Kentucky, 1993

Hail and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, May 18, 1993

May 18, 1993 · 11 events in 10 counties and zones

8 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 11 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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  • Hail
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  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$51 million
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
11

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 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Anderson

When
May 18, 1:45 PM EST
Where
Anderson County
Measured
1 in hail
Property damage
$500,000
Coordinates
38.004, -84.991 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees and power lines were blown down throughout the county. Some of the worst damaged was done in Lawrenceburg. Windows were blown out of some homes and several outbuildings were destroyed. Some cars were damaged by falling trees.

Thunderstorm Wind, Anderson

When
May 18, 1:45 PM EST
Where
Anderson County
Property damage
$500,000
Coordinates
38.004, -84.991 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees and power lines were blown down throughout the county. Some of the worst damaged was done in Lawrenceburg. Windows were blown out of some homes and several outbuildings were destroyed. Some cars were damaged by falling trees.

Thunderstorm Wind, Woodford

When
May 18, 1:45 PM EST
Where
Woodford County
Property damage
$5,000
Coordinates
38.042, -84.744 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were blown down in Versailles and the southern part of the county.

Thunderstorm Wind, Fayette

When
May 18, 2:00 PM EST
Where
Fayette County
Property damage
$50 million
Coordinates
38.042, -84.459 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds did extensive damage at Hughes Aircraft...estimated by builder to be around 5 million dollars. Condo and tree damaged was reported around Griffin Gate in Lexington. Around six miles of straight line wind damaged occurred over northern Fayette county where part of a roof was blown off a school.

Thunderstorm Wind, Garrard

When
May 18, 3:00 PM EST
Where
Garrard County
Property damage
$5,000
Coordinates
37.640, -84.538 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were blown down across the county.

Thunderstorm Wind, Carter

When
May 18, 3:00 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. Greenup County,18,1530EST,,,0,0,3,0,Thunderstorm Winds Trees were blown down.

Hail, Elliott

When
May 18, 3:30 PM EST
Where
Elliott County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
38.118, -83.098 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Jackson

When
May 18, 3:30 PM EST
Where
Jackson County
Property damage
$5,000
Coordinates
37.420, -84.006 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were blown down across the county.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lawrence

When
May 18, 4:15 PM EST
Where
Lawrence County
Property damage
$5,000
Coordinates
38.068, -82.735 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees were blown down.

Hail, Laurel

When
May 18, 4:35 PM EST
Where
Laurel County, London
Measured
1.25 in hail
Coordinates
37.111, -84.118 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Clay

When
May 18, 4:45 PM EST
Where
Clay County
Coordinates
37.160, -83.715 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees were blown down six miles south of Manchester.

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.

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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: 10325723, 10325724, 10327748, 10324682, 10324674, 10325437, 10324619, 10324775, 10324869, 10324859, 10325632.