Tornado and Hail in Kentucky, November 15, 1989

Name: Tornado and Hail in Kentucky, November 15, 1989
Start: 1989-11-15T12:32
End: 1989-11-15T18:15
Location: Kentucky

November 15, 1989 · NWS SDF · 26 events in 22 counties and zones

16 thunderstorm wind, 9 hail, 1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 17
Property damage: $25,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 26

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

16 thunderstorm wind, 9 hail, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Marshall

When: November 15, 12:32 PM CST
Where: Marshall County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 36.770, -88.300

Hail, Marshall

When: November 15, 12:48 PM CST
Where: Marshall County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.920, -88.330

Thunderstorm Wind, Meade

When: November 15, 12:50 PM CST
Where: Meade County
Injuries: 3 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates: 37.830, -86.070

Thunderstorm Wind, Hardin

When: November 15, 1:05 PM CST
Where: Hardin County
Injuries: 4 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates: 37.600, -85.920

Hail, Lyon

When: November 15, 1:10 PM CST
Where: Lyon County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.070, -88.120

Thunderstorm Wind, Bullitt

When: November 15, 1:20 PM CST
Where: Bullitt County
Coordinates: 37.970, -85.670

Thunderstorm Wind, Breckinridge

When: November 15, 1:30 PM CST
Where: Breckinridge County
Coordinates: 37.820, -86.300

Hail, Christian

When: November 15, 1:48 PM CST
Where: Christian County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 36.870, -87.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Shelby

When: November 15, 1:50 PM CST
Where: Shelby County
Coordinates: 38.150, -85.330

Thunderstorm Wind, Shelby

When: November 15, 2:45 PM CST
Where: Shelby County
Coordinates: 38.220, -85.230

Thunderstorm Wind, Nelson

When: November 15, 2:57 PM CST
Where: Nelson County
Coordinates: 37.650, -85.600

Thunderstorm Wind, Larue

When: November 15, 2:57 PM CST
Where: Larue County
Injuries: 6 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates: 37.550, -85.730

Hail, Nelson

When: November 15, 2:58 PM CST
Where: Nelson County
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Coordinates: 37.800, -85.480

Tornado, Pendleton

When: November 15, 3:09 PM CST
Where: Pendleton County
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.2 mi
Path width: 200 yd
Injuries: 2 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 38.600, -84.400

Hail, Marion

When: November 15, 3:25 PM CST
Where: Marion County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.550, -85.270

Hail, Grayson

When: November 15, 3:30 PM CST
Where: Grayson County
Measured: 3 in hail
Coordinates: 37.470, -86.350

Thunderstorm Wind, Grayson

When: November 15, 3:30 PM CST
Where: Grayson County
Measured: 96 kt (110 mph)
Coordinates: 37.470, -86.350

Hail, Green

When: November 15, 3:45 PM CST
Where: Green County
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Coordinates: 37.270, -85.570

Hail, Taylor

When: November 15, 3:45 PM CST
Where: Taylor County
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Coordinates: 37.330, -85.350

Thunderstorm Wind, Lincoln

When: November 15, 4:05 PM CST
Where: Lincoln County
Coordinates: 37.530, -84.670

Thunderstorm Wind, Cumberland

When: November 15, 4:53 PM CST
Where: Cumberland County
Coordinates: 36.780, -85.370

Thunderstorm Wind, Monroe

When: November 15, 4:55 PM CST
Where: Monroe County
Coordinates: 36.670, -85.680

Thunderstorm Wind, Wayne

When: November 15, 5:33 PM CST
Where: Wayne County
Injuries: 2 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates: 36.700, -84.720

Thunderstorm Wind, Pulaski

When: November 15, 5:40 PM CST
Where: Pulaski County
Coordinates: 37.100, -84.600

Thunderstorm Wind, Casey

When: November 15, 5:45 PM CST
Where: Casey County
Coordinates: 37.320, -84.950

Thunderstorm Wind, McCreary

When: November 15, 6:15 PM CST
Where: McCreary County
Coordinates: 36.800, -84.470

What these are

Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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.
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.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Kentucky in 1989 Every state in 1989 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Kentucky, 1989 Warnings in Kentucky, November 1989

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: 10031700, 10031701, 10031702, 10031703, 10031704, 10031705, 10031706, 10031707, 10031708, 10031709, 10032759, 10032760, 10032761, 10032762, 10032763, 10032764, 10032765, 10032766, 10032767, 10032768, 10032769, 10032770, 10032771, 10032772, 10032773, 10032774.