Drought, Boyd
- When
- July 1, 12:00 AM EST to July 31, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Boyd forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.360, -82.688 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought in Kentucky, July 1 to 31, 1999
The drought strengthened during the first half of the month. Showers became more common during the last 2 weeks for Greenup and Boyd Counties, but missed much of Carter and Lawrence Counties.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 4 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. 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
- 4
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 RLX wrote it up.
The drought strengthened during the first half of the month. Showers became more common during the last 2 weeks for Greenup and Boyd Counties, but missed much of Carter and Lawrence Counties. Monthly totals ranged from 4.5 inches at Warnock of Greenup County, to around an inch at Charlie in Lawrence County and Grayson Lake of Carter County.The extreme heat quickly dried the soil after any showers. The heat on the 5th and the 30th was the most intense. Ashland reached 104 degrees on the 30th, with 103 degrees at Grayson and Warnock. On the 5th, Ashland had 100 degrees. Grayson Lake was about 4 feet below its summer pool elevation by month's end.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
4 drought. Local standard time, as filed.
Drought, Carter
- When
- July 1, 12:00 AM EST to July 31, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Carter forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.318, -83.049 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Greenup
- When
- July 1, 12:00 AM EST to July 31, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Greenup forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.546, -82.922 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Lawrence
- When
- July 1, 12:00 AM EST to July 31, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Lawrence forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.068, -82.735 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Drought
- A drought reaching severe (D2) or worse on the US Drought Monitor, or with notable impacts.
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The same day elsewhere
- Tornadoes and Hail in Pennsylvania, July 1 to 31, 1999
- Drought in Pennsylvania, July 1 to 31, 1999
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Kansas, July 1, 1999
- Drought in Virginia, July 1 to 31, 1999
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Ohio, July 1, 1999
- Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, July 1 to 29, 1999
- Tornado in Kentucky, July 1, 1999
- Flooding in Florida, July 1, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, July 1, 1999
- Lightning Strike in Florida, July 1, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, July 1 to 27, 1999
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, July 1 to 2, 1999
More
Every storm in Kentucky in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Kentucky, July 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: 5708407, 5708408, 5708409, 5708410.