Hail and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, July 25, 1994

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, July 25, 1994
Start: 1994-07-25T00:00
End: 1994-07-25T17:08
Location: Kentucky

July 25, 1994 · 11 events in 8 counties and zones

9 thunderstorm wind, 2 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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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $212,000
Crop damage: $510,000
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

9 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Boone

When: July 25, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Boone County
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 38.970, -84.728 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High winds downed trees onto power lines in Belleview. A tree also fell onto a car, no injuries were reported.

Thunderstorm Wind, Mason

When: July 25, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Mason County
Property damage: $500
Crop damage: $500,000
Coordinates: 38.595, -83.824 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High winds uprooted four trees on Highway 435. Numerous tobacco crops were damaged due to the high winds.

Thunderstorm Wind, Henry

When: July 25, 1:05 PM EST
Where: Henry County, Campbellsburg
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 38.449, -85.119 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The state police reported that two barns were demolished three miles south of Campbellsburg.

Thunderstorm Wind, Oldham

When: July 25, 1:45 PM EST
Where: Oldham County
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 38.399, -85.448 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High winds downed trees and power lines near Highways 42 and 1793.

Thunderstorm Wind, Pendleton

When: July 25, 2:15 PM EST
Where: Pendleton County
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 38.696, -84.360 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several large trees were downed in Southern Pendleton County, including one across route 1054.

Hail, Bracken

When: July 25, 2:20 PM EST to 2:25 PM EST
Where: Bracken County, Brooksville
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.689, -84.090 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tobacco crops flattened East of Augusta. Numerous reports of trees and power lines downed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Bracken

When: July 25, 2:35 PM EST
Where: Bracken County
Property damage: $5,000
Crop damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 38.689, -84.090 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tobacco crops flattened East of Augusta. Numerous reports of trees and power lines downed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Mason

When: July 25, 2:40 PM EST to 2:50 PM EST
Where: Mason County
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 38.595, -83.824 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees down on power lines between Dover and Minerva.

Hail, Mason

When: July 25, 2:45 PM EST
Where: Mason County
Measured: 1 in hail
Crop damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 38.595, -83.824 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Fayette

When: July 25, 4:00 PM EST to 4:15 PM EST
Where: Fayette County, Lexington
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 38.042, -84.459 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Numerous trees fell onto power lines. This caused for scattered power outages throughout the city.

Thunderstorm Wind, Campbell

When: July 25, 5:08 PM EST
Where: Campbell County
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 38.947, -84.380 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Numerous trees down, including some on homes, in the Dayton and Bellevue area.

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 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: 10324605, 10324913, 10324749, 10328391, 10328438, 10325137, 10325138, 10324914, 10324915, 10324630, 10325337.