Thunderstorm Wind — Clark, Kentucky

2022-06-17 · near Renick, Clark, Kentucky

Event narrative

Roughly 20 trees were reported down in the county. Three transformer fires and numerous power outages were also reported.

Wider weather episode

On the morning of June 17th, a warm and humid air mass was present across central Kentucky, with temperatures in the upper 70s and lower 80s and dewpoints in the low-to-mid 70s. A weak, decaying cold front was positioned to the north of the region across central Indiana and merely served to guide storms from west to east across the region. During the mid-to-late morning hours, a Mesoscale Convective System moved from west to east across the region, feeding off high instability to produce strong-to-severe thunderstorms across much of central Kentucky. While wind damage from thunderstorm outflow was the main observed severe hazard with these storms, some severe hail was also observed.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1037932. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.