Thunderstorm Wind in Barren County, Kentucky

Thunderstorm Wind August 4, 2003 · Barren County, Kentucky

81 mph

Estimated gust (70 kt)

$1.5M

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

The dock at the Barren River State Resort Park marina suffered severe structural damage. Several large sections of the dock, along with the boats moored within them, were blown out of position. Anchor cables holding the docks in place were snapped or large anchors were blown out of position. Two boats were sunk and several boat motors were lost in the storm. Most of the other boats at the marina sustained some type of minor damage. Elsewhere in the park, buildings were damaged and more than 500 trees were downed.

Began near Austin (36.8500, -86.0667).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5376853. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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