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Strong Wind — Barren, Kentucky

October 31, 2013 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Magnitude
35 MG
Area
Barren

Event narrative (NOAA)

Strong gradient winds felled a large limb of a pecan tree near Hays, KY, killing an elderly woman who was harvesting pecans at the time. A nearby Kentucky Mesonet site clocked winds gusting to 40 mph at the time.

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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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