Damaging Winds in Kentucky, June 14, 2005

Name: Damaging Winds in Kentucky, June 14, 2005
Start: 2005-06-14T16:10
End: 2005-06-14T16:35
Location: Kentucky

June 14, 2005 · NWS RLX · 4 events in 3 counties and zones

4 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: 4

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 Jun 14, 1:41 PM EST, 2 hours 29 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 14, 1:41 PM EST, 2 hours 29 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
241 PM EDT TUE JUN 14 2005

.SHORT TERM (REST OF TONIGHT)...

SEVERE PARAMETERS CONTINUE TO LOOK FAVORABLE INTO THIS EVENING AND
NO MAJOR CHANGES MADE AS SEVERE WEATHER HAS ALREADY STARTED PANNING
OUT JUST UPSTREAM OF FORECAST AREA.  RUC...NAM AND GFS LESS BULLISH
WITH EVENT NOW WITH LESS MOISTURE AND MUCH LOWER POPS.  THIS APPEARS
AT ODDS WITH ACTIVITY UPSTREAM BUT IT APPEARS MODELS ARE PICKING UP
ON SLIGHTLY STRONGER LOW TO MID LEVEL FLOW...A DIFFERENCE WHICH MAY
BE JUST ENOUGH TO SHEAR THINGS OUT AS WE MOVE INTO THIS EVENING.

UPPER DIV IS NOT VERY IMPRESSIVE ON NAM ANYMORE EXCEPT NORTH OF
FORECAST AREA AND OTHER MODELS AGREE...GFS WAS NEVER THAT BULLISH
HERE.  OPTED TO STAY WITH LIKELY POPS...NEITHER INCREASING NOR
DECREASING FOR THE TIME BEING AND THIS IS A COMPROMISE OF SORTS.

LOWER MAV NUMBERS ON LOWS TONIGHT MOST LOCATIONS REFLECT FASTER
TIMING OF PARENT MODEL ON PROGRESS OF FRONT AND WENT NEAR TO
SLIGHTLY ABOVE.

&&

.PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...
(ISSUED 210 PM EDT TUE JUN 14 2005)

LONG TERM (WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY)...

UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL BE WRAPPING AROUND THE GREAT LAKES REGION.
THIS COMBINED WITH AFTERNOON HEATING COULD HELP SPARK AN AFTERNOON
THUNDERSTORM WEDNESDAY ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE CWA...WITH
SOME COOLER AIR MOVING IN IN THE MID LEVELS.  TEMPERATURE WISE...NOT
A LOT OF COOLING AT THE SFC UNTIL THURSDAY...WHEN LOW TO MID 70S ARE
FIGURED.  WITH UPPER LEVEL LOW RESIDING TO OUR NORTH THROUGH
FRIDAY...WILL BE DIFFICULT TO GET RID OF LOW POPS ALL TOGETHER.

PREVIOUS DISCUSSION (18Z TO 18Z)...
(ISSUED 125 PM EDT TUE JUN 14 2005)

AVIATION...

OVERNIGHT FOG WILL BE HIGHLY DEPENDENT ON THE AMOUNT OF AFTERNOON
PRECIPITATION.  OTHERWISE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN MIXED THROUGH
MOST OF THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...LIMITING LIFR FOG DEVELOPMENT.

COUPLE OF LINES OF THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY PUSHING IN FROM WESTERN AND
CENTRAL OHIO.  OTHER THAN A FEW POP UP STORMS...HAVE TIMED THE FIRST
LINE TO APPROACH HTS AROUND 2030Z...AND PKB MORE TOWARDS 21Z.  AS
THESE STORMS NEAR...MAY NEED TO INCREASE POTENTIAL WIND GUSTS ABOVE
THE 40KTS CURRENTLY FORECAST FOR OUR WESTERN SITES.

OTHERWISE...FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON WILL KEEP BKN MID DECK ACROSS
THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE CWA WITH MORE BREAKS FIGURED SOUTH OF PKB
AND CKB.

PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...
(ISSUED 1158 AM EDT TUE JUN 14 2005)

SHORT TERM (REST OF TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT)...

WATCH BOX 480 SVR ISSUED JUST AS I WAS READY TO ISSUE SHORT TERM
UPDATE SO TIMING WORKED WELL.

ILN SOUNDING SHOWS VIRTUALLY NO CAP AND CU ALREADY GOING UP QUICKLY
ACROSS THE AREA.  CAPES UP TO 2500 J/KG ON LOW 70S DEW POINTS...AND
35-45 KTS THROUGH THE LOW AND MID LEVELS...COUPLED WITH GOOD UPPER
DIV AHEAD OF APPROACHING SHORT WAVE...MAKE SEVERE ALL BUT A SLAM
DUNK LATER THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING.  WITH WET BULB HIGH AND
SHEAR UNIDIRECTIONAL...EXPECT DAMAGING WIND TO BE THE MAIN THREAT.

SOUTHERN EDGE OF THREAT NEAR HTS TO CRW CORRIDOR LOOKS GOOD AS MEAN
WIND AND UPPER DIVERGENCE DROP OFF SIGNIFICANTLY SOUTH OF THERE
GIVEN TRACK OF SHORT WAVE.

OTHERWISE LITTLE CHANGE NEEDED TO ONGOING FORECAST.  CHANGED WEATHER
TERMS TO COVERAGE AND LIMITED THUNDERSTORM THREAT AFTER MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT AS STABILITY IS LOST BEFORE DAWN.

TEMPERATURES BY AND LARGE ON TRACK.

&&

.RLX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WV...NONE.
OH...NONE.
KY...NONE.
VA...NONE.

&&

SHORT TERM...TRM

Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 14, 3:11 AM EST, 12 hours 59 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
411 AM EDT TUE JUN 14 2005

KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-VAZ003-004-WVZ005>011-
013>020-024>040-046-047-150810-
ATHENS OH-BARBOUR WV-BOONE WV-BOYD KY-BRAXTON WV-BUCHANAN VA-
CABELL WV-CALHOUN WV-CARTER KY-CLAY WV-DICKENSON VA-DODDRIDGE WV-
FAYETTE WV-GALLIA OH-GILMER WV-GREENUP KY-HARRISON WV-JACKSON WV-
JACKSON OH-KANAWHA WV-LAWRENCE OH-LAWRENCE KY-LEWIS WV-LINCOLN WV-
LOGAN WV-MASON WV-MCDOWELL WV-MEIGS OH-MINGO WV-MORGAN OH-
NICHOLAS WV-PERRY OH-PLEASANTS WV-POCAHONTAS WV-PUTNAM WV-RALEIGH WV-
RANDOLPH WV-RITCHIE WV-ROANE WV-TAYLOR WV-TYLER WV-UPSHUR WV-
VINTON OH-WASHINGTON OH-WAYNE WV-WEBSTER WV-WIRT WV-WOOD WV-
WYOMING WV-
411 AM EDT TUE JUN 14 2005

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEASTERN OHIO...
NORTHEASTERN KENTUCKY...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...AND MOST OF WEST
VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...

FAST MOVING THUNDERSTORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL OF BECOMING
SEVERE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING.  THE RISK OF
BRIEF...BUT DAMAGING...WINDS GUSTS IS HIGHER THAN THE LARGE HAIL
THREAT.

SOUTHEAST OHIO...NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL
PORTIONS OF WEST VIRGINIA...HAVE A GREATER RISK OF SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS...COMPARED TO FURTHER SOUTH...IN EXTREME SOUTHERN WEST
VIRGINIA OR SOUTHWESTERN PORTIONS OF VIRGINIA.

INCREASE YOUR WEATHER AWARENESS NOW.  BE PREPARED FOR THE POSSIBILITY
OF FAST APPROACHING THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE
MID AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY
THIS EVENING.

KTB

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 14, 2:53 PM EST, 1 hour 17 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA

353 PM EDT TUE JUN 14 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...

..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....

            ..REMARKS..

0335 PM     TSTM WND DMG     NELSONVILLE             39.43N 82.22W

06/14/2005                   ATHENS             OH   PUBLIC

            LARGE BRANCHES BROKEN.

            EVENT OCCURRED BETWEEN

            335 PM 06/14/2005 AND 350 PM 06/14/2005

&&

Local storm report, Jun 14, 3:31 PM EST, 39 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA

431 PM EDT TUE JUN 14 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...

..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....

            ..REMARKS..

0347 PM     TSTM WND DMG     CHAUNCEY                39.40N 82.13W

06/14/2005                   ATHENS             OH   PUBLIC

            LARGE BRANCHES BROKEN.

            EVENT OCCURRED BETWEEN

            347 PM 06/14/2005 AND 402 PM 06/14/2005

&&

Local storm report, Jun 14, 3:33 PM EST, 37 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
433 PM EDT TUE JUN 14 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0420 PM     TSTM WND DMG     BEVERLY                 39.55N 81.64W
06/14/2005                   WASHINGTON         OH   EMERGENCY MNGR

            LARGE BRANCHES DOWN.

&&

PG

Local storm report, Jun 14, 3:54 PM EST, 16 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
454 PM EDT TUE JUN 14 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0415 PM     TSTM WND DMG     MALTA                   39.65N 81.86W
06/14/2005                   MORGAN             OH   EMERGENCY MNGR

            LARGE LIMBS AND POWER LINES DOWN.

0415 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 S MCCONNELSVILLE      39.64N 81.84W
06/14/2005                   MORGAN             OH   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES DOWN NEAR ROKBY LOCKS.

&&

PG

Local storm report, Jun 14, 4:00 PM EST, 10 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA

500 PM EDT TUE JUN 14 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...

..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....

            ..REMARKS..

0442 PM     TSTM WND DMG     MARIETTA                39.43N 81.45W

06/14/2005                   WASHINGTON         OH   PUBLIC

            LARGE BRANCHES BROKEN.

            EVENT OCCURRED BETWEEN

            442 PM 06/14/2005 AND 457 PM 06/14/2005

&&

Local storm report, Jun 14, 4:06 PM EST, 4 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
506 PM EDT TUE JUN 14 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0450 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 SE MARIETTA           39.40N 81.42W
06/14/2005                   WASHINGTON         OH   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            LARGE TREE LIMBS DOWN ON ROUTE 7.

0437 PM     TSTM WND DMG     LOWELL                  39.53N 81.51W
06/14/2005                   WASHINGTON         OH   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            LARGE TREE DOWN ON ROUTE 60.

&&

PG

The radar

The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 80 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:12 UTC.

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Event by event

4 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Carter

When: June 14, 4:10 PM EST
Where: Carter County, Olive Hill
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 38.300, -83.167

Trees and power lines were knocked down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Greenup

When: June 14, 4:30 PM EST
Where: Greenup County, 1 mi SW of Greenup
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 38.567, -82.850

Trees fell across Route 3307.

Thunderstorm Wind, Boyd

When: June 14, 4:35 PM EST
Where: Boyd County, Westwood
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 38.483, -82.667

Trees and power lines fell.

Thunderstorm Wind, Carter

When: June 14, 4:35 PM EST
Where: Carter County, Hitchins
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 38.283, -82.917

Trees came down along Route 1.

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

Every storm in Kentucky in 2005 Every state in 2005 This day in weather history Warnings in Kentucky, June 2005

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: 5455992, 5456280, 5456278, 5456279.