Hail, McCracken
- When
- April 3, 6:50 PM CST
- Where
- McCracken County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 37.050, -88.720
Tornadoes and Hail in Kentucky, April 3, 1989
6 tornado, 6 thunderstorm wind, 4 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.
- 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
- 1
- Property damage
- $5.3 million
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 16
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
6 tornado, 6 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Tornado, Ballard
- When
- April 3, 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Ballard County
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.2 mi
- Path width
- 50 yd
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Coordinates
- 37.130, -89.080
Hail, Meade
- When
- April 3, 7:12 PM CST
- Where
- Meade County
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Coordinates
- 37.950, -86.220
Thunderstorm Wind, Fulton
- When
- April 3, 7:25 PM CST
- Where
- Fulton County
- Coordinates
- 36.530, -88.970
Tornado, Webster
- When
- April 3, 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Webster County
- Rating
- F2
- Path length
- 4 mi
- Path width
- 100 yd
- Injuries
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $2.5 million
- Coordinates
- 37.400, -87.770
Tornado, Bullitt
- When
- April 3, 8:09 PM CST
- Where
- Bullitt County
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.2 mi
- Path width
- 40 yd
- Property damage
- $250
- Coordinates
- 38.070, -85.730
Tornado, Hopkins
- When
- April 3, 8:10 PM CST
- Where
- Hopkins County
- Rating
- F2
- Path length
- 6 mi
- Path width
- 100 yd
- Coordinates
- 37.400, -87.700
Tornado, Muhlenberg
- When
- April 3, 8:30 PM CST
- Where
- Muhlenberg County
- Rating
- F2
- Path length
- 3.5 mi
- Path width
- 100 yd
- Property damage
- $2.5 million
- Coordinates
- 37.370, -87.220
Thunderstorm Wind, Nelson
- When
- April 3, 9:15 PM CST
- Where
- Nelson County
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Coordinates
- 37.930, -85.380
Hail, Robertson
- When
- April 3, 9:30 PM CST
- Where
- Robertson County
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Coordinates
- 38.370, -84.050
Thunderstorm Wind, Grayson
- When
- April 3, 9:35 PM CST
- Where
- Grayson County
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Coordinates
- 37.380, -86.270
Tornado, Spencer
- When
- April 3, 11:15 PM EST
- Where
- Spencer County
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.5 mi
- Path width
- 40 yd
- Property damage
- $250,000
- Coordinates
- 38.030, -85.370
Thunderstorm Wind, Bullitt
- When
- April 3, 10:30 PM CST
- Where
- Bullitt County
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Coordinates
- 37.970, -85.670
Hail, Boyle
- When
- April 3, 11:07 PM CST
- Where
- Boyle County
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Coordinates
- 37.620, -84.820
Thunderstorm Wind, Hardin
- When
- April 3, 11:15 PM CST
- Where
- Hardin County
- Measured
- 69 kt (79 mph)
- Coordinates
- 37.720, -85.970
Thunderstorm Wind, Fayette
- When
- April 3, 11:35 PM CST
- Where
- Fayette County
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 38.050, -84.500
What these are
- 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.
- 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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornadoes and Hail in Indiana, April 3, 1989
- Tornadoes and Hail in Missouri, April 3, 1989
- Tornadoes and Hail in Arkansas, April 3, 1989
- Tornadoes and Hail in Illinois, April 3, 1989
- Tornado and Hail in Texas, April 3, 1989
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, April 3, 1989
- Hail in Georgia, April 3, 1989
- Hail in Oklahoma, April 3, 1989
- Hail in Kansas, April 3, 1989
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: 10030522, 10030523, 10030524, 10030525, 10030526, 10030527, 10030528, 10030529, 10030530, 10030531, 10030532, 10030535, 10030533, 10030534, 10030536, 10030537.