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High Wind — Shelby, Kentucky

September 14, 2008 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
2
Property damage
—
Magnitude
52 EG
Area
Shelby

Event narrative (NOAA)

A 10 year old boy was killed when struck by a falling tree limb while mowing the lawn. Two other injuries were reported in Shelby county when a car fell on a father and daughter sitting in a car.

Other notable high wind events in Kentucky

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Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.

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