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Thunderstorm Wind in Breathitt County, Kentucky

Thunderstorm Wind June 17, 2024 · Breathitt County, Kentucky

58 mph

Estimated gust (50 kt)

$2K

Crop damage

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

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

The wider storm

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.

Began near Taulbee (37.6374, -83.3430).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1192716. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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