Tornado and Hail in Kentucky, April 28, 1983

Name: Tornado and Hail in Kentucky, April 28, 1983
Start: 1983-04-28T13:55
End: 1983-04-28T20:47
Location: Kentucky

April 28, 1983 · NWS AT · 9 events in 9 counties and zones

5 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $3,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 9

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

5 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Daviess

When: April 28, 1:55 PM CST
Where: Daviess County
Coordinates: 37.770, -87.120

Thunderstorm Wind, Fayette

When: April 28, 2:00 PM CST
Where: Fayette County
Coordinates: 38.050, -84.500

Hail, Bullitt

When: April 28, 2:15 PM CST
Where: Bullitt County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.920, -85.600

Hail, Anderson

When: April 28, 6:10 PM CST
Where: Anderson County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 38.000, -85.020

Hail, Grant

When: April 28, 7:12 PM CST
Where: Grant County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.650, -84.630

Thunderstorm Wind, Pendleton

When: April 28, 7:15 PM CST
Where: Pendleton County
Coordinates: 38.700, -84.350

Thunderstorm Wind, Warren

When: April 28, 8:45 PM CST
Where: Warren County
Coordinates: 36.830, -86.450

Thunderstorm Wind, Simpson

When: April 28, 8:45 PM CST
Where: Simpson County
Coordinates: 36.780, -86.550

Tornado, Logan

When: April 28, 8:47 PM CST
Where: Logan County
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.2 mi
Path width: 17 yd
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 36.850, -86.880

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.
Tornado: A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Kentucky in 1983 Every state in 1983 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Kentucky, 1983

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: 10032537, 10032538, 10032539, 10032540, 10032541, 10032542, 10032543, 10032544, 10032545.