Drought, Ballard
- When
- November 1, 12:01 AM CST to November 30, 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)
Drought in Kentucky, November 1 to 30, 1999
The unseasonably warm and dry fall allowed drought conditions to worsen. The Palmer Drought Index fell into the severe category during the month.
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.
- 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
- 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.
The unseasonably warm and dry fall allowed drought conditions to worsen. The Palmer Drought Index fell into the severe category during the month. Total rainfall for the month of November at Paducah was 0.90 inches, which is 3.42 inches below normal. Since the official growing season was over, crop damage was no longer a major concern. As a result of temperatures in the 70s, gusty winds, and low humidity, wildfire activity was above normal. The governor of Kentucky banned all outdoor burning statewide. One of the largest fires consumed about 200 acres of land near Mortons Gap in southern Hopkins County. Another fire burned about 50 acres of the Green River State Forest in Henderson County. Very few if any structures were lost in wildland fires. One exception was in Christian County, where a barn was destroyed.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
22 drought. Local standard time, as filed.
Drought, Caldwell
- When
- November 1, 12:01 AM CST to November 30, 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)
Drought, Calloway
- When
- November 1, 12:01 AM CST to November 30, 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)
Drought, Carlisle
- When
- November 1, 12:01 AM CST to November 30, 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)
Drought, Christian
- When
- November 1, 12:01 AM CST to November 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Christian forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 36.894, -87.490 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Crittenden
- When
- November 1, 12:01 AM CST to November 30, 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)
Drought, Daviess
- When
- November 1, 12:01 AM CST to November 30, 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)
Drought, Fulton
- When
- November 1, 12:01 AM CST to November 30, 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)
Drought, Graves
- When
- November 1, 12:01 AM CST to November 30, 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)
Drought, Henderson
- When
- November 1, 12:01 AM CST to November 30, 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)
Drought, Hickman
- When
- November 1, 12:01 AM CST to November 30, 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)
Drought, Hopkins
- When
- November 1, 12:01 AM CST to November 30, 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)
Drought, Livingston
- When
- November 1, 12:01 AM CST to November 30, 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)
Drought, Lyon
- When
- November 1, 12:01 AM CST to November 30, 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)
Drought, Marshall
- When
- November 1, 12:01 AM CST to November 30, 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)
Drought, McCracken
- When
- November 1, 12:01 AM CST to November 30, 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)
Drought, McLean
- When
- November 1, 12:01 AM CST to November 30, 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)
Drought, Muhlenberg
- When
- November 1, 12:01 AM CST to November 30, 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)
Drought, Todd
- When
- November 1, 12:01 AM CST to November 30, 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)
Drought, Trigg
- When
- November 1, 12:01 AM CST to November 30, 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)
Drought, Union
- When
- November 1, 12:01 AM CST to November 30, 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)
Drought, Webster
- When
- November 1, 12:01 AM CST to November 30, 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)
What these are
- Drought
- A drought reaching severe (D2) or worse on the US Drought Monitor, or with notable impacts.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- High Wind in North Dakota, November 1, 1999
- High Wind in Minnesota, November 1, 1999
- Drought in Nebraska, November 1 to 22, 1999
- Drought in South Dakota, November 1 to 30, 1999
- Drought in Kansas, November 1 to 30, 1999
- Drought in New Mexico, November 1 to 30, 1999
- High Wind in Minnesota, November 1, 1999
- Drought in Illinois, November 1 to 30, 1999
- High Wind in South Dakota, November 1, 1999
- High Wind in North Dakota, November 1, 1999
- High Wind in Montana, November 1, 1999
- Drought in Iowa, November 1 to 30, 1999
More
Every storm in Kentucky in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Kentucky, November 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: 5724168, 5724169, 5724170, 5724171, 5724172, 5724173, 5724174, 5724175, 5724176, 5724177, 5724178, 5724179, 5724180, 5724181, 5724182, 5724183, 5724184, 5724185, 5724186, 5724187, 5724188, 5724204.