Kentucky, 2001

Damaging Wind in Kentucky, August 23, 2001

August 23, 2001 · NWS RLX · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
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  • Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$2,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Charleston, WV wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Aug 23, 2:25 PM EST, 1 hour 15 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 23, 2:25 PM EST, 1 hour 15 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
325 PM EDT THU AUG 23 2001

ACTIVE EVENING ON TAP AS S/W MOVES ACROSS REGION TONIGHT. THIS S/W
HAS PLENTY OF MOISTURE TO WORK WITH ALONG WITH HEATING THIS
AFTERNOON. MODELS IN AGREEMENT ON FRONT PUSHING SOUTH OF FORECAST
AREA TONIGHT.  AS S/W PASSES OVER REGION AND TURNS UPPER FLOW
TOWARDS NORTHWEST.  WHILE LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN WILL BE WITH SOME
THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING THE SOUTHWARD PUSH AND CELL MOVEMENT
SHOULD PREVENT TRAINING.  HIGH BUILDS IN DURING FRIDAY AND SATURDAY
BUT NEXT SYSTEM TO PUSH ACROSS REGION BY SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY.
REST OF EXTENDED LOOKS DRY AND COOL THROUGH THURSDAY.

.RLX...
WV...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 9PM FOR
     WVZ005>008-013>016-024>028-033>038-046-047.
VA...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 9PM FOR VAZ003-004.
KY...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 9PM FOR KYZ101>103-105.
OH...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 9PM FOR OHZ086-087.

.END/SIKORA

In the hours before

Local storm report, Aug 23, 2:15 PM EST, 1 hour 25 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA
0315 PM EDT THU AUG 23 2001

THE FOLLOWING REPORTS ARE UNOFFICIAL AND MAY HAVE BEEN COLLECTED
FROM UNTRAINED SOURCES

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0313 PM    CLENDENIN                 WV   WIND DAMAGE
08/23/01   KANAWHA                        LARGE BRANCHES BROKEN.
                                          EVENT OCCURRED BETWEEN
                                          0258 PM  AND  0313 PM
Local storm report, Aug 23, 2:36 PM EST, 1 hour 4 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA
0336 PM EDT THU AUG 23 2001

THE FOLLOWING REPORTS ARE UNOFFICIAL AND MAY HAVE BEEN COLLECTED
FROM UNTRAINED SOURCES

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0334 PM    BECKLEY                   WV   1.00 INCH HAIL
08/23/01   RALEIGH                        EVENT OCCURRED BETWEEN
                                          0319 PM  AND  0334 PM
Local storm report, Aug 23, 3:10 PM EST, 30 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA
0410 PM EDT THU AUG 23 2001

THE FOLLOWING REPORTS ARE UNOFFICIAL AND MAY HAVE BEEN COLLECTED
FROM UNTRAINED SOURCES

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0408 PM    OCEANA                    WV   1.25 INCH HAIL
08/23/01   WYOMING                        EVENT OCCURRED BETWEEN
                                          0353 PM  AND  0408 PM
Local storm report, Aug 23, 3:16 PM EST, 24 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA
0416 PM EDT THU AUG 23 2001

THE FOLLOWING REPORTS ARE UNOFFICIAL AND MAY HAVE BEEN COLLECTED
FROM UNTRAINED SOURCES

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0414 PM    OCEANA                    WV   1.00 INCH HAIL
08/23/01   WYOMING                        EVENT OCCURRED BETWEEN
                                          0359 PM  AND  0414 PM

The radar

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Carter

When
August 23, 3:40 PM EST
Where
Carter County, 1 mi E of Grayson
Property damage
$2,000
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
38.333, -82.933

A few trees and large branches were knocked down.

What these are

Thunderstorm Wind
Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5263048.