Thunderstorm Wind, Meade
- When
- July 14, 7:30 PM EST
- Where
- Meade County, Brandenburg
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 38.000, -86.170
Several trees down in Brandenburg and Paynesburg.
Damaging Winds in Kentucky, July 14, 1997
9 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
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- Wind
- Hail
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- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $500
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 9
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.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
9 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Ohio
- When
- July 14, 7:30 PM EST
- Where
- Ohio County, Beaver Dam
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 37.400, -86.880
Trees down near Beaver Dam and Hartford.
Thunderstorm Wind, Hardin
- When
- July 14, 7:45 PM EST
- Where
- Hardin County, Rineyville
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 37.750, -85.970
County dispatch reported several trees down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Breckinridge
- When
- July 14, 7:45 PM EST
- Where
- Breckinridge County, Countywide
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 37.800, -86.400
Trees down across various parts of the county.
Thunderstorm Wind, Butler
- When
- July 14, 8:00 PM EST
- Where
- Butler County, Countywide
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 37.200, -86.670
Trees down across several parts of the county.
Thunderstorm Wind, Larue
- When
- July 14, 8:20 PM EST
- Where
- Larue County, Hodgenville
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 37.570, -85.750
Ham radio operater reported trees down between Hodgenville and Tonieville.
Thunderstorm Wind, Warren
- When
- July 14, 8:25 PM EST
- Where
- Warren County, Smiths Grove
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Property damage
- $500
- Coordinates
- 37.050, -86.220
A porch was blown of f a home.
Thunderstorm Wind, Edmonson
- When
- July 14, 8:25 PM EST
- Where
- Edmonson County, Cedar Spg
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 37.120, -86.150
Dispatch reports several trees down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Hart
- When
- July 14, 8:25 PM EST
- Where
- Hart County, Cash
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 37.450, -86.000
DES reports several trees down.
What these are
- 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: 5607631, 5607632, 5607625, 5607633, 5607626, 5607627, 5607628, 5607629, 5607630.