Kentucky, 1994Hail and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, May 14, 1994
May 14, 1994 · 5 events in 4 counties and zones
4 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it; 5 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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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 3
- Property damage
- $556,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 5
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.
Thunderstorm Wind, Logan
- When
- May 14, 1:48 PM CST
- Where
- Logan County, Russellville
- Property damage
- $50
- Coordinates
- 36.860, -86.879 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Numerous large trees were blown down or broken along Highway 79 North between Gasper and Russellville. Most of the damage occurred between 1410 CST and 1420 CST.
Thunderstorm Wind, Logan
- When
- May 14, 2:15 PM CST
- Where
- Logan County, Gasper
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 36.860, -86.879 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Numerous large trees were blown down or broken along Highway 79 North between Gasper and Russellville. Most of the damage occurred between 1410 CST and 1420 CST.
Hail, Oldham
- When
- May 14, 4:10 PM EST
- Where
- Oldham County, Buckner
- Property damage
- $500
- Coordinates
- 38.399, -85.448 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dime sized hail was reported by a ham radio operator in Buckner.
Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson
- When
- May 14, 5:20 PM EST
- Where
- Jefferson County, St. Matthews
- Injuries
- 3 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $500,000
- Coordinates
- 38.187, -85.659 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A severe weather spotter reported an overturned trailer and uprooted trees 5 to 10 miles East of Louisville. A meteorologist with WHAS-TV relayed a report of a twisted off sign being blown through a window of a Sizzler restaurant in the same vicinity as the overturned trailer, three people were injured.
Thunderstorm Wind, Clinton
- When
- May 14, 8:00 PM EST
- Where
- Clinton County
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Coordinates
- 36.728, -85.136 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Police reported several downed trees along with two porches being blown away from mobile homes.
- 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.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, May 14, 1994$200,000 · F0 · 92 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, May 14, 1994$158,000 · 1.75 in hail · 23 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, May 14, 1994$26,000 · 2 in hail · 24 events
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, May 14, 1994$57,000 · F0 · 5 events
- Damaging Wind in Indiana, May 14, 1994$50,000 · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Louisiana, May 14, 1994$5,000 · 1.75 in hail · 14 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, May 14, 1994$1,000 · 1.75 in hail · 5 events
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Kansas, May 14, 19940.75 in hail · 2 events
- Hail in New Mexico, May 14, 19941 in hail · 2 events
- Hail in Ohio, May 14 to 15, 19940.75 in hail · 1 event
- Tornado in Illinois, May 14, 1994F0 · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in North Carolina, May 14, 19941 event
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: 10324815, 10324816, 10328390, 10324787, 10325728.