Kentucky, 2002

Hail and Damaging Wind in Kentucky, August 27, 2002

August 27, 2002 · NWS LMK · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

1 hail, 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
2

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 Louisville, KY wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Aug 27, 12:32 PM EST, 4 hours 48 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 27, 12:32 PM EST, 4 hours 48 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
ISSUED BY NWS PADUCAH KY
132 PM EDT TUE AUG 27 2002

PROVIDING SERVICE BACKUP FOR WFO LMK. LITTLE CHANGE NEEDED TO GOING
ZONE FORECAST. DAILY CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE
AS AN UPPER LOW...CURRENTLY POSITIONED OVER SCNTRL KY/NCNTRL TN MOVES
LITTLE THROUGH FRIDAY. IF ANYTHING...IT MIGRATES A BIT TO THE WEST
THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK BEFORE DAMPENING. DECENT MOISTURE PROGGED
TO REMAIN ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE UPPER LOW...WITH IMPULSES ROTATING
AROUND IT...THUS THE DAILY CHANCE OF CONVECTION. MOST OF THE ACTION
SHOULD BE IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING...BUT RECENT TRENDS HAVE SHOWN
SOME ACTIVITY EVEN LINGERS THROUGH THE NIGHT...SO WILL KEEP NIGHTTIME
LOW POPS GOING.

LITTLE VARIANCE IN DAILY MAX/MIN TEMPS IS EXPECTED. THIS IS WHAT
WAS PRESENTED IN THE ZONES. ONLY SLIGHT CHANGE WAS TO LOWER THE HIGH
TEMPERATURE FORECAST A CATEGORY FOR EASTERN SECTIONS OF THE CWFA FOR
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.

MRF SUGGESTS A CHANCE OF CONVECTION RIGHT UP THROUGH LABOR DAY AND
EVEN TUESDAY. CURRENT ZFP DOES NOT HAVE ANYTHING IN STARTING SUNDAY.
ADDED A CHANCE TO THE SUNDAY FORECAST...BUT HAVE HELD OFF ON ADDING
TO EITHER LABOR DAY OR TUESDAY...WAITING FOR MORE RUN TO RUN
CONSISTENCY IN THE EXTENDED GUIDANCE. LATER SHIFTS MAY NEED TO TAKE
A LOOK.

IN TERMS OF GUIDANCE TEMPS...A BLEND OF THE MOS NUMBERS AND PREVIOUS
CCF/ZFP NUMBERS WERE USED....WITH THE NET RESULT BEING LITTLE CHANGE
TO THE GOING FORECAST.

.SDF...NONE.

The radar

The Louisville radar (KLVX), 107 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:19 UTC.

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Event by event

1 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Adair

When
August 27, 5:20 PM EST
Where
Adair County, Milltown
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
37.117, -85.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Marion

When
August 27, 6:30 PM EST
Where
Marion County, New Market
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
37.500, -85.317

A tree was blown down across Highway 289 at New Market. Numerous large limbs were blown down.

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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.

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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: 5314183, 5314184.