Kentucky, 1978Damaging Winds in Kentucky, May 23, 1978
May 23, 1978 · NWS ATA · 4 events in 4 counties and zones
4 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
- 4
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, Hart
- When
- May 23, 4:30 PM CST
- Where
- Hart County
- Coordinates
- 37.330, -86.000
Thunderstorm Wind, Cumberland
- When
- May 23, 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Cumberland County
- Coordinates
- 36.800, -85.250
Thunderstorm Wind, Boyle
- When
- May 23, 5:30 PM CST
- Where
- Boyle County
- Coordinates
- 37.620, -85.020
Thunderstorm Wind, Pulaski
- When
- May 23, 6:30 PM CST
- Where
- Pulaski County
- Coordinates
- 37.200, -84.500
- 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.
- Tornado and Hail in Kansas, May 23, 19781 injured · $250,000 · F2 · 9 events
- Tornado and Hail in Wyoming, May 23, 1978$250,000 · 1.75 in hail · 3 events
- Tornadoes in Indiana, May 23, 1978$5,000 · F1 · 2 events
- Hail in Texas, May 23, 19781.75 in hail · 3 events
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Missouri, May 23, 19781.5 in hail · 2 events
- Tornado in North Dakota, May 23, 19781 event
- Hail in Nebraska, May 23, 19781.75 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: 10033245, 10033246, 10033247, 10033248.