Thunderstorm Wind — Nelson, Kentucky

2024-04-02 · near Coxs Creek, Nelson, Kentucky

Event narrative

The National Weather Service Louisville confirmed straight line winds in the Cox's Creek area on Old Louisville Road. There was one barn that had extensive roof damage and an adjacent barn had its door blown out. No trees, lawn furniture, or power lines came

down.

Winds were estimated to be 70 mph, and all were facing to the east southeast.

Wider weather episode

As a surface low cut across Missouri and Illinois, its eastward stretching warm front moved north across central Indiana while its cold front moved east towards the Lower Ohio Valley. This placed central Kentucky in the warm sector, where 3 separate lines of convection moved through during the day. The first line of storms generating from an early morning outflow boundary dropped southeast through the area. This produced six tornadoes, mainly through the Bluegrass region. The second line, moving west to east, just produced some passing showers and thunderstorms. The third line, just ahead of the cold front, moved through during the evening hours. This produced three more tornadoes along the Interstate 71 corridor. One of these tornadoes began in Clark County, Indiana before crossing the Ohio River into Kentucky.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1176675. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.