Straight-Line Wind Damage in Anderson County on June 18, 2015

Jun 18, 2015 Anderson County Straight-Line Wind Damage

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
236 PM EDT Fri Jun 19 2015

...NWS Damage Survey for 06/18/2015 Anderson County Wind Damage...

.Alton, Kentucky...

Peak Wind:                 70-75 MPH
Fatalities:                0
Injuries:                  0

Start Date:                Jun 18, 2015
Start Time:                6:08 PM EDT
Start Location:            1 SSE Alton, KY

End Date:                  Jun 18, 2015
End Times:                 6:14 PM EDT
End Location:              2 NNW Tyrone, KY

Survey Summary:
The National Weather Service, in conjunction with Anderson County 
emergency management, determined that the damage in the community of 
Alton was straight-line wind damage between 70 and 75 mph.

The damage began at approximately 6:08 PM at Floridatile on Alton 
Road, where a car port was blown 400 yards ENE across a field and 
into the parking lot of the maintenance shop.  Two semi-trailers 
were toppled over onto their sides. The maintenance shop's roof 
sustained substantial damage.

East of the shop on the 1200 block of Alton road, a private 
residence had several Bradford Pear trees blown over, all facing due 
east.  One house sustained roof damage.

Further east at the daycare center at Chico Drive and Lawrenceburg 
Road, the roof sustained substantial damage on the upwinds (western) 
face and was thrown 50 yards and landed on some cars in an auto body 
shop's parking lot.  Several buildings just west of US 127 had minor 
roof and siding damage.

The survey team investigated a radar couplet from Thursday evening 
further east of the main damage area.  The team drove on Jenny 
Lillard Road and came across an area with five or six trees knocked 
down.  The team classified this damage as straight-line wind damage 
between 65 and 70 mph.

Note: The information in this statement is preliminary and subject to
change pending final review of the event and publication in NWS
storm data.

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