Thunderstorm Wind in Ohio County, Kentucky
Thunderstorm Wind April 5, 2023 · Ohio County, Kentucky
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
A 60 mph wind gust was measured at the Ohio County Mesonet site.
The wider storm
During the afternoon and evening hours of April 5, a low pressure system, moving northeast from Minnesota into Ontario, dragged a trailing cold front through the Lower Ohio Valley. This produced a line of severe storms that moved west to east over central Kentucky, resulting in multiple reports of tree damage, structural damage, and four combined tornadoes in Jefferson and Meade Counties.
Began near Hartford (37.4600, -86.8600).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
3 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1095717. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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