Thunderstorm Wind — Mercer, Kentucky

2018-07-20 · near Stringtown, Mercer, Kentucky

Event narrative

There was widespread tree damage along Burgin Road.

Wider weather episode

Rounds of severe storms hammered southern Indiana and central Kentucky on Friday, July 20, 2018, bringing very large hail, wind damage, heavy rain, and 4 confirmed tornadoes. The largest hail report the National Weather Service received was 4 inches in diameter (softball size) in Tompkinsville, just north of the Tennessee border. The strongest measured wind gust was 70 mph at the Lexington Bluegrass Airport.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 764228. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.