Thunderstorm Wind in Henry County, Kentucky
Thunderstorm Wind April 12, 2019 · Henry County, Kentucky
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
Two children were on their way to school driving east of Campbellsburg on Bishops Lane when a tree blew down in front of their car. The driver stopped the vehicle, so they wouldn't hit the tree. After stopping, another tree blew down on their vehicle. The two children had to be rescued by the fire department. After the crash, one child was wearing a neck brace due to a neck injury. The other child had an ongoing headache.
The wider storm
A strong cold front moved through central Kentucky on the morning of April 12th. Ahead of the front, temperatures were in the 70, and behind it temperatures dropped into the 50s. Besides dropping temperatures, the front brought a line of thunderstorms with damaging winds in addition to a small tornado.
Began near Lacie (38.5400, -85.1300).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
1 more tornado the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 818709. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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