Kentucky, 1995

Tornado and Hail in Kentucky, May 15, 1995

May 15, 1995 · 5 events in 3 counties and zones

3 hail, 1 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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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  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$100,000
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.

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Event by event

3 hail, 1 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Green

When
May 15, 12:15 AM EDT
Where
Green County, Donansberg
Measured
1.75 in hail
Property damage
$50,000
Coordinates
37.264, -85.553 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A few homes and cars damged by golf ball-size hail.

Hail, Green

When
May 15, 12:15 AM EDT
Where
Green County, Near Thurlow
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
37.264, -85.553 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Golf ball-size hail reported.

Tornado, Green

When
May 15, 12:15 AM EDT
Where
Green County, Donansberg
Rating
F1
Path length
1 mi
Path width
300 yd
Property damage
$50,000
Coordinates
37.264, -85.553 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A brief tornado blew several roofs off homes and uprooted trees.,

Hail, Adair

When
May 15, 12:25 AM EDT
Where
Adair County, Milltown
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
37.104, -85.281 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dime-size hail reported.

Thunderstorm Wind, Rowan

When
May 15, 12:30 AM EDT
Where
Rowan County, Farmers
Coordinates
38.196, -83.421 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Power lines down seven miles West of Morehead along U.S. 60 reported by Morehead police and relayed by TV36.

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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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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: 10324700, 10324701, 10324702, 10325715, 10328605.