Power Outage in Utica, KY

Thunderstorm Wind. A gust front marking the leading edge of severe thunderstorms produced winds up to 60 mph across northern Daviess County. A trained spotter estimated 60 mph winds in Owensboro. Power lines were down in Maceo.

June 29, 2023

Thunderstorm Wind. A peak wind gust of 66 mph was measured at the Owensboro airport. Highway 81 was closed due to power lines and poles on the highway.

April 05, 2023

A cold front trailed southwest from a 991-mb surface low over northern Michigan. Strong west to northwest winds behind this trailing cold front gusted from 40 to 50 mph. The peak measured wind gusts at airport sites included 51 mph at Hopkinsville/Fort Campbell, 48 mph at Murray and Henderson, 45 mph at Owensboro, and 41 mph at the Paducah airport. In McCracken County, Kentucky Highway 348 was blocked by downed trees and power lines near the 0.6 mile marker, west of the Fremont community.

April 01, 2023

A strong storm system led to significant impacts. Heavy rainfall amounts of 3 to 4.5 inches produced areas of flash flooding, with numerous road closures. The heavy rain drove the Ohio River above flood stage at Uniontown. Very strong wind gusts occurred, ranging between 50 and about 70 mph. These were associated with both thunderstorms and gradient winds afterwards. The line of storms moved through during the late morning and early afternoon, and then very strong gradient winds continued for several hours afterwards through the afternoon. An indirect fatality occurred the following day during cleanup operations. A 69-year-old man in Calloway County was killed when a large branch landed on him while he was cutting up the tree. The magnitude and duration of this wind produced significant damage to trees, power lines, and other outdoor property such as fences. Soggy ground due to the excessive rainfall likely contributed to some trees being more susceptible to being blown over. Numerous power outages occurred, some lasting into the following day. Six tornadoes occurred along the line of thunderstorms across western Kentucky. The strongest was rated EF-2 just south of Paducah. Finally, the lowest barometric pressure of all-time was observed in Paducah (977.7 mb). The center of the record strong low pressure system tracked from the bootheel of extreme southeast Missouri northeast right along the Ohio River. Very strong southwest winds occurred on the back side of the low pressure system in the afternoon. Gusts were up to around 60 mph. A semi was blown over on Interstate 24 in Trigg County.

March 03, 2023

Thunderstorm Wind. Pockets of wind damage occurred in western Daviess County. Two garages collapsed west of Highway 81, a few miles north-northwest of Moseleyville. In and near the small community of Rome, there was considerable wind damage. A pole barn was blown down. A semi was blown off the road on Highway 81. A power line was down. A large pine tree and a weeping willow tree were blown down. A wind gust to 61 mph was measured at the Owensboro airport before the power went out to the system.

March 01, 2023

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