Thunderstorm Wind — Russell, Kentucky

2024-08-17 · near Catherine, Russell, Kentucky

Event narrative

A couple of open faced barns were destroyed. Power poles were also broken.

Wider weather episode

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.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1215040. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.