Thunderstorm Wind — Estill, Kentucky

2023-08-25 · near Wisemantown, Estill, Kentucky

Event narrative

Large branches were blown down near 2200 Stacy Lane Road about 2 miles southwest of West Irvine.

Wider weather episode

Aside from far eastern Kentucky (roughly US-23 and eastward) where showers and storms lingered through much of the morning, the combination of dew points in the mid 70s to lower 80s and temperatures climbing well into the 80s and lower 90s led to an oppressively muggy and highly unstable environment by the midday hours of the 25th. Thunderstorms began to fire off by early afternoon near the I-64 corridor. These storms struggled to organize due to limited shear and lack of focusing mechanism. However, the stronger storms still produced multiple instances of severe wind gust damage, particularly over Morgan, Menifee, Powell and Estill counties. The thunderstorms also produced a considerable amount of lightning, one instance of which caused the death of a 39-year old male in Bath County.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1134604. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.