Thunderstorm Wind, Greenup
- When
- November 1, 12:38 AM EST
- Where
- Greenup County, 1.19 mi NNE of Tygarts Vly
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 38.495, -83.018
Eight trees were snapped off along a hilltop.
Damaging Winds in Kentucky, November 1, 2013
A strong autumn cold front swept across northeast Kentucky between 0000E and 0300E. Strong winds existed just above the surface.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $25,000
- 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 happened
The episode as NWS RLX wrote it up.
A strong autumn cold front swept across northeast Kentucky between 0000E and 0300E. Strong winds existed just above the surface. There were fast moving showers near the front, with just a few embedded thunderstorms. The convection was able to mix some of the strong wind gusts down to the surface.
Wind gusts of 35 to 50 mph were common in northeast Kentucky. Stronger gusts occurred in a few favored areas.
No injuries occurred. Over 1,000 customers were without electricity.
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 Oct 31, 11:54 PM EST, 44 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 31, 11:54 PM EST, 44 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
1254 AM EDT FRI NOV 1 2013
.SYNOPSIS...
WARM SOUTHERLY WINDS TODAY. COLD FRONT TONIGHT WITH GUSTY SHOWERS.
COOLER FOR THE WEEKEND...WITH A REINFORCING FRONT SATURDAY. HIGH
PRESSURE LATE IN THE WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TODAY/...
MADE A FEW CHANGES TO THE PREVIOUS FORECAST. ADDED IN A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDER LATER TONIGHT...AS THE COLD FRONT APPROACHES AND
MOVES THROUGH THE CWA. IN ADDITION...INCREASED WINDS SLIGHTLY FROM
THE PREVIOUS FORECAST...PARTICULARLY ACROSS THE LOWLANDS...BASED
ON CURRENT OBSERVATIONS JUST TO THE WEST OF CWA OUT AHEAD OF
FRONTAL BOUNDARY. OTHERWISE...MADE NO MAJOR CHANGES.
PREVIOUS DISCUSSION FOLLOWS...
RAIN SHWRS INCRG IN CVRG TDA AS VERY STRONG TROF IN SRN PLNS LIFTS
NEWD TWD THE GRTLKS RGN TNGT. OCNL SHWRS WILL CONT THIS EVE AS
LOW-LVL JET OF 70-80 KT PROVIDES IMPRESSIVE MOISTURE ADVCTN INTO
THE RGN. WHILE IT MAY NOT RAIN CONSTANTLY THRU EARLY EVE...SHWRS
CAN BE XPCD PERIODICALLY MOST ZONES.
RAIN CVRG WILL BCM MORE WDSPRD OVNGT AS CDFNT APRCHS AND UPR
FORCING INCRS. A NARROW LINE OF CNVCTN IS XPCD TO FORM ALONG THE
FRONT AND WILL MOVE ACRS ENTIRE FCST AREA LATE TNGT. CATEGORICAL
POPS WERE CONTD OVNGT...WITH LOW CHCS FOR TSRA INCLUDED WITH
PASSAGE OF CDFNT OWING TO MODEST ELEVATED INSTBY. ALTHOUGH CAPE
PROFILES ARE NOT DP...CLD TOPS MAY BE SUFFICIENTLY ABV FRZG LVL TO
YIELD ICE CRYSTALS.
APART FROM RAIN...WIND WILL BE ANOTHER ISSUE. TIGHT PRES GRADIENT
AND VERY STRONG KINEMATICS SUGGEST GUSTY WINDS A STRONG PSBLTY.
THERMODYNAMICS DO NOT FAVOR MIXING OF THESE STRONG WINDS ALOFT TO
THE GROUND...BUT MDT-HVY PCPN COULD TRANSPORT SOME OF THIS
MOMENTUM DOWNWARD.
MTNS MOST LKLY AREA TO EXPERIENCE HIGHEST GUSTS...WHERE WIND ADZY
RMNS IN EFFECT TNGT. GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 KT ARE XPCD AS H9 FLOW
INCRS CONSIDERABLY.
PCPN WILL BE EXITING ERN ZONES FRI MRNG. CLD CVR WILL RMN QUITE
ABUNDANT IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONTAL BNDRY OWING TO MSTR PRESENCE
AND STEEPENING LAPSE RATES AMID COLD AIR ADVCTN. STRATOCU MAY BGN
TO ERODE LATE IN THE DAY.
&&
.SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY/...
A SECONDARY CDFNT WILL MOVE SEWD SAT NGT FROM THE GRTLKS IN
ASSOCIATION WITH A SHRTWV TROF. COLDER AIR WILL ACCOMPANY THIS
WAVE...BUT WILL ARRIVE AFTER DEPARTURE OF LGT PCPN SAT AFTN AND
EVE.
IN THE WAKE OF THE CDFNT...STEEP LAPSE RATES AND MSTR FETCH FROM
THE LAKES WILL ACTIVATE THE UPSLP PCPN MACHINE...WITH RAIN SHWRS
XPCD SAT NGT ALONG WEST-FACING SLOPES OF THE MTNS. HIGHEST
ELEVATIONS MAY BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW SHWRS SAT NGT...BUT ONLY A
BRIEF WINDOW FOR PCPN BFR INVERSION HEIGHTS DROP SHOULD LMT
ACCUMS.
SFC RDG BUILDS INTO THE RGN ON SUN...BRINGING WINDS TO LGT NLY.
DRY AIR WILL INVADE...WHICH WILL HELP ERODE ANY CLDS AND SUPPRESS
ANY LINGERING PCPN.
&&
.LONG TERM /SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY/...
WRN CONUS TROF AND ERN CONUS RDG WILL CHARACTERIZE THE H5 PATTERN
THRU EARLY-MID WK. RDG AXIS ALOFT AND SFC HIPRES WILL SUPPRESS
PCPN THRU FCST AREA MON-TUE.
AS SFC HIPRES MOVES INTO THE ATLC...RETURN FLOW WILL PROMOTE
MODEST UPSLP FLOW E OF THE MTNS. VERY LGT PCPN MAY IMPACT THE ERN
RDGS TUE NGT-WED...BUT FLOW WILL BE DOWNSLOPE FOR MOST OF THE
FCST AREA.
THE WRN CONUS TROF WILL PROGRESS EWD BY MID-WK. VERY STRONG FLOW
/WITH SLY H9 FLOW OF 40-50 KT/ WILL DVLP AHEAD OF THIS WAVE...
WHICH WILL TRANSPORT MSTR NWD INTO THE GRTLKS RGN. A VERY STRONG
CDFNT ALSO IS XPCD TO PROGRESS EWD THRU OHVLY INTO WV DURG THIS
TIME.
MEXMOS ALREADY IS PROVIDING A VERY STRONG SIGNAL FOR A WET WED NGT
OR THU. ECMWF IS SLOWER...BUT ALSO WAS SLOWER WITH THE CURRENT
SYSTEM AND EVENTUALLY CAUGHT UP TO THE GFS. A WINDY AND RAINY MID-
WK CAN BE XPCD FOR WV WITH COOLER TEMPS BY LATE IN THE WK.
&&
.AVIATION /06Z FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
00Z FRIDAY THROUGH 00Z SATURDAY...
STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA OVERNIGHT...REACHING
OHIO RIVER AROUND 06Z...AND EXITING TO THE EAST OF THE WV
MOUNTAINS 09-12Z. OUT AHEAD OF THE FRONT...EXPECT LOW VFR/MVFR
SHOWERS...AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. IN ADDITION...STRONG
SOUTHERLY WINDS...SHIFTING TO SOUTHWESTERLY TO WESTERLY BEHIND THE
FRONT...WITH GUSTS OF UP TO 28 KTS ACROSS THE LOWLANDS...AND UP TO
45 KTS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN.
BEHIND THE FRONT...EXPECT IFR/LIFR CIGS...PARTICULARLY BETWEEN
6-13Z...GRADUALLY LIFTING TO VFR ACROSS LOWLANDS AFTER 16Z...AND
AFTER 18-20Z HIGHER TERRAIN.
FORECAST CONFIDENCE AND ALTERNATE SCENARIOS THROUGH 06Z SATURDAY...
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: MEDIUM
ALTERNATE SCENARIOS: TIMING OF LOWER CIGS MAY VARY FROM FORECAST.
WINDS MAY NOT BE AS STRONG AS FORECAST.
EXPERIMENTAL TABLE OF FLIGHT CATEGORY OBJECTIVELY SHOWS CONSISTENCY
OF WFO FORECAST TO AVAILABLE MODEL INFORMATION:
H = HIGH: TAF CONSISTENT WITH ALL MODELS OR ALL BUT ONE MODEL.
M = MEDIUM: TAF HAS VARYING LEVEL OF CONSISTENCY WITH MODELS.
L = LOW: TAF INCONSISTENT WITH ALL MODELS OR ALL BUT ONE MODEL.
DATE FRI 11/01/13
UTC 1HRLY 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13
EDT 1HRLY 22 23 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09
CRW CONSISTENCY H H H H M L L M H H H H
HTS CONSISTENCY H H H M H H H M H H M M
BKW CONSISTENCY H H H H M L M M M M L L
EKN CONSISTENCY H H M M M M L L M M M L
PKB CONSISTENCY M M H H H H H H H H H H
CKB CONSISTENCY H H H H M M H H H H H H
AFTER 06Z SATURDAY...
IFR IS POSSIBLE AT EKN AND BKW SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING.
&&
.RLX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WV...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 7 AM EDT THIS MORNING FOR WVZ033>038-046-
047.
OH...NONE.
KY...NONE.
VA...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 7 AM EDT THIS MORNING FOR VAZ003-004.
&&
SYNOPSIS...TRM/RPY/30
NEAR TERM...SL
SHORT TERM...RPY
LONG TERM...TRM
AVIATION...SLHazardous weather outlook, Oct 31, 11:53 PM EST, 45 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 1253 AM EDT FRI NOV 1 2013 KYZ101>103-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-020500- GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON-JACKSON OH-VINTON- MEIGS-GALLIA-LAWRENCE OH- 1253 AM EDT FRI NOV 1 2013 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 556 IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT EARLY THIS MORNING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST KENTUCKY AND SOUTHEAST OHIO. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. KYZ105-WVZ005>011-013>020-024>032-039-040-020500- LAWRENCE KY-WAYNE-CABELL-MASON-JACKSON WV-WOOD-PLEASANTS-TYLER- LINCOLN-PUTNAM-KANAWHA-ROANE-WIRT-CALHOUN-RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-MINGO- LOGAN-BOONE-CLAY-BRAXTON-GILMER-LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR-UPSHUR-BARBOUR- 1253 AM EDT FRI NOV 1 2013 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 557 IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT EARLY THIS MORNING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST KENTUCKY AND MUCH OF WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. VAZ003-004-WVZ033>038-046-047-020500- DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-MCDOWELL-WYOMING-RALEIGH-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-WEBSTER- POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- 1253 AM EDT FRI NOV 1 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EDT THIS MORNING... ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 557 IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT EARLY THIS MORNING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA...NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA AND SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WIND ADVISORY. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Nov 1, 12:31 AM EST, 7 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
131 AM EDT FRI NOV 01 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0130 AM TSTM WND DMG NEW LEXINGTON 39.71N 82.21W
11/01/2013 PERRY OH 911 CALL CENTER
TREES DOWN ALONG ROUTE 165
&&
EVENT NUMBER RLX1300922
SLLocal storm report, Nov 1, 12:32 AM EST, 6 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
132 AM EDT FRI NOV 01 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0131 AM TSTM WND DMG NEW LEXINGTON 39.71N 82.21W
11/01/2013 PERRY OH 911 CALL CENTER
TREES DOWN ALONG ROUTE 37 IN JUNCTION CITY
&&
EVENT NUMBER RLX1300923
SLThe radar
The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 104 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 05:37 UTC.
Event by event
4 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Greenup
- When
- November 1, 12:43 AM EST to 12:45 AM EST
- Where
- Greenup County, 1.01 mi SW of Greenup to 1.01 mi SW of Oldtown
- Measured
- 5 kt (6 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- 911 Call Center
- Coordinates
- 38.569, -82.842
Several trees were blown down, but no significant damage occurred to structures.
Thunderstorm Wind, Boyd
- When
- November 1, 1:00 AM EST
- Where
- Boyd County, Cannonsburg
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 38.380, -82.700
Trees were blown down. The electricity was also knocked out.
Thunderstorm Wind, Boyd
- When
- November 1, 1:15 AM EST
- Where
- Boyd County, Ashland
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 38.470, -82.630
Wind gusts were estimated at 60 to 65 mph. One tree fell onto a garage.
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
- Drought in Texas, November 1 to 30, 2013
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- Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, November 1, 2013
- High Wind in New York, November 1, 2013
- Damaging Winds in Ohio, November 1, 2013
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Ohio, November 1, 2013
- Damaging Winds in Ohio, November 1, 2013
- High Wind and Strong Wind in Massachusetts, November 1, 2013
- Strong Wind in New York, November 1, 2013
- High Wind and Strong Wind in New York, November 1, 2013
- Damaging Winds in West Virginia, November 1, 2013
More
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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: 476079, 476063, 476070, 476067.