Hail, Fayette
- When
- August 24, 4:15 PM EST
- Where
- Fayette County, Lexington
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.050, -84.500
Dime size hail fell in the southern part of the Lexington Metro area
Hail and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, August 24, 1999
5 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 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
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 6
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 national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
5 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Casey
- When
- August 24, 4:35 PM EST
- Where
- Casey County, Clementsville
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 37.280, -85.100
Trees down on Highway 70 near Clementsville
Thunderstorm Wind, Garrard
- When
- August 24, 5:10 PM EST
- Where
- Garrard County, Hyattsville
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 37.600, -84.520
Trees down
Thunderstorm Wind, Adair
- When
- August 24, 5:40 PM EST
- Where
- Adair County, 5 mi N of Breeding
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.020, -85.420
Large limbs blocked a road
Thunderstorm Wind, Metcalfe
- When
- August 24, 5:40 PM EST
- Where
- Metcalfe County, Edmonton
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 36.980, -85.600
Power lines down near Edmonton
Thunderstorm Wind, Clinton
- When
- August 24, 7:40 PM EST
- Where
- Clinton County, Albany
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 36.680, -85.130
Power lines down and one tree was across a road
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- 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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- Hail in Mississippi, August 24, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, August 24, 1999
- Damaging Winds in Ohio, August 24, 1999
- Tornado in Florida, August 24, 1999
- Flood in California, August 24, 1999
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, August 24, 1999
- Lightning Strike in Alabama, August 24, 1999
- Hail in Texas, August 24, 1999
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: 5714280, 5714281, 5714282, 5714283, 5714284, 5714285.