Damage Survey for July 27th Microburst in Union County Kentucky

Thunderstorms and Heavy Rainfall in the Mid-Atlantic; Fire Weather Concerns in the West

Thunderstorms are expected to bring heavy rain and potential significant flash and urban flooding to the Mid-Atlantic on Thursday, especially along the I-95 urban corridor. Dry conditions, gusty winds, and isolated dry thunderstorms will continue to bring a critical fire weather threat to the northwestern Great Basin into the interior Northwest through Thursday. Read More >

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 347 PM CDT THU JUL 30 2015 ...NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 07/27/15 UNION COUNTY KENTUCKY MICROBURST EVENT... PEAK WIND /E/: 95 MPH PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 3.75 MILES PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 2200 YARDS FATALITIES: 0 INJURIES: 0 START DATE: JUL 27 2015 START TIME: 530 PM CDT START LOCATION: 8.5 MILES WNW OF MORGANFIELD...UNION CO. KENTUCKY END DATE: JUL 27 2015 END TIME: 534 PM CDT END LOCATION: 4.75 MILES NW MORGANFIELD...UNION CO. KENTUCKY SURVEY SUMMARY: DAMAGE NOTED JUST EAST OF THE OHIO RIVER...ENDING ALONG KENTUCKY HIGHWAY 360. DOZENS OF LARGE TREES UPROOTED AND NUMEROUS LIMBS DOWN. ONE HOME WITH DAMAGE TO ROOF. GARAGE DOOR PUSHED IN AND SUPPORT COLUMNS BLOWN OUT. A SEPARATE SMALL GARAGE WAS BLOWN PARTIALLY OVER. DOZENS OF ACRES OF CORN WERE BLOWN OVER. MOST OF THE DAMAGE WAS ALONG HIGHWAY 871 AND STATE ROUTE 946. SURVEYOR: SHANKLIN NOTE: THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENT AND PUBLICATION IN NWS STORM DATA.