Thunderstorm Wind in Meade County, Kentucky

Thunderstorm Wind August 17, 2024 · Meade County, Kentucky

60 mph

Estimated gust (52 kt)

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

There were trees and power lines down on Old State Road in Brandenburg.

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 Brandenburg (37.9906, -86.1729).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1215038. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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