June 18, 2026 -- Straight Line Winds in Pendleton County, KY

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June 18, 2026
Straight Line Wind Damage in Pendleton County, KY

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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
222 PM EDT Wed Jun 24 2026

...Straight-line Wind Damage Determined In Pendleton County...

The National Weather Service conducted a damage survey across 
portions of Pendleton County. The survey team noted extensive tree
damage across the southern half of the county. Some of the more 
significant damage occurred near several neighborhoods south of 
Falmouth, where numerous trees were uprooted/snapped at the base, 
along with structural damage to several homes and outbuildings. 
Most of the observed damage from these buildings was a loss of 
roofing material, but there were a couple of outbuildings that had
collapsed walls that lead to a complete failure of the structure.
This type of damage is consistent with winds of 80-85 MPH. There 
was additional tree damage in western portions of the county, 
as well as southeastern portions near McKinneysburg. When 
overlaying all of this damage with radar imagery, the likely cause
of this damage was from straight-line winds as an enhanced surge 
in the winds created a bowing segment feature on radar, with the 
apex of this bow moving through the southern half of Pendleton 
County.

The National Weather Service would like to thank Pendleton County
Emergency Management Agency and the State of Kentucky Emergency 
Management for their assistance in completing this survey.

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