Kentucky, 2001

Damaging Wind in Kentucky, July 3, 2001

July 3, 2001 · NWS JKL · 1 event in 1 county or zone

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

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
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 Jackson, KY wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 3, 2:53 PM EST, 4 hours 22 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 3, 2:53 PM EST, 4 hours 22 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
353 PM EDT TUE JUL 3 2001

MAIN FORECAST PROBLEM CENTERS AROUND POTENTIAL FOR CONVECTION UP
UNTIL THE EXTENDED PERIODS.

ONE WEAKENING MCS IS ABOUT TO ENTER NORTHERN KY FROM THE
NORTHWEST...WHILE ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT HAS BEGUN
WESTWARD IN SOUTHERN IN AND SOUTHERN IL. THUS FAR THE LESS ORGANIZED
SCATTERED CONVECTION HAS REMAINED TO OUR SOUTH.

OUR ATMOSPHERE IS CERTAINLY UNSTABLE WITH LIFTED INDICES IN THE
RANGE OF -4 TO -7. IF THE CAP DOES NOT BREAK DUE TO TERRAIN
INFLUENCES EARLY THIS EVENING OR DUE TO WEAKENING MCS MOVING INTO
THE AREA. THERE IS STILL A THREAT OF AN MCS DURING THE NIGHT (AS
SHOWN BY THE MESO ETA). AM NOT COMFORTABLE UNDERCUTTING GUIDANCE
POPS...WHICH ARE IN THE LIKELY CATEGORY FOR MOST OF THE AREA IN BOTH
SETS OF MOS.

ON WEDNESDAY...THE ETA SHOWS AN MCS EXITING THE AREA AT 12Z AND DOES
NOT GENERATE ANY MORE PRECIP BEFORE 00Z. HOWEVER..ALL THREE MODELS
(INCLUDING THE ETA) INDICATE INSTABILITY AND A FAVORABLE POSITION
UNDER THE RIGHT ENTRANCE REGION OF THE UPPER JET. BOTH SETS OF MOS
GUIDANCE SHOW LIKELY POPS...AND WILL STICK WITH THE LIKELY POPS
ALREADY IN ZFPJKL.

UPPER JET SUPPORT WANES WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THE SURFACE COLD FRONT
IS NOW NOT EXPECTED TO PASS UNTIL THURSDAY...SO WILL GO WITH JUST
CHANCE POPS ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT. CHANCE POPS CONTINUE ON THURSDAY AS
THE COLD FRONT SINKS SOUTH THROUGH THE AREA.

NGM MOS TEMPS LOOK TOO WARM ON WEDNESDAY...PROBABLY BECAUSE OF LOWER
LOW LEVEL DEW POINTS IN THE NGM ALLOWING MORE WARMING BEFORE
CONVECTION DEVELOPS. WILL GO CLOSER TO AVN MAV TEMPS. OTHERWISE...
THE GUIDANCE TEMPS ARE FAIRLY CLOSE AND LOOK REASONABLE.

.JKL...NONE.

HAL

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Breathitt

When
July 3, 7:15 PM EST
Where
Breathitt County, Lost Creek
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
37.483, -83.333

Trees were blown 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.

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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: 5257170.