Thunderstorm Wind — Henry, Kentucky

2020-05-23 · near Sulphur, Henry, Kentucky

Event narrative

Trees were blown down and blocking traffic on Highway 146 between Pendleton and New Castle. The fire department responded.

Wider weather episode

May 23, warmer temperatures surged into central Kentucky and southern Indiana behind a northward moving warm front. The surge of warm moist air resulted in scattered thunderstorms producing wind damage that occurred for three days from Logan County to the Bluegrass region of Kentucky. Besides mostly tree damage, there were reports of severe hail and isolated flooding.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 898064. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.