High Wind in Kentucky, February 11, 1998

Name: High Wind in Kentucky, February 11, 1998
Start: 1998-02-11T07:00
End: 1998-02-11T16:00
Location: Kentucky

February 11, 1998 · NWS PAH · 1 event in 1 county or zone

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

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $10,000
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.

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Event by event

1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, McCracken

When: February 11, 7:00 AM CST to 4:00 PM CST
Where: McCracken forecast zone
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Property damage: $10,000
Coordinates: 37.054, -88.713 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

An intense low pressure system over southeast Missouri during the early morning hours moved northeast across the Ohio Valley. This storm system produced strong gusty winds across the region. Although most gusts were in the 40 to 50 MPH range, one report of damage was received near Paducah. A funeral home under construction near Lone Oak collapsed around noon.

What these are

High Wind: Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Kentucky in 1998 Every state in 1998 This day in weather history Warnings in Kentucky, February 1998

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: 5630033.