Damaging Wind in Kentucky, April 16, 1998

Name: Damaging Wind in Kentucky, April 16, 1998
Start: 1998-04-16T13:45
End: 1998-04-16T13:45
Location: Kentucky

April 16, 1998 · NWS PAH · 1 event in 1 county or zone

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

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 2
Property damage: $500,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 1

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 Ft Campbell radar (KHPX), 26 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:42 UTC.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Christian

When: April 16, 1:45 PM CST
Where: Christian County, 2 mi NW of Hopkinsville
Measured: 85 kt (98 mph)
Injuries: 2 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $500,000
Coordinates: 36.870, -87.520

Thunderstorm winds possibly as high as 100 MPH levelled three barns and demolished a mobile home. A metal farm building was blown from its foundation. Several homes were damaged. This phenomenon, known as a downburst, was between one half and three quarters of a mile wide. Two occupants of the mobile home were injured when they were tossed around. The injuries were cuts to the head and hands.

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.

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The same day elsewhere

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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: 5643906.