NWS Announces Highest Recorded Wind Speeds in the Tri-State

The wind advisory was lifted at 6 AM Thursday.

(Wilmington, Oh.) – The National Weather Service in Wilmington has released the highest wind reports since Wednesday morning.

The entire tri-state area was under a wind advisory from Wednesday at noon to Thursday morning at 6:00.

As of Thursday morning, the highest wind speed in the Eagle Country area occurred in Vevay at 56 MPH. The wind speed was recorded at 12:25 a.m.

Other high winds reported include:

  • Lawrenceburg: 47 MPH at 11:40 p.m. and 12:44 a.m.
  • Versailles: 51 MPH at 11:08 p.m.
  • Batesville: 47 MPH at 11:38 p.m.
  • Versailles: 47 MPH at 9:29 p.m.
  • CVG: 48 MPH at 11:06 p.m.
  • Burlington: 41 MPH at 12:30 a.m.
  • Carrollton: 46 MPH at 11:10 p.m.

Observations were collected from a variety of sources with varying equipment and exposures.

For more information, visit Text Products for PNS Issued by ILN (weather.gov).

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