Thunderstorms crossed central Kentucky during the afternoon and evening hours of Friday August 22. They produced heavy rains and high winds over the area, with some reports of structural damage. In addition to the property damage, numerous trees and power lines were downed over the area.

Thunderstorm Wind in NELSON, KENTUCKY
From 22-AUG-03 15:45:00 to 22-AUG-03 15:45:00 (EST)
Location: COUNTYWIDE
Magnitude: 50 EG
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Thunderstorm Wind in SHELBY, KENTUCKY
From 22-AUG-03 15:15:00 to 22-AUG-03 15:15:00 (EST)
Location: SHELBYVILLE
Magnitude: 50 EG
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Thunderstorm Wind in HARDIN, KENTUCKY
From 22-AUG-03 15:50:00 to 22-AUG-03 15:50:00 (EST)
Location: ELIZABETH TOWN
Magnitude: 50 EG
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Thunderstorm Wind in ANDERSON, KENTUCKY
From 22-AUG-03 16:00:00 to 22-AUG-03 16:00:00 (EST)
Location: MC BRAYER
Magnitude: 57 EG
Reported by: METEOROLOGIST(NON NWS)

Thunderstorm Wind in LARUE, KENTUCKY
From 22-AUG-03 16:00:00 to 22-AUG-03 16:00:00 (EST)
Location: ROANOKE
Magnitude: 50 EG
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Thunderstorm Wind in ANDERSON, KENTUCKY
From 22-AUG-03 16:00:00 to 22-AUG-03 16:00:00 (EST)
Location: LAWRENCEBURG
Magnitude: 80 EG
Property damage: 75K
Crop damage: 100K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

A barn was destroyed, and roofs were blown off several outbuildings. Tobacco crops were damaged all across the county.

Thunderstorm Wind in WASHINGTON, KENTUCKY
From 22-AUG-03 16:10:00 to 22-AUG-03 16:10:00 (EST)
Location: SPRINGFIELD
Magnitude: 50 EG
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Thunderstorm Wind in GRAYSON, KENTUCKY
From 22-AUG-03 17:25:00 to 22-AUG-03 17:25:00 (EST)
Location: LEITCHFIELD
Magnitude: 50 EG
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Thunderstorm Wind in HARDIN, KENTUCKY
From 22-AUG-03 17:05:00 to 22-AUG-03 17:05:00 (EST)
Location: WHITE MILLS
Magnitude: 50 EG
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Thunderstorm Wind in ADAIR, KENTUCKY
From 22-AUG-03 17:10:00 to 22-AUG-03 17:10:00 (EST)
Location: COUNTYWIDE
Magnitude: 50 EG
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Thunderstorm Wind in GREEN, KENTUCKY
From 22-AUG-03 17:10:00 to 22-AUG-03 17:10:00 (EST)
Location: COUNTYWIDE
Magnitude: 50 EG
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Thunderstorm Wind in EDMONSON, KENTUCKY
From 22-AUG-03 17:15:00 to 22-AUG-03 17:15:00 (EST)
Location: KYROCK
Magnitude: 50 EG
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Thunderstorm Wind in RUSSELL, KENTUCKY
From 22-AUG-03 17:35:00 to 22-AUG-03 17:35:00 (EST)
Location: JAMESTOWN
Magnitude: 50 EG
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Flash Flood in OHIO, KENTUCKY
From 22-AUG-03 19:05:00 to 22-AUG-03 20:05:00 (EST)
Location: BEAVER DAM
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Houses were surrounded by water. US Highway 235 was under water.

Thunderstorm Wind in LOGAN, KENTUCKY
From 22-AUG-03 18:10:00 to 22-AUG-03 18:10:00 (EST)
Location: COUNTYWIDE
Magnitude: 50 EG
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Thunderstorm Wind in BRECKINRIDGE, KENTUCKY
From 22-AUG-03 16:20:00 to 22-AUG-03 16:20:00 (EST)
Location: HARNED
Magnitude: 50 EG
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Trees were downed. Hail of an undetermined size was also reported.

Thunderstorm Wind in BRECKINRIDGE, KENTUCKY
From 22-AUG-03 16:20:00 to 22-AUG-03 16:20:00 (EST)
Location: IRVINGTON
Magnitude: 50 EG
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Thunderstorm Wind in BARREN, KENTUCKY
From 22-AUG-03 18:00:00 to 22-AUG-03 18:00:00 (EST)
Location: COUNTYWIDE
Magnitude: 50 EG
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Thunderstorm Wind in CLINTON, KENTUCKY
From 22-AUG-03 18:05:00 to 22-AUG-03 18:05:00 (EST)
Location: ALBANY
Magnitude: 50 EG
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Thunderstorm Wind in SCOTT, KENTUCKY
From 22-AUG-03 15:00:00 to 22-AUG-03 15:00:00 (EST)
Location: STAMPING GROUND
Magnitude: 60 EG
Reported by: NEWSPAPER

Two power poles were snapped.

Thunderstorm Wind in BULLITT, KENTUCKY
From 22-AUG-03 15:12:00 to 22-AUG-03 15:12:00 (EST)
Location: SHEPHERDSVILLE
Magnitude: 50 EG
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Thunderstorm Wind in HARDIN, KENTUCKY
From 22-AUG-03 15:00:00 to 22-AUG-03 15:00:00 (EST)
Location: WEST PT
Magnitude: 50 EG
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Thunderstorm Wind in MEADE, KENTUCKY
From 22-AUG-03 15:25:00 to 22-AUG-03 15:25:00 (EST)
Location: FLAHERTY
Magnitude: 50 EG
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Thunderstorm Wind in CASEY, KENTUCKY
From 22-AUG-03 16:55:00 to 22-AUG-03 16:55:00 (EST)
Location: LIBERTY
Magnitude: 60 EG
Property damage: 30K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Trees and power lines were downed in several places. A barn's roof was blown off.

Thunderstorm Wind in GRAYSON, KENTUCKY
From 22-AUG-03 17:00:00 to 22-AUG-03 17:00:00 (EST)
Location: CLARKSON
Magnitude: 50 EG
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Thunderstorm Wind in TAYLOR, KENTUCKY
From 22-AUG-03 16:43:00 to 22-AUG-03 16:43:00 (EST)
Location: CAMPBELLSVILLE
Magnitude: 50 EG
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Thunderstorm Wind in BRECKINRIDGE, KENTUCKY
From 22-AUG-03 16:45:00 to 22-AUG-03 16:45:00 (EST)
Location: HUDSON
Magnitude: 50 EG
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Thunderstorm Wind in ALLEN, KENTUCKY
From 22-AUG-03 18:25:00 to 22-AUG-03 18:25:00 (EST)
Location: SCOTTSVILLE
Magnitude: 50 EG
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Thunderstorm Wind in ALLEN, KENTUCKY
From 22-AUG-03 18:50:00 to 22-AUG-03 18:50:00 (EST)
Location: COUNTYWIDE
Magnitude: 50 EG
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Thunderstorm Wind in SIMPSON, KENTUCKY
From 22-AUG-03 19:05:00 to 22-AUG-03 19:05:00 (EST)
Location: COUNTYWIDE
Magnitude: 50 EG
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Thunderstorm Wind in MERCER, KENTUCKY
From 22-AUG-03 16:30:00 to 22-AUG-03 16:30:00 (EST)
Location: SALVISA
Magnitude: 50 EG
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Thunderstorm Wind in BOYLE, KENTUCKY
From 22-AUG-03 16:40:00 to 22-AUG-03 16:40:00 (EST)
Location: FORKLAND
Magnitude: 50 EG
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Flash Flood in FRANKLIN, KENTUCKY
From 22-AUG-03 15:35:00 to 22-AUG-03 16:00:00 (EST)
Location: HARVIELAND
Property damage: 3M
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

A woman and her son were killed when their home was washed into Stony Creek, a tributary of the Kentucky River. Eight other homes were destroyed, and 32 others were damaged. Of the damaged homes, 21 were uninhabitable. Many vehicles were damaged and moved by the force of the flood waters. Several roads in the Harvieland and Bald Knob area northwest of Frankfort were washed out. Two school buses were trapped by high water in the area, but all aboard were rescued without injury.

Thunderstorm Wind in CASEY, KENTUCKY
From 22-AUG-03 17:00:00 to 22-AUG-03 17:00:00 (EST)
Location: LIBERTY
Magnitude: 60 EG
Property damage: 25K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Roof damage to a building was reported.

Lightning in FRANKLIN, KENTUCKY
From 22-AUG-03 14:30:00 to 22-AUG-03 14:30:00 (EST)
Location: FRANKFORT
Reported by: NEWSPAPER

A Franklin County firefighter was struck by lightning inside the Owenton Road Fire Station.

Thunderstorm Wind in HART, KENTUCKY
From 22-AUG-03 17:15:00 to 22-AUG-03 17:15:00 (EST)
Location: HARDYVILLE
Magnitude: 50 EG
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Thunderstorm Wind in LARUE, KENTUCKY
From 22-AUG-03 16:25:00 to 22-AUG-03 16:25:00 (EST)
Location: BUFFALO
Magnitude: 50 EG
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Thunderstorm Wind in WASHINGTON, KENTUCKY
From 22-AUG-03 16:10:00 to 22-AUG-03 16:10:00 (EST)
Location: MACKVILLE
Magnitude: 80 EG
Property damage: 125K
Reported by: NEWSPAPER

A barn was blown on to Cardwell Road. Another barn collapsed on Kelly Shop Road. The roof was blown off a mobile home on Cardwell Road.

Thunderstorm Wind in HENRY, KENTUCKY
From 22-AUG-03 13:38:00 to 22-AUG-03 13:38:00 (EST)
Location: COUNTYWIDE
Magnitude: 50 EG
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Thunderstorm Wind in BUTLER, KENTUCKY
From 22-AUG-03 17:35:00 to 22-AUG-03 17:35:00 (EST)
Location: COUNTYWIDE
Magnitude: 50 EG
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Thunderstorm Wind in HART, KENTUCKY
From 22-AUG-03 17:15:00 to 22-AUG-03 17:15:00 (EST)
Location: LINWOOD
Magnitude: 50 EG
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Thunderstorm Wind in JEFFERSON, KENTUCKY
From 22-AUG-03 14:30:00 to 22-AUG-03 14:30:00 (EST)
Location: ST MATTHEWS
Magnitude: 50 EG
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Hail in MEADE, KENTUCKY
From 22-AUG-03 14:40:00 to 22-AUG-03 14:40:00 (EST)
Location: BATTLETOWN
Magnitude: 0.75 
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Thunderstorm Wind in WARREN, KENTUCKY
From 22-AUG-03 18:05:00 to 22-AUG-03 18:05:00 (EST)
Location: BOWLING GREEN
Magnitude: 60 EG
Property damage: 25K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Trees and power lines were downed. One large tree was blown on to a home.

Thunderstorm Wind in METCALFE, KENTUCKY
From 22-AUG-03 18:20:00 to 22-AUG-03 18:20:00 (EST)
Location: COUNTYWIDE
Magnitude: 50 EG
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Thunderstorm Wind in OLDHAM, KENTUCKY
From 22-AUG-03 14:40:00 to 22-AUG-03 14:40:00 (EST)
Location: GOSHEN
Magnitude: 50 EG
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Flash Flood in SCOTT, KENTUCKY
From 22-AUG-03 15:00:00 to 22-AUG-03 15:45:00 (EST)
Location: STAMPING GROUND
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Roads were covered with water.

Thunderstorm Wind in MARION, KENTUCKY
From 22-AUG-03 16:25:00 to 22-AUG-03 16:25:00 (EST)
Location: LEBANON
Magnitude: 50 EG
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT