington | $30,000 | The roof was blown off a barn. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lexington | $25,000 | A tree blew onto a house at Rose and Maxwell. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lexington | $25,000 | A tree blew onto a home in Venice Park. |
| June 1980 | Tornado (F0) | not stated | $25,000 | no account filed |
| March 1962 | Tornado (F1) | not stated | $25,000 | no account filed |
| July 1956 | Tornado (F1) | not stated | $25,000 | no account filed |
| August 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Muir | $20,000 | A tree fell on a moving vehicle. |
| November 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lexington | $20,000 | Broadcast media reported a power pole down and a large tree on a vehicle. |
| May 2010 | Lightning | Lexington | $20,000 | Multiple power outages were reported in the area due to lightning. |
| February 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mattoxtown | $20,000 | Thunderstorm winds damaged a barn and some fences. Trees were also downed. |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lexington | $20,000 | A microburst downed approximately 100 trees on the east side of Lexington, mainly in and near Lakeside Golf Course and Jacobson Park. Some vehicle and roof damage resulted from the falling trees in residential areas. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Coletown | $15,000 | Trees and power lines down on Armstrong Mill Road and Delong Road in Lexington. There were power lines down across a car with people inside. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lexington | $15,000 | Local media reported power lines and trees down on Elam Park. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jonestown | $15,000 | A broadcast meteorologist relayed a report that a tree fell on a house. |
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