Tag: wind

FRANKFORT…GEORGETOWN…CYNTHIANA…
LAWRENCEBURG…VERSAILLES…LEXINGTON…PARIS…CARLISLE…
SPRINGFIELD…HARRODSBURG…NICHOLASVILLE…WINCHESTER…
LEBANON…DANVILLE…LANCASTER…RICHMOND
138 PM EDT SUN SEP 14 2008
…HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON…
…WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM
EDT THIS EVENING…
AS THE REMNANT OF HURRICANE IKE MOVES QUICKLY NORTHEAST ACROSS
INDIANA STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL OCCUR OVER THE BLUEGRASS
REGION OF CENTRAL KENTUCKY. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH WIND GUSTS TO 65 MPH POSSIBLE.
EXPECT TRESS AND POWERLINES TO BLOW OVER AS WELL AS SOME
STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO ROOFS HOMES AND BUILDINGS. STAY AWAY FROM
DOWNED POWERLINES AND WATCH FOR FALLING TREES. SMALL FIRES MAY
ALSO BE POSSIBLE.
CAUTION SHOULD BE USED IF DRIVING A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE TODAY…
ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE DRIVING IN AN EAST OR WEST DIRECTION AS
DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS CAN MAKE DRIVING HAZARDOUS.
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Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage

The winds from what had been Ike are really whipping in the area. There are (unsurprisingly) reports of trees and lines down throughout the county. A few minutes ago, it was reported that a window was blown out of the side of the City Hall building (a city fire unit is responding to investigate).
Most of the Cynthiana Fire Department has been dispatched to various parts of the city to respond to limbs being down, and other reports of sparking or arching power lines. One of the last more interesting reports was of a downed tree on Broadway, which had tangled into some lines, fallen, and landed on top of a parked car.
Needless to say, caution is advised for anyone who is outdoors and in or around any vessel, vehicle, or structure which may be affected by these strong gusts of winds…
…as of this moment, the NWS hasn’t published any reports of damage in Cynthiana.