Kentucky, 1985

Tornado and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, June 10, 1985

June 10, 1985 · NWS R · 14 events in 14 counties and zones

13 thunderstorm wind, 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.

  • 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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The toll

Deaths
1
Injuries
0
Property damage
$2.5 million
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
14

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

13 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Hardin

When
June 10, 12:00 AM CST
Where
Hardin County
Coordinates
37.700, -86.000

Tornado, Shelby

When
June 10, 12:00 AM CST
Where
Shelby County
Rating
F0
Path length
4.5 mi
Path width
440 yd
Property damage
$2.5 million
Coordinates
38.220, -85.350

Thunderstorm Wind, Bullitt

When
June 10, 12:20 AM CST
Where
Bullitt County
Deaths
1 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates
37.980, -85.700

Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson

When
June 10, 12:40 AM CST
Where
Jefferson County
Coordinates
38.230, -85.780

Thunderstorm Wind, Washington

When
June 10, 12:45 AM CST
Where
Washington County
Coordinates
37.680, -85.220

Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin

When
June 10, 12:45 AM CST
Where
Franklin County
Coordinates
38.200, -84.850

Thunderstorm Wind, Anderson

When
June 10, 12:45 AM CST
Where
Anderson County
Coordinates
38.000, -85.020

Thunderstorm Wind, Mercer

When
June 10, 1:00 AM CST
Where
Mercer County
Coordinates
37.750, -84.770

Thunderstorm Wind, Boyle

When
June 10, 1:00 AM CST
Where
Boyle County
Coordinates
37.650, -84.780

Thunderstorm Wind, Fayette

When
June 10, 1:15 AM CST
Where
Fayette County
Coordinates
38.030, -84.470

Thunderstorm Wind, Bourbon

When
June 10, 1:30 AM CST
Where
Bourbon County
Coordinates
38.220, -84.250

Thunderstorm Wind, Clark

When
June 10, 1:30 AM CST
Where
Clark County
Coordinates
38.000, -84.170

Thunderstorm Wind, Estill

When
June 10, 2:00 AM CST
Where
Estill County
Coordinates
37.670, -83.970

Thunderstorm Wind, Marshall

When
June 10, 5:15 PM CST
Where
Marshall County
Coordinates
36.870, -88.350

The people who died

As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.

EventDateAgeSexWhereKind
Thunderstorm Wind, Bullitt1985-06-10Direct

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.
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.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

More

Every storm in Kentucky in 1985Every state in 1985This day in weather historyThe tornado archive for Kentucky, 1985

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: 10030930, 10031569, 10030931, 10030932, 10030933, 10030934, 10030935, 10030936, 10030937, 10030938, 10030939, 10030940, 10030941, 10030942.