Kentucky, 1989Damaging Winds in Kentucky, August 5, 1989
August 5, 1989 · NWS SDF · 10 events in 10 counties and zones
10 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 1
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 10
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.
Thunderstorm Wind, Gallatin
- When
- August 5, 4:30 PM CST
- Where
- Gallatin County
- Coordinates
- 38.780, -84.880
Thunderstorm Wind, Kenton
- When
- August 5, 4:30 PM CST
- Where
- Kenton County
- Coordinates
- 39.050, -84.550
Thunderstorm Wind, Shelby
- When
- August 5, 6:15 PM CST
- Where
- Shelby County
- Coordinates
- 38.230, -85.200
Thunderstorm Wind, Henry
- When
- August 5, 6:45 PM CST
- Where
- Henry County
- Coordinates
- 38.480, -85.270
Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin
- When
- August 5, 6:45 PM CST
- Where
- Franklin County
- Coordinates
- 38.220, -84.870
Thunderstorm Wind, Woodford
- When
- August 5, 7:11 PM CST
- Where
- Woodford County
- Coordinates
- 38.020, -84.750
Thunderstorm Wind, Elliott
- When
- August 5, 7:20 PM CST
- Where
- Elliott County
- Coordinates
- 38.080, -83.280
Thunderstorm Wind, Jessamine
- When
- August 5, 7:40 PM CST
- Where
- Jessamine County
- Coordinates
- 37.870, -84.570
Thunderstorm Wind, Floyd
- When
- August 5, 7:45 PM CST
- Where
- Floyd County
- Injuries
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Coordinates
- 37.470, -82.770
Thunderstorm Wind, Pike
- When
- August 5, 8:05 PM CST
- Where
- Pike County
- Coordinates
- 37.470, -82.380
- 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.
- Tornado and Hail in Michigan, August 5, 19891 death · 4 injured · $250,000 · F1 · 10 events
- Tornado and Hail in Indiana, August 5, 19891 death · 1 injured · F0 · 20 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, August 5, 19892 injured · 1.75 in hail · 60 events
- Damaging Winds in Ohio, August 5, 198927 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, August 5, 19891.75 in hail · 22 events
- Damaging Winds in Nebraska, August 5, 198971 kt wind · 19 events
- Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, August 5, 19891 injured · 61 kt wind · 4 events
- Damaging Winds in West Virginia, August 5, 198910 events
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, August 5, 19898 events
- Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, August 5, 19893 events
- Damaging Winds in Arizona, August 5, 19892 events
- Damaging Wind in North Carolina, August 5, 19891 event
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: 10031675, 10031676, 10031677, 10031678, 10031679, 10031680, 10031681, 10031682, 10031683, 10031684.