Kentucky, 2007

Drought in Kentucky, June 10 to 26, 2007

June 10 to 26, 2007 · NWS PAH · 22 events in 22 counties and zones

By mid-month, drought conditions were classified as severe for parts of western Kentucky. The severe drought classification was south of a line from Murray to Madisonville, including the Hopkinsville area.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 22 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
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
22

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 PAH wrote it up.

By mid-month, drought conditions were classified as severe for parts of western Kentucky. The severe drought classification was south of a line from Murray to Madisonville, including the Hopkinsville area. The rest of western Kentucky was in a moderate drought as determined by the Drought Monitor, a multi-agency effort involving several state and federal organizations. Less than 25 percent of the normal rainfall fell across most of western Kentucky during the first few weeks of June. The hardest hit of those areas was the Pennyrile region (from Madisonville south), where only 5 to 10 percent of normal rainfall occurred. For the year-to-date, some locations in the Pennyrile region were 10 to 14 inches below normal. The Commonwealth of Kentucky issued a Water Shortage Watch for Muhlenberg County, meaning that drinking water supplies could potentially be threatened. Outdoor burning was banned in Muhlenberg County. Dry topsoil resulted in poor crop conditions. Statewide, 61 percent of pastureland and around 25 percent of the corn, soybean, and tobacco crops were rated poor or very poor. Many streams and some of the larger rivers were below their normal flows. Kentucky Lake and Lake Barkley were a little over one-half foot below their normal summer pool levels. By the end of the month, several days of scattered thunderstorms brought drought relief. Areas south of a line from Murray to Madisonville were classified as being in a moderate drought. The rest of western Kentucky was removed from the drought classification. Crops benefited greatly from the mid-summer rainfall.

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 Paducah, KY wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 9, 12:46 PM CST, 11 hours 14 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 9, 12:46 PM CST, 11 hours 14 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
146 PM CDT SAT JUN 9 2007

.DISCUSSION...

MAIN FORECAST FOCUS IS THUNDERSTORM CHANCES LATE IN THE WEEKEND AND
NEXT WEEK...AND HOW FAR EAST TO FORECAST THUNDERSTORMS ON ANY GIVEN
DAY.

WITH THE GENERAL LACK OF DYNAMICS OVER THE NEXT SEVEN DAYS...NOT
LOOKING FOR MUCH OF ANYTHING EXCEPT MORE DROUGHT. SURFACE HIGH
PRESSURE IN THE WAKE OF YESTERDAYS FRONTAL PASSAGE WILL MOVE SLOWLY
EASTWARD AND BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY OVER THE GREAT LAKES REGION BY
SUNDAY. FROM THE HIGH CENTER A RIDGE AXIS EXTENDING SOUTHWESTWARD
ACROSS OUR CWA WILL HOLD FAST THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. IN
THE MEAN TIME...A 500MB RIDGE BUILDS FROM EAST TEXAS NORTH TO THE
WESTERN GREAT LAKES THROUGH MONDAY AND THEN VERY SLOWLY WORKS
EASTWARD THROUGH NEXT WEEK...PROVIDING SEASONAL SUMMER TEMPERATURES
AND MAINLY...BUT NOT TOTALLY DRY CONDITIONS.

WHATS LEFT OF THE RECENTLY EXITED COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE
BACK NORTH ACROSS THE PLAINS AS A WEAK WARM FRONT ON SUNDAY AND MAY
PROVIDE SOME FOCUS FOR CONVECTION/THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE FAR WESTERN
PART OF THE FA. THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE IS DISCERNING WHEN AND HOW FAR
EAST TO KEEP/INTRODUCE THUNDERSTORMS CHANCES THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT.
BOTH THE GFS AND NAM KEEP THE BETTER LOW LEVEL MOISTURE MAINLY OVER
SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...WITH A RAPID DROP OFF OF MOISTURE AND RAIN
CHANCES FROM WEST TO EAST. THE NAM LOOKS MORE REASONABLE ON QPF WITH
LOWER VALUES VS THE GFSS CONVECTIVE FEEDBACK.

RE NEXT WEEK...THE 500MB RIDGE SHOULD HELP SUSTAIN DRY CONDITIONS
THROUGH MIDWEEK. BY THURSDAY THE UPPER RIDGE BEGINS TO BREAK DOWN...
THE SURFACE RIDGE AXIS LOOSENS ITS GRIP...AND WITH THE PRESENCE OF A
WEAK FRONT/SURFACE TROF OVER THE REGION...INCLUDED SCHC POPS FOR
THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

FOR TEMPERATURES...GENERALLY SPLIT THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ETA MOS
AND GFS MOS.

&&

.AVIATION...

HIGH PRESSURE WILL MAINTAIN A STRONG INFLUENCE ON THE REGION THROUGH
SUNDAY. NORTH TO NORTHEAST LOW LEVEL FLOW OF DRY AND STABLE AIR WILL
RESULT IN CLEAR SKIES AND UNRESTRICTED VSBYS. ONLY EXCEPTION IS
ANOTHER POSSIBLE BRIEF OCCURRENCE OF EARLY MORNING GROUND FOG AT
KCGI.

&&

.PAH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
KY...NONE.
MO...NONE.
IL...NONE.
IN...NONE.
&&

PUBLIC...JAP
AVIATION...MY
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 9, 2:10 PM CST, 9 hours 50 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
310 PM CDT SAT JUN 9 2007

ILZ075>078-080>094-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ001>022-MOZ076-086-087-
100-107>112-114-102015-
JEFFERSON-WAYNE IL-EDWARDS-WABASH-PERRY IL-FRANKLIN-HAMILTON-
WHITE-JACKSON-WILLIAMSON-SALINE-GALLATIN-UNION IL-JOHNSON-POPE-
HARDIN-ALEXANDER-PULASKI-MASSAC-GIBSON-PIKE-POSEY-VANDERBURGH-
WARRICK-SPENCER-FULTON-HICKMAN-CARLISLE-BALLARD-MCCRACKEN-GRAVES-
LIVINGSTON-MARSHALL-CALLOWAY-CRITTENDEN-LYON-TRIGG-CALDWELL-
UNION KY-WEBSTER-HOPKINS-CHRISTIAN-HENDERSON-DAVIESS-MCLEAN-
MUHLENBERG-TODD-PERRY MO-BOLLINGER-CAPE GIRARDEAU-WAYNE MO-CARTER-
RIPLEY-BUTLER-STODDARD-SCOTT-MISSISSIPPI-NEW MADRID-
310 PM CDT SAT JUN 9 2007

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN
ILLINOIS...SOUTHWEST INDIANA...WESTERN KENTUCKY AND SOUTHEAST
MISSOURI.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE OVER MAINLY SOUTHEAST MISSOURI FROM
SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...AND THEN ACROSS THE ENTIRE QUAD
STATE REGION DURING THE LATTER HALF OF NEXT WEEK. THE PROBABILITY
OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IS LOW DURING THIS PERIOD.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

JAP

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

22 drought. Local standard time, as filed.

Drought, Ballard

When
June 10, 12:00 AM CST to June 26, 12:00 AM CST
Where
Ballard forecast zone
Reported by
Broadcast Media
Coordinates
37.058, -88.999 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Caldwell

When
June 10, 12:00 AM CST to June 26, 12:00 AM CST
Where
Caldwell forecast zone
Reported by
Broadcast Media
Coordinates
37.145, -87.868 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Calloway

When
June 10, 12:00 AM CST to June 26, 12:00 AM CST
Where
Calloway forecast zone
Reported by
Broadcast Media
Coordinates
36.621, -88.272 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Carlisle

When
June 10, 12:00 AM CST to June 26, 12:00 AM CST
Where
Carlisle forecast zone
Reported by
Broadcast Media
Coordinates
36.853, -88.971 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Christian

When
June 10, 12:00 AM CST to June 26, 12:00 AM CST
Where
Christian forecast zone
Reported by
Broadcast Media
Coordinates
36.894, -87.490 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Crittenden

When
June 10, 12:00 AM CST to June 26, 12:00 AM CST
Where
Crittenden forecast zone
Reported by
Broadcast Media
Coordinates
37.353, -88.097 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Daviess

When
June 10, 12:00 AM CST to June 26, 12:00 AM CST
Where
Daviess forecast zone
Reported by
Broadcast Media
Coordinates
37.732, -87.087 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Fulton

When
June 10, 12:00 AM CST to June 26, 12:00 AM CST
Where
Fulton forecast zone
Reported by
Broadcast Media
Coordinates
36.554, -89.188 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Graves

When
June 10, 12:00 AM CST to June 26, 12:00 AM CST
Where
Graves forecast zone
Reported by
Broadcast Media
Coordinates
36.723, -88.651 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Henderson

When
June 10, 12:00 AM CST to June 26, 12:00 AM CST
Where
Henderson forecast zone
Reported by
Broadcast Media
Coordinates
37.796, -87.573 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Hickman

When
June 10, 12:00 AM CST to June 26, 12:00 AM CST
Where
Hickman forecast zone
Reported by
Broadcast Media
Coordinates
36.678, -88.976 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Hopkins

When
June 10, 12:00 AM CST to June 26, 12:00 AM CST
Where
Hopkins forecast zone
Reported by
Broadcast Media
Coordinates
37.309, -87.541 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Livingston

When
June 10, 12:00 AM CST to June 26, 12:00 AM CST
Where
Livingston forecast zone
Reported by
Broadcast Media
Coordinates
37.210, -88.354 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Lyon

When
June 10, 12:00 AM CST to June 26, 12:00 AM CST
Where
Lyon forecast zone
Reported by
Broadcast Media
Coordinates
37.019, -88.083 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Marshall

When
June 10, 12:00 AM CST to June 26, 12:00 AM CST
Where
Marshall forecast zone
Reported by
Broadcast Media
Coordinates
36.884, -88.329 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, McCracken

When
June 10, 12:00 AM CST to June 26, 12:00 AM CST
Where
McCracken forecast zone
Reported by
Broadcast Media
Coordinates
37.054, -88.713 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, McLean

When
June 10, 12:00 AM CST to June 26, 12:00 AM CST
Where
McLean forecast zone
Reported by
Broadcast Media
Coordinates
37.529, -87.264 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Muhlenberg

When
June 10, 12:00 AM CST to June 26, 12:00 AM CST
Where
Muhlenberg forecast zone
Reported by
Broadcast Media
Coordinates
37.216, -87.142 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Todd

When
June 10, 12:00 AM CST to June 26, 12:00 AM CST
Where
Todd forecast zone
Reported by
Broadcast Media
Coordinates
36.836, -87.179 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Trigg

When
June 10, 12:00 AM CST to June 26, 12:00 AM CST
Where
Trigg forecast zone
Reported by
Broadcast Media
Coordinates
36.806, -87.873 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Union

When
June 10, 12:00 AM CST to June 26, 12:00 AM CST
Where
Union forecast zone
Reported by
Broadcast Media
Coordinates
37.659, -87.945 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Webster

When
June 10, 12:00 AM CST to June 26, 12:00 AM CST
Where
Webster forecast zone
Reported by
Broadcast Media
Coordinates
37.518, -87.683 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Drought
A drought reaching severe (D2) or worse on the US Drought Monitor, or with notable impacts.

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

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: 31965, 31966, 31967, 31968, 31969, 31970, 31971, 31972, 31973, 31974, 31975, 31976, 31977, 31978, 31979, 31980, 31981, 31982, 31983, 31984, 31985, 31986.