Thunderstorm Wind, Bath
- When
- May 30, 7:05 AM CST
- Where
- Bath County
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 37.780, -86.820
Hail and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, May 30, 1981
8 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 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
- 10
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
8 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Breathitt
- When
- May 30, 1:11 PM CST
- Where
- Breathitt County
- Coordinates
- 37.470, -83.300
Thunderstorm Wind, Pike
- When
- May 30, 1:35 PM CST
- Where
- Pike County
- Coordinates
- 37.320, -82.520
Hail, Union
- When
- May 30, 5:39 PM CST
- Where
- Union County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 37.680, -87.920
Hail, Daviess
- When
- May 30, 6:40 PM CST
- Where
- Daviess County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 37.680, -87.120
Thunderstorm Wind, Daviess
- When
- May 30, 6:40 PM CST
- Where
- Daviess County
- Coordinates
- 37.680, -87.120
Thunderstorm Wind, Daviess
- When
- May 30, 7:05 PM CST
- Where
- Daviess County
- Coordinates
- 37.770, -87.120
Thunderstorm Wind, Casey
- When
- May 30, 7:33 PM CST
- Where
- Casey County
- Coordinates
- 37.280, -84.970
Thunderstorm Wind, Muhlenberg
- When
- May 30, 8:30 PM CST
- Where
- Muhlenberg County
- Coordinates
- 37.220, -87.270
Thunderstorm Wind, Ohio
- When
- May 30, 8:40 PM CST
- Where
- Ohio County
- Coordinates
- 37.480, -86.870
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.
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Arkansas, May 30, 1981
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, May 30, 1981
- Damaging Winds in Virginia, May 30, 1981
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Texas, May 30, 1981
- Damaging Winds in Ohio, May 30, 1981
- Damaging Winds in Idaho, May 30, 1981
- Damaging Wind in Montana, May 30, 1981
- Damaging Wind in West Virginia, May 30, 1981
- Damaging Wind in Mississippi, May 30, 1981
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: 10033259, 10033260, 10033261, 10033262, 10033263, 10033264, 10033265, 10033266, 10033267, 10033268.