Thunderstorm Wind in Shelby County, Kentucky

Thunderstorm Wind August 25, 2023 · Shelby County, Kentucky

83 mph

Measured gust (72 kt)

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Site WADD measured an 83 mph wind gust.

The wider storm

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.

Began near Junte (38.0900, -85.1400).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1133661. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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