Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson
- When
- August 19, 10:55 AM EST
- Where
- Jefferson County, Pleasure Ridge Park
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.150, -85.780
Trees and power lines down
Tornado and Hail in Kentucky, August 19, 1999
8 thunderstorm wind, 6 hail, 1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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
- $137,000
- Crop damage
- $5,000
- Events
- 15
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 Louisville radar (KLVX), 24 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 15:57 UTC.
Event by event
8 thunderstorm wind, 6 hail, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson
- When
- August 19, 11:40 AM EST
- Where
- Jefferson County, Middletown
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
- Coordinates
- 38.250, -85.530
Windows were cracked at Eastern High School
Hail, Boyle
- When
- August 19, 2:50 PM EST
- Where
- Boyle County, Perryville
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 37.650, -84.950
Hail, Lincoln
- When
- August 19, 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Lincoln County, Crab Orchard
- Measured
- 1.25 in hail
- Crop damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 37.470, -84.480
Hail damaged tobacco crops
Thunderstorm Wind, Lincoln
- When
- August 19, 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Lincoln County, Crab Orchard
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 37.470, -84.480
Numerous trees and power lines down
Tornado, Lincoln
- When
- August 19, 3:00 PM EST to 3:03 PM EST
- Where
- Lincoln County, 2 mi N of Crab Orchard
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.2 mi
- Path width
- 50 yd
- Property damage
- $70,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 37.500, -84.480
A tornado touched down briefly, rendering a trailer unsalvageable. The roof of the trailer was blown 200 feet.
Thunderstorm Wind, Lincoln
- When
- August 19, 3:30 PM EST
- Where
- Lincoln County, Stanford
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 37.530, -84.670
Trees down. One home was damaged.
Hail, Garrard
- When
- August 19, 3:30 PM EST
- Where
- Garrard County, Cartersville
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 37.530, -84.420
Thunderstorm Wind, Taylor
- When
- August 19, 4:49 PM EST
- Where
- Taylor County, Campbellsville
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 37.330, -85.350
Measured 58 mph wind gust
Hail, Fayette
- When
- August 19, 4:50 PM EST
- Where
- Fayette County, Lexington
- Measured
- 2 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.050, -84.500
Hail up to two inches in diameter fell south of downtown Lexington
Thunderstorm Wind, Taylor
- When
- August 19, 5:16 PM EST
- Where
- Taylor County, 1 mi E of Campbellsville
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 37.330, -85.330
A roof was blown off a car wash. Tress and power lines down
Thunderstorm Wind, Casey
- When
- August 19, 5:55 PM EST
- Where
- Casey County, Creston
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 37.270, -85.050
Numerous trees and power lines down
Thunderstorm Wind, Casey
- When
- August 19, 5:55 PM EST
- Where
- Casey County, Creston
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 37.270, -85.050
Numerous trees and power lines down
Hail, Casey
- When
- August 19, 6:05 PM EST
- Where
- Casey County, Gilpin
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 37.250, -84.880
Hail, Casey
- When
- August 19, 6:10 PM EST
- Where
- Casey County, Gilpin
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 37.250, -84.880
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.
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- Tornado
- A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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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: 5714182, 5714183, 5714184, 5714192, 5714193, 5714194, 5714185, 5714186, 5714187, 5714188, 5714189, 5714190, 5714278, 5714191, 5714279.