A anomalously moist air mass combined with temperatures well into the 90s provided ample instability and moisture across central Kentucky June 21-23. Passing weather systems were the focus for thunderstorm development in the afternoon hours. The environment was most supportive for damaging winds and torrential rainfall.

Thunderstorm Wind in ANDERSON, KENTUCKY
From 23-JUN-16 17:15:00 to 23-JUN-16 17:15:00 (EST-5)
Location: GLENSBORO
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: State Official

State officials reported trees down on Vaughn Road due to severe thunderstorm winds.

Thunderstorm Wind in LINCOLN, KENTUCKY
From 23-JUN-16 18:15:00 to 23-JUN-16 18:15:00 (EST-5)
Location: STANFORD
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: State Official

State officials reported trees down in the area due to severe thunderstorm winds.

Thunderstorm Wind in HART, KENTUCKY
From 23-JUN-16 18:47:00 to 23-JUN-16 18:47:00 (CST-6)
Location: ROWLETTS
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

The Hart County emergency manager reported several trees down across the county due to severe thunderstorm winds.

Thunderstorm Wind in BOURBON, KENTUCKY
From 23-JUN-16 16:48:00 to 23-JUN-16 16:48:00 (EST-5)
Location: NORTH MIDDLETOWN
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: State Official

State officials reported several trees down in the area due to severe thunderstorm winds.

Thunderstorm Wind in METCALFE, KENTUCKY
From 23-JUN-16 19:38:00 to 23-JUN-16 19:38:00 (CST-6)
Location: CURTIS
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: State Official

State officials reported several trees down in the area due to severe thunderstorm winds.

Thunderstorm Wind in EDMONSON, KENTUCKY
From 23-JUN-16 19:32:00 to 23-JUN-16 19:32:00 (CST-6)
Location: CHALYBEATE
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: County Official

Edmonson County officials reported many trees and power lines down in the area due to severe thunderstorm winds.

Lightning in MADISON, KENTUCKY
From 22-JUN-16 10:00:00 to 22-JUN-16 10:00:00 (EST-5)
Location: RICHMOND
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Broadcast Media

Employees working at the Cabinet for Health and Family Services were shocked when lightning stuck the building. Lightning also sparked a garage fire on Hume Branch Road near Waco.

Thunderstorm Wind in GRAYSON, KENTUCKY
From 23-JUN-16 16:11:00 to 23-JUN-16 16:11:00 (CST-6)
Location: FENTRESS MC MAHON
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: State Official

State officials reported trees down along Duff Road due to severe thunderstorm winds.

Thunderstorm Wind in JEFFERSON, KENTUCKY
From 23-JUN-16 16:16:00 to 23-JUN-16 16:16:00 (EST-5)
Location: VALLEY STATION
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Broadcast Media

Local broadcast media meteorologists reported trees down in Valley Station.

Thunderstorm Wind in GRAYSON, KENTUCKY
From 23-JUN-16 16:25:00 to 23-JUN-16 16:25:00 (CST-6)
Location: BIG CLIFTY
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: State Official

State officials reported trees down near St Paul and Elizabethtown Road due to severe thunderstorm winds.

Thunderstorm Wind in NELSON, KENTUCKY
From 23-JUN-16 17:07:00 to 23-JUN-16 17:07:00 (EST-5)
Location: BOURBON SPGS
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

The public reported a tree blocking Old Nazareth Road.

Thunderstorm Wind in GARRARD, KENTUCKY
From 23-JUN-16 17:58:00 to 23-JUN-16 17:58:00 (EST-5)
Location: LANCASTER
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

The public reported trees down at the local elementary school.

Thunderstorm Wind in MARION, KENTUCKY
From 23-JUN-16 18:30:00 to 23-JUN-16 18:30:00 (EST-5)
Location: JESSIETOWN
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: State Official

State officials reported trees down near Highway 412 due to severe thunderstorm winds.

Thunderstorm Wind in CLINTON, KENTUCKY
From 23-JUN-16 19:35:00 to 23-JUN-16 19:35:00 (CST-6)
Location: ALBANY
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

A tree fell down on Lynnview Drive due to severe thunderstorm winds.

Thunderstorm Wind in WARREN, KENTUCKY
From 23-JUN-16 20:13:00 to 23-JUN-16 20:13:00 (CST-6)
Location: SMITHS GROVE
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

A trained spotter reported trees down across Highway 31W.

Thunderstorm Wind in JEFFERSON, KENTUCKY
From 23-JUN-16 16:09:00 to 23-JUN-16 16:09:00 (EST-5)
Location: HIGHLANDS
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Broadcast Media

Local broadcast meteorologists reported trees were down near Dundee Road and Strathmoor Boulevard.

Thunderstorm Wind in NELSON, KENTUCKY
From 23-JUN-16 17:12:00 to 23-JUN-16 17:12:00 (EST-5)
Location: BARDSTOWN
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

The public reported trees down in Bardstown.

Flash Flood in SIMPSON, KENTUCKY
From 21-JUN-16 16:49:00 to 21-JUN-16 16:49:00 (CST-6)
Location: HICKORY FLAT
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Several inches of rain in a very short duration resulted in Kentucky Highway 100 to be closed at Hickory Flats due to high water.

Hail in CLARK, KENTUCKY
From 21-JUN-16 13:35:00 to 21-JUN-16 13:35:00 (EST-5)
Location: WINCHESTER
Magnitude: 0.88 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Hail in JEFFERSON, KENTUCKY
From 23-JUN-16 16:20:00 to 23-JUN-16 16:20:00 (EST-5)
Location: SYLVANIA
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Hail in JEFFERSON, KENTUCKY
From 23-JUN-16 16:30:00 to 23-JUN-16 16:30:00 (EST-5)
Location: AUDUBON PARK
Magnitude: 1.75 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Broadcast Media

Hail in SPENCER, KENTUCKY
From 23-JUN-16 16:37:00 to 23-JUN-16 16:37:00 (EST-5)
Location: TAYLORSVILLE
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Broadcast Media

Thunderstorm Wind in CLARK, KENTUCKY
From 21-JUN-16 13:30:00 to 21-JUN-16 13:30:00 (EST-5)
Location: OLD PINE GROVE
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

A trained spotter reported several large trees down along Winchester Road in Fayette and Clark counties.

Thunderstorm Wind in JEFFERSON, KENTUCKY
From 23-JUN-16 16:02:00 to 23-JUN-16 16:02:00 (EST-5)
Location: AUDUBON PARK
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Broadcast Media

Local broadcast media reported trees down in the area.

Thunderstorm Wind in JEFFERSON, KENTUCKY
From 23-JUN-16 16:12:00 to 23-JUN-16 16:12:00 (EST-5)
Location: HIGHLANDS
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

The public reported trees down in the area.

Thunderstorm Wind in BOURBON, KENTUCKY
From 23-JUN-16 16:40:00 to 23-JUN-16 16:40:00 (EST-5)
Location: PARIS
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Broadcast Media

Local media reported to the NWS large trees were down in Bourbon County.

Thunderstorm Wind in JEFFERSON, KENTUCKY
From 23-JUN-16 16:50:00 to 23-JUN-16 16:50:00 (EST-5)
Location: VALLEY STATION
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Broadcast Media

Severe thunderstorm winds resulted in a tree falling through a roof of a home.

Thunderstorm Wind in BULLITT, KENTUCKY
From 23-JUN-16 17:13:00 to 23-JUN-16 17:13:00 (EST-5)
Location: SHEPHERDSVILLE
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Power lines were reported down by the public.

Thunderstorm Wind in ADAIR, KENTUCKY
From 23-JUN-16 17:45:00 to 23-JUN-16 17:45:00 (CST-6)
Location: KNIFLEY
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Local law enforcement reported several trees down in the area.

Thunderstorm Wind in EDMONSON, KENTUCKY
From 23-JUN-16 19:32:00 to 23-JUN-16 19:32:00 (CST-6)
Location: CHALYBEATE
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: County Official

Edmonson County officials reported numerous trees and power lines down in the area.

Thunderstorm Wind in HENRY, KENTUCKY
From 23-JUN-16 15:15:00 to 23-JUN-16 15:15:00 (EST-5)
Location: PORT ROYAL
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: State Official

State officials reported trees down in the area due to severe thunderstorm winds.

Thunderstorm Wind in WASHINGTON, KENTUCKY
From 23-JUN-16 17:25:00 to 23-JUN-16 17:25:00 (EST-5)
Location: ST CATHERINE
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: State Official

State officials reported trees down in the area due to severe thunderstorm winds.

Thunderstorm Wind in MARION, KENTUCKY
From 23-JUN-16 17:48:00 to 23-JUN-16 17:48:00 (EST-5)
Location: LEBANON
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: State Official

State officials reported trees down in the area due to severe thunderstorm winds.

Thunderstorm Wind in BOYLE, KENTUCKY
From 23-JUN-16 17:55:00 to 23-JUN-16 17:55:00 (EST-5)
Location: MITCHELLSBURG
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: State Official

State officials reported trees down in the area due to severe thunderstorm winds.

Thunderstorm Wind in WASHINGTON, KENTUCKY
From 23-JUN-16 21:25:00 to 23-JUN-16 21:25:00 (EST-5)
Location: FREDRICKTOWN
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: State Official

State officials reported trees down in the area due to severe thunderstorm winds.