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Thunderstorm Wind in Lee County, Kentucky

Thunderstorm Wind June 18, 2025 · Lee 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 Dunigan Branch Road near Coal Branch road, just east of Beattyville.

The wider storm

Just 24 hours after the last round of storms brought damage to eastern Kentucky, another round of storms impacted the region on the evening of June 18th. A surface low pressure system was located to our northwest, across northern Illinois throughout the day on the 18th, accompanied by a cold front draped across the Mid-Mississippi Valley and into the Southern Plains. A longwave trough was also moving across the region, with amplified SW flow moving into KY and the Ohio Valley. Storms developed throughout the day, south of the cold front, with the front edge progressing eastward, reaching eastern Kentucky by the evening. The storms resulted in one severe thunderstorm warning, which verified with a downed tree report from Lee county - the sole damage report.

Began near St Helens (37.5676, -83.6529).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1295090. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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