Hail and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, July 6, 1987

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, July 6, 1987
Start: 1987-07-06T15:00
End: 1987-07-06T23:04
Location: Kentucky

July 6, 1987 · NWS SDF · 48 events in 42 counties and zones

47 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 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: 6
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 48

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

47 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Caldwell

When: July 6, 3:00 PM CST
Where: Caldwell County
Coordinates: 37.120, -87.870

Hail, Ohio

When: July 6, 3:05 PM CST
Where: Ohio County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 37.630, -86.720

Thunderstorm Wind, Henderson

When: July 6, 3:15 PM CST
Where: Henderson County
Coordinates: 37.830, -87.580

Thunderstorm Wind, Trimble

When: July 6, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Trimble County
Coordinates: 38.720, -85.370

Thunderstorm Wind, Bell

When: July 6, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Bell County
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates: 36.620, -83.770

Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson

When: July 6, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Jefferson County
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph)
Coordinates: 38.350, -85.620

Thunderstorm Wind, Oldham

When: July 6, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Oldham County
Coordinates: 38.400, -85.380

Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson

When: July 6, 4:05 PM CST
Where: Jefferson County
Measured: 62 kt (71 mph)
Coordinates: 38.230, -85.780

Thunderstorm Wind, Henry

When: July 6, 4:15 PM CST
Where: Henry County
Coordinates: 38.370, -85.180

Thunderstorm Wind, Bullitt

When: July 6, 4:20 PM CST
Where: Bullitt County
Coordinates: 38.050, -85.650

Thunderstorm Wind, Larue

When: July 6, 4:30 PM CST
Where: Larue County
Coordinates: 37.580, -85.670

Thunderstorm Wind, Meade

When: July 6, 4:30 PM CST
Where: Meade County
Measured: 69 kt (79 mph)
Coordinates: 38.000, -86.170

Thunderstorm Wind, Nelson

When: July 6, 4:30 PM CST
Where: Nelson County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 37.820, -85.470

Thunderstorm Wind, Spencer

When: July 6, 4:35 PM CST
Where: Spencer County
Coordinates: 38.030, -85.350

Thunderstorm Wind, Scott

When: July 6, 4:36 PM CST
Where: Scott County
Coordinates: 38.300, -84.570

Thunderstorm Wind, Hardin

When: July 6, 4:38 PM CST
Where: Hardin County
Coordinates: 37.700, -85.870

Thunderstorm Wind, Anderson

When: July 6, 4:45 PM CST
Where: Anderson County
Measured: 67 kt (77 mph)
Coordinates: 38.030, -84.900

Thunderstorm Wind, Woodford

When: July 6, 4:45 PM CST
Where: Woodford County
Coordinates: 38.020, -84.750

Thunderstorm Wind, Shelby

When: July 6, 4:48 PM CST
Where: Shelby County
Coordinates: 38.380, -85.230

Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin

When: July 6, 5:00 PM CST
Where: Franklin County
Coordinates: 38.200, -84.850

Thunderstorm Wind, Scott

When: July 6, 5:00 PM CST
Where: Scott County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 38.300, -84.570

Thunderstorm Wind, Fayette

When: July 6, 5:00 PM CST
Where: Fayette County
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates: 38.050, -84.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Mercer

When: July 6, 5:09 PM CST
Where: Mercer County
Coordinates: 37.780, -84.800

Thunderstorm Wind, Boyle

When: July 6, 5:15 PM CST
Where: Boyle County
Coordinates: 37.600, -84.950

Thunderstorm Wind, Clark

When: July 6, 5:15 PM CST
Where: Clark County
Coordinates: 37.980, -84.180

Thunderstorm Wind, Jessamine

When: July 6, 5:15 PM CST
Where: Jessamine County
Coordinates: 37.870, -84.570

Thunderstorm Wind, Washington

When: July 6, 5:18 PM CST
Where: Washington County
Coordinates: 37.680, -85.220

Thunderstorm Wind, Taylor

When: July 6, 5:20 PM CST
Where: Taylor County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 37.430, -85.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Marion

When: July 6, 5:25 PM CST
Where: Marion County
Coordinates: 37.520, -85.270

Thunderstorm Wind, Grant

When: July 6, 5:30 PM CST
Where: Grant County
Coordinates: 38.630, -84.550

Thunderstorm Wind, Madison

When: July 6, 5:30 PM CST
Where: Madison County
Coordinates: 37.750, -84.300

Thunderstorm Wind, Montgomery

When: July 6, 5:30 PM CST
Where: Montgomery County
Coordinates: 38.030, -83.920

Thunderstorm Wind, Nicholas

When: July 6, 5:39 PM CST
Where: Nicholas County
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates: 38.350, -84.030

Thunderstorm Wind, Taylor

When: July 6, 5:40 PM CST
Where: Taylor County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 37.330, -85.350

Thunderstorm Wind, Garrard

When: July 6, 5:45 PM CST
Where: Garrard County
Coordinates: 37.630, -84.530

Thunderstorm Wind, Bath

When: July 6, 5:45 PM CST
Where: Bath County
Coordinates: 38.130, -83.720

Thunderstorm Wind, Bourbon

When: July 6, 5:55 PM CST
Where: Bourbon County
Coordinates: 38.200, -84.200

Thunderstorm Wind, Estill

When: July 6, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Estill County
Coordinates: 37.700, -83.930

Thunderstorm Wind, Harrison

When: July 6, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Harrison County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 38.430, -84.330

Thunderstorm Wind, Robertson

When: July 6, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Robertson County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 38.370, -84.050

Thunderstorm Wind, Pulaski

When: July 6, 6:25 PM CST
Where: Pulaski County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 37.100, -84.600

Thunderstorm Wind, Green

When: July 6, 6:26 PM CST
Where: Green County
Coordinates: 37.270, -85.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Elliott

When: July 6, 6:45 PM CST
Where: Elliott County
Injuries: 3 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates: 38.130, -83.080

Thunderstorm Wind, Carter

When: July 6, 6:50 PM CST
Where: Carter County
Coordinates: 38.280, -82.920

Thunderstorm Wind, Spencer

When: July 6, 10:00 PM CST
Where: Spencer County
Coordinates: 38.030, -85.350

Thunderstorm Wind, Nelson

When: July 6, 10:10 PM CST
Where: Nelson County
Coordinates: 37.820, -85.470

Thunderstorm Wind, Russell

When: July 6, 10:50 PM CST
Where: Russell County
Coordinates: 37.050, -84.970

Thunderstorm Wind, Woodford

When: July 6, 11:04 PM CST
Where: Woodford County
Coordinates: 38.020, -84.750

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.

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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: 10031344, 10031345, 10031346, 10031347, 10031348, 10031349, 10031350, 10031351, 10031352, 10031353, 10032411, 10032412, 10032413, 10032414, 10032415, 10032416, 10032417, 10032418, 10032419, 10032420, 10032421, 10032422, 10032423, 10032424, 10032425, 10032426, 10032427, 10032428, 10032429, 10032430, 10032431, 10032432, 10032433, 10032434, 10032435, 10032436, 10032437, 10032438, 10032439, 10032440, and more.