Hail, Nelson
- When
- August 8, 2:18 PM EST
- Where
- Nelson County, Bardstown
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
- Coordinates
- 37.817, -85.467
Hail and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, August 8, 2000
Trees and power lines were downed across parts of North Central and East Central Kentucky.
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 downed across parts of North Central and East Central Kentucky.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
5 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Nelson
- When
- August 8, 2:25 PM EST
- Where
- Nelson County, Bardstown
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 37.817, -85.467
Thunderstorm Wind, Mercer
- When
- August 8, 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Mercer County, Nevada
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 37.700, -84.917
Thunderstorm Wind, Bourbon
- When
- August 8, 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Bourbon County, Paris
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.217, -84.250
Thunderstorm Wind, Jessamine
- When
- August 8, 3:20 PM EST
- Where
- Jessamine County, Nicholasville
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 37.867, -84.567
Thunderstorm Wind, Casey
- When
- August 8, 3:45 PM EST
- Where
- Casey County, Dunnville
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 37.200, -85.000
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- 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
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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: 5170184, 5170185, 5170186, 5170187, 5170188, 5170189.