Letcher storm history

Multiple reports of flash flooding were received across the eastern half of Letcher County. Some of these reports include: 01:00 AM EST - Pictures show a car forced into a culvert pipe by flash flooding in front of the Colson Volunteer Fire Department. 05:00 AM EST - The Isom IGA…

A report on social media showed a metal building in the 4300 block of KY-7 (between the Jeremiah and Letcher communities) with a peeled back roof. Pieces of sheet metal were blown straight into the yard of the neighboring property, along with lawn ornaments, outdoor furniture, an…

The Letcher County EM shared pictures of downed trees and powerlines along KY-7 between Adams Branch Road and CR-1339, just southwest of Isom.

Letcher County dispatch reported trees blown down in many parts of the county, but did not provide specific details. KY-160 and KY-1103 apparently stood out as highways which saw a greater number of trees down.

Kentucky State Police reported a tree blown down near the Millstone community in Letcher County.

The Letcher County Emergency Manager reported that Camp Branch was out of its banks, causing several inches of water to be flowing over Hwy-931.

Another social media picture shows hail scattered on the ground in the community of Eolia. Multiple stones of at least quarter-size are visible.

KY-1862 (Thornton Road) was impassable due to low-lying area flooding near mile marker 5.6, just north of Thornton.

Picture on social media showed minor flooding at the mouth of Smoot Creek Road behind the Action Auto, just north of Van, due to a plugged culvert.

Variable amounts of snow fell across Letcher County on January 19th and into the morning of the 20th. On the 19th, reports included a measured 2.0 inches from the CO-OP observer at Skyline at 1110EST, and a measured 4.0 inches from the Emergency Manager in Colly by 1607EST. Anoth…

Snow fell intermittently in Letcher County, beginning around midday on January 10th and continuing through the evening. The following morning, on January 11th, consistent storm total snowfall amounts were reported by CO-OP Observers across the county. Both the observer at Skyline…

Snow began in Letcher County on the morning of January 5th, before changing over to freezing rain and rain during the afternoon and into the night. Rapid accumulation was reported by the early afternoon. At 1231EST, the public reported 3.5 inches of snow 1 mile south-southwest of…

Two weather observing stations, a personal weather station 1 mile northeast of Payne Gap and a Kentucky Mesonet station 2 miles northwest of Whitesburg, reported wind gusts of 41 mph at 1112 AM EST and 29 mph at 845 AM EST, respectively. Even so, Letcher County dispatch reported …

Report of multiple trees down on KY-160 near the community of Gordon, not far from Kingdom Come State Park.

Numerous reports of trees and power lines down throughout the county.

While there were no storm total snowfall reports for Letcher County on January 16th, there was a report that verified the Winter Storm Warning the evening before. An amateur radio operator reported 4.5 inches of snow had fallen so far as of 7:53pm January 15 in the community of B…

WXKQ relayed a social media report showing a large tree down on the Camp Branch side of Thorton (Thorton Road) in the vicinity of Tim Hall Timber Trucking.

A tree was blown down along KY-7 near Letcher County Elementary and Middle School.

County highway department reported a tree down on KY-3403 in the vicinity of Partridge.

County highway department reported a tree blown down onto KY-1469 near the Pike/Letcher county line.

County highway department reported a tree blown down in McRoberts.

County highway department reported that several trees were blown down onto KY-3409 between Jenkins and McRoberts.

A member of the public reported large limbs blown down between Fleming-Neon and Jackhorn.

County highway department reported a tree blown down onto KY-805 between 1 and 2 miles from the Pike County Line.

County highway department reported a tree blown down onto Old US-119 at Partridge.

At 2:55 PM EDT, a public weather station in the Jenkins community measured a wind gust of 58 mph. Only a few minutes later, around 3:00 PM, the Colson Volunteer Fire Department reported that a volunteer firefighter operating the CFD Engine #1 was injured when a tree fell off the …

The Letcher County Mesonet, located 2 miles NW of Whitesburg, only reported a peak gust of 39 pmh. However, damage in the community of Hammond would suggest stronger wind gusts. At 9:30 PM the Department of Highways reported that both lanes of KY-805 were blocked between mile mar…

Pictures show King's Collision (NAPA store) in Neon surrounded by flash flood waters. The waters were up to the floor of a vehicle in the parking lot. The media also reported flash flooding on the streets at the intersection of KY-317 and KY-343 just past King's Collision.

Flash flooding across portions of Letcher County persisted into areal flooding. In addition the river gauge at Whitesburg went from 2 feet around midnight on the 28th to a minor flood stage of 10 feet by 5:30 AM EST, then to a height of 22.03 feet by 10 AM EST. At this point the …

Many trees were blown down along KY-160 in the Roxana area, blocking the roadway.

Multiple trees were blown down and blocking KY-805 in the Jenkins area.

Multiple trees down in the Isom area.

A tree was blown down on KY-7 near the community of Deane.

A tree was blown down in the Fleming-Neon community.

Thunderstorm wind gusts partially damaged the roofs of both a barn and a shed off of Ingram Creek Road near Linefork.

A tree was blown down onto a home, briefly trapping the occupants inside. They were freed shortly after by emergency crews. No injuries were reported.

Between 7:00am and 9:00am EST, totals ranging from 6.0 to 10.0 inches were reported across central and southeast Letcher County by the public and COOP observers. The 10-inch report was measured 2 miles SSE of Whitesburg. An additional public report of 7.8 inches of storm total sn…

After a period of mixed precipitation during much of the day on the 16th, snow fell heavily at times during the evening into the overnight. The department of highway reported 4.3 inches of snow at Whitesburg and approximately 6 inches atop Pound Gap along US-23 and along US-119 a…

A maximum snowfall amount of 6.5 inches was reported 1 mile N of Oven Fork, along the crest of Pine Mountain on US-119 by the Dept. of Highway. Meanwhile, a trained spotter located 1 mile NNW of Farraday received 4.5 inches as of 7:22 PM EST.

Maximum amount of snow is estimated to be 4.0 inches on Pine Mountains from the Highway Department. Total snowfall is averaged 2.0 inches for the remainder of Letcher County.

A tree was blown down along US-119N.

A tree was blown down in along US-119N.

The public reported several trees down near the community of Polly due to strong thunderstorm wind gusts that moved through.

Multiple trees were reported down on Highway 1862 in the community of Thorton.

Water was reported surrounding a home on Cobra Lane northwest of Whitesburg.

The cooperative observer station near Ermine measured 2.20 inches of rainfall in a 24 hour period.

The cooperative observer station near the community of Skyline measured 2.65 inches of rainfall in a 24 hour period.

The Kentucky Mesonet station on the west side of Whitesburg measured 2.56 inches of rainfall in a 24 hour period.

An estimated 2.5 inches of snow fell near Farraday.