Local Storm Report
Issued by NWS Paducah, KY
Issued by NWS Paducah, KY
113 NWUS53 KPAH 182247 LSRPAH Preliminary Local Storm Report National Weather Service Paducah KY 547 PM CDT Sat May 18 2024 ..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON... ..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.... ..REMARKS.. 0730 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 6 WNW Johnsonville 38.55N 88.64W 05/08/2024 Wayne IL NWS Storm Survey A swath of straight line winds of 75 to 85 mph began about 6 miles northwest of Johnsonville, IL and extended east northeast into the town of Rinard. Most of the damage in this swath included uprooted trees, as well as trees or large tree branches snapped. There were some homes that were damaged due to trees falling on them. Several power lines and poles were also broken because of fallen trees. A localized downburst occurred within this area of straight line winds on the south end of Brush Creek Campground, just west northwest of Sam Dale Lake. Winds of around 100 mph caused a small swath of several dozen snapped pine trees. A few buildings on the campground were also damaged. && $$ CW