Thunderstorm Wind, Butler
- When
- August 27, 3:00 AM EST
- Where
- Butler County, Countywide
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 37.200, -86.667
Damaging Winds in Kentucky, August 27, 2000
Trees and power lines were down across much of South Central Kentucky due to thunderstorm winds.
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.
What happened
The episode as NWS LMK wrote it up.
Trees and power lines were down across much of South Central Kentucky due to thunderstorm winds.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
6 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Ohio
- When
- August 27, 3:00 AM EST
- Where
- Ohio County, Countywide
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 37.483, -86.867
Thunderstorm Wind, Warren
- When
- August 27, 3:10 AM EST
- Where
- Warren County, Bowling Green
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Reported by
- BROADCAST MEDIA
- Coordinates
- 36.983, -86.433
Thunderstorm Wind, Grayson
- When
- August 27, 3:10 AM EST
- Where
- Grayson County, Caneyville
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 37.417, -86.500
Thunderstorm Wind, Warren
- When
- August 27, 3:30 AM EST
- Where
- Warren County, Bowling Green
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Reported by
- BROADCAST MEDIA
- Coordinates
- 36.983, -86.433
Thunderstorm Wind, Allen
- When
- August 27, 4:30 AM EST
- Where
- Allen County, Scottsville
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 36.750, -86.183
What these are
- 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
- Heat in Missouri, August 27 to 31, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Indiana, August 27, 2000
- Damaging Wind and Lightning Strike in Maryland, August 27, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, August 27, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Georgia, August 27, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Georgia, August 27, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Indiana, August 27, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, August 27, 2000
- Flash Flooding and Hail in West Virginia, August 27, 2000
- Flash Flooding and Flood in Virginia, August 27 to 28, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, August 27, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Indiana, August 27, 2000
More
Every storm in Kentucky in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Kentucky, August 2000
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: 5170575, 5170576, 5170577, 5170578, 5170579, 5170580.