NOAA STORM EVENTS · COMPLETE YEARS 2016–2025HISTORICAL REPORTS, NOT A FORECAST OR RISK SCORE
STORM EVENTLEDGERCOUNTY REPORTS · SEASONALITY · IMPACT
EVENT FILE / 21067MINIMUM 5 REPORTS

FAYETTE · KY

Lightning history

NOAA recorded 6 county-coded Lightning reports in Fayette, KY, from 2016 through 2025, with 3 reported injuries, 0 reported fatalities, and $2.6M in filed damage.

Source: NOAA Storm Events details table · Complete years 2016–2025 · Compiled 16 Sep 2026

Reports6NOAA county-coded rows
Population context1.9per 100,000 residents · 2024 ACS denominator 323,725
Injuries3direct + indirect fields
Fatalities0direct + indirect fields
How to read the count

6 reports in ten years does not mean a 0.6-event annual forecast. Reporting units, event segmentation, coverage, and local exposure all affect the count.

01 / YEAR-BY-YEAR

Lightning in Fayette reports by year

NOAA recorded 6 Lightning in Fayette reports across the ten complete years from 2016 through 2025.

20161
20183
20221
20231
03 / RECORDED CONSEQUENCES

Recorded impacts for Lightning in Fayette

The Lightning in Fayette records contain 3 injuries, 0 fatalities, $2.6M in property damage, and $0 in crop damage.

Damage estimates are nominal values as filed by the reporting source and retained by NOAA.

Property damage$2.6Mnot inflation-adjusted
Crop damage$0not inflation-adjusted
First report year2,016within selected window
Latest report year2,023within selected window
04 / RECENT ROW SAMPLE

Latest Lightning in Fayette source records

NOAA supplied 6 recent Lightning in Fayette source rows with dates, event IDs, report sources, magnitude fields, and filed damage.

Up to eight latest rows are shown for auditability. Open NOAA for complete narratives and revisions.

Latest NOAA Lightning records for Fayette
DateEvent IDSourceMagnitude / scaleFiled damage
2023-08-25NOAA 1,130,864Broadcast Media—$0
2022-03-06NOAA 1,015,619Broadcast Media—$50K
2018-10-04NOAA 785,096Emergency Manager—$0
2018-05-18NOAA 746,877Fire Department/Rescue—$5K
2018-05-18NOAA 746,876Fire Department/Rescue—$10K
2016-12-18NOAA 662,872Newspaper—$2.5M
READING THE RECORD

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A NOAA record count describes reports entered for a place and period. It does not estimate the chance, severity, or location of a future event. For active hazards, use your local National Weather Service office and official alerts.