Tracking Storm System Across the Central U.S.

A storm system will continue to produce widespread showers and thunderstorms as it progresses eastward across the central U.S. into the Northeast through the weekend. There are risks of severe thunderstorms and excessive rainfall on Saturday from the Ozarks into the mid-Mississippi River Valley with potential for damaging winds, large hail, tornadoes, and flash flooding. Read More >

Overview

Severe storms pummeled central portions of eastern Kentucky during the evening hours of May 26, 2019. These thunderstorms developed along a surface boundary, in tandem with a mesoscale convective vortex.

These features helped to organize storms into a line, which swept across eastern Kentucky and produced several reports of damage. Numerous trees were blown down from Rockcastle to Martin and Pike Counties. This subsequently led to thousands of power outages across eastern Kentucky.

Shelf Cloud near London - Courtesy of Johnnie Nicholson.

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5 pm - 9 pm May 26, 2019 Radar Loop.

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Local Storm Reports received from May 26, 2019

The local storm reports are preliminary and are subject to change.

Environment

Day 1 Severe Weather Outlook Issued by the Storm Prediction Center (SPC) in Norman, Oklahoma.

The DCAPE (Downdraft CAPE) can be used to estimate the potential strength of rain-cooled downdrafts (damaging wind potential) within thunderstorms. Larger DCAPE values are associated with stronger downdrafts. Values around 1000 are generally considered favorable for strong winds.

8 pm Analyzed Surface Map by the Weather Prediction Center (WPC).

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Tracking Storm System Across the Central U.S.

Severe Winds Strike Central Portions of East Kentucky During the Evening of May 26, 2019