http://www.crh.noaa.gov/pah/?n=strongwindswithike
A good link.
A intense windstorm unfolding across Western Kentucky during the morning and early afternoon hours of Sunday September, 14th, 2008. Remnants of Hurricane Ike intercepted a strong cold front around Northeast Arkansas. As the system become extra-tropical and moved along the fast moving cold front it raced across SE MO, Central IN, to NW OH and into Ontario. With dry air aloft mixing down of strong winds some 90MPH a few thousand feet above the ground led to wind gusts across West KY over 50MPH all across the West KY 22
Max gusts were of Hurricane force around Calvert City and isolated areas around Owensboro. Several areas were without power some esp in the more rural counties in far West KY were without power for several days. ALso 17 injuries occured in Hopkins County but no deaths occurred. Damages in the 22 West KY area were over 60million dollars.
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