Flash Flooding and Hail in Kentucky, August 9 to 10, 2000

Name: Flash Flooding and Hail in Kentucky, August 9 to 10, 2000
Start: 2000-08-09T18:30
End: 2000-08-10T01:30
Location: Kentucky

August 9 to 10, 2000 · NWS ILN · 23 events in 12 counties and zones

14 thunderstorm wind, 6 hail, 3 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $140,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 23

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.

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Event by event

14 thunderstorm wind, 6 hail, 3 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lewis

When: August 9, 6:30 PM EST to 7:00 PM EST
Where: Lewis County, Countywide
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Property damage: $10,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 38.500, -83.350

Numerous trees downed across the county.

Hail, Kenton

When: August 9, 6:38 PM EST to 6:45 PM EST
Where: Kenton County, Covington
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 39.067, -84.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Bracken

When: August 9, 6:45 PM EST to 7:00 PM EST
Where: Bracken County, Augusta
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Property damage: $10,000
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 38.767, -84.000

Numerous trees and power lines knocked down.

Hail, Campbell

When: August 9, 6:45 PM EST to 6:50 PM EST
Where: Campbell County, Grants Lick
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 38.850, -84.383

Hail, Boone

When: August 9, 6:45 PM EST to 6:55 PM EST
Where: Boone County, Florence
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 38.983, -84.617

Thunderstorm Wind, Mason

When: August 9, 7:00 PM EST to 7:30 PM EST
Where: Mason County, Countywide
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Property damage: $10,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 38.617, -83.800

Numerous trees downed across the county.

Hail, Kenton

When: August 9, 7:00 PM EST to 7:10 PM EST
Where: Kenton County, Ft Mitchell
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 39.050, -84.550

Thunderstorm Wind, Campbell

When: August 9, 7:00 PM EST to 7:30 PM EST
Where: Campbell County, Countywide
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Property damage: $10,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 38.950, -84.383

Numerous trees downed across the county.

Thunderstorm Wind, Pendleton

When: August 9, 7:05 PM EST to 7:30 PM EST
Where: Pendleton County, Falmouth
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Property damage: $10,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 38.667, -84.333

Trees were knocked down across the county, especially in Falmouth. Quarter size hail also fell in the northern part of the county.

Thunderstorm Wind, Boone

When: August 9, 7:15 PM EST to 7:45 PM EST
Where: Boone County, Countywide
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 38.950, -84.750

Several large limbs were knocked down across the county.

Thunderstorm Wind, Owen

When: August 9, 7:15 PM EST to 7:45 PM EST
Where: Owen County, Countywide
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Property damage: $10,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 38.533, -84.833

Numerous trees were knocked down across the county.

Thunderstorm Wind, Carroll

When: August 9, 7:30 PM EST to 8:00 PM EST
Where: Carroll County, Countywide
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Property damage: $10,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 38.667, -85.133

Numerous trees knocked down across the county.

Thunderstorm Wind, Pendleton

When: August 9, 7:30 PM EST to 8:04 PM EST
Where: Pendleton County, Falmouth
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Property damage: $10,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 38.667, -84.333

Numerous trees were knocked down, especially in Falmouth. Dime size hail also fell with this storm.

Hail, Robertson

When: August 9, 7:47 PM EST to 7:52 PM EST
Where: Robertson County, Kentontown
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 38.483, -84.117

Thunderstorm Wind, Gallatin

When: August 9, 7:50 PM EST to 8:10 PM EST
Where: Gallatin County, Glencoe
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 38.717, -84.817

Numerous trees were knocked down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Grant

When: August 9, 7:50 PM EST to 8:00 PM EST
Where: Grant County, Dry Ridge
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Property damage: $10,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 38.683, -84.583

Trees were knocked down across the county.

Thunderstorm Wind, Bracken

When: August 9, 8:00 PM EST to 8:15 PM EST
Where: Bracken County, Countywide
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Property damage: $10,000
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 38.700, -84.067

Trees and power lines downed across the county, especially near Germantown.

Thunderstorm Wind, Grant

When: August 9, 8:15 PM EST to 8:30 PM EST
Where: Grant County, Countywide
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Property damage: $10,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 38.633, -84.633

Numerous trees downed across the county.

Hail, Owen

When: August 9, 8:15 PM EST to 9:00 PM EST
Where: Owen County, Owenton
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 38.533, -84.833

Thunderstorm Wind, Carroll

When: August 9, 8:40 PM EST to 8:45 PM EST
Where: Carroll County, Worthville
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 38.600, -85.067

Numerous trees downed.

Flash Flood, Grant

When: August 9, 9:00 PM EST to 10:30 PM EST
Where: Grant County, Williamstown
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 38.649, -84.625 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy rainfall caused roads to be flooded.

Flash Flood, Owen

When: August 9, 10:00 PM EST to August 10, 1:30 AM EST
Where: Owen County, Countywide
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 38.520, -84.828 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy rainfall caused roads to be flooded including Highway 127.

Flash Flood, Carroll

When: August 9, 10:00 PM EST to 11:30 PM EST
Where: Carroll County, Countywide
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 38.668, -85.124 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy rainfall caused the closing of Highway 42.

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.
Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
Flash Flood: Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.

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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: 5170489, 5170486, 5170479, 5170487, 5170488, 5170480, 5170482, 5170483, 5170481, 5170484, 5170492, 5170907, 5170909, 5170490, 5170485, 5170491, 5170910, 5170911, 5170912, 5170908, 5170913, 5170914, 5170915.