Thunderstorm Wind — Hancock, Kentucky

2019-10-26 · near Lewisport, Hancock, Kentucky

Event narrative

A tree was reported down on State Road 334 between Lewisport and the county line. There was also general wind damage in Lewisport.

Wider weather episode

Remnants of Tropical Storm Olga pushed through the lower Ohio Valley and generated lines of showers. Some of these showers produced winds over 60 mph and sporadic wind damage in southern Indiana and central Kentucky. The showers were low-topped and the convection was weak. There was no trailing stratiform precipitation or low level cold pool behind the lines of convection. The lines of showers showed little bowing and no significant rotation. Strong synoptic winds associated with the tropical system's remnants were mixed to the surface on the leading edge of clearing.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 861065. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.