Damaging Wind in Kentucky, April 5, 1999

Name: Damaging Wind in Kentucky, April 5, 1999
Start: 1999-04-05T16:53
End: 1999-04-05T16:53
Location: Kentucky

April 5, 1999 · 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: 0
Property damage: $75,000
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 Paducah radar (KPAH), 23 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:54 UTC.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Carlisle

When: April 5, 4:53 PM CST
Where: Carlisle County, Cunningham to 2 mi NE of Cunningham
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph)
Property damage: $75,000
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates: 36.900, -88.920

A thunderstorm downburst with winds estimated near 70 MPH produced a 3-mile long damage swath through the Cunningham area. One barn, two sheds, and numerous trees were blown down. A vehicle was damaged by debris. Elsewhere in Carlisle County, ten trees were down in the Bardwell and Berkley communities.

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

Every storm in Kentucky in 1999 Every state in 1999 This day in weather history Warnings in Kentucky, April 1999

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: 5686048.