Strong Wind in Boyd, Kentucky

During the late evening hours of December 4th, a cold front progressed through the Ohio Valley and promoted strong to gusty winds in its wake. The front arrived into eastern Kentucky around midnight and swept through the area during the early morning on the 5th. The strongest wind gust for the area was measured in Boyd County, where a Mesonet station observed a 49 mile per hour gust near the town of Ashland. Gusts of 35 to 45 miles per hour were common around the state during that time as the front continued its passage overhead. Downed trees and power lines resulted in thousands of power outages to customers within eastern Kentucky. Winds subsided quickly after sunrise on the 5th as high pressure built into the Tennessee Valley.