Thunderstorm Wind — Logan, Kentucky

2023-03-24 · near Ferguson, Logan, Kentucky

Event narrative

A couple trees were blown down on Johnson Young Road.

Wider weather episode

During the evening and overnight hours from March 24th into March 25th, a mid-level trough moved from the central Plains into the Mississippi and lower Ohio Valleys, amplifying and becoming negatively tilted as it moved east. In the low levels, a 50 kt low-level jet brought ample moisture into central Kentucky, with precipitable water values ranging between 1.3 and 1.6 inches ahead of an approaching surface cold front. Instability was limited during this event, as the warm sector of the cyclone primarily remained confined to Tennessee and the deep South, with temperatures generally in the upper 50s and lower 60s and dewpoints in the mid-to-upper 50s. Nevertheless, there was enough wind energy aloft and an ever so slight amount of instability for isolated wind damage across southern Kentucky. However, the main impacts from this system for most would be widespread moderate to heavy rainfall, with between 1 and 4 inches of rain falling across central Kentucky.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1088130. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.