Thunderstorm Wind in Laurel County, Kentucky

Thunderstorm Wind June 17, 2025 · Laurel County, Kentucky

58 mph

Estimated gust (50 kt)

$1K

Crop damage

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

A tree was reported down on Route 229 around 4 miles south of the intersection between KY-1189 and KY-229 and in the vicinity of Camp Ground School.

The wider storm

A slow moving system approached Kentucky from the west on the 17th. Abundant southerly flow increased moisture across our area. The slow moving nature of the trough and increased moisture advection led to the Storm Prediction Center issuing a Slight Risk for excessive rainfall across the area. These storms dropped substantial rainfall, and also resulted in gusty winds. Anticedent moisture conditions were already saturated due to rainfall the previous few days, which may have aided in the damage.

Began near Boreing (37.0352, -83.9912).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1292631. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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