Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, June 2, 1990

Name: Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, June 2, 1990
Start: 1990-06-02T18:15
End: 1990-06-02T23:15
Location: Kentucky

June 2, 1990 · 12 events in 11 counties and zones

10 tornado, 2 thunderstorm wind, 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

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 8
Property damage: $8.8 million
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 12

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

10 tornado, 2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Menifee

When: June 2, 6:15 PM EST
Where: Menifee County
Rating: F1
Path length: 2 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 37.850, -83.520

Tornado, Morgan

When: June 2, 6:25 PM EST
Where: Morgan County
Rating: F1
Path length: 6 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 37.870, -83.350

Tornado, Johnson

When: June 2, 7:00 PM CST
Where: Johnson County
Rating: F1
Path length: 1 mi
Path width: 23 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 37.930, -82.870

Tornado, Oldham

When: June 2, 10:30 PM EST
Where: Oldham County
Rating: F3
Path length: 8 mi
Path width: 73 yd
Injuries: 5 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $2.5 million
Coordinates: 38.400, -85.500

Tornado, Henry

When: June 2, 10:40 PM EST
Where: Henry County
Rating: F3
Path length: 2 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 38.430, -85.300

Tornado, Trimble

When: June 2, 10:05 PM CST
Where: Trimble County
Rating: F3
Path length: 6 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $2.5 million
Coordinates: 38.580, -85.420

Tornado, Shelby

When: June 2, 11:14 PM EST
Where: Shelby County
Rating: F2
Path length: 1 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Property damage: $2.5 million
Coordinates: 38.230, -85.230

Tornado, Logan

When: June 2, 10:34 PM CST
Where: Logan County
Rating: F1
Path length: 11 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 36.750, -87.020

Tornado, Boone

When: June 2, 10:40 PM CST
Where: Boone County
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.7 mi
Path width: 150 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 39.000, -84.720

Thunderstorm Wind, Carroll

When: June 2, 10:53 PM CST
Where: Carroll County
Injuries: 2 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates: 38.670, -85.130

Tornado, Henry

When: June 2, 10:55 PM CST
Where: Henry County
Rating: F1
Path length: 1 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Coordinates: 38.430, -85.050

Thunderstorm Wind, Owen

When: June 2, 11:15 PM CST
Where: Owen County
Coordinates: 38.470, -84.630

What these are

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

Every storm in Kentucky in 1990 Every state in 1990 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Kentucky, 1990 Warnings in Kentucky, June 1990

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: 10032848, 10032849, 10032850, 10032852, 10032855, 10032851, 10032858, 10032853, 10032854, 10032856, 10032857, 10032859.