Hail and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, April 15, 1993

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, April 15, 1993
Start: 1993-04-15T12:00
End: 1993-04-15T20:45
Location: Kentucky

April 15, 1993 · 21 events in 19 counties and zones

12 thunderstorm wind, 9 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 21 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 1
Property damage: $1.1 million
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 21

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

12 thunderstorm wind, 9 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Jessamine

When: April 15, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Jessamine County
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 37.872, -84.581 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong winds collapsed a small building at a golf course in the northern portion of the county. One man was slightly injured.

Hail, Ohio

When: April 15, 12:36 PM CST
Where: Ohio County, Matanzas
Measured: 1 in hail
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 37.478, -86.849 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Allen

When: April 15, 2:45 PM CST
Where: Allen County, Scottsville
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $50
Coordinates: 36.751, -86.190 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Edmonson

When: April 15, 2:55 PM CST
Where: Edmonson County, Brownsville
Measured: 1 in hail
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 37.209, -86.239 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Grayson

When: April 15, 2:57 PM CST
Where: Grayson County, Cannyville
Measured: 1 in hail
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 37.461, -86.344 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Garrard

When: April 15, 4:00 PM EST
Where: Garrard County
Property damage: $500,000
Coordinates: 37.640, -84.538 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong winds destroyed two mobile homes and downed many trees. One of the mobile homes had 14 tie downs, which were completely ripped out of the ground.

Hail, Hardin

When: April 15, 4:10 PM EST
Where: Hardin County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.698, -85.963 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Jefferson

When: April 15, 3:11 PM CST
Where: Jefferson County, Bonnieville
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $50
Coordinates: 38.187, -85.659 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Many trees were blown over in the southeast portion of the county.

Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson

When: April 15, 4:50 PM EST
Where: Jefferson County
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 38.187, -85.659 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Many trees were blown over in the southeast portion of the county.

Thunderstorm Wind, Carroll

When: April 15, 5:15 PM EST
Where: Carroll County
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 38.668, -85.124 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees were snapped and uprooted 1 mile east of Carrollton.

Thunderstorm Wind, Owen

When: April 15, 5:25 PM EST
Where: Owen County
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 38.520, -84.828 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Two trees and several large tree limbs were blown down in Bromley and New Liberty.

Hail, Gallatin

When: April 15, 5:30 PM EST
Where: Gallatin County, Glencoe
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.757, -84.859 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Pulaski

When: April 15, 5:30 PM EST
Where: Pulaski County
Property damage: $500,000
Coordinates: 37.104, -84.577 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several buildings were damaged by high winds. One radio station reported a wind gust of 60 mph. In addition many trees and power lines were blown down.

Hail, Jackson

When: April 15, 6:15 PM EST
Where: Jackson County, Letterbox
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.420, -84.006 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Lewis

When: April 15, 6:49 PM EST
Where: Lewis County to Beattyville
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Coordinates: 38.532, -83.378 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Numerous trees were blown down across the county.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lewis

When: April 15, 7:00 PM EST
Where: Lewis County
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 38.532, -83.378 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Numerous trees were blown down across the county.

Thunderstorm Wind, Carter

When: April 15, 7:10 PM EST
Where: Carter County
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 38.318, -83.049 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Breathitt

When: April 15, 7:45 PM EST
Where: Breathitt County
Coordinates: 37.522, -83.324 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Wind gusts to 58 mph recorded at Jackson WSO.

Thunderstorm Wind, Morgan

When: April 15, 7:45 PM EST
Where: Morgan County
Coordinates: 37.922, -83.259 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

West Liberty police reported trees down across much of the county.

Thunderstorm Wind, Boyd

When: April 15, 8:10 PM EST
Where: Boyd County
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 38.360, -82.688 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Numerous trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Perry

When: April 15, 8:45 PM EST
Where: Perry County
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 37.244, -83.221 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were blown down across the county.

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.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Kentucky in 1993 Every state in 1993 This day in weather history Warnings in Kentucky, April 1993

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: 10324802, 10328387, 10325720, 10324614, 10324694, 10324673, 10324716, 10324784, 10324785, 10325346, 10328431, 10324667, 10328493, 10324828, 10324908, 10324909, 10325436, 10325142, 10328235, 10325040, 10328441.