Thunderstorm Wind — Elliott, Kentucky

2016-06-23 · near Culver, Elliott, Kentucky

Event narrative

Trees were blown on Green Briar Road.

Wider weather episode

Severe weather struck eastern Kentucky on June 23, 2016. Numerous strong to severe storms raked across the area during the afternoon and evening hours. These storms were part of a large MCS that had formed in the southern Great Lakes region during the early afternoon hours just to the south of a slowly southward moving cold front. The storms crossed the Ohio River during the mid afternoon hours of June 23rd, and finally entered eastern Kentucky just before 430pm. These storms downed numerous tress as they moved across eastern Kentucky. The storms sustained themselves and produced severe weather until a little after 830pm on this day.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 634062. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.