Kentucky, 1998Damaging Wind in Kentucky, May 31, 1998
May 31, 1998 · NWS JKL · 1 event in 1 county or zone
1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $5,000
- 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.
Thunderstorm Wind, McCreary
- When
- May 31, 8:55 PM EST
- Where
- McCreary County, 10 mi NE of Whitley City
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 36.820, -84.330
- 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.
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, May 31, 19982 deaths · 143 injured · $167 million · 1.5 in hail · 43 events
- Tornadoes and Hail in New York, May 31, 199868 injured · $71 million · F3 · 66 events
- Tornadoes and Hail in New York, May 31, 19981 death · 30 injured · $5.2 million · F3 · 43 events
- Tornado in Pennsylvania, May 31, 19981 death · 15 injured · $4.0 million · F3 · 1 event
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strikes in Wisconsin, May 31, 19981 death · 30 injured · $58 million · 111 kt wind · 24 events
- Tornado and Hail in Michigan, May 31, 19982 deaths · 2 injured · $5.6 million · F0 · 82 events
- Tornado and Hail in Pennsylvania, May 31, 19987 injured · $1.5 million · F3 · 4 events
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strikes in Massachusetts, May 31, 19982 deaths · 1 injured · $57,000 · 61 kt wind · 9 events
- Tornadoes and Hail in Pennsylvania, May 31, 19982 injured · $2.1 million · F3 · 18 events
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Kentucky, May 31, 1998$535,000 · F2 · 43 events
- Tornado and Hail in Vermont, May 31, 1998$697,000 · F2 · 9 events
- Damaging Wind in Ohio, May 31, 19981 death · $10,000 · 1 event
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: 5644953.