Thunderstorm Wind — Fleming, Kentucky

2024-06-29 · near Tilton, Fleming, Kentucky

Event narrative

Dispatch received 3 reports of trees downed from the Fleming County Garage Foreman in and near the community of Tilton. The trees were located on Mudsock Road, Pecks Ridge Road, and Three Mile Road.

Wider weather episode

While a cold front was slowly approaching the state from the NW on the day of June 29, a secondary boundary set up to the southeast, spanning across southcentral to northeast Kentucky. Along this boundary storms began to fire in the afternoon, creating a broken line. While most of the storms were strong but not severe, one storm in particular out-performed the rest in eastern Kentucky, resulting in both a Severe Thunderstorm Warning and Flash Flood Warning for Bath, Fleming, and Rowan counties in the northern portion of the JKL CWA. Fleming County dispatch received reports of several downed trees as the storm rolled through, all concentrated near the town of Tilton.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1192723. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.