Hail, Lee
- When
- June 13, 3:45 PM EST
- Where
- Lee County, 6 mi N of Beattyville
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 37.670, -83.720
Tornado and Flash Flood in Kentucky, June 13, 1997
6 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 flash flood, 1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 1 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. 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
- $30,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 10
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 Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 37 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:44 UTC.
Event by event
6 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 flash flood, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Breathitt
- When
- June 13, 4:15 PM EST
- Where
- Breathitt County, Jackson
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 37.550, -83.380
Thunderstorm Wind, Jackson
- When
- June 13, 4:30 PM EST
- Where
- Jackson County, Mc Kee
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Coordinates
- 37.430, -84.000
Power lines were downed at the water plant.
Thunderstorm Wind, Wayne
- When
- June 13, 4:50 PM EST
- Where
- Wayne County, Monticello
- Coordinates
- 36.830, -84.830
Trees were downed at various locations around the county.
Thunderstorm Wind, Pulaski
- When
- June 13, 4:50 PM EST
- Where
- Pulaski County, Faubush
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Coordinates
- 37.070, -84.820
Power lines were downed.
Flash Flood, Rockcastle
- When
- June 13, 5:00 PM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Rockcastle County, Brodhead
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Coordinates
- 37.365, -84.316 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A person was temporarily trapped in a van after it was washed off a road.
Thunderstorm Wind, Pulaski
- When
- June 13, 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Pulaski County, Burnside
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Coordinates
- 36.980, -84.580
The metal roof was blown off of a business building.
Thunderstorm Wind, McCreary
- When
- June 13, 5:10 PM EST
- Where
- McCreary County, Blue Heron
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Coordinates
- 36.670, -84.530
Trees were blown down.
Tornado, McCreary
- When
- June 13, 5:15 PM EST to 5:17 PM EST
- Where
- McCreary County, Revelo
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.2 mi
- Path width
- 25 yd
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 36.680, -84.470
A small tornado downed trees and power lines.
Thunderstorm Wind, Whitley
- When
- June 13, 5:35 PM EST
- Where
- Whitley County, Williamsburg
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Coordinates
- 36.730, -84.170
Trees were downed and there was some minor roof damage.
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.
- Flash Flood
- Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.
- 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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- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Wyoming, June 13, 1997
More
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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: 5608428, 5608429, 5608430, 5608432, 5608526, 5608433, 5608525, 5608527, 5608431, 5608524.