Thunderstorm Wind — Muhlenberg, Kentucky
2025-05-20 · near New Cypress, Muhlenberg, Kentucky
Event narrative
Several trees were downed in Graham by merging thunderstorms.
Wider weather episode
A squall line moved eastward through Western Kentucky from mid to late afternoon ahead of an evening cold frontal passage. Several damaging wind reports were received, along with additional sub-severe wind gust observations. A funnel cloud was observed north of Crofton. Flooding issues developed in portions of the Kentucky Pennyrile. MLCAPE values were around 1000-1250J/kg, DCAPE was 700-1000J/kg, and effective bulk shear was 50kts, while dewpoints were near 70.
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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1272581. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.