Thunderstorm Wind, Hardin
- When
- May 23, 1:00 PM CST
- Where
- Hardin County
- Coordinates
- 37.700, -85.900
Damaging Winds in Kentucky, May 23, 1973
6 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
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- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 6
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
Event by event
6 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Washington
- When
- May 23, 1:45 PM CST
- Where
- Washington County
- Coordinates
- 37.700, -85.200
Thunderstorm Wind, Mercer
- When
- May 23, 2:00 PM CST
- Where
- Mercer County
- Coordinates
- 37.800, -84.800
Thunderstorm Wind, Fayette
- When
- May 23, 2:20 PM CST
- Where
- Fayette County
- Measured
- 51 kt (59 mph)
- Coordinates
- 38.030, -84.600
Thunderstorm Wind, Madison
- When
- May 23, 2:50 PM CST
- Where
- Madison County
- Coordinates
- 37.750, -84.200
Thunderstorm Wind, Madison
- When
- May 23, 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Madison County
- Coordinates
- 37.700, -84.300
What these are
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornadoes and Hail in Tennessee, May 23, 1973
- Tornado and Hail in Texas, May 23, 1973
- Tornadoes and Hail in North Carolina, May 23, 1973
- Tornadoes and Hail in Mississippi, May 23, 1973
- Tornado and Hail in Oklahoma, May 23, 1973
- Tornado in South Dakota, May 23, 1973
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Louisiana, May 23, 1973
- Damaging Winds in Alabama, May 23, 1973
- Hail in Arkansas, May 23, 1973
- Damaging Winds in South Carolina, May 23, 1973
- Hail in Georgia, May 23, 1973
- Damaging Wind in Nebraska, May 23, 1973
More
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Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 10030044, 10030045, 10030046, 10030047, 10030048, 10030049.