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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE, KY
435 PM EDT WED SEP 2 2026 /335 PM CDT WED SEP 2 2026/
..NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 08/22/26 THUNDERSTORM WIND EVENT
CUMBERLAND COUNTY DAMAGING STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 90 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 1.80 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 800 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 08/22/2026
START TIME: 4:57 PM CDT
START LOCATION: 3 W KETTLE / CUMBERLAND COUNTY / KY
START LAT/LON: 36.7062, -85.4157
END DATE: 08/22/2026
END TIME: 5:02 PM CDT
END LOCATION: LITTRELL / CUMBERLAND COUNTY / KY
END LAT/LON: 36.6837, -85.3991
SURVEY SUMMARY:
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONDUCTED A DAMAGE SURVEY IN CUMBERLAND
COUNTY, SOUTHWEST OF BURKESVILLE, FOR THE STORMS THAT OCCURRED ON
AUGUST 22, 2026. STRAIGHT LINE THUNDERSTORM WIND DAMAGE FROM A
DOWNBURST WAS DETERMINED TO HAVE OCCURRED WITH A WIDTH OF 800 YARDS
AND A LENGTH OF 1.80 MILES FOR A DURATION OF 5 MINUTES.
EXTENSIVE TREE DAMAGE WAS OBSERVED TO OCCUR ALONG CALLOWAY CREEK ON
A HILLSIDE ALONG OLD GALLOWAY ROAD. MANY TREES WERE UPROOTED AND
DAMAGED WITH LARGE BRANCHES SNAPPED. DRONE FOOTAGE CONFIRMED THAT
MOST OF THE DAMAGE WAS POSITIONED TO THE SOUTHWEST DIRECTION. SOME
TREE UPROOTS TOWARD THE BEGINNING OF THE DAMAGE PATH WERE FACING THE
NORTHWEST, WHICH WOULD BE CONSISTENT WITH A THUNDERSTORM DOWNBURST
SCENARIO WHERE WINDS FOLLOWED THE NEARBY TERRAIN. DAMAGE CONTINUED
TO THE SOUTHEAST ALONG ROUTE 953 AND ENDED ALONG POPLAR GROVE ROAD,
WHERE THE MOST SIGNIFICANT STRUCTURAL DAMAGE OCCURRED TO 3 BARNS
THAT WERE BLOWN DOWN. NO ADDITIONAL DAMAGE WAS OBSERVED BEYOND
POPLAR GROVE ROAD.
WHILE THERE WAS A REPORT OF A FUNNEL CLOUD ALONG HIGHWAY 61 NEAR THE
DOLLAR GENERAL OUTSIDE THE KETTLE COMMUNITY, THERE WAS NO INDICATION
FROM THE DIRECTION AND NATURE OF THE DAMAGE THAT A TORNADO OCCURRED.
BASED ON RADAR DATA FROM THREE DIFFERENT SOURCES, THE AREAS THAT WERE
HEAVIEST DAMAGED OCCURRED IN THE THUNDERSTORM REAR FLANK DOWNDRAFT.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WOULD LIKE TO THANK CUMBERLAND COUNTY
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT FOR THEIR ASSISTANCE COMPLETING THE SURVEY, AND
TO THE HELPFUL PROPERTY OWNERS WHO PROVIDED EYEWITNESS ACCOUNTS OF
THE STORM.
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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