Thunderstorm Wind — Fleming, Kentucky

2021-06-18 · near Beechburg, Fleming, Kentucky

Event narrative

The Fleming County dispatch reported that a strong thunderstorm gust front blew down a tree near the intersection of Maddox and Beechtree Pikes.

Wider weather episode

A large cluster of severe storms developed over southeast Indiana and Ohio during the afternoon and evening hours. After sunset, these storms became more linear and quickly advanced southward with a strong outflow gust front. This gust front and trailing line of storms produced a swath of minor wind damage as they plowed into northeast Kentucky during the mid-to-late evening hours but rapidly weakened after dropping south of the Mountain Parkway. No weather observing stations in the Jackson forecast area measured severe wind gusts; however, a 67 mph gust was recorded at the Fleming Mason Airport just north of the Fleming County line.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 956146. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.