Thunderstorm Wind, Barren
- When
- May 25, 9:42 AM EST to 9:52 AM EST
- Where
- Barren County, Cave City
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 37.130, -85.970
Damaging Winds in Kentucky, May 25, 1998
Dispatch reported trees and power lines down. Trees were down across homes in Greensburg, Yuma and 6 miles south of Campellsville.
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
- 1
- Property damage
- $40,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 9
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.
What happened
The episode as NWS LMK wrote it up.
Dispatch reported trees and power lines down. Trees were down across homes in Greensburg, Yuma and 6 miles south of Campellsville. 1 person was injured when a large tree fell on their home 6 miles south of Campbellsville.
The radar
The Louisville radar (KLVX), 94 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 14:39 UTC.
Event by event
9 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Hart
- When
- May 25, 9:53 AM EST
- Where
- Hart County, Horse Cave
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 37.180, -85.920
Thunderstorm Wind, Hart
- When
- May 25, 9:54 AM EST
- Where
- Hart County, Munfordville
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 37.280, -85.900
Thunderstorm Wind, Green
- When
- May 25, 9:54 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Green County, Greensburg
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Coordinates
- 37.270, -85.500
Thunderstorm Wind, Taylor
- When
- May 25, 10:12 AM EST
- Where
- Taylor County, Campbellsville
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 37.330, -85.350
Thunderstorm Wind, Taylor
- When
- May 25, 10:13 AM EST
- Where
- Taylor County, Yuma
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Coordinates
- 37.280, -85.250
Thunderstorm Wind, Taylor
- When
- May 25, 10:25 AM EST
- Where
- Taylor County, 6 mi S of Campbellsville
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Injuries
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Coordinates
- 37.250, -85.350
Thunderstorm Wind, Casey
- When
- May 25, 10:36 AM EST
- Where
- Casey County, Liberty
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 37.320, -84.950
Thunderstorm Wind, Russell
- When
- May 25, 10:49 AM EST
- Where
- Russell County, Eli
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 37.050, -84.970
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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- Damaging Wind in Missouri, May 25, 1998
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- Lightning Strikes in Pennsylvania, May 25, 1998
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Texas, May 25 to 26, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, May 25, 1998
- Hail in Texas, May 25, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Texas, May 25, 1998
- Lightning Strikes in New Jersey, May 25, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, May 25, 1998
More
Every storm in Kentucky in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Kentucky, May 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: 5636217, 5636218, 5636219, 5636220, 5636221, 5636222, 5636223, 5636224, 5636225.