Kentucky, 1991

Tornado and Hail in Kentucky, August 8, 1991

August 8, 1991 · NWS CVG · 6 events in 6 counties and zones

4 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 tornado, 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
2
Injuries
0
Property damage
$3,000
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.

Event by event

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

Hail, Boone

When
August 8, 3:03 PM CST
Where
Boone County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
38.950, -84.750

Thunderstorm Wind, Gallatin

When
August 8, 3:06 PM CST
Where
Gallatin County
Deaths
2 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates
38.780, -84.880

Thunderstorm Wind, Bracken

When
August 8, 3:25 PM CST
Where
Bracken County
Coordinates
38.750, -84.150

Thunderstorm Wind, Kenton

When
August 8, 3:25 PM CST
Where
Kenton County
Coordinates
39.020, -84.600

Thunderstorm Wind, Barren

When
August 8, 4:30 PM CST
Where
Barren County
Coordinates
36.820, -85.920

Tornado, Carroll

When
August 8, 7:55 PM EST
Where
Carroll County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.5 mi
Path width
50 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
38.670, -85.250

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.

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: 10029584, 10029585, 10029586, 10029587, 10029588, 10029589.