Thunderstorm Wind in Meade County, Kentucky

The National Weather Service conducted a storm survey in Meade County, Kentucky for the storms that moved through the region late Sunday night, June 21, 2026. The nature of the damage was consistent with straight line wind damage between 80 and 85 mph in the Big Bend area of Meade county.

Damage was first observed on Big Bend Road where several trees were uprooted or snapped due to the high winds. Paradise Bottom Road also had some tree damage. Damaged areas north of the rock quarry near Big Bend Road had a similar direction facing to the north. Tree damage continued along Battletown Road north of Battletown. All damage south of the rock quarry near Big Bend Road was facing to the south. These damage directions would indicate a thunderstorm downburst likely occurred in the Big Bend area with winds spreading out in different divergent directions, evident of a thunderstorm downburst.

On the night of June 21st, 2026 and into the early morning of June 22nd, 2026, a Mesoscale Convective System moved through southern Indiana and northern Kentucky. This system brought multiple lines of storms and some supercells. Several tornadoes occurred along with flash flooding.