Thunderstorm Wind, McLean
- When
- March 10, 1:00 PM CST
- Where
- McLean County
- Deaths
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Coordinates
- 37.480, -87.130
Tornadoes and Hail in Kentucky, March 10, 1986
10 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, 2 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
The toll
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 66
- Property damage
- $25 million
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 17
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
10 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, 2 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Lyon
- When
- March 10, 1:05 PM CST
- Where
- Lyon County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 37.030, -88.070
Hail, Jefferson
- When
- March 10, 2:50 PM CST
- Where
- Jefferson County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 38.180, -85.820
Thunderstorm Wind, Oldham
- When
- March 10, 2:50 PM CST
- Where
- Oldham County
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Coordinates
- 38.420, -85.520
Hail, Breckinridge
- When
- March 10, 2:53 PM CST
- Where
- Breckinridge County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 37.600, -86.430
Tornado, Nelson
- When
- March 10, 4:00 PM EST
- Where
- Nelson County
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 0.1 mi
- Path width
- 10 yd
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Coordinates
- 37.770, -85.380
Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson
- When
- March 10, 3:05 PM CST
- Where
- Jefferson County
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 38.230, -85.780
Thunderstorm Wind, Henry
- When
- March 10, 3:10 PM CST
- Where
- Henry County
- Coordinates
- 38.450, -85.120
Hail, Oldham
- When
- March 10, 3:20 PM CST
- Where
- Oldham County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 38.330, -85.470
Thunderstorm Wind, Boone
- When
- March 10, 3:25 PM CST
- Where
- Boone County
- Injuries
- 6 direct, 0 indirect
- Coordinates
- 39.020, -84.720
Hail, Hardin
- When
- March 10, 3:35 PM CST
- Where
- Hardin County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 37.680, -85.830
Thunderstorm Wind, Campbell
- When
- March 10, 3:40 PM CST
- Where
- Campbell County
- Injuries
- 40 direct, 0 indirect
- Coordinates
- 39.080, -84.480
Thunderstorm Wind, Anderson
- When
- March 10, 3:50 PM CST
- Where
- Anderson County
- Coordinates
- 38.000, -85.020
Tornado, Fayette
- When
- March 10, 4:50 PM EST
- Where
- Fayette County
- Rating
- F2
- Path length
- 3.5 mi
- Path width
- 100 yd
- Injuries
- 20 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $25 million
- Coordinates
- 38.030, -84.500
Thunderstorm Wind, Scott
- When
- March 10, 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Scott County
- Coordinates
- 38.300, -84.580
Thunderstorm Wind, Kenton
- When
- March 10, 4:45 PM CST
- Where
- Kenton County
- Coordinates
- 39.070, -84.520
Thunderstorm Wind, Woodford
- When
- March 10, 4:45 PM CST
- Where
- Woodford County
- Coordinates
- 38.150, -84.680
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.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind, McLean | 1986-03-10 | Direct |
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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornadoes and Hail in Ohio, March 10, 1986
- Tornadoes and Hail in Indiana, March 10, 1986
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, March 10, 1986
- Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, March 10, 1986
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, March 10, 1986
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, March 10, 1986
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Florida, March 10, 1986
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, March 10, 1986
- Tornado in California, March 10, 1986
More
Every storm in Kentucky in 1986Every state in 1986This day in weather historyThe tornado archive for Kentucky, 1986Warnings in Kentucky, March 1986
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: 10030994, 10030995, 10030996, 10030997, 10030998, 10032347, 10030999, 10032341, 10032342, 10032343, 10032344, 10032345, 10032346, 10032351, 10032348, 10032349, 10032350.