Thunderstorm Wind in Christian County, Kentucky

A swath of wind damage reports came in from eastern/southeastern portions of Hopkinsville as a line of thunderstorms moved eastward across the city. Emergency management reported shingles blew off of a roof on Victory road. Law enforcement reported a tree down on Faircourt St., a tree limb blocking part of Lindsey Drive, a tree blocking 21st St on the 1000 block, a tree and power line down on Polar St, a tree into wires at 19th St/Woodmill Rd, a tree in power lines at Parkview Drive, and wires down on Mohawk Trail.

Scattered thunderstorms developed across Southern Missouri during the early to mid afternoon hours on April 16th. These storms became severe with large hail, eventually morphing into a more linear structure with the threat switching over to primarily damaging winds as the storms moved into the Lakes area and Southern Pennyrile of West Kentucky. Warm moist air lifted dew points into the low to mid 60s during the afternoon hours. Clearing behind morning showers allowed for SBCAPE values to reach 2000J/kg in West Kentucky with DCAPE of 1100J/kg, 0-6km shear of 30-40kts, and mid-level lapse rates of 7C/km.

Reports from the Purchase Area of West Kentucky were a mix of hail and straight-line wind damage. Numerous wind damage reports were received in Carlisle, Graves, and Marshall Counties. Meanwhile, hail up to 2 in diameter accumulated on surfaces in Sharpe and produced damage to siding and windows. Power outages were highest in Lyon (25%), Livingston (15%), and Ballard (8%) Counties at their peak. Past the Lakes area, severe weather reports were entirely straight line wind damage with the worst of the damage occurring in Hopkinsville where numerous trees and power lines were downed and a few homes were damaged. One person was injured as a tree fell onto a house on E 12th St in Hopkinsville.