Thunderstorm Wind — Graves, Kentucky

2025-08-19 · near West Viola, Graves, Kentucky

Event narrative

Thunderstorm winds from a downburst caused tree damage along KY-1241 including a tree falling onto a house near KY-408/KY-1241 and a tree falling onto the roadway at KY-1241/Beasley Loop.

Wider weather episode

A cold front sagged through the Quad State from north to south later in the day on the 19th. A jagged line of thunderstorms developed during the afternoon across Southeast Missouri and Southern Illinois, progressing southward and crossing Western Kentucky late afternoon. MLCAPE maxed out early afternoon around 3000-3500J/kg with DCAPE of 1200J/kg. Effective shear was limited, below 30kts. The lone damage report in Western Kentucky was downburst winds blowing down multiple trees in West Viola.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1289978. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.