Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, July 8, 2001

Name: Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, July 8, 2001
Start: 2001-07-08T11:30
End: 2001-07-08T20:20
Location: Kentucky

July 8, 2001 · NWS ILN · 23 events in 12 counties and zones

Two large bow echoes moved across northern Kentucky on the 8th leaving a trail of damage.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 1 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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The toll

Deaths: 2
Injuries: 3
Property damage: $291,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 23

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 ILN wrote it up.

Two large bow echoes moved across northern Kentucky on the 8th leaving a trail of damage.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Wilmington, OH wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 8, 9:57 AM EST, 1 hour 33 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 8, 9:57 AM EST, 1 hour 33 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
1056 AM EDT SAT JUL 7 2001

JUST UPDATED ZONES TO ACCOUNT FOR SEVERE WATCH FOR TRI-STATE...
RICHMOND AND DAYTON.  KIND SHOWING LINE OF STORMS SOUTHWEST OF KLAF
MOVING SOUTHEAST ALONG STATIONARY BOUNDARY.  THE STATION BOUNDARY
EXTENDS INTO SOUTHWEST OHIO AND THEN FOLLOWS THE OHIO RIVER.
MORNING SOUNDING ALREADY SHOWING >2000 J/KG AND EXPECT THAT WILL
CLIMB OVER TO 3000 TO 4000 J/KG.  06Z MODEL RUNS DID NOT SHOW MUCH
IN THE WAY OF LIFT THIS AFTERNOON ALONG BOUNDARY BUT WITH CONVECTION
ALREADY INITIATED AND PLENTY OF INSTABILITY THERE IS NO REASON TO
SUSPECT IT WILL WANE.  IN FACT...BOUNDARY SEEMS TO STRENGTHEUN TO
SOME DEGREE AS NORTHERLY RELATIVELY COOLER AIR ENCROACHES FROM THE
NORTH.

.ILN...NONE.
 TIPTON

The radar

The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 89 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 16:22 UTC.

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Event by event

22 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Mason

When: July 8, 11:30 AM EST to 11:45 AM EST
Where: Mason County, Countywide
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 38.617, -83.800

Numerous trees knocked down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Bracken

When: July 8, 12:15 PM EST to 12:30 PM EST
Where: Bracken County, Countywide
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 38.700, -84.067

Trees knocked down across the county.

Thunderstorm Wind, Pendleton

When: July 8, 12:20 PM EST to 12:25 PM EST
Where: Pendleton County, Butler
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Property damage: $3,000
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 38.783, -84.367

Several trees knocked down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Mason

When: July 8, 12:30 PM EST to 12:50 PM EST
Where: Mason County, Countywide
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 38.617, -83.800

Trees were knocked down across the county.

Thunderstorm Wind, Boone

When: July 8, 12:33 PM EST to 12:50 PM EST
Where: Boone County, (Cvg)gtr Cin Arpt
Measured: 53 kt (61 mph)
Property damage: $50,000
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 39.050, -84.667

Thunderstorm winds gusted to 61 mph at the Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky International Airport. Nearly 200 trees were knocked down across the county with this storm.

Thunderstorm Wind, Kenton

When: July 8, 12:45 PM EST to 1:07 PM EST
Where: Kenton County, Countywide
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Property damage: $25,000
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 38.933, -84.533

Many trees were knocked down across the county. A camper was also flipped over in Erlanger.

Thunderstorm Wind, Pendleton

When: July 8, 12:50 PM EST to 1:05 PM EST
Where: Pendleton County, Countywide
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 38.683, -84.367

Numerous trees knocked down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Campbell

When: July 8, 12:55 PM EST to 1:15 PM EST
Where: Campbell County, Countywide
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 38.950, -84.383

Trees and power lines were knocked down across the county.

Thunderstorm Wind, Gallatin

When: July 8, 1:00 PM EST to 1:15 PM EST
Where: Gallatin County, Countywide
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 38.733, -84.867

Numerous trees knocked down across the county.

Thunderstorm Wind, Grant

When: July 8, 1:15 PM EST to 1:30 PM EST
Where: Grant County, 3 mi NE of Jonesville
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Property damage: $10,000
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 38.667, -84.733

Numerous trees and large limbs were knocked down across the county. A shed was also damaged near Jonesville.

Thunderstorm Wind, Bracken

When: July 8, 1:15 PM EST to 1:25 PM EST
Where: Bracken County, Brooksville
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph)
Deaths: 2 direct, 0 indirect
Injuries: 3 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $100,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 38.683, -84.067

Thunderstorm winds blew over a mobile home killing 2 and injuring 3 people. Another mobile home was damaged and trees were knocked down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Pendleton

When: July 8, 1:20 PM EST to 1:40 PM EST
Where: Pendleton County, Countywide
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 38.683, -84.367

Numerous trees knocked down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Mason

When: July 8, 1:25 PM EST to 1:35 PM EST
Where: Mason County, Maysville
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Property damage: $3,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 38.650, -83.750

Many large limbs downed by thunderstorm winds.

Thunderstorm Wind, Robertson

When: July 8, 1:30 PM EST to 1:40 PM EST
Where: Robertson County, Mt Olivet
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 38.533, -84.033

Trees knocked down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Owen

When: July 8, 1:45 PM EST to 2:00 PM EST
Where: Owen County, 5 mi NE of New Liberty
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 38.667, -84.833

Numerous trees knocked down.

Flash Flood, Mason

When: July 8, 2:00 PM EST to 3:00 PM EST
Where: Mason County, West Portion
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 38.595, -83.824 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several hours of heavy rainfall caused the closing of roads in the western part of the county.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lewis

When: July 8, 2:00 PM EST to 2:15 PM EST
Where: Lewis County, Tollesboro
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Property damage: $25,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 38.550, -83.567

A roof was blown off a barn and numerous trees were knocked down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Boone

When: July 8, 7:30 PM EST to 7:50 PM EST
Where: Boone County, Countywide
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 38.950, -84.750

Numerous trees knocked down across the county.

Thunderstorm Wind, Carroll

When: July 8, 7:45 PM EST to 8:00 PM EST
Where: Carroll County, Countywide
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 38.667, -85.133

Trees knocked down across the county.

Thunderstorm Wind, Campbell

When: July 8, 7:45 PM EST to 7:47 PM EST
Where: Campbell County, Grants Lick
Measured: 53 kt (61 mph)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 38.850, -84.383

Thunderstorm winds were measured at 62 mph.

Thunderstorm Wind, Gallatin

When: July 8, 7:50 PM EST to 8:00 PM EST
Where: Gallatin County, Countywide
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 38.733, -84.867

Many trees knocked down across the county.

Thunderstorm Wind, Grant

When: July 8, 8:03 PM EST to 8:20 PM EST
Where: Grant County, Countywide
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 38.633, -84.633

Trees knocked down across the county.

Thunderstorm Wind, Pendleton

When: July 8, 8:05 PM EST to 8:20 PM EST
Where: Pendleton County, Countywide
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 38.683, -84.367

Trees knocked down across the county.

The people who died

As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.

Event	Date	Age	Sex	Where	Kind
Thunderstorm Wind, Bracken	2001-07-08	28	Female	Mobile/Trailer Home	Direct
Thunderstorm Wind, Bracken	2001-07-08	11	Female	Mobile/Trailer Home	Direct

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.
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.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Kentucky in 2001 Every state in 2001 This day in weather history Warnings in Kentucky, July 2001

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: 5256771, 5256772, 5255688, 5255687, 5256773, 5256775, 5256774, 5256776, 5256777, 5255681, 5255686, 5255684, 5255683, 5255685, 5255682, 5255689, 5256069, 5255690, 5255967, 5256068, 5255691, 5256066, 5256067.