Kentucky, 1993Hail and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, August 17, 1993
August 17, 1993 · 4 events in 2 counties and zones
2 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it; 4 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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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $6,000
- Crop damage
- $500
- Events
- 4
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.
Thunderstorm Wind, Union
- When
- August 17, 6:45 PM CST
- Where
- Union County, Uniontown
- Property damage
- $50
- Coordinates
- 37.659, -87.945 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Trees were blown down in Uniontown and Morgantown. Large hail was reported in Morgantown.
Hail, Union
- When
- August 17, 6:55 PM CST
- Where
- Union County, Morganfield
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $500
- Crop damage
- $500
- Coordinates
- 37.659, -87.945 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Trees were blown down in Uniontown and Morgantown. Large hail was reported in Morgantown.
Hail, Webster
- When
- August 17, 7:24 PM CST
- Where
- Webster County, Robards
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 37.518, -87.683 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm winds uprooted trees and knocked power lines down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Webster
- When
- August 17, 7:25 PM CST
- Where
- Webster County, Dixon
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 37.518, -87.683 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm winds uprooted trees and knocked power lines down.
- 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.
- Damaging Winds in North Carolina, August 17, 1993$505,000 · 65 kt wind · 7 events
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Indiana, August 17, 1993$70,000 · F1 · 3 events
- Hail in Iowa, August 17, 1993$155,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, August 17, 1993$121,000 · 1 in hail · 7 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Maryland, August 17, 1993$31,000 · 1.75 in hail · 8 events
- Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, August 17, 19935 events
- Damaging Winds in Tennessee, August 17, 1993$2,000 · 3 events
- Hail and Damaging Wind in West Virginia, August 17, 1993$10,000 · 1.25 in hail · 2 events
- Hail in Nebraska, August 17, 19931 in hail · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Ohio, August 17, 1993$5,000 · 1 event
- Hail in Illinois, August 17, 19930.88 in hail · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Minnesota, August 17, 19931 event
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: 10328896, 10328897, 10327741, 10327742.