Thunderstorm Wind in Russell County, Kentucky

Thunderstorm Wind August 21, 2022 · Russell County, Kentucky

59 mph

Estimated gust (51 kt)

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Large tree limbs fell on Highway 76 in Eli. A barn also had its roof metal peeled back.

The wider storm

During the afternoon hours on August 21st, a mid-level trough and associated surface cold front entered central Kentucky from the northwest. Ahead of the surface front, scattered showers and thunderstorms developed, with most storms remaining sub-severe. Overall, instability was relatively modest, with between 1000 and 1500 J/kg mixed-layer CAPE across southern and central Kentucky. Environmental shear was also modest, leading to mainly single cell and multicell clusters of thunderstorms. Nevertheless, a strong cell over Russell County was able to intensify enough to produce isolated wind damage across portions of the county.

Began near Eli (37.0446, -84.9648).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1046457. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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