Additional rounds of thunderstorms are expected Thursday and Thursday night across Oklahoma and north Texas, with risks for both large hail and flash flooding. Strong winds may accompany any storms from east Texas northeast through the lower Great Lakes. Read More >
Overview
A bowing line segment with an embedded Mesoscale Convective Vortex moved through far southern Illinois into the Jackson Purchase area of west Kentucky during the morning hours before slowly losing strength as it moved east of the KY Lakes region. Most communities within the path experienced winds between 25 to 45 mph. However, the storm intensified over Marshall County where a microburst produced winds up to 85 mph in Draffenville, KY.
Microburst:
Microburst - Draffenville, Kentucky
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