Breathitt storm history

Multiple reports of flash flooding were received across southern Breathitt County during the overnight hours of the 27th into the 28th. These are some of the reports that were made: 10:48 PM EST - A bridge was washed out along Bowling Creek Road near Altro. 10:50 PM EST - Flash f…

A woman died in a car crash during the predawn hours of Thursday, February 6th, 2014 when the SUV she was driving hit a patch of ice around the 6 mile marker of Hwy 476 in the Clayhole community. Her car struck a tree and went into the creek that runs along the road there. It app…

Around one inch of rain fell between 4 and 11 am. This resulted in stream rises in the county. Streams rose high enough to cover low water bridges. A 54 year old male attempted to drive across a low water bridge near Taulbee. Water was about 2 feet deep and the car was swept off …

At 0900 EST, February 17, the North Fork of the Kentucky River crested at 37.32 feet in Jackson. This is 8.32 feet above flood stage.

A tree was reportedly blown down along Bowlings Creek Road about 1.5 miles from the mouth of the holler.

A tree was reportedly blown down onto power lines along KY-541 near the Mount Carmel School.

Water was reported over the road at Meatscaffold Road, off KY-30 East, as well as at Bert Barnett's and Slate Branch.

A photo was shared that showed at least a foot of water over Quicksand Road at the Happy Church in the Quicksand community. Kentucky Transportation Cabinet trucks were manning both sides of the water to deter vehicles from crossing.

A photo was submitted showing two hailstones with a diameter greater than 2 inches in the Lost Creek community. The largest stone appears to be 2.75 inches or larger.

A photo on social media showed 2 to 2.50-inch diameter hail stones in the community of Ned.

A photo shared on social media showed a small stream (Cockrell Fork) flooding out of its banks and over Cockrells Fork Road in the community of Ned.

A photo was shared on social media of multiple hail stones at least 2 inches in diameter near the community of Ned.

Trees and powerlines were reported to have been blown down in and near the community of Whick, mainly along KY-1110.

A video on social media showed flash flooding at the intersection of Whick Lick Branch Road and Bowling Road, northwest of the Whick community, likely due to Lick Branch rising out of it's banks.

A report on social media stated that a tree was downed and blocking the westbound lane of KY-476 between Flintville and Clayhole.

A social media report along Russell Branch Road, near Flint Ridge Cemetery Road, showed mostly smaller stones, but a couple of quarter-sized stones mixed in.

Social media report of a tree down on Privett Lane in the Wolverine area of Breathitt County.

Social media report of a small tree down on a barn near the end of Freeman Fork Road in extreme SW Breathitt County.

A tree was reported to have been blown down onto KY-30 near the Shoulderblade community.

A picture showed nickel sized hail 1 mile SSW of Quicksand in Breathitt County.

Quarter sized hail was reported about 3 miles from KY-15 on KY-476 in the Clayhole community.

In addition to large hail, several trees were reported to have been downed along KY-476, about 3 miles from KY-15 in the Clayhole community, with power going out as a result.

Half dollar sized hail was reported in the Vancleve community, via a picture on social media.

An outbuilding, a fence, and trees were knocked down and damaged along Smith Branch Road, between Ruby Drive and Copperhead Road, due to thunderstorm wind gusts that occurred. The same storm also resulted in large hail around 1.00 inch.

Pictures on social media show water flowing across Morgue Fork Rd near the community of Sewell.

Snow accumulated throughout the day on January 19th. Several reports between 2.6 and 3.6 inches were received during the afternoon and evening. The highest amounts were reported late in the evening, with a public report of an estimated 4.3 inches in the Bowlings Creek community a…

Several inches of snow and isolated significant ice accumulation occurred on January 5th and 6th, 2025. Snowfall reports on the afternoon of the 5th began with a picture on social media from Whick at 1300EST showing 4 inches of measured snow. At 1325EST, a storm total of 4 inches…

Five observing stations in Breathitt County reported wind gusts, though peak speeds differed dramatically due to exposure. The strongest recorded wind gust of 56 mph occurred around 318 PM EST at the NWS Jackson ASOS. Meanwhile, the adjacent Jackson RAWs recorded a peak gusts of …

A tree was blown down on KY-30 East, about 1 mile east of Airport Road.

Breathitt county dispatch reported a tree blown down in the 5900 block of Canoe Road, in the community of Canoe.

A tree was downed along KY-15 near the Watts community. The exact location of the downed tree was not given.

A tree was downed on Riley Branch blocking the roadway near the community of Clayhole.

A social media report told of utility poles broken and trees down on Lick Branch Road in the Noctor community.

Breathitt County dispatch reported a couple trees blown down about 7 miles up KY-378, near the Taulbee community.

A tree was reported blown down around 2 miles SE of Chenowee, likely along Puncheon Creek and Belcher Fork Road.

Reports in excess of 4 inches (Winter Storm Warning Criteria) were made in several locations around Breathitt County by the early morning hours of January 15. Multiple locations reported between 4.1 and 4.7 inches. With a second wave of snow, snow totals increased to 7.1 inches i…

A tree was blown down along KY-1812 near the top of Panbowl Hill, approximately 2.5 miles from the intersection of KY-1812 and KY-15.

A tree was blown down along KY-476 in the vicinity of Clayhole, approximately 3.5 miles from the highway's intersection with KY-15.

Multiple trees were blown down on KY-1812 atop Frozen Hill.

NWS employees at WFO Jackson estimated wind gusts of 60 to 70 mph at times for an approximately 5 minute period from 5:03 PM to 5:08 PM.

The JCAK2 Jackson RAWS station reported a peak wind gust of 61 mph.

A tree was reported down on KY-1098, about 2 miles from KY-15 near Jackson.

A member of the public reported two trees blown down near the mouth of Bowling Creek.

NWS employee reported a tree blown down by thunderstorm winds along KY-30 approximately 2 miles northeast of Guage.

NWS employee reported 2 trees blown down by thunderstorm winds along KY-30 approximately 2 miles northeast of Guage.

Three observing stations in Breathitt County, including the ASOS at the NWS office in Jackson, reported high wind gusts. The NWS Jackson WFO reported a 65 mph gust at 8:40 PM EST. The Jackson RAWS station, located nearby, reported a 58 mph gusts at 8:56 PM EST. Meanwhile, the Ken…