Tornado in Kentucky, May 23, 2000

Name: Tornado in Kentucky, May 23, 2000
Start: 2000-05-23T17:30
End: 2000-05-23T17:36
Location: Kentucky

May 23, 2000 · NWS PAH · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $50,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 1

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Event by event

1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Calloway

When: May 23, 5:30 PM CST to 5:36 PM CST
Where: Calloway County, 3 mi N of Almo
Rating: F1
Path length: 1.5 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Property damage: $50,000
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates: 36.750, -88.267

A relatively weak F-1 tornado with maximum wind speeds near 80 MPH moved southeast across the "Almo Heights" area. Three houses sustained roof damage, mainly due to trees falling on them. The storm that spawned the tornado displayed excellent supercellular characteristics on radar throughout its path across Calloway County. Videotape of the storm's funnel cloud was shown on local media outlets. The funnel again briefly touched down in eastern Calloway County.

What these are

Tornado: A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Kentucky in 2000 Every state in 2000 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Kentucky, 2000 Warnings in Kentucky, May 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: 5143170.