Damaging Winds in Kentucky, July 21, 1994

Name: Damaging Winds in Kentucky, July 21, 1994
Start: 1994-07-21T01:30
End: 1994-07-21T18:30
Location: Kentucky

July 21, 1994 · 3 events in 3 counties and zones

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

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 3 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: $1.1 million
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 3

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

3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Daviess

When: July 21, 1:30 AM CST
Where: Daviess County
Property damage: $500,000
Coordinates: 37.732, -87.087 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong winds downed numerous trees and power lines. The strong winds also blew down structural steel at a construction site.

Thunderstorm Wind, Gallatin

When: July 21, 2:00 PM EST
Where: Gallatin County
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 38.757, -84.859 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Electric wires were downed and tree limbs were broken. The roof of a post office building was blown off.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lincoln

When: July 21, 6:30 PM EST
Where: Lincoln County, Waynesburg
Property damage: $500,000
Coordinates: 37.455, -84.661 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A 20 x 40 shed was destroyed and the roofs of two homes were blown off.

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.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Kentucky in 1994 Every state in 1994 This day in weather history Warnings in Kentucky, July 1994

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: 10324611, 10324669, 10324932.