Thunderstorm Wind, Kenton
- When
- July 2, 6:40 PM EST to 6:50 PM EST
- Where
- Kenton County, Ft Wright
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 39.030, -84.550
Trees downed.
Hail and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, July 2, 1997
3 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
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 Cincinnati radar (KILN), 76 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:41 UTC.
Event by event
3 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Campbell
- When
- July 2, 7:12 PM EST to 7:20 PM EST
- Where
- Campbell County, Alexandria
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 38.970, -84.380
Thunderstorm Wind, Mason
- When
- July 2, 8:45 PM EST to 8:50 PM EST
- Where
- Mason County, Maysville
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 38.650, -83.750
Several trees down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Lewis
- When
- July 2, 9:00 PM EST to 9:05 PM EST
- Where
- Lewis County, Tollesboro
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 38.550, -83.570
Numerous 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.
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Michigan, July 2 to 4, 1997
- Tornadoes and Hail in Ohio, July 2, 1997
- Tornadoes and Hail in Indiana, July 2, 1997
- Heat in Illinois, July 2, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, July 2, 1997
- Hail and Lightning Strikes in Wisconsin, July 2 to 16, 1997
- Flash Flooding and Hail in West Virginia, July 2 to 3, 1997
- High Wind in South Dakota, July 2, 1997
- Tornadoes and Hail in Michigan, July 2, 1997
- High Wind in Minnesota, July 2, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Ohio, July 2, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Ohio, July 2, 1997
More
Every storm in Kentucky in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Kentucky, July 1997
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: 5612109, 5612110, 5612111, 5612112.