Tornado and Hail in Kentucky, July 8, 1991

Name: Tornado and Hail in Kentucky, July 8, 1991
Start: 1991-07-08T12:10
End: 1991-07-08T21:10
Location: Kentucky

July 8, 1991 · NWS LEX · 30 events in 28 counties and zones

27 thunderstorm wind, 2 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.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 2
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 30

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

27 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Clark

When: July 8, 12:10 PM CST
Where: Clark County
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates: 37.950, -84.150

Hail, Meade

When: July 8, 2:17 PM CST
Where: Meade County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 37.830, -86.070

Thunderstorm Wind, Woodford

When: July 8, 3:30 PM CST
Where: Woodford County
Coordinates: 38.020, -84.750

Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin

When: July 8, 3:34 PM CST
Where: Franklin County
Coordinates: 38.220, -84.870

Thunderstorm Wind, Anderson

When: July 8, 3:45 PM CST
Where: Anderson County
Coordinates: 38.020, -84.980

Thunderstorm Wind, Fayette

When: July 8, 3:45 PM CST
Where: Fayette County
Coordinates: 38.030, -84.470

Thunderstorm Wind, Jessamine

When: July 8, 3:55 PM CST
Where: Jessamine County
Coordinates: 37.870, -84.570

Thunderstorm Wind, Boyle

When: July 8, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Boyle County
Coordinates: 37.620, -84.820

Thunderstorm Wind, Mercer

When: July 8, 4:15 PM CST
Where: Mercer County
Coordinates: 37.820, -84.930

Tornado, Garrard

When: July 8, 5:38 PM EST
Where: Garrard County
Rating: F1
Path length: 2 mi
Path width: 250 yd
Coordinates: 37.530, -84.420

Thunderstorm Wind, Lincoln

When: July 8, 4:55 PM CST
Where: Lincoln County
Coordinates: 37.470, -84.670

Thunderstorm Wind, Bourbon

When: July 8, 5:05 PM CST
Where: Bourbon County
Coordinates: 38.200, -84.200

Thunderstorm Wind, Hancock

When: July 8, 5:39 PM CST
Where: Hancock County
Coordinates: 37.930, -86.900

Thunderstorm Wind, Rockcastle

When: July 8, 5:45 PM CST
Where: Rockcastle County
Coordinates: 37.380, -84.320

Thunderstorm Wind, Grayson

When: July 8, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Grayson County
Coordinates: 37.470, -86.350

Thunderstorm Wind, Jackson

When: July 8, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Jackson County
Coordinates: 37.430, -84.000

Thunderstorm Wind, Laurel

When: July 8, 6:15 PM CST
Where: Laurel County
Coordinates: 37.130, -84.120

Hail, Ohio

When: July 8, 6:20 PM CST
Where: Ohio County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 37.480, -86.870

Thunderstorm Wind, Edmonson

When: July 8, 6:28 PM CST
Where: Edmonson County
Coordinates: 37.220, -86.220

Thunderstorm Wind, Hart

When: July 8, 6:30 PM CST
Where: Hart County
Coordinates: 37.300, -85.900

Thunderstorm Wind, Whitley

When: July 8, 6:30 PM CST
Where: Whitley County
Coordinates: 36.730, -84.150

Thunderstorm Wind, Powell

When: July 8, 6:35 PM CST
Where: Powell County
Coordinates: 37.820, -83.820

Thunderstorm Wind, Barren

When: July 8, 6:40 PM CST
Where: Barren County
Coordinates: 36.950, -85.970

Thunderstorm Wind, Butler

When: July 8, 7:00 PM CST
Where: Butler County
Coordinates: 37.200, -86.670

Thunderstorm Wind, Barren

When: July 8, 7:05 PM CST
Where: Barren County
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates: 36.980, -85.900

Thunderstorm Wind, Hopkins

When: July 8, 7:10 PM CST
Where: Hopkins County
Coordinates: 37.170, -87.700

Thunderstorm Wind, Muhlenberg

When: July 8, 7:10 PM CST
Where: Muhlenberg County
Coordinates: 37.300, -87.130

Thunderstorm Wind, Warren

When: July 8, 7:30 PM CST
Where: Warren County
Coordinates: 37.000, -86.450

Thunderstorm Wind, Christian

When: July 8, 8:50 PM CST
Where: Christian County
Coordinates: 36.870, -87.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Christian

When: July 8, 9:10 PM CST
Where: Christian County
Coordinates: 36.850, -87.480

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.
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 1991 Every state in 1991 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Kentucky, 1991 Warnings in Kentucky, July 1991

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: 10029528, 10029529, 10029530, 10029531, 10029532, 10029533, 10029534, 10029535, 10029536, 10029539, 10029537, 10029538, 10029540, 10029541, 10029542, 10029543, 10029544, 10029545, 10029546, 10029547, 10029548, 10029549, 10029550, 10029551, 10029552, 10029553, 10029554, 10029555, 10029556, 10029557.