Thunderstorm Wind — Ohio, Kentucky

2019-08-20 · near Beaver Dam, Ohio, Kentucky

Event narrative

Wind caused a power line at Dairy Queen to fall down on top of a car. Then, the car caught on fire.

Wider weather episode

Southern Indiana and central Kentucky sat in an area of high pressure along with the rest of the southeastern United States. Upper level flow was zonal and stayed north of the area in Canada. During the day, temperatures climbed in to the 90s, so when an area of storms broke out in northern Iowa, it was able to bow and expand as it traveled southeast causing severe wind damage in southern Indiana and central Kentucky.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 847166. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.