Thunderstorm Wind, Carroll
- When
- November 10, 1:45 PM EST to 1:55 PM EST
- Where
- Carroll County, Ghent
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.750, -85.070
Trees down.
Damaging Winds in Kentucky, November 10, 1998
A deep low pressure system across the western Great Lakes pushed a strong cold front across the Ohio Valley. Just ahead of the front, a squall line moved across northern Kentucky causing widespread tree and power line damage from winds around 60 mph.
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
- 0
- Property damage
- $63,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 12
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 ILN wrote it up.
A deep low pressure system across the western Great Lakes pushed a strong cold front across the Ohio Valley. Just ahead of the front, a squall line moved across northern Kentucky causing widespread tree and power line damage from winds around 60 mph.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
12 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Boone
- When
- November 10, 2:00 PM EST to 2:20 PM EST
- Where
- Boone County, Countywide
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.950, -84.750
Trees down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Gallatin
- When
- November 10, 2:00 PM EST to 2:20 PM EST
- Where
- Gallatin County, Countywide
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.730, -84.870
Trees and power poles down due to estimated winds of 60 to 65 mph.
Thunderstorm Wind, Owen
- When
- November 10, 2:00 PM EST to 2:20 PM EST
- Where
- Owen County, Owenton
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.530, -84.830
Numerous trees downed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Kenton
- When
- November 10, 2:05 PM EST to 2:15 PM EST
- Where
- Kenton County, Countywide
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- INSURANCE COMPANY
- Coordinates
- 38.930, -84.530
Trees down and damage occurred to 2 roofs across the county.
Thunderstorm Wind, Campbell
- When
- November 10, 2:15 PM EST to 2:30 PM EST
- Where
- Campbell County, Alexandria to Cold Spg
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 38.970, -84.380
Trees were blown down, one of which blew through a store window.
Thunderstorm Wind, Grant
- When
- November 10, 2:15 PM EST to 2:30 PM EST
- Where
- Grant County, Dry Ridge
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Reported by
- INSURANCE COMPANY
- Coordinates
- 38.680, -84.580
Numerous large limbs down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Pendleton
- When
- November 10, 2:25 PM EST to 2:40 PM EST
- Where
- Pendleton County, Falmouth
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- INSURANCE COMPANY
- Coordinates
- 38.670, -84.330
Trees and large limbs down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Bracken
- When
- November 10, 2:55 PM EST to 3:10 PM EST
- Where
- Bracken County, Countywide
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Reported by
- INSURANCE COMPANY
- Coordinates
- 38.700, -84.070
Trees down across the county.
Thunderstorm Wind, Robertson
- When
- November 10, 3:10 PM EST to 3:25 PM EST
- Where
- Robertson County, Mt Olivet
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.530, -84.030
Trees and power lines down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Mason
- When
- November 10, 3:15 PM EST to 3:30 PM EST
- Where
- Mason County, Countywide
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.620, -83.800
Trees knocked down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Lewis
- When
- November 10, 3:40 PM EST to 4:00 PM EST
- Where
- Lewis County, Tollesboro
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Reported by
- INSURANCE COMPANY
- Coordinates
- 38.550, -83.570
Damage occurred to the roofs of several homes.
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
- High Wind in Wisconsin, November 10 to 11, 1998
- Tornado in Missouri, November 10, 1998
- High Wind in Kentucky, November 10, 1998
- High Wind in Iowa, November 10, 1998
- High Wind in Wisconsin, November 10, 1998
- High Wind in Wisconsin, November 10, 1998
- Tornado and High Wind in Michigan, November 10 to 11, 1998
- High Wind in Michigan, November 10 to 11, 1998
- High Wind in Iowa, November 10, 1998
- Damaging Winds in Indiana, November 10, 1998
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, November 10, 1998
- High Wind in Michigan, November 10 to 11, 1998
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: 5671348, 5671349, 5671350, 5671351, 5671428, 5671352, 5671353, 5671429, 5671432, 5671430, 5671431, 5671433.