Pike storm history

A fatal car accident, the result of icy road conditions, occurred in the South Williamson area on US 119. There were a total of around 30 accidents around the county. Most of these were of the non-injury variety.

A man was killed when a tree fell on his car as he was driving past the Grapevine Elementary School on Hwy 194.

A woman was swept away in flood waters near the intersection of Walters Road and KY Hwy 1460 east of Pikeville.

People were trapped on the roof of their home in Meta on Highway 119 along Coons Creek. Flooding problems began around 8 pm. Two people died during this flooding event. Both deaths were health related and not directly caused by flood waters.

A man leaned over the railing of a highway bridge and fell over 240 feet to his death on the hillside below. The man was watching the flood waters of Racoon Creek from the bridge.

Widespread flash flooding occurred across the area prompting the county to be a Presidentially declared disaster area. Up to 5 inches fell in less that 3 hours on already saturated ground. Massive road and bridge damage resulted. Over 200 homes were affected by flooding with 5 ho…

Several roads and sewer systems were destroyed from incessant heavy rainfall across especially the southern part of the county.

At 1530 EST, February 16, the Big Sandy River crested at 39.95 feet in Pikeville. This is 4.95 feet above flood stage.

Greater than 6 inches of water was flowing over KY-80, about a mile NW of the Cedarville community.

The Pike County EM reported a tree down on the 1800 Block of Lower Pompey Branch Rd.

The Pike County EM said that there was a tree down on KY-319 near the Hardy ballpark.

Chloe Road was closed near Pikeville Elementary School due to water over the roadway from Lower Chloe Creek.

A spotter sent a photo of hail falling between 12:15 and 12:20pm EDT in the Elkhorn City area.

The Pike County EM sent in a reported of a measured 2.0 inch hailstone in the Fedscreek community.

Trees were downed on East Shelbiana Road in the Garden Village community, between Peyton Creek Road and Greasy Creak Road.

Trees were downed between the 400 and 500 block of Lick Branch Road, just south of Shelbiana.

Pike County dispatch reported a utility line knocked down onto a roof and a power pole blown over in the 3000 block of Fedscreek Road in the community of Fedscreek.

Pike County dispatch reported a tree blown down and blocking Raccoon Road at the 6500 block in the community of Raccoon.

Pike County dispatch reported a tree downed and hanging over East Shelbiana Road in the 4000 block, causing the road to be partially blocked.

Pike County dispatch reported a tree blown down and partially blocking Hurricane Road at the 4400 block, near Cynthiann Church.

A picture of hail estimated to be around the size of a golf ball was sent in from the town of Belfry.

A picture on social media showed a measured 1-inch hailstone along Upper Blackberry Road, southwest of the Ransom community.

A member of the public reported 1 inch hail at the intersection of Open Fork and Bent Branch Road just east of Meta.

Both a public report and a media report shared photos of 2 inch hail having fallen in the McAndrews community in Pike County.

A picture on social media showed half dollar sized hail in the community of Pinsonfork (along Pond Creek Road).

A report on social media showed quarter-sized hail along Meathouse Road in the community of Kimper.

A person on social media reported dime sized hail just west of Coal Run Village in Pike County.

A report was relayed via mPING, stating 1 inch (quarter sized) hail in the Pikeville area.

Reports on social media showed downed trees along Island Creek Road in Pike County, southwest of Pikeville.

Law enforcement initially reported that a roof was blown off a structure, with additional damage to the second story of the same structure along US-23 between Boldman and Broad Bottom. Debris was reported to be blocking all lanes of US-23. In addition, power lines were also blown…

Powerlines were reported to have been blown down at the mouth of Long Fork near Virgie.

Storm damage to a roof was reported on social media at the 700 block of Lowes Branch Road in the Mayflower community, north of Pikeville.

NWS Storm Survey team noted sporadic tree damage along Red Bird Lane in the Boldman community (south and west of US-23), with additional tree damage having occurred across the Levisa Fork of the Big Sandy River.

Widespread heavy and highly variable snow fell across Pike County on January 19th and into the morning of the 20th. During the afternoon of the 19th, numerous public and official reports showed accumulations mounting, with totals generally ranging from 2.3 to 4.5 inches. By that …

Snow began falling in Pike County on the afternoon of January 10th and continued in some areas until after midnight. Late on the evening of the 10th, at 2347 EST, the county emergency manager reported a measurement of 5.0 inches of snow at Forest Hills, indicating significant acc…

Snow began in Pike County late on the morning of January 5th, falling heavily at times before transitioning to freezing rain and rain later in the day. Several snowfall reports were received during the afternoon as the snow accumulated. At 1320 EST, a report of 4 inches of snow w…

Two weather stations, the Pike County Airport and the Kentucky Mesonet station 3 miles south of Pikeville, recorded peak wind gusts of 52 mph at 955 AM EST and 57 mph at 200 PM EST, respectively. Wind damage around the county suggests that locally higher wind gusts occurred. The …

Two large trees were snapped at the base by thunderstorm wind gusts at consecutive properties along Cedar Creek Road in Pikeville. The locations along the road were not given.

Pike County dispatch reported a tree down across railroad tracks adjacent to KY-194, near South Johnson Bottom Road just outside the community of Freeburn.

State police reported a tree down in the 6700 block of Robinson Creek Road near the community of Robinson Creek, blocking both lanes.

State Police reported several trees blown down onto Collins Highway near the intersection with Buckfield Road just north of the Yeager community.

State Police reported a tree blocking US-460 near the intersection with Blair-Adkins Road, between the communities of Millard and Draffin.

Pike County 911 reported a tree down at the corner of Gillespi Branch and Greasy Creek Road, north of the Greasy Creek community.

A tree was downed onto Indian Creek Road near the intersection with Anderson Fork.

Trees were downed on KY-194 at Dry Branch, northeast of Pikeville.

Trees were downed in the Pinsonfork community.

Trees were reported blown down in the Ashcamp community of Pike County.

Trees were reported to have been blown down in the community of Virgie.