Thunderstorm Wind — Lee, Kentucky

2022-06-26 · near Mt Olive, Lee, Kentucky

Event narrative

Dispatch reported that thunderstorm winds had blown down a tree onto KY-52 West near Beattyville.

Wider weather episode

Scattered thunderstorms developed along a weak pre-frontal trough during the early afternoon hours. The very moist dew points in the lower to middle 70s allowed for plenty of instability, but the lack of notable shear prevented storm organization. Instead, the collapse of precipitation-loaded storm cores caused scattered strong wind gusts and isolated instances of marginally severe wind damage.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1029503. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.