Thunderstorm Wind in Edmonson County, Kentucky
Thunderstorm Wind July 5, 2018 · Edmonson County, Kentucky
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
Telephone poles, power lines, and small trees were reported down along Kentucky 259 between Bee Spring and Sweeden.
The wider storm
A cold front dropped southward into Illinois and Indiana. It triggered convection during the mid afternoon. Storms dropped into southern Indiana and north central Kentucky by the late afternoon and evening. High percipitable water values of 2 were waiting ahead of the front near the Ohio River. DCAPE values of around 1,000 J/kg also sat over the area providing conditions for heavy rain and severe thunderstorm winds.
Began near Bee Spg (37.2716, -86.2783).
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 763912. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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