Kentucky, 1990

Hail and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, May 15, 1990

May 15, 1990 · NWS SDF · 13 events in 10 counties and zones

8 hail, 5 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.

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  • Tropical storms and surge
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  • 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
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
13

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

8 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Breckinridge

When
May 15, 12:30 PM CST
Where
Breckinridge County
Coordinates
37.800, -86.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Meade

When
May 15, 1:07 PM CST
Where
Meade County
Coordinates
37.950, -86.220

Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson

When
May 15, 1:30 PM CST
Where
Jefferson County
Coordinates
38.200, -85.650

Hail, Larue

When
May 15, 3:15 PM CST
Where
Larue County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
37.550, -85.730

Hail, Hart

When
May 15, 3:20 PM CST
Where
Hart County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
37.300, -86.070

Hail, Hart

When
May 15, 4:05 PM CST
Where
Hart County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
37.320, -85.900

Hail, Taylor

When
May 15, 4:10 PM CST
Where
Taylor County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
37.330, -85.350

Hail, Hart

When
May 15, 4:25 PM CST
Where
Hart County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
37.280, -85.880

Thunderstorm Wind, Taylor

When
May 15, 4:25 PM CST
Where
Taylor County
Coordinates
37.330, -85.350

Hail, Green

When
May 15, 5:05 PM CST
Where
Green County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
37.270, -85.570

Hail, Adair

When
May 15, 5:25 PM CST
Where
Adair County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
37.120, -85.280

Thunderstorm Wind, Russell

When
May 15, 5:58 PM CST
Where
Russell County
Coordinates
37.050, -85.080

Hail, Pulaski

When
May 15, 6:10 PM CST
Where
Pulaski County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
37.180, -84.620

What these are

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

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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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: 10032784, 10032785, 10032786, 10032787, 10032788, 10032789, 10032790, 10032791, 10032792, 10032793, 10032794, 10032795, 10032796.