Mccreary storm history

Dispatch reported a couple of very large storage buildings, composed of metal siding and wood framing, were destroyed as severe thunderstorm winds moved through south of Whitley City.

A trained storm spotter reported 1.99 inches of rain had fallen in Whitley City in the last 24 hours. The spotter added that at the same location 4.89 inches of rainfall fell over the last 72 hours.

A member of the public measured 2.14 inches of storm total rainfall for the day in Whitley City, most of which fell in the last half hour.

A trained spotter reporeted nickel- to quarter-sized hail north of Whitley City.

A picture posted on social media showed a 2-inch hail stone near KY-700 and Jennys Branch Road, east of the Marshes Siding community.

A picture on social media showed very large hail occurring at mile marker 6 on E. Williamsburg St., just east of Whitley City, near the intersection with Watters Ridge Road. The picture showed a hail stone in someone's hand, stretching 4 fingers wide. Another report a few minutes…

The Kentucky Mesonet station 3 miles north of Whitley City reported a peak wind gust of 30 mph at 225 PM EST. However, the Whitley County dispatch reported that multiple trees and a utility line were blown down at both near Whitley City and Pine Knot, suggesting that locally high…

McCreary county dispatch reported a tree blown down and blocking KY-90 (Cumberland Falls Road) in the 2300 block, not far from Parkers Lake.

A report was relayed of a tree down at the intersection where Old Bailey Road turns into Hollaway Cemetery Road near Whitley City.

Trees were reported down just north of Whitley City, near the Marshes Siding community. The public report also included power flashes during this time as well.

Reports of trees and power lines down throughout the county, including a few trees blocking roadways.

Trees and powerlines were downed north of Whitley City. Additional tree damage was reported countywide.

Downed trees and powerlines along the 800 block of KY-700 (Sandhill Road), NNE of Whitley City.

Powerlines were down along the 800 block of US-27 north in Whitley City.

County dispatch reported tree blown down on US-27.

A tree was blown down onto Sandhill Road in the Marshes Landing community.

McCreary County had multiple reports of wind damage, all within a fairly short amount of time. At 12:55 PM EDT, a tree was reported to have been blown down on KY-1363 near Yamacraw. At 1:00 PM, another tree was reported to have been blown down at Marshes Siding. Then 5 minutes la…

The McCreary County Mesonet station, located 3 miles N of Whitley City, only recorded a peak weak gust of 35 mph, which isn't very concerning. However, a picture on social media from a public source showed a large tree was blown down in the Pine Knot Community at 4:40 PM EST, sug…

A trained spotter reported numerous trees down on their property.

Dispatch reported that a tree was down near mile marker 4 on KY-90.

A tree was reported down near mile marker 7 on KY-700 near the community of Marshes Siding.

A tree was reported down near the intersection of KY-1651 and Old US-27.

A tree was reported down near the Pine Knot Elementary School, near the intersection of KY-2792 and US-27.

A tree was reported down on East Appletree Road, about 0.4 miles from the intersection with KY-1651.

Multiple trees were blown down in and around Strunk.

Numerous trees were blown down throughout the county, including in the community of Pine Knot.

A public report from Marshes Siding, Kentucky reported multiple trees down due to the gust front.

Sporadic large tree damage was reported across the county. The McCreary County dispatch reported that strong wind gusts had blown down a large tree onto a road around 6:49 PM on the 30th, approximately 3 miles NNW of Hollyhill. At 10:30 PM another large tree was reportedly blocki…

A storm total snowfall of 5.0 inches was reported in Blue Heron at 9am EST.

After a period of mixed precipitation and limited impacts during the morning hours of the 16th, periods of heavy, wet snow fell through the afternoon and evening. The highway department measured a storm total snowfall of 5.0 inches at 2 AM on the 17th. An estimated 4.0 inches was…

The maximum storm total snowfall amount reported was 5.5 inches in Whitley City, KY from a member of the public.

A tree was reported down along Hwy-92 West near the Wayne/McCreary county line.

A tree was reported down on Round Top Road west of Pine Knot.

A tree was reported down across Murphy Ridge Road near the community of Strunk.

A tree is down and blocking Laurel Cemetery Road near the McCreary County Airport.

Trees were blown down onto Hwy-90 in the vicinity of Vanover Ridge Road near the community of Parkers Lake.

Multiple trees were blown down along KY Hwy 90. The trees took down powerlines.

Multiple trees were reported down along Hwy-1045 near the community of Beulah Heights.

Dispatch reported that Hwy 1363 is closed between mile markers 5 and 8 due to high water on road.

A trained spotter reported getting hail just SW of the Hollyhill community, stating that some hail may have been slightly larger than a half dollar.

The cooperative observing station near Whitley City measured 4.20 inches of rainfall in a 24 hour period.

The cooperative observing station just south of Stearns reported 3.16 inches of rainfall in a 24 hour period.

The Kentucky Mesonet station just north of Whitley City measured 4.05 inches of rainfall in a 24 hour period.

Three to four inches of snow was reported in Whitley City.

A trained spotter measured 0.32 inches of ice accumulation on a fallen tree in Whitley City.