Strong Wind in Kentucky, February 7, 1999

Name: Strong Wind in Kentucky, February 7, 1999
Start: 1999-02-07T02:55
End: 1999-02-07T05:00
Location: Kentucky

February 7, 1999 · NWS PAH · 19 events in 19 counties and zones

Strong winds ahead of an approaching cold front gusted to between 45 and 55 MPH for a few hours. These winds brought down scattered tree limbs and a few rotted or older trees.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $40,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 19

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 PAH wrote it up.

Strong winds ahead of an approaching cold front gusted to between 45 and 55 MPH for a few hours. These winds brought down scattered tree limbs and a few rotted or older trees. Near Paducah, a tree fell on a business, causing considerable damage. Just south of Paducah in the Farley section of McCracken County, a 150-foot oak tree crashed onto a house, falling through the roof of the kitchen and both bedrooms. A few power outages occurred across western Kentucky, mainly in conjunction with downed tree limbs. Isolated higher damaging wind gusts over 60 MPH were associated with thunderstorms. Automated observing sites at Paducah and Madisonville indicated peak wind gusts of 44 to 49 MPH.

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Event by event

19 strong wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Strong Wind, Marshall

When: February 7, 2:55 AM CST to 5:00 AM CST
Where: Marshall forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 36.884, -88.329 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong Wind, McCracken

When: February 7, 2:55 AM CST to 5:00 AM CST
Where: McCracken forecast zone
Property damage: $40,000
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 37.054, -88.713 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong Wind, McLean

When: February 7, 2:55 AM CST to 5:00 AM CST
Where: McLean forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 37.529, -87.264 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong Wind, Muhlenberg

When: February 7, 2:55 AM CST to 5:00 AM CST
Where: Muhlenberg forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 37.216, -87.142 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong Wind, Union

When: February 7, 2:55 AM CST to 5:00 AM CST
Where: Union forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 37.659, -87.945 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong Wind, Webster

When: February 7, 2:55 AM CST to 5:00 AM CST
Where: Webster forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 37.518, -87.683 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong Wind, Calloway

When: February 7, 2:55 AM CST to 5:00 AM CST
Where: Calloway forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 36.621, -88.272 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong Wind, Ballard

When: February 7, 2:55 AM CST to 5:00 AM CST
Where: Ballard forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 37.058, -88.999 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong Wind, Caldwell

When: February 7, 2:55 AM CST to 5:00 AM CST
Where: Caldwell forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 37.145, -87.868 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong Wind, Carlisle

When: February 7, 2:55 AM CST to 5:00 AM CST
Where: Carlisle forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 36.853, -88.971 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong Wind, Crittenden

When: February 7, 2:55 AM CST to 5:00 AM CST
Where: Crittenden forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 37.353, -88.097 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong Wind, Daviess

When: February 7, 2:55 AM CST to 5:00 AM CST
Where: Daviess forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 37.732, -87.087 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong Wind, Fulton

When: February 7, 2:55 AM CST to 5:00 AM CST
Where: Fulton forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 36.554, -89.188 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong Wind, Graves

When: February 7, 2:55 AM CST to 5:00 AM CST
Where: Graves forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 36.723, -88.651 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong Wind, Henderson

When: February 7, 2:55 AM CST to 5:00 AM CST
Where: Henderson forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 37.796, -87.573 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong Wind, Hickman

When: February 7, 2:55 AM CST to 5:00 AM CST
Where: Hickman forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 36.678, -88.976 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong Wind, Hopkins

When: February 7, 2:55 AM CST to 5:00 AM CST
Where: Hopkins forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 37.309, -87.541 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong Wind, Livingston

When: February 7, 2:55 AM CST to 5:00 AM CST
Where: Livingston forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 37.210, -88.354 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong Wind, Lyon

When: February 7, 2:55 AM CST to 5:00 AM CST
Where: Lyon forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 37.019, -88.083 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Strong Wind: Non-thunderstorm winds below high wind criteria that nonetheless caused damage or casualties.

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The same day elsewhere

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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: 5683123, 5683124, 5683125, 5683126, 5683127, 5683128, 5683129, 5683397, 5683398, 5683399, 5683400, 5683401, 5683402, 5683403, 5683404, 5683405, 5683406, 5683407, 5683408.