Kentucky, 2001

Damaging Wind in Kentucky, May 11, 2001

May 11, 2001 · NWS JKL · 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
None recorded
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.

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 Jackson, KY wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at May 11, 1:48 PM EST, 25 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 11, 1:48 PM EST, 25 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
1200 PM EDT FRI MAY 11 2001

SAT LOOP SHOWS OUTFLOW BOUNDARY MOVING SOUTH THROUGH FA AS A VORT
SWINGS NORTHEASTWARD TOWARD THE FA OUT OF CENTRAL TN.  COLD FRONT IS
STILL WELL TO THE NORTHWEST IN THE PLAINS.  MEAN TROUGH IS
DEVELOPING OVER THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY ON THE 500 MB CHART AND IS AN
INDICATION OF A TREND TO COME NEXT WEEK AS AN AMPLIFYING TROUGH
DEVELOPS OVER THE EAST CONUS AND A RIDGE OVER THE ROCKIES.  THIS
WILL GENERALLY KEEP CONDITIONS COOLER WITH A CHANCE FOR PRECIP
ESSENTIALLY FROM LATE MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY FOR THE EXTENDED
FORECAST.

AS FOR THE NEAR TERM...STILL THINK THAT MOST AREAS OF THE FA WILL
SEE SOME RAIN TONIGHT...ALTHOUGH PROBABLY NOT MUCH QPF IN
STORE...EXCEPT FOR SOME OF THE NORTHWESTERN COUNTIES.  DYNAMICS WILL
CONTINUE TO BE FARTHER TO THE NORTH AS PREVIOUSLY SUSPECTED.

WILL PROBABLY GO NEAR OR A LITTLE ABOVE MOS POPS FOR TONIGHT AND
TOMORROW.  NEAR MOS TEMPS...EXCEPT SAT HIGHS WILL PROBABLY BE
BOOSTED ABOUT 5 DEGREES OR SO HIGHER THAN MOS AS SOME SUNSHINE
SHOULD HELP PRODUCE TEMPS IN THE LOWER 70S RANGE.

.JKL...NONE.

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The radar

The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 117 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:15 UTC.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Pulaski

When
May 11, 2:13 PM EST
Where
Pulaski County, Barnesburg
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
37.150, -84.517

Several trees were down.

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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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: 5245667.