Thunderstorm Wind — Bath, Kentucky

2024-09-06 · near Kendall Spgs, Bath, Kentucky

Event narrative

Bath County dispatch reported multiple trees blown down on Kendall Springs Road approximately 1 mile south from the Owingsville city limits and Interstate 64.

Wider weather episode

An upper level trough dropping from the the Upper Great Lakes toward the Mid-Atlantic region dropped a cold front into eastern Kentucky on the evening of 6th. Though shear and instability were unimpressive, dry air aloft and an inverted V-sounding profile were favorable for the generation of gusty winds. A cluster of more sustained thunderstorms approached the I-64 corridor during the evening hours and generated damaging outflow wind gusts near Owingsville before the parent storms weakened with the loss of daytime heating.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1217906. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.