Kentucky, 2000

Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Kentucky, May 24, 2000

May 24, 2000 · NWS LMK · 14 events in 6 counties and zones

9 hail, 3 flash flood, 2 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 3 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
14

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

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Event by event

9 hail, 3 flash flood, 2 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Warren

When
May 24, 5:20 PM EST
Where
Warren County, Hadley
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
37.050, -86.617

Hail, Warren

When
May 24, 5:20 PM EST
Where
Warren County, Hadley
Measured
2 in hail
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
37.050, -86.617

Tornado, Logan

When
May 24, 5:24 PM EST
Where
Logan County, Auburn
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
25 yd
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
36.867, -86.700

A tornado touched down briefly along Liberty Church Road in Auburn. The path length and width are estimated. No damage was done, so the intensity is also an estimate.

Hail, Barren

When
May 24, 6:00 PM EST
Where
Barren County, Park City
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
37.100, -86.050

Hail, Logan

When
May 24, 6:05 PM EST
Where
Logan County, Auburn
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
FIRE DEPT/RESCUE SQUAD
Coordinates
36.867, -86.700

Hail, Edmonson

When
May 24, 6:05 PM EST
Where
Edmonson County, Chalybeate
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
37.133, -86.233

Hail, Allen

When
May 24, 6:10 PM EST
Where
Allen County, Clare
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
36.717, -86.383

Hail, Simpson

When
May 24, 6:40 PM EST
Where
Simpson County, 8 mi E of Franklin
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
36.717, -86.417

Hail was reported near the Allen County line.

Hail, Warren

When
May 24, 6:59 PM EST
Where
Warren County, Sunnyside
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
37.033, -86.317

Hail, Warren

When
May 24, 7:40 PM EST
Where
Warren County, Rich Pond
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
36.900, -86.500

Large hail fell over much of southern Warren County.

Tornado, Warren

When
May 24, 7:45 PM EST
Where
Warren County, Bowling Green
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
25 yd
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
36.983, -86.433

No damage was reported, so path length and width, and tornado intensity are estimated.

Flash Flood, Warren

When
May 24, 8:15 PM EST to 9:15 PM EST
Where
Warren County, Bowling Green
Reported by
BROADCAST MEDIA
Coordinates
36.994, -86.424 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Street flooding was occurring along Russellville Road in Bowling Green.

Flash Flood, Logan

When
May 24, 8:20 PM EST to 9:20 PM EST
Where
Logan County, Olmstead
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
36.860, -86.879 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Low lying roads in southwest Logan County were covered by 8 to 10 inches of water.

Flash Flood, Allen

When
May 24, 8:25 PM EST to 8:40 PM EST
Where
Allen County, Countywide
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
36.751, -86.190 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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.
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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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: 5151558, 5151559, 5150393, 5150394, 5150396, 5150397, 5150395, 5150398, 5150399, 5150400, 5150401, 5150402, 5150403, 5150404.