Wolfe storm history

Baseball to apple size hail fell along a swath from Campton eastward to near Gilmore. Extensive damage was done to structures in downtown Campton, including roof damage to the high school.

A person on social media reported a large tree down near the mouth of Johnson Fork in the Hazel Green area of Wolfe County.

A tree was reported down near Rogers Elementary School.

The 911 call center reported one tree down had fallen onto KY-11 near the 4000 block in Campton.

A NWS employee reported a large tree and powerlines were reported to have been blown down between MM 12 and the Red River Elementary School on KY-191.

Pictures on social media showed multiple trees blown down, including onto residences and vehicles along Fallen Road, in the Insko community. Minor wind damage was also sustained to the siding and roofing of a single wide trailer.

A tree was blown down along the eastbound lane of the Mountain Parkway, between the Pine Ridge and Campton exits.

At least 8 trees blown down along KY-191 at the gap between Stillwater (creek) and the Trent community.

Two to three inch diameter tree branch blocking the northbound lane of KY Highway 1812 approximately one-half mile north of the Breathitt County line.

A member of the public reported nickel sized hail on Terrill Fork Road, nut northeast of Bethany.

A picture on social media showed hail around 1 inch in the community of Bethany in Wolfe County.

Social Media report (with pictures) of water covering Sandfield-Gosneyville Road in the 3500 block, NW of Hazel Green. Pictures taken looking towards Sandfield Community Church.

A report of estimated 60 mph winds, including a video, was posted on social media around 2 miles NNE of the Hollonville community in Wolfe County.

Snow began falling somewhat intermittently in Wolfe County during the early afternoon of January 10th and continued through the evening. On the following day, January 11th, several storm total snowfall reports were received from across the county. These included a public report o…

A winter storm brought heavy snow, significant ice, and widespread damage to Wolfe County on January 5th and 6th. Snow began on the morning of the 5th before transitioning to freezing rain during the afternoon, which persisted into the night. During the snow portion of the event,…

The RAWS atop Koomer Ridge recorded a peak wind gust of 64 mph at 1118 AM EST. A National Weather Service employee also reported an approximately 1-foot diameter pine tree uprooted and blown down onto a portion of KY-15.

Multiple trees were downed along Chimney Top Road in the Red River Gorge. Exactly locations along the road were not given.

Tree down on a vehicle along Hwy-715 somewhere between Zachariah and Pine Ridge, exact location not given.

A large healthy tree was downed onto Stamper Branch Road, just northwest of Hazel Green.

A NWS Employee reported that a tree had blown down across CR-3356 (Stamper Branch Road) near mile marker 1, just north of the community of Trent and west of Hazel Green.

Wolfe county dispatch reported a tree blown down about 2 miles up KY-715 North, north of Pine Ridge.

Wolfe county dispatch reported a tree blown down along Johnson Fork Road, south of Hazel Green.

A tree was reported to have been blown down near the Quillen Chapel Exit (Exit 42) of the Mountain Parkway.

While no storm total snowfall reports were made on January 16, there were a couple reports from the day before that exceeded warning criteria. 4.0 inches of snow was reported by the pubic at 9:45am 1 mile NNE of Hollonville (Terrell Fork Road Community). Later that day, broadcast…

An off-duty NWS employee reported 2 large trees down on Stamper Branch Road near mile marker 3 in the community of Hazel Green.

A tree was blown down and onto a residence near Campton.

A large tree branch was blown down on Rose Bend Road near the community of Bethany.

A large tree reportedly fell and blocked Tom Rose Branch Road near the community of Bethany.

Two picnic tables were flipped over and moved about 30 feet at the intersection of Terrill Fork and Holly roads.

County highway department reported a couple of trees blown down by thunderstorm winds onto KY-746 near MM 5.

Dispatch reported a couple instances of wind damage in the county. At 1:30 PM EDT, a powerline was blown down, and caused some grass to catch fire along Sandy Ridge Road just south of the High Falls Community. Then at 1:45 PM, a tree was reported to have been blown down in the Be…

The RAWS site at Koomer Ridge reported a peak wind gust of 62 mph at 7:09 PM EST. Meanwhile, several other reports of wind damage were made across the county around this same time. These reports include: At 7:10 PM EST - The Park Service at the Red River Gorge reported that stron…

A NWS employee came upon a road block around 5762 KY-15, northwest of Bethany, due to a hillside/driveway being washed out onto the road and making the road impassable.

A tree was reported down across KY-2491 just east of Campton.

The Red River was running high through Wolfe County. At 09:00 AM EST there was a report that the Red River was flooding across KY-205 at Lee City. At 11:38 AM EST a second report was made of several inches of standing water from the Red River in the Wolfe County Animal Shelter.

Several reports of flash flooding were received from Wolfe County during the evening and overnight hours of July 27th to July 28th. These reports included: 8:26 PM EST - Flash flood waters were reported up to the porches of Terrill Fork and Holly Roads near the community of Hollo…

A large tree limb was blown down onto Stamper Branch Road near the community of Toliver.

A tree fell on Hiram Branch Road. The tree fell onto a power line, taking out power to nearby customers.

Multiple trees were reported down on Glencarin Road in the community of Rogers.

A social media report showed 4 trees down and blocking the road near mile marker 48 on the Mountain Parkway.

A tree was blown down onto Calaboose Ridge Road.

A tree was blown down on Tar Ridge Road near Rogers.

A tree was blown down and onto a garage in Campton.

Numerous trees were blown down in and around Campton.

A member of the public reported a tree had been downed along KY-191 just outside of Campton.

The local highway department reported a tree blown down by thunderstorm winds in Baptist. Pea-sized hail was also observed.

Pictures on social media showed roofing blown off of a small home near Hazel Green. Another picture showed roofing removed from a structure in the Lacy Creek area.

A NWS employee reported a storm total of 5.6 inches in the northeastern part of Wolfe County at 9:37am EST.

After a period of mixed precipitation during much of the day on the 16th, snow fell heavily at times during the afternoon and evening. A snow report of 4.1 inches on Terrill Fork Road was received at 641 PM on January 16th, as per social media, and snow continued for several hour…