Thunderstorm Wind — Mercer, Kentucky

2020-07-11 · near Mc Afee, Mercer, Kentucky

Event narrative

Dispatch reported trees down along Louisville Road.

Wider weather episode

Kentucky sat under the front of an upper ridge as a surface low advanced toward the state. This low anchored a warm front to the east and cold front to the west and caused thunderstorms to breakout across central Kentucky as the system moved through the area. The storms produced wind and hail damage across the region.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 913564. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.