Thunderstorm Wind — Christian, Kentucky

2025-07-13 · near Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky

$3K

Property damage

56 EG

Magnitude

Event narrative

Power lines were downed by thunderstorm winds on Ft. Campbell Blvd from a storm tracking to the ENE through Hopkinsville.

Wider weather episode

Scattered showers and thunderstorms tracked east-northeastward across the Quad State during the day as a very slow moving front was set up from the WSW to ENE across northern portions of the Quad State. The strongest cluster of storms was during the afternoon in the Southern Pennyrile which produced multiple reports of damage in Hopkinsville. MLCAPE values were over 2000J/kg with DCAPE highest in the Pennyrile at around 800J/kg late afternoon. Shear was limited, helping to keep severe weather potential limited.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1292077. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.