Kentucky, 1994

Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, June 26, 1994

June 26, 1994 · 6 events in 6 counties and zones

4 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
3
Property damage
$1.1 million
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
6

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 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Calloway

When
June 26, 3:27 PM EST to 3:40 PM EST
Where
Calloway County
Rating
F1
Path length
1 mi
Path width
20 yd
Property damage
$50,000
Coordinates
36.550, -88.320

A tornado travelled about 1 mile, 40 miles southeast of Paducah, 4 miles south of Murray Kentucky two mobile homes were destroyed. There were no injuries.

Thunderstorm Wind, Clinton

When
June 26, 3:30 PM EST
Where
Clinton County
Injuries
3 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$500,000
Coordinates
36.728, -85.136 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High winds capsized two houseboats on Lake Cumberland. Three people received non-life threatening injuries. A trailer was ripped from its foundation and a porch was blown off another trailer on Indian Creek Road.

Tornado, Pulaski

When
June 26, 6:15 PM EST
Where
Pulaski County
Rating
F1
Path length
1 mi
Path width
100 yd
Property damage
$500,000
Coordinates
37.030, -84.380

A small tornado in Mount Victory caused minor damage to three mobile homes and two houses and extensive damage to a grocery store, part of its roof was ripped off. County Sheriff reported seven vehicles and several trees and power lines were damaged.

Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson

When
June 26, 8:20 PM EST
Where
Jefferson County
Property damage
$50
Coordinates
38.187, -85.659 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

County DES reported a tree down blocking the road.

Thunderstorm Wind, Hardin

When
June 26, 9:50 PM EST
Where
Hardin County
Property damage
$500
Coordinates
37.698, -85.963 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

County DES reported numerous downed power lines south of Elizabethtown along with downed trees in Stephensburg.

Thunderstorm Wind, Larue

When
June 26, 10:00 PM EST
Where
Larue County
Property damage
$500
Coordinates
37.546, -85.698 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hodgensville police reported trees down.

What these are

Tornado
A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
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.

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More

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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: 10326365, 10325729, 10328538, 10324790, 10324719, 10324858.