Thunderstorm Wind — Russell, Kentucky

2018-08-07 · near Whittle, Russell, Kentucky

Event narrative

Multiple trees were reported down.

Wider weather episode

An upper trough moving east of the Mississippi combined with high surface dew points in place over the Ohio Valley to generate a few severe thunderstorms in southern Indiana and central Kentucky. In addition to wind damage, brief tropical rainfall rates caused minor flooding.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 770940. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.