Kentucky, 1974Damaging Winds in Kentucky, April 4, 1974
April 4, 1974 · 3 events in 3 counties and zones
3 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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.
Thunderstorm Wind, Whitley
- When
- April 4, 12:20 AM CST
- Where
- Whitley County
- Coordinates
- 36.730, -84.170
Thunderstorm Wind, Knox
- When
- April 4, 12:30 AM CST
- Where
- Knox County
- Coordinates
- 36.870, -83.880
Thunderstorm Wind, Knott
- When
- April 4, 12:45 AM CST
- Where
- Knott County
- Coordinates
- 37.330, -82.980
- 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.
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in West Virginia, April 4, 19741 death · 32 injured · $13 million · F3 · 10 events
- Tornadoes and Hail in Virginia, April 4, 19741 death · 4 injured · $5.8 million · F3 · 27 events
- Tornadoes in North Carolina, April 4, 1974$275,000 · F2 · 2 events
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, April 4, 19742 injured · $280,000 · F0 · 12 events
- Tornadoes and Hail in Alabama, April 4, 1974$50,000 · F1 · 7 events
- Hail in Mississippi, April 4, 19741.75 in hail · 3 events
- Hail in South Carolina, April 4, 19741 in hail · 1 event
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: 10030098, 10030099, 10030100.