Thunderstorm Wind — Breathitt, Kentucky

2024-06-17 · near Taulbee, Breathitt, Kentucky

Event narrative

Breathitt County dispatch reported a couple trees blown down about 7 miles up KY-378, near the Taulbee community.

Wider weather episode

Kentucky was in strong southwesterly flow after the passage of a warm front earlier in the day, and ahead of an approaching cold front. With a warm/moist airmass in place, it was no surprise that scattered showers and thunderstorms were present through much of the day, especially in the afternoon, for Kentucky and surrounding states. By the evening, a couple storms became strong enough that NWS Jackson forecasters warned them. Ultimately two reports of damage came out of the storms that moved through, one in Leslie County and one in Breathitt County.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1192716. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.