Heat in Kentucky, July 18 to 31, 1999

Name: Heat in Kentucky, July 18 to 31, 1999
Start: 1999-07-18T13:00
End: 1999-07-31T23:59
Location: Kentucky

July 18 to 31, 1999 · NWS PAH · 22 events in 22 counties and zones

Excessive heat and humidity during the latter half of July took a toll on the unprepared. In Hopkinsville, a 75-year-old man died in his home as a result of hyperthermia.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 22 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths: 1
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 22

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.

Excessive heat and humidity during the latter half of July took a toll on the unprepared. In Hopkinsville, a 75-year-old man died in his home as a result of hyperthermia. The single window air conditioner in the house was inoperative, allowing the indoor temperature to reach 120 degrees. All of the windows were closed, and some were boarded up. The unrelenting heat triggered all-time peak-usage records at several Kentucky utilities, including the Paducah and Owensboro power systems. Some minor related outages were reported. The weather increased heat-related hospital visits, primarily for heat exhaustion. Shelters were opened at a few locations, and charities distributed free fans to the needy. Western Kentucky was under a Heat Advisory for over a week. High temperatures reached 100 degrees at Paducah on the 29th and 30th, with afternoon heat indices commonly from 110 to 115 degrees. This was the fifth warmest July on record at Paducah.

The radar

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Event by event

22 heat. Local standard time, as filed.

Heat, Ballard

When: July 18, 1:00 PM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Ballard forecast zone
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 37.058, -88.999 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Caldwell

When: July 18, 1:00 PM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Caldwell forecast zone
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 37.145, -87.868 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Calloway

When: July 18, 1:00 PM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Calloway forecast zone
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 36.621, -88.272 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Carlisle

When: July 18, 1:00 PM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Carlisle forecast zone
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 36.853, -88.971 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Christian

When: July 18, 1:00 PM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Christian forecast zone
Deaths: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 36.894, -87.490 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Crittenden

When: July 18, 1:00 PM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Crittenden forecast zone
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 37.353, -88.097 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Daviess

When: July 18, 1:00 PM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Daviess forecast zone
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 37.732, -87.087 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Fulton

When: July 18, 1:00 PM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Fulton forecast zone
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 36.554, -89.188 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Graves

When: July 18, 1:00 PM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Graves forecast zone
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 36.723, -88.651 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Henderson

When: July 18, 1:00 PM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Henderson forecast zone
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 37.796, -87.573 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Hickman

When: July 18, 1:00 PM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Hickman forecast zone
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 36.678, -88.976 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Hopkins

When: July 18, 1:00 PM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Hopkins forecast zone
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 37.309, -87.541 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Livingston

When: July 18, 1:00 PM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Livingston forecast zone
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 37.210, -88.354 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Lyon

When: July 18, 1:00 PM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Lyon forecast zone
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 37.019, -88.083 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Marshall

When: July 18, 1:00 PM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Marshall forecast zone
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 36.884, -88.329 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, McCracken

When: July 18, 1:00 PM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: McCracken forecast zone
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 37.054, -88.713 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, McLean

When: July 18, 1:00 PM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: McLean forecast zone
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 37.529, -87.264 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Muhlenberg

When: July 18, 1:00 PM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Muhlenberg forecast zone
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 37.216, -87.142 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Todd

When: July 18, 1:00 PM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Todd forecast zone
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 36.836, -87.179 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Trigg

When: July 18, 1:00 PM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Trigg forecast zone
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 36.806, -87.873 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Union

When: July 18, 1:00 PM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Union forecast zone
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 37.659, -87.945 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Webster

When: July 18, 1:00 PM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Webster forecast zone
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 37.518, -87.683 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The people who died

As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.

Event	Date	Age	Sex	Where	Kind
Heat, Christian	1999-07-29	75	Male	Permanent Home	Direct

What these are

Heat: Heat below excessive heat criteria that still caused deaths, injuries or significant impacts.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Kentucky in 1999 Every state in 1999 This day in weather history Warnings 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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5709407, 5709408, 5709409, 5709410, 5709411, 5709412, 5709413, 5709414, 5709415, 5709416, 5709417, 5709418, 5709419, 5709420, 5709421, 5709422, 5709423, 5709424, 5709425, 5709426, 5709427, 5709428.