Thunderstorm Wind in Graves County, Kentucky

Thunderstorm Wind August 19, 2025 · Graves County, Kentucky

75 mph

Estimated gust (65 kt)

$15K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

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.

The wider storm

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.

Began near West Viola (36.8567, -88.6629).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1289978. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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