Thunderstorm Wind, Adair
- When
- July 11, 5:50 PM EST
- Where
- Adair County, Glens Fork
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 37.017, -85.250
Damaging Winds in Kentucky, July 11, 2000
Thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees and power lines across South Central Kentucky. Power was out for a time in the Bowling Green and Glasgow areas.
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
- $3,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 10
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.
Thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees and power lines across South Central Kentucky. Power was out for a time in the Bowling Green and Glasgow areas. Power poles were snapped in half near Bowling Green. At Sunnyside in Warren county, a roof was blown off a mobile home.
The radar
The Louisville radar (KLVX), 123 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:49 UTC.
Event by event
10 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Butler
- When
- July 11, 6:15 PM EST
- Where
- Butler County, Quality
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 37.067, -86.850
Thunderstorm Wind, Warren
- When
- July 11, 6:32 PM EST
- Where
- Warren County, Richardsville
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- BROADCAST MEDIA
- Coordinates
- 37.100, -86.483
Thunderstorm Wind, Warren
- When
- July 11, 6:40 PM EST
- Where
- Warren County, 2 mi NE of Bowling Green
- Measured
- 90 kt (104 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.000, -86.400
Thunderstorm Wind, Clinton
- When
- July 11, 6:50 PM EST
- Where
- Clinton County, Albany
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 36.683, -85.133
Thunderstorm Wind, Warren
- When
- July 11, 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Warren County, Sunnyside
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.033, -86.317
Thunderstorm Wind, Warren
- When
- July 11, 7:15 PM EST
- Where
- Warren County, Smiths Grove
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 37.050, -86.217
Thunderstorm Wind, Barren
- When
- July 11, 7:35 PM EST
- Where
- Barren County, Lucas
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 36.883, -86.033
Thunderstorm Wind, Barren
- When
- July 11, 7:50 PM EST
- Where
- Barren County, 3 mi S of Glasgow
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 36.933, -85.900
Thunderstorm Wind, Metcalfe
- When
- July 11, 8:25 PM EST
- Where
- Metcalfe County, Summer Shade
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- FIRE DEPT/RESCUE SQUAD
- Coordinates
- 36.883, -85.700
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
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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: 5163990, 5163991, 5163992, 5163993, 5163994, 5163995, 5163996, 5163997, 5163998, 5163999.