Thunderstorm Wind — Pike, Kentucky

2010-08-05 · near Phyllis, Pike, Kentucky

Event narrative

A man was killed when a tree fell on his car as he was driving past the Grapevine Elementary School on Hwy 194.

Wider weather episode

The atmosphere was primed for strong to severe thunderstorm activity on August 5th. At the surface, a very warm and moist air mass was in place, as evidenced by the 70+ degree dewpoints that were being seen in the surface obs and the -4 to -6 lifted indices that were showing up in the SPC forecast maps. A 25-40 kt low level jet and a bullseye of moisture convergent were also present. The storms began firing along a cold front that was approaching from the northwest. The most widespread activity took place during the afternoon hours. All of the damage reports received that day were of downed trees.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 245797. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.