Thunderstorm Wind — Boyd, Kentucky

2024-06-29 · near Bellefonte, Boyd, Kentucky

Event narrative

Power lines were downed and arced along Main Street in Bellefonte.

Wider weather episode

On the afternoon of June 29th, strong to severe thunderstorms quickly developed during peak heating hours with the help of a nearby cold front and unseasonably hot temperatures across northeast Kentucky. Strong wind gusts accompanying these storms caused several areas of downed trees and power lines in Greenup and Boyd Counties. There was also an instance of flash flooding in downtown Ashland, where a passing storm produced heavy downpours that flooded a local road during the afternoon and into the evening of the 29th. Storms quickly progressed into West Virginia that evening, bringing the risk of severe weather to an end that day.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1181813. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.