Thunderstorm Wind in Fayette County, Kentucky

Thunderstorm Wind August 17, 2024 · Fayette County, Kentucky

58 mph

Estimated gust (50 kt)

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

A large tree branch snapped and fell onto a home in South Lexington.

The wider storm

As a surface low moved east across the Great Lakes, its trailing cold front dropped south through the Midwest and towards the Lower Ohio Valley. Multiple rounds of convection worked through central Kentucky. Some of these thunderstorms produced damaging winds, resulting in scattered damage across central Kentucky.

Began near Jonestown (37.9700, -84.5300).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1214642. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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