Hail and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, May 30, 1993

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, May 30, 1993
Start: 1993-05-30T00:00
End: 1993-05-30T20:50
Location: Kentucky

May 30, 1993 · 8 events in 6 counties and zones

4 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 8 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: 0
Property damage: $111,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 8

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

Hail, Muhlenberg

When: May 30, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Muhlenberg County
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 37.216, -87.142 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Large trees were blown down at Drakesboro and large hail was reported at Nelson Creek four miles east of Central City.

Thunderstorm Wind, Muhlenberg

When: May 30, 5:30 PM CST
Where: Muhlenberg County
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 37.216, -87.142 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Large trees were blown down at Drakesboro and large hail was reported at Nelson Creek four miles east of Central City.

Thunderstorm Wind, Butler

When: May 30, 6:53 PM EST to 7:05 PM EST
Where: Butler County
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 37.207, -86.682 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Numerous large trees were blown down from five miles southwest of Morgantown to ten miles northeast of Morgantown.

Hail, Muhlenberg

When: May 30, 6:35 PM CST
Where: Muhlenberg County, Ready
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.216, -87.142 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several large trees and power lines were blown down.

Hail, Carter

When: May 30, 7:50 PM EST
Where: Carter County, Grayson
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Coordinates: 38.318, -83.049 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Grayson

When: May 30, 6:55 PM CST
Where: Grayson County, Leitchfield
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 37.461, -86.344 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several large trees and power lines were blown down.

Hail, Warren

When: May 30, 7:10 PM CST
Where: Warren County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.994, -86.424 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Hardin

When: May 30, 8:50 PM EST
Where: Hardin County
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 37.698, -85.963 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were blown down in scattered areas around the region.

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.

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, May 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: 10328305, 10328306, 10325332, 10328307, 10325438, 10324695, 10328905, 10324717.