Kentucky, 1997Heat in Kentucky, July 25 to 28, 1997
July 25 to 28, 1997 · NWS PAH · 22 events in 22 counties and zones
High temperatures were in the upper 90s to near 100 degrees. At the National Weather Service office in Paducah, the high reached 100 degrees, the warmest reading in a couple of years.
Every event with a place to put it; 22 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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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 22
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.
High temperatures were in the upper 90s to near 100 degrees. At the National Weather Service office in Paducah, the high reached 100 degrees, the warmest reading in a couple of years. High humidity raised the heat index to between 105 and 115 degrees. A heat advisory was issued due to the potentially hazardous conditions.
Heat, Graves
- When
- July 25, 11:00 AM CST to July 28, 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Graves forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 36.723, -88.651 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High temperatures ranged from 95 to 100 degrees for three consecutive days. The high temperatures, combined with high humidity, resulted in heat index values in the 105 to 115 degree range. A heat advisory was issued during the heat wave.
Heat, Ballard
- When
- July 25, 11:00 AM CST to July 28, 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Ballard forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.058, -88.999 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Caldwell
- When
- July 25, 11:00 AM CST to July 28, 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Caldwell forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.145, -87.868 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Calloway
- When
- July 25, 11:00 AM CST to July 28, 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Calloway forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 36.621, -88.272 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Carlisle
- When
- July 25, 11:00 AM CST to July 28, 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Carlisle forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 36.853, -88.971 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Christian
- When
- July 25, 11:00 AM CST to July 28, 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Christian forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 36.894, -87.490 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Crittenden
- When
- July 25, 11:00 AM CST to July 28, 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Crittenden forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.353, -88.097 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Daviess
- When
- July 25, 11:00 AM CST to July 28, 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Daviess forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.732, -87.087 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Fulton
- When
- July 25, 11:00 AM CST to July 28, 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Fulton forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 36.554, -89.188 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Henderson
- When
- July 25, 11:00 AM CST to July 28, 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Henderson forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.796, -87.573 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Hickman
- When
- July 25, 11:00 AM CST to July 28, 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Hickman forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 36.678, -88.976 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Hopkins
- When
- July 25, 11:00 AM CST to July 28, 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Hopkins forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.309, -87.541 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Livingston
- When
- July 25, 11:00 AM CST to July 28, 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Livingston forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.210, -88.354 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Lyon
- When
- July 25, 11:00 AM CST to July 28, 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Lyon forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.019, -88.083 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Marshall
- When
- July 25, 11:00 AM CST to July 28, 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Marshall forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 36.884, -88.329 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, McCracken
- When
- July 25, 11:00 AM CST to July 28, 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- McCracken forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.054, -88.713 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, McLean
- When
- July 25, 11:00 AM CST to July 28, 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- McLean forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.529, -87.264 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Muhlenberg
- When
- July 25, 11:00 AM CST to July 28, 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Muhlenberg forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.216, -87.142 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Todd
- When
- July 25, 11:00 AM CST to July 28, 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Todd forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 36.836, -87.179 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Trigg
- When
- July 25, 11:00 AM CST to July 28, 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Trigg forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 36.806, -87.873 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Union
- When
- July 25, 11:00 AM CST to July 28, 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Union forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.659, -87.945 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Webster
- When
- July 25, 11:00 AM CST to July 28, 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Webster forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.518, -87.683 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
- Heat
- Heat below excessive heat criteria that still caused deaths, injuries or significant impacts.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Tornadoes and Flooding in Wisconsin, July 25, 19971 injured · $526,000 · F1 · 14 events
- Heat in Iowa, July 25 to 27, 199712 injured · $500 · 22 events
- Heat in Illinois, July 25 to 28, 199712 injured · 19 events
- Damaging Winds in South Dakota, July 25, 1997$220,000 · 61 kt wind · 4 events
- Damaging Wind in Minnesota, July 25, 1997$100,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Winds in North Dakota, July 25, 1997$19,000 · 1.5 in hail · 8 events
- Damaging Winds in Minnesota, July 25, 1997$22,000 · 4 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, July 25 to 26, 1997$21,000 · 1 in hail · 3 events
- Lightning Strike in New Mexico, July 25, 19972 injured · 1 event
- Heat in Illinois, July 25 to 27, 199713 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Nebraska, July 25, 1997$6,000 · 1.5 in hail · 13 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, July 25, 19972.5 in hail · 11 events
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: 5609851, 5609852, 5609853, 5609854, 5609855, 5609856, 5609962, 5609963, 5609964, 5609965, 5609966, 5609967, 5609968, 5609969, 5609970, 5609971, 5609972, 5609973, 5609974, 5609975, 5609976, 5609977.