Tornadoes and Hail in Kentucky, May 10, 1995

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Kentucky, May 10, 1995
Start: 1995-05-10T13:30
End: 1995-05-10T20:55
Location: Kentucky

May 10, 1995 · 46 events in 28 counties and zones

35 hail, 9 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 46 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: $121,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 46

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

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

Hail, Leslie

When: May 10, 1:30 PM EDT
Where: Leslie County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 37.094, -83.381 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Pike

When: May 10, 3:00 PM EDT
Where: Pike County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.469, -82.396 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Martin

When: May 10, 2:30 PM EST
Where: Martin County, Inez
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 37.802, -82.513 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Knox

When: May 10, 3:40 PM EDT
Where: Knox County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.891, -83.854 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Breckinridge

When: May 10, 4:00 PM EDT
Where: Breckinridge County, Hardinsburg
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.773, -86.429 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Breckinridge County dispatch reports three-quarters inch hail.

Hail, Clay

When: May 10, 4:00 PM EDT
Where: Clay County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.160, -83.715 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Car reported damaged.

Thunderstorm Wind, Clay

When: May 10, 4:00 PM EDT
Where: Clay County, Clay City
Coordinates: 37.160, -83.715 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Car reported damaged.

Hail, Boone

When: May 10, 3:07 PM EST
Where: Boone County, Maysville
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.970, -84.728 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Large trees were downed.

Hail, Clay

When: May 10, 4:15 PM EDT
Where: Clay County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.160, -83.715 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Hardin

When: May 10, 4:30 PM EDT
Where: Hardin County, Radcliff
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.698, -85.963 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hardin County Department of Emergency Service reports three-quarters inch hail.

Hail, Magoffin

When: May 10, 4:37 PM EDT
Where: Magoffin County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 37.707, -83.065 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Estill

When: May 10, 4:38 PM EDT
Where: Estill County, Irvine
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.693, -83.964 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Police and local residents report golf ball-size hail.

Hail, Jackson

When: May 10, 4:45 PM EDT
Where: Jackson County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.420, -84.006 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Bullitt

When: May 10, 4:45 PM EDT
Where: Bullitt County, Mount Washington
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.970, -85.696 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Public reports three-quarters inch hail.

Hail, Taylor

When: May 10, 4:45 PM EDT
Where: Taylor County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.367, -85.328 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Three-quaters inch hail reported along Highway 210 by Taylor County Department of Emergency Service.

Hail, Floyd

When: May 10, 5:00 PM EDT
Where: Floyd County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.557, -82.746 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Marion

When: May 10, 5:00 PM EDT
Where: Marion County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 37.553, -85.270 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Public reports one inch hail along county line.

Hail, Nelson

When: May 10, 5:00 PM EDT
Where: Nelson County, Near Bardstown
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 37.805, -85.466 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

National Weather Service employee reports one inch hail.

Thunderstorm Wind, Nelson

When: May 10, 5:10 PM EDT
Where: Nelson County, Near Chaplin
Coordinates: 37.805, -85.466 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tree limbs downed reported by off duty National Weather Service employee.

Hail, Nelson

When: May 10, 5:15 PM EDT
Where: Nelson County, Wolfe/Morgan
Measured: 2 in hail
Coordinates: 37.805, -85.466 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Nelson

When: May 10, 5:20 PM EDT
Where: Nelson County, Near Chaplin
Coordinates: 37.805, -85.466 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees limbs down reported by National Weather Service employee.

Hail, Taylor

When: May 10, 5:21 PM EDT
Where: Taylor County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.367, -85.328 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Campbellsville 911 reports three-quarters inch hail.

Thunderstorm Wind, Taylor

When: May 10, 5:21 PM EDT
Where: Taylor County
Coordinates: 37.367, -85.328 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Campbellsville 911 reports trees down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Shelby

When: May 10, 5:25 PM EDT
Where: Shelby County, Waddy
Coordinates: 38.215, -85.195 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Ham radio operators report 40 to 50 mph sustained winds with gusts up to 60 mph.

Hail, Franklin

When: May 10, 5:30 PM EDT
Where: Franklin County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.239, -84.877 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Three-quarters inch hail, broken limbs, and downed power lines reported by Department of Emergency Service.

Hail, Lincoln

When: May 10, 5:30 PM EDT
Where: Lincoln County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 37.455, -84.661 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Golf ball-size hail damages three cars.

Hail, Boyle

When: May 10, 5:30 PM EDT
Where: Boyle County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.624, -84.867 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Citizen reports golf ball-size hail.

Hail, Woodford

When: May 10, 5:30 PM EDT
Where: Woodford County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.042, -84.744 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dispatch reports golf ball-size hail and trees blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Shelby

When: May 10, 5:30 PM EDT
Where: Shelby County
Coordinates: 38.215, -85.195 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winds downed trees and blocked State Road 151 at Highway 64. Report from HAM radio operator.

Hail, Lincoln

When: May 10, 5:45 PM EDT
Where: Lincoln County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 37.455, -84.661 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

One inch hail reported by Lincoln County Department of Emergency Service.

Thunderstorm Wind, Anderson

When: May 10, 5:45 PM EDT
Where: Anderson County
Coordinates: 38.004, -84.991 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dispatch reports trees and limbs down.

Hail, Fayette

When: May 10, 5:49 PM EDT
Where: Fayette County, Lexington
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.042, -84.459 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Three-quarters inch hail report at Bluegrass Airport.

Hail, Bourbon

When: May 10, 5:55 PM EDT
Where: Bourbon County, Near Paris
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.207, -84.217 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Paris police reports golf ball-size hail and tree limbs down.

Hail, Boyle

When: May 10, 6:00 PM EDT
Where: Boyle County, Junction City
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.624, -84.867 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dispatch reports marble-size hail.

Hail, Jackson

When: May 10, 6:45 PM EDT
Where: Jackson County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.420, -84.006 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Knox

When: May 10, 6:52 PM EDT
Where: Knox County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.891, -83.854 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Pulaski

When: May 10, 7:00 PM EDT
Where: Pulaski County, Near Science Hill
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 37.104, -84.577 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several reports of hail damage including damage to Morris and Hislop Funeral Home.

Tornado, Pulaski

When: May 10, 7:00 PM EDT
Where: Pulaski County, Near Science Hill
Rating: F1
Path length: 1 mi
Path width: 400 yd
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 37.104, -84.577 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Numerous trees and power lines blown down. Also, a few roofs blown off and barns destroyed reported by fire department. The damage path was from East Todd Road to Old Bull Road.

Thunderstorm Wind, Boyd

When: May 10, 6:10 PM EST
Where: Boyd County, Ashland
Property damage: $20,000
Coordinates: 38.360, -82.688 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Ashland police closed several streets until crews removed fallen trees. One tree destroyed a carport and damaged the roof of a home. One resident said, "It looked like war zone." Carter County also had several trees and power lines blown down.

Hail, Boyle

When: May 10, 7:10 PM EDT
Where: Boyle County, Danville
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.624, -84.867 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dispatch reported three-quarters inch hail.

Hail, Boyd

When: May 10, 6:15 PM EST
Where: Boyd County, Ashland
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.360, -82.688 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Carter

When: May 10, 6:15 PM EST
Where: Carter County, Grayson
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 38.318, -83.049 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Carter

When: May 10, 6:15 PM EST
Where: Carter County, Grayson
Coordinates: 38.318, -83.049 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Casey Se

When: May 10, 7:55 PM EDT
Where: Casey Se County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.322, -84.928 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flash flooding was reported in low lying areas.

Tornado, Casey Se

When: May 10, 8:05 PM EDT
Where: Casey Se County
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 10 yd
Coordinates: 37.322, -84.928 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flash flooding was reported in low lying areas.

Hail, Casey Se

When: May 10, 8:55 PM EDT
Where: Casey Se County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.322, -84.928 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flash flooding was reported in low lying areas.

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.
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.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

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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: 10324902, 10328484, 10324894, 10324835, 10325226, 10325639, 10325640, 10324608, 10325641, 10324721, 10324851, 10324623, 10324777, 10325234, 10328684, 10324645, 10324875, 10328314, 10328315, 10328316, 10328317, 10328685, 10328686, 10328678, 10324653, 10324933, 10325131, 10327749, 10328679, 10324934, 10325726, 10324631, 10325034, 10325132, 10324778, 10324836, 10328540, 10328541, 10325043, 10325133, and more.