Thunderstorm Wind — Fayette, Kentucky

2023-08-25 · near Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky

53 EG

Magnitude

Event narrative

There were multiple reports of power lines down in Lexington.

Wider weather episode

Across the Lower Ohio Valley, it was a warm summer day with temperatures in the 80s. There wasn't much shear in the atmosphere, but enough moisture and strong instability caused a line of convection to develop and intensify as an outflow boundary from earlier convection dropped south through southern Indiana and north central Kentucky. Severe winds from the storms caused widespread tree and power line damage, and two unlucky brothers were injured when they were struck by lightning in Lexington at a golf course.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1133654. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.