Damaging Wind in Kentucky, June 14, 2000

Name: Damaging Wind in Kentucky, June 14, 2000
Start: 2000-06-14T17:30
End: 2000-06-14T17:45
Location: Kentucky

June 14, 2000 · NWS PAH · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $100,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 1

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.

The radar

The Paducah radar (KPAH), 10 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:29 UTC.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, McCracken

When: June 14, 5:30 PM CST to 5:45 PM CST
Where: McCracken County, 9 mi WSW of Lone Oak
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph)
Property damage: $100,000
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates: 36.983, -88.817

The path of most concentrated damage began near the southwest corner of the county and extended east across Lone Oak and Hendron to the "Littleville" section of Paducah. Dozens of homes were damaged by trees falling on them. The greatest concentration of downed trees appeared to be just south of Paducah, near the Hendron community. A large section of roofing was blown off a building near the south city limit of Paducah. Storm doors and shingles were blown off some buildings. The Paducah Power System reported 1,500 customers without power, but it was restored to nearly all customers within 24 hours.

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.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Kentucky in 2000 Every state in 2000 This day in weather history Warnings in Kentucky, June 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: 5149695.