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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Louisville, KY
210 PM EDT Fri Apr 5 2024 /110 PM CDT Fri Apr 5 2024/

...NWS Damage Survey for 04/02/2024 Straight-Line Wind Event Update...

.Update...Further damage points were surveyed across Fayette County.

.Fayette County...

Estimated Peak Wind:    95 mph
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               1

Start Date:             04/02/2024
Start Time:             09:14 AM EDT
Start Location:         1 NNW Holiday Hills / Fayette County / KY
Start Lat/Lon:          38.0626 / -84.5626

End Date:               04/02/2024
End Time:               09:26 AM EDT
End Location:           1 NNW Athens / Fayette County / KY
End Lat/Lon:            37.9611 / -84.371

Survey Summary:
The National Weather Service visited several concentrated areas
of damage across Fayette county. On Alexandria Street northwest
of downtown, near High Point Farm, several decayed trees were
downed and a barn was damaged. Estimated straight-lined winds of
up to 80 mph likely caused this damage.

The National Weather Service storm survey team confirmed straight-
line wind damage on Versailles Rd (Highway 60) in Lexington.
There were many topped, twisted, and uprooted trees, and facing
to the east.  The wind damage was consistently between 60 and
65 mph along Versailles Road. However, at the Lexington, Fayette
County emergency services center on Cisco Rd, two large trailers,
fully loaded and chalked, were moved to the east. A light pole got
snapped from its ground anchor. Several cars were damaged by the
falling trees. Wind speed estimates here were 75 to 85 mph.

Another area of damage at 1202 Versailles Rd at a strip mall, had
some roof panels and trees topped, twisted and uprooted.
Straight-line winds speeds were estimated to be around 70 mph.

Another focused damage point occurred in the 1800 block of
Melrose Ave. Several large and old pin oak trees were felled by
straight-lined winds of 80-100 mph. A few of these fell on homes,
including one that had residents inside, one with a head injury.
Another tree fell on a car, whose owner had just gotten out of the
vehicle.

No known damage occurred southeast of this area until closer to
Athens. Some damage was noted along Athens-Boonesboro Rd, close
to I-75. A more concentrated area of tree damage occurred along
the north end of Canebrook Dr. A row of about a dozen softwood
trees were snapped, parallel to I-75. The people cleaning up the
damage said all the trees were laying out to the east. Once again
90-100 mph winds likely caused this damage.

The damage path ended along BlueSky Parkway and KingPost Rd,
where some garage doors got busted inward and a large part of
metal structures roof was peeled off. Estimated wind speeds here
were 85-95 mph.

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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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