Hail and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, July 31, 1995

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, July 31, 1995
Start: 1995-07-31T14:30
End: 1995-07-31T19:40
Location: Kentucky

July 31, 1995 · 8 events in 8 counties and zones

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

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 8 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: $14,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 8

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

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

Hail, Logan

When: July 31, 2:30 PM EST
Where: Logan County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $1,000
Coordinates: 36.860, -86.879 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Daviess

When: July 31, 4:25 PM EST
Where: Daviess County, Knottsville
Measured: 1 in hail
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 37.732, -87.087 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Hancock

When: July 31, 4:25 PM EST
Where: Hancock County, Hawesville
Property damage: $10,000
Coordinates: 37.842, -86.778 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A garage and greenhouse was damaged three miles south of Hawesville.

Thunderstorm Wind, Cumberland

When: July 31, 5:50 PM EDT
Where: Cumberland County, Burkesville
Coordinates: 36.787, -85.388 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were reported down from Burkesville Northwest to Marrowbone. Report from County Dispatch.

Thunderstorm Wind, Adair

When: July 31, 6:15 PM EDT
Where: Adair County
Coordinates: 37.104, -85.281 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees reported down at the South end of the county.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lincoln

When: July 31, 6:50 PM EDT
Where: Lincoln County
Coordinates: 37.455, -84.661 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Law enforcement officials reported trees down in the Crab Orchard area.

Thunderstorm Wind, Bell

When: July 31, 7:20 PM EDT
Where: Bell County
Coordinates: 36.731, -83.674 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A single four foot wide tree was reported down across a car and power line in Middlesboro.

Thunderstorm Wind, Breathitt

When: July 31, 7:40 PM EDT
Where: Breathitt County
Coordinates: 37.522, -83.324 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees down in Lost Creek about seven miles Southeast of Jackson.

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.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Kentucky in 1995 Every state in 1995 This day in weather history Warnings in Kentucky, July 1995

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: 10324826, 10324613, 10324714, 10325744, 10325719, 10324936, 10324600, 10325224.