Kentucky, 2002

Damaging Winds in Kentucky, August 5, 2002

August 5, 2002 · NWS LMK · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

2 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 5, 2:30 PM EST, 2 hours 24 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 5, 2:30 PM EST, 2 hours 24 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
330 PM EDT MON AUG 5 2002

SVR TSTM WATCH BOX JUST NE OF THE CWA. LOOKS LIKE MAIN THREAT AREA
FOR MARGINAL SVR STORMS WILL REMAIN EAST OF THE FA IN RELATION TO
THE UPPER SUPPORT OF COLD FRONT. EVEN SO WILL MENTION POSSIBLE
STRONG WINDS WITH TSTMS THIS EVE ACROSS THE EAST PORTION OF FA, BUT
NOT SEVERE CRITERIA. POP WISE WILL GO WITH 40 NORTH AND EAST, AND 30
WEST.

AVN IS STRONGER AND FASTER WITH FRONT, MOVING IT WELL INTO TN BY 12Z
TUE, WITH ETA WEAKER AND SLOWER. ALTHOUGH SOME LLVL MOISTURE WILL
LIKELY LINGER ACROSS THE SOUTH BY TUE MORN, WILL GO WITH MO SUNNY
SKIES ON TUE. BIG STORY IS THE ALMOST CHILLY TEMPS WE WILL
EXPERIENCE BY TUE NIGHT. ETA MOS LOW TEMPS 52 FOR HNB/FFT/LEX, A BIT
WARMER FOR URBAN SDF AND SRN SECTIONS. DAYTIME TEMPS VERY PLEASANT
IN THE LOWER 80S WITH SUNNY SKIES ON WED AND THU AND LOW REL
HUMIDITY. WHAT A CHANGE...

GENERALLY A BLEND OF THE ETA AND AVN MOS IN TERMS OF TEMPS DURING
THE COOL SPELL. NO MAJOR CHANGES TO EXTDD FCST WITH DRY CONDS INTO
SATURDAY AND A MODEST WARMING TREND, UP TO NEAR NORMAL TEMPS, THEN
AVN BRINGS IN STRONG UPPER TROF BY SUN. MAY ADD SOME POPS THERE BUT
NOTHING DRAMATIC ATTM.

.SDF...NONE.

JB

The radar

The Louisville radar (KLVX), 38 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:51 UTC.

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Event by event

2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Breckinridge

When
August 5, 4:54 PM EST
Where
Breckinridge County, Custer
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
37.733, -86.250

Trees and power lines were downed by thunderstorm winds.

Thunderstorm Wind, Washington

When
August 5, 6:15 PM EST
Where
Washington County, Countywide
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
37.750, -85.167

Trees were downed by thunderstorm winds.

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.

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: 5314740, 5314741.