Thunderstorm Wind, Breckinridge
- When
- May 13, 1:00 AM EST
- Where
- Breckinridge County, Axtel
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 37.650, -86.483
Trees were downed at Axtel.
Damaging Winds in Kentucky, May 13, 2000
3 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
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- 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
- 3
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 Louisville radar (KLVX), 60 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 05:58 UTC.
Event by event
3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Oldham
- When
- May 13, 1:40 AM EST
- Where
- Oldham County, Countywide
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.400, -85.450
Power lines and large trees were downed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Henry
- When
- May 13, 1:40 AM EST
- Where
- Henry County, New Castle
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.433, -85.167
Trees were downed along Highway 146 between New Castle and Pendleton.
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
- Tornado and Wildfire in Virginia, May 13 to 14, 2000
- Damaging Winds in Tennessee, May 13, 2000
- Tornadoes and Hail in Maryland, May 13, 2000
- Damaging Wind and Lightning Strikes in Pennsylvania, May 13, 2000
- Flash Flooding and Hail in New York, May 13, 2000
- Damaging Wind in New Jersey, May 13, 2000
- Damaging Wind and Lightning Strike in Pennsylvania, May 13, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Maryland, May 13, 2000
- Damaging Winds in Virginia, May 13, 2000
- Flash Flooding in New York, May 13, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Virginia, May 13, 2000
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in New York, May 13 to 15, 2000
More
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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: 5149094, 5149095, 5149096.