Damage Survey for July 27th Microburst in Union County Kentucky



































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.