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Thunderstorm Wind in Henry County, Kentucky

Thunderstorm Wind May 23, 2019 · Henry County, Kentucky

63 mph

Estimated gust (55 kt)

$20K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

The emergency manager reported that a house had roof damage, a barn's doors blew off, and trees were blown down.

The wider storm

High pressure was parked over the southeastern United States keeping upper level flow north through the Great Lakes. This set up didn't allow for a sheared environment for well organized severe weather, but with the heating of the day, moist air mass, and outflow boundaries, pulse storms developed. One of the developed storms cause severe wind damage to property and trees in Henry County, Kentucky.

Began near North Pleasureville (38.3800, -85.1100).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 818101. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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