Thunderstorm Wind — Harlan, Kentucky

2023-07-01 · near Clover Fork, Harlan, Kentucky

37 MG

Magnitude

Event narrative

A 43 mph wind gust was measured by the Harlan County mesonet site at an elevation of 4031 feet.

Wider weather episode

Two rounds of storms impacted eastern Kentucky on July 1st, 2023. The first was a MCS traveling from NW to SE across the state. This resulted in a couple rounds of storms and wind damage in Powell and Montgomery Counties between 3:30 and 6:30am. The second set of storms developed along a warm front across the central and western portion of the state, and moved eastward throughout the afternoon, but did not result in any severe weather reports. However, the KY Mesonet station on Black Mountain did gust to 43 mph as one of the storms moved through.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1124095. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.