Severe thunderstorms developed well ahead of an approaching cold front during the overnight hours of June 10th. These storms produced damaging winds, bringing down numerous trees, and causing some structural damage, across the area.
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The episode as NWS JKL wrote it up.
Severe thunderstorms developed well ahead of an approaching cold front during the overnight hours of June 10th. These storms produced damaging winds, bringing down numerous trees, and causing some structural damage, across the area. Another severe thunderstorm developed during the afternoon of June 10th along the cold front, bringing down a couple of trees.
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 9, 9:52 PM EST, 2 hours 43 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 1052 PM EDT MON JUN 9 2008 .SHORT TERM.../THE REST OF TONIGHT/...UPDATED BASED ON RECENT TRENDS OF CONVECTION ONGOING S AND W OF THE AREA IN ADVANCE OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT AND UPPER LEVEL SW/V AND RELATIVELY MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS IN PLACE...UPDATED TO INCLUDE SLIGHT CHANCE TO CHANCE POPS FOR THE ENTIRE NIGHT. SCATTERED CONVECTION OVER TN/SW VA SHOULD AFFECT PARTS OF THE SOUTHEAST CWA OVERNIGHT...WITH ADDITIONAL CONVECTION OVER CENTRAL KY AND THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU DRIFTING NE AND WEAKENING WITH TIME...THOUGH LIKELY STILL ISOLATED TO SCATTERED COVERAGE ONCE IT REACHES THE CWA. ALTHOUGH SOME AREAS OF CLEAR SKIES EXIST ATTM...INCREASED SKY COVER OVERNIGHT WITH CONVECTION EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE AREA AND DEBRIS CLOUDS ANTICIPATED OUTSIDE OF CONVECTION. THE PREVIOUS FORECAST LOW TEMPERATURES STILL LOOK REACHABLE AS VALLEYS SHOULD DROP OFF IN AREAS OF CLEAR SKIES OUTSIDE OF CONVECTION. THE PREVIOUS SHORT TERM FORECAST DISCUSSION FOLLOWS... /TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT/ UPPER TROUGH OVER THE GREAT PLAINS TODAY WILL HEAD EAST AND FURTHER SUPPRESS THE RIDGE OVER THE SE CONUS. THE SURFACE COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH IT WILL APPROACH THE REGION TONIGHT...AND ENTER ON TUESDAY...AFTER A WEAK LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES NORTHEAST ALONG THE FRONT OVER THE MIDWEST. THE FRONT WILL BE WEAKENING AS IT ARRIVES AND IS EXPECTED TO STALL AS IT TRIES TO EXIT TO OUR SOUTH. AT LEAST SCATTERED SHOWERS AND STORMS SHOULD OCCUR WITH THE FRONT ON TUESDAY. CLOUDS AND WHAT PRECIP OCCURS WILL LIKELY LIMIT OUR DESTABILIZATION...WITH HIGHS ONLY IN THE LOWER TO MID 80S FOR TUESDAY. WINDS ALOFT WILL BE MODEST AT BEST. THESE TWO FACTORS SHOULD LIMIT THE THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER. WITH LOSS OF HEATING...AND DRIER AIR TRYING TO MAKE ITS WAY IN AT THE LOWER LEVELS TUESDAY NIGHT...ANY LINGERING CONVECTION WILL END. CLOUDS WILL DECREASE AND WINDS WILL BE WEAK AND WILL DROP OFF...SO VALLEY FOG MAY BE A PROBLEM ON TUESDAY NIGHT IF THERE IS ENOUGH PRECIP TO HAVE OUR SURFACE AIR THOROUGHLY MOISTENED GOING INTO THE NIGHT. WHAT IS LEFT OF THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL START A NORTHWARD RETREAT ON WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL BRING A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO MUCH OF THE AREA. THE WRF AND SREF BRING PRECIP FURTHER NORTH ON WEDNESDAY THAN THE GFS. HOWEVER...THE 00Z GFS ENSEMBLE PRECIP MEAN DID SHOW PRECIP OVER MUCH OF THE FORECAST AREA...ESPECIALLY SOUTH. HAVE USED A SLIGHT CHANCE IN ALL AREAS EXCEPT THE EXTREME NORTH. WITH LOSS OF HEATING AND LACK OF STRONG WX SYSTEMS...MOST PRECIP SHOULD AGAIN DIE OUT WEDNESDAY NIGHT. .LONG TERM.../THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY/ GFS/ECWMF/CANADIAN/NOGAPS SHOW VARYING DEGREES OF NORTHWEST FLOW BEHIND A SHORTWAVE ENTERING OUR VICINITY LATE SAT (ROUGHLY)...AND THAT AFTER TEMPORARILY REBUILDING THE RIDGE DURING THE LATTER HALF OF THE WORK WEEK. 00Z AND 12Z ECMWF ARE CURRENTLY OUTLIERS WITH A HIGHER AMPLITUDE PATTERN THOUGH THE 12Z RUN DID WAVER A BIT WITH A WEAKER RIDGE FOR THE SHORTWAVE TO PUNCH THROUGH...WHICH IT DOES BY 12Z SUN. CHANCE OF THUNDER TO BE FAIRLY PERSISTENT UNTIL NORTHWEST FLOW KICKS IN PROBABLY LATE ON SAT. GENERALLY COOLER/DRIER ONCE THAT OCCURS BUT HOW MUCH COOLER IS MUCH IN QUESTION. MOST GFS ENSEMBLE MEMBERS SHOW THE SHORTWAVE DIGGING MORE THAN THE 12Z GFS OPERATIONAL RUN AND THEIR TEMPERATURES ARE ACCORDINGLY LOWER. MAX TEMPERATURES CLOSE TO 80 LIKE MEX SHOWS MIGHT BE MORE ACCURATE THAN THOUGHT AT FIRST. WILL WAIT ANOTHER DAY AND SEE IF THIS TREND STICKS. && .AVIATION.../00Z TO 24Z/ ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS REMAIN OVER THE REGION AS INSTABILITY AND A WEAK SW/V ROTATING AROUND THE WESTERN ATLANTIC RIDGE INTERACT...THOUGH SO FAR THEY HAVE NOT IMPACTED THE TAF SITES. ADDITIONAL CONVECTION OVER MIDDLE TN AND CENTRAL KY COULD POSSIBLY AFFECT THE TAF SITES IN THE FIRST 4 HOURS OF THE TAF PERIOD IF THEY HOLD TOGETHER AND WENT WITH VCTS AND A CB GROUP. BETWEEN 4Z AND AROUND 12Z...WENT WITH VCSH AND A CB CLOUD GROUP AS A LULL IS ANTICIPATED BEFORE THE COLD FRONT REACHES CENTRAL KY. THE CHANCE FOR CONVECTION WILL THEN INCREASE...WITH 16Z TO 20Z TIMEFRAME THE BEST FOR ANY CONVECTION ON STATION AT THE TAF SITES. WINDS SHOULD ALSO SHIFT TO THE NW TO NNW LATE IN THE PERIOD WITH FROPA AROUND 20Z. && .JKL WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE. && SHORT TERM...HAL/JP LONG TERM....GV AVIATION...JP
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 1005 PM EDT MON JUN 9 2008 KYZ058>060-068-069-104-106>114-119-120-101000- ESTILL-POWELL-MENIFEE-ROCKCASTLE-JACKSON-ELLIOTT-MORGAN-JOHNSON- WOLFE-MAGOFFIN-FLOYD-LEE-BREATHITT-KNOTT-OWSLEY-MARTIN-PIKE- 1005 PM EDT MON JUN 9 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN KENTUCKY. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY EVENING... WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AND FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. SOME STORMS ON TUESDAY MAY CONTAIN STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. KYZ044-050>052-101000- FLEMING-MONTGOMERY-BATH-ROWAN- 1005 PM EDT MON JUN 9 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN KENTUCKY. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. THERE IS CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE TUESDAY...WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AND FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. SOME STORMS ON TUESDAY MAY CONTAIN STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. KYZ079-080-083>088-115>118-101000- PULASKI-LAUREL-WAYNE-MCCREARY-WHITLEY-KNOX-BELL-HARLAN-PERRY-CLAY- LESLIE-LETCHER- 1005 PM EDT MON JUN 9 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN KENTUCKY. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY EVENING... WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...THURSDAY AFTERNOON...AND FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. SOME STORMS ON TUESDAY MAY CONTAIN STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. HAL/SCHOETTMER
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 1159 PM EDT MON JUN 9 2008 KYZ080-084-085-100445- LAUREL-WHITLEY-MCCREARY- 1159 PM EDT MON JUN 9 2008 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM TO AFFECT SOUTHWESTERN LAUREL AND WESTERN WHITLEY AND EASTERN MCCREARY COUNTIES THROUGH 1245 AM EDT TUESDAY MORNING... AT 1159 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR IN JACKSON SHOWED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM LOCATED NEAR STRUNK...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 29 MPH. THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR HOLLYHILL AROUND 1205 AM EDT...DUCKRUN AROUND 1215 AM EDT...BOUNTY AROUND 1220 AM EDT...KRUPP AROUND 1225 AM EDT...AND CUMBERLAND FALLS S.P. AROUND 1230 AM EDT. RESIDENTS CAN EXPECT UP TO ONE HALF INCH OF RAIN...GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND SMALL HAIL IN THESE AREAS. DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. TAKE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER THEN LIGHTNING IS CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE A HAZARD. WJM
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 1203 AM EDT TUE JUN 10 2008 KYZ080-086-116-100445- LAUREL-CLAY-KNOX- 1203 AM EDT TUE JUN 10 2008 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM TO AFFECT CLAY AND SOUTHEASTERN LAUREL AND WESTERN KNOX COUNTIES THROUGH 1245 AM EDT TUESDAY MORNING... AT 1203 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR IN JACKSON SHOWED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR INDIAN CREEK...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 29 MPH. THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR GARRICH AROUND 1210 AM EDT...KNOXFORK AROUND 1215 AM EDT...GIBBS AROUND 1220 AM EDT...TEDDERS AROUND 1225 AM EDT...AND BUSH AROUND 1230 AM EDT. RESIDENTS CAN EXPECT UP TO ONE INCH OF RAIN...GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND SMALL HAIL IN THESE AREAS. DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. TAKE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER THEN LIGHTNING IS CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE A HAZARD. WJM
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 1248 AM EDT TUE JUN 10 2008 KYZ044-050-051-100530- FLEMING-BATH-MONTGOMERY- 1248 AM EDT TUE JUN 10 2008 ...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS TO AFFECT FLEMING...NORTHWESTERN BATH...AND EXTREME NORTHWESTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTIES THROUGH 130 AM EDT TUESDAY MORNING... AT 1248 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR IN JACKSON SHOWED STRONG THUNDERSTORM LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 12 MILES NORTH OF NEPTON TO COWAN TO 7 MILES WEST OF SHARPSBURG...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 38 MPH. THE STORMS WILL BE NEAR REYNOLDSVILLE AROUND 100 AM EDT...PECKS RIDGE AROUND 105 AM EDT...WYOMING AROUND 110 AM EDT...TILTON AROUND 115 AM EDT...AND RINGOS MILLS AROUND 120 AM EDT. RESIDENTS CAN EXPECT UP TO ONE HALF INCH OF RAIN...GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND SMALL HAIL IN THESE AREAS. DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. TAKE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER THEN LIGHTNING IS CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE A HAZARD. WJM
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 108 AM EDT TUE JUN 10 2008 KYZ050-058>060-069-111-100600- MONTGOMERY-MENIFEE-POWELL-ESTILL-LEE-JACKSON- 108 AM EDT TUE JUN 10 2008 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM TO AFFECT SOUTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY AND WESTERN MENIFEE AND POWELL AND ESTILL AND NORTHWESTERN LEE AND NORTH CENTRAL JACKSON COUNTIES THROUGH 200 AM EDT TUESDAY MORNING... AT 108 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR IN JACKSON SHOWED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM LOCATED NEAR BLANTON FLATS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 33 MPH. THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR WAGERSVILLE AROUND 115 AM EDT...DOE CREEK AROUND 120 AM EDT...PITTS AROUND 125 AM EDT...FITCHBURG AROUND 130 AM EDT...AND KNOWLTON AROUND 135 AM EDT. RESIDENTS CAN EXPECT UP TO ONE HALF INCH OF RAIN...GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND SMALL HAIL IN THESE AREAS. DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. TAKE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER THEN LIGHTNING IS CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE A HAZARD. WJM
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 115 AM EDT TUE JUN 10 2008 KYZ079-080-083-084-100600- PULASKI-LAUREL-WAYNE-MCCREARY- 115 AM EDT TUE JUN 10 2008 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM TO AFFECT EASTERN PULASKI...SOUTHWESTERN LAUREL...EASTERN WAYNE AND WESTERN MCCREARY COUNTIES THROUGH 200 AM EDT TUESDAY MORNING... AT 115 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR IN JACKSON INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM LOCATED NEAR GRIFFIN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 36 MPH. THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR SLAVENS AROUND 120 AM EDT...RITNER AROUND 125 AM EDT...DELTA AROUND 130 AM EDT...PARKERS LAKE AROUND 135 AM EDT...AND GREENWOOD AROUND 140 AM EDT. RESIDENTS CAN EXPECT UP TO ONE HALF INCH OF RAIN...GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND SMALL HAIL IN THESE AREAS. DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. TAKE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER THEN LIGHTNING IS CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE A HAZARD. WJM
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 125 AM EDT TUE JUN 10 2008 KYZ080-085-086-116-100630- LAUREL-WHITLEY-CLAY-KNOX- 125 AM EDT TUE JUN 10 2008 ...A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS TO AFFECT SOUTHERN CLAY... SOUTHEASTERN LAUREL...WESTERN KNOX...AND WHITLEY COUNTIES THROUGH 230 AM EDT TUESDAY MORNING... AT 125 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR IN JACKSON SHOWED A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS LOCATED NEAR MOUNTAIN ASH...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 36 MPH. ADDITIONAL STRONG STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST OUT OF TENNESSEE. THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR EMLYN AROUND 130 AM EDT...YADEN AROUND 135 AM EDT...PERKINS AROUND 140 AM EDT...PERMON AROUND 145 AM EDT...AND INDIAN CREEK AROUND 150 AM EDT. RESIDENTS CAN EXPECT UP TO ONE INCH OF RAIN...GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND SMALL HAIL IN THESE AREAS. THE HEAVY RAIN WILL LIKELY CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON AREA ROADWAYS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO DRIVE CAREFULLY. WJM
The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 48 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 05:34 UTC.
15 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Two trees approximately six inches in diameter were felled by high winds.
Numerous trees blown down countywide. Trees were felled on Route 89 in the southern part of the county. Trees were also blown down on Route 594 in western Estill County and on Route 213 in eastern Estill County. The damage swath was estimated at one quarter of a mile wide at times.
Trees were blown down by thunderstorm wind gusts near the Owsley county line.
Several trees were blown down by thunderstorm wind gusts.
A National Weather Service storm survey team concluded that a microburst downed 20 to 30 trees and snapped off a radio tower near Furnace.
Two trees were blown down by thunderstorm wind gusts.
Several trees were blown down. One tree landed on and crushed the back of a pickup truck.
Two trees were blown down by thunderstorm wind gusts.
Several tree limbs 2 to 3 inches in diameter were blown down by thunderstorm wind gusts on Dye Lane and Wells Hill Lane in West Liberty.
A tree was blocking the road on Route 577 near the Clay Jackson County line. A tree was blocking the road near the intersection U.S. 421 and Bray Creek Road. A tree was blown down on Highway 1350 near the C and J grocery store north of Sextons Creek.
Several trees were blown down by thunderstorm wind gusts along Highway 399 near the Owsley County line.
Two trees were blown down by thunderstorm wind gusts on Ramey Branch Road.
Numerous trees blown down in the western portion of the county.
The roof was blown off of a barn by thunderstorm wind gusts.
Two trees were blown down near the intersection of I-75 and Highway 192.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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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: 108411, 108412, 108413, 108414, 108459, 108416, 108417, 108418, 108420, 108425, 108436, 108440, 108408, 108409, 108410.