Thunderstorm Wind — Henry, Kentucky

2019-04-12 · near Lacie, Henry, Kentucky

Injuries

$15K

Property damage

56 EG

Magnitude

Event narrative

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.

Wider weather episode

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.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 818709. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.