How Likely Is a Tornado in Greenup County, KY?
How likely is a tornado in Greenup County, KY?
Greenup County has recorded 6 tornado touches in NOAA's 76-year database, a rate of roughly one every 12.7 years - our Minimal band. Put another way: Greenup County sees more tornado activity than 19% of US counties. Within Kentucky alone, Greenup County ranks 85 of 120 counties for tornado frequency.
Beyond the frequency band: violent history
4 weak and 2 significant tornadoes make up Greenup County's 6-track record - none violent. NOAA has never logged an EF4 or EF5 crossing this county.
The dollar figure Greenup County's rating leads to
Cost nationally: $2,890-$13,280, about $7,645 typical. Kentucky has no state rebate program confirmed here; FEMA's underlying 75% cost-share exists nationwide, but applying through a state program is what usually makes it real, and none was found for Kentucky this pass.
What a direct hit isn't required for
35,273 people live in Greenup County, and a tornado outbreak's power loss usually reaches far more of Kentucky than the tracks themselves touch. A portable battery unit is the faster, no-fuel way to bridge that outage.
What this number is, and is not
One caveat before relying on Greenup County's number: it is county-wide, and it covers about 344 square miles, so a single touch counts the same as one in a county a fraction of that size. Weaker pre-1990s tornadoes are also documented as undercounted in NOAA's own record. Greenup County has about 35,273 residents.