Kentucky, 1989Damaging Winds in Kentucky, January 7, 1989
January 7, 1989 · NWS SDF · 6 events in 6 counties and zones
6 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
- 6
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, Adair
- When
- January 7, 10:05 PM CST
- Where
- Adair County
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 37.000, -85.400
Thunderstorm Wind, Grayson
- When
- January 7, 10:10 PM CST
- Where
- Grayson County
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 37.420, -86.300
Thunderstorm Wind, Larue
- When
- January 7, 10:15 PM CST
- Where
- Larue County
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Coordinates
- 37.670, -85.770
Thunderstorm Wind, Simpson
- When
- January 7, 10:21 PM CST
- Where
- Simpson County
- Measured
- 87 kt (100 mph)
- Injuries
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Coordinates
- 36.720, -86.570
Thunderstorm Wind, Allen
- When
- January 7, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Allen County
- Coordinates
- 36.750, -86.220
Thunderstorm Wind, Warren
- When
- January 7, 11:14 PM CST
- Where
- Warren County
- Coordinates
- 36.870, -86.400
- 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.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Illinois, January 7, 198956 injured · $38 million · F4 · 15 events
- Tornadoes and Hail in Indiana, January 7, 19895 injured · $278,000 · F4 · 9 events
- Tornadoes in Mississippi, January 7, 1989$275,000 · F2 · 2 events
- Damaging Winds in Ohio, January 7, 19895 events
- Hail in Missouri, January 7, 19892.5 in hail · 2 events
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, January 7, 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: 10030511, 10030512, 10030513, 10030514, 10030515, 10030516.