Kentucky, 1995

Hail and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, April 9, 1995

April 9, 1995 · 6 events in 6 counties and zones

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

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 6 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
$32,000
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.

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Event by event

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

Hail, Henry

When
April 9, 12:30 AM EDT
Where
Henry County, Sulfur
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
38.449, -85.119 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Lagrange police reports golf ball-size hail.

Hail, Grayson

When
April 9, 10:30 AM CDT
Where
Grayson County, Leitchfield
Measured
1.75 in hail
Property damage
$30,000
Coordinates
37.461, -86.344 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Edmonson

When
April 9, 10:40 AM CDT
Where
Edmonson County, Brownsville
Measured
0.75 in hail
Property damage
$1,000
Coordinates
37.209, -86.239 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Hart

When
April 9, 11:15 AM CDT
Where
Hart County, Bonnieville
Measured
0.75 in hail
Property damage
$1,000
Coordinates
37.300, -85.885 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Breathitt

When
April 9, 4:28 PM EDT
Where
Breathitt County
Coordinates
37.522, -83.324 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds four miles south of Jackson blew two trees down and a roof off a cabin along Highway 1098.

Thunderstorm Wind, Floyd

When
April 9, 5:35 PM EDT
Where
Floyd County
Coordinates
37.557, -82.746 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

State police in Pikeville received a call from a lady in Hueysville (17 miles west of Pikeville) that said the roof from her front porch was lifted off and slammed onto her car.

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.

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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: 10324810, 10324696, 10324615, 10324738, 10325145, 10324644.