Trees, wires down in Jefferson County after storm; gusts reported at 75 mph
The Courier-Journal • October 26, 2010 In the wake of a storm that swept through Jefferson County on Tuesday, emergency officials said there were dozens of reports of downed trees and electrical wires throughout the county, but no major damage, according to MetroSafe Communications officials.
LG&E’s outages website showed less than 4,000 customers reporting they’d lost electricity throughout Jefferson County.
Dispatchers reported an overturned vehicle at Newburg Road and Broadmore Boulevard.
As the worst of the storm blew through, the National Weather Service issued a tornado warning for Jefferson and the surrounding counties.
One report of a brief funnel cloud touching down along the Ohio River in Louisville was made to the weather service, but it had not been confirmed.
A weather service official said it appeared that a McAlpine Locks and Dam worker reported the funnel cloud near the river.
A funnel cloud also was reported near Dixie Highway just south of the Watterson Expressway, but there was no confirmed touchdown, said Mike Crow, a weather service meteorologist.
He said gusts were reported by one storm spotter as high as 75 mph in the Gene Snyder Freeway and Old Henry Road area, but most of the gusts topped out at 40 to 50 mph in the region.Crow said the heaviest of the rainfall and wind gusts have passed the Louisville area, leaving mostly light rain to fall into the evening. A half-inch to an inch fell in the region during the brunt of the storm, Crow said, which wasn’t a “drought buster,” but it was still a good amount
