Kentucky, 2001

Damaging Wind in Kentucky, June 25, 2001

June 25, 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 Jun 25, 2:00 PM EST, 3 hours 30 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 25, 2:00 PM EST, 3 hours 30 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
300 PM EDT MON JUN 25 2001

SATELLITE CLEARLY SHOWS UPPER LOW IN EASTERN TN. SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS HAVE BEEN SPINNING UP INTO THE CWA FROM THE SOUTHEAST
MAINLY IN THE SOUTHERN SECTIONS OF THE AREA.

MODELS ARE ALL IN AGREEMENT IN TAKING THE UPPER LOW WEST THROUGH
TN. THE BEST CHANCES OF PRECIP FOR THE AREA...MAINLY SOUTHERN
SECTIONS OF CWA...WILL OCCUR AS THE UPPER LOW STAYS SOUTH
THROUGH EARLY WED. AS THE UPPER LOW DRIFTS TO OUR WEST WE WILL BE IN
A MORE STAGNET AIRMASS WITH NOT MUCH IN THE WAY OF CHANGES DAY TO
DAY. WILL MENTION THE CHANCE OF AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
THROUGH MOST OF THE EXTENDED.

MOS TEMPERATURES SEEM REASONABLE WITH HIGHS STAYING DOWN SOME FOR
TUES AND WED WITH THE BEST CHANCE FOR PRECIP AS THE LOW REMAINS
TO OUR SOUTH. AS IT DRIFTS WEST TEMPERATURES WILL INCREASE TO THE
MID 80S IN THE EXTENDED.

.JKL...NONE.

HJK

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 25, 3:58 PM EST, 1 hour 32 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON, KY
458 PM EDT MON JUN 25 2001

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

0138 PM    3 SW WILLIAMSBURG         KY   WIND DAMAGE
06/25/01   WHITLEY                        TREE DOWN ACROSS ELECTRIC
                                          LINES AND ON TOP OF HOUSE
                                          ON HWY 92W AT BRIER CREEK.
                                          REPORTED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT
Local storm report, Jun 25, 4:35 PM EST, 55 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON, KY
535 PM EDT MON JUN 25 2001

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

0505 PM    INDIAN BOTTOM             KY   .75 INCH HAIL.
06/25/01   LETCHER                        REPORTED BY PUBLIC.

The radar

The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 46 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:28 UTC.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Clay

When
June 25, 5:30 PM EST
Where
Clay County, Oneida
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
37.267, -83.633

Trees were blown down along Kentucky Highway 11.

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: 5253124.