Flash Flood and Flooding in Kentucky, June 4 to 5, 2014

Name: Flash Flood and Flooding in Kentucky, June 4 to 5, 2014
Start: 2014-06-04T15:08
End: 2014-06-05T04:58
Location: Kentucky

June 4 to 5, 2014 · NWS JKL · 16 events in 8 counties and zones

Multiple strong to severe thunderstorms produced large hail, wind damage, and flash flooding across portions of eastern Kentucky during the late afternoon and evening hours of June 4th. The largest hail reported was quarter size.

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

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $3,000
Crop damage: $3,000
Events: 16

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 JKL wrote it up.

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 4, 1:07 PM EST, 2 hours 1 minute earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 4, 1:07 PM EST, 2 hours 1 minute before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
207 PM EDT WED JUN 4 2014

.UPDATE...
ISSUED AT 140 PM EDT WED JUN 4 2014

HOURLY GRIDS HAVE BEEN UPDATED BASED ON RECENT OBSERVATIONS AND
TRENDS. THE MAIN CHANGES AT THIS POINT WERE TO ALLOW FOR SEVERE
POSSIBLE WORDING IN THE GRIDS AND ZFP A BIT EARLIER IN THE LATE
AFTERNOON OR EVENING MORE IN LINE WITH THE 12Z NAM AND RECENT HRRR
RUNS AS FAR AS TIMING. ALSO WITH SOME LOCATIONS ACROSS THE NORTH AND
NORTHEAST HAVING RECEIVED HEAVIER RAIN IN THE LAST DAY OR TWO AND
SOME OF THESE AREAS GETTING MORE RAIN NOW AND MORE YET TO COME LATER
THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...WE HAVE OPTED TO HOIST FLASH FLOOD WATCH
THROUGH TONIGHT FOR PARTS OF THE FAR NORTHERN AND EASTERN PART OF THE
CWA. MUCH OF THE WATCH AREA  IS IN A MODERATE THREAT FOR EXCESSIVE
RAINFALL.

A LINE OR MULTIPLE LINES OF STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS SHOULD DEVELOP
IN THE 4 TO 8 PM WINDOW AND THEN PUSH EAST SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA
THROUGH MIDNIGHT OR WITHIN AN HOUR OR TWO AFTER.

UPDATE ISSUED AT 822 AM EDT WED JUN 4 2014

SENT ANOTHER UPDATE...WITH MOST OF THE CONVECTION HAVING EXITED TO
THE EAST. HOWEVER...THE MODELS STILL GENERATES SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
STORMS BY ABOUT MID DAY...AND HAVE LEFT CHANCE POPS IN PLACE FOR
THIS.

UPDATE ISSUED AT 544 AM EDT WED JUN 4 2014

CONSIDERING COVERAGE SHOWN BY RADAR IN NORTHERN COUNTIES...HAVE
RAISED EARLY MORNING POPS TO LIKELY FOR THAT AREA.

&&

.SHORT TERM...(TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY)
ISSUED AT 424 AM EDT WED JUN 4 2014

A NEARLY STATIONARY FRONTAL BOUNDARY EXTENDED FROM LOW PRESSURE OVER
CENTRAL KS EASTWARD THROUGH SOUTHERN OH EARLY THIS MORNING. A
MID/UPPER LEVEL WAVE OVER THE MIDDLE OF THE CONUS WAS RIPPLING TO THE
EAST...BRINGING GEOPOTENTIAL HEIGHT FALLS. UNDERLAIN BY ADVECTION OF
WARM/MOIST AIR...THIS SCENARIO WAS LEADING TO CONVECTION. THE MOST
SIGNIFICANT EARLY THIS MORNING WAS OVER MO AND IL...BUT ISOLATED
ACTIVITY EXTENDED INTO EASTERN KY. A LIMITED INCREASE IN COVERAGE IS
EXPECTED OVER THE JKL FORECAST AREA THIS MORNING...WITH ACTIVITY
THEN SHIFTING NORTH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AS THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY
LIFTS SLIGHTLY NORTHWARD WITH THE APPROACH OF A LOW PRESSURE WAVE.
WITH THE ARRIVAL OF THE MID/UPPER LEVEL WAVE AND THE PASSAGE OF THE
LOW TO OUR NORTH AND THE ARRIVAL OF ITS TRAILING COLD FRONT...OUR
MOST FAVORABLE TIME FOR CONVECTION WILL BE TONIGHT. DIRECTIONAL AND
SPEED SHEAR WILL INCREASE TO BE FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE WEATHER TONIGHT.
THE UNCERTAINTY CONTINUES TO BE THE EVOLUTION OF CONVECTIVE SYSTEMS
AND EXACT TIMING OF THE THREAT.

PRECIP COULD LINGER INTO THURSDAY MORNING...MAINLY IN OUR S AND SE
COUNTIES. AS THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY DROPS SOUTH OF THE AREA DURING THE
DAY...DRIER AIR WILL ARRIVE...PRECIP WILL END...AND CLOUDS WILL
DECREASE.

.LONG TERM...(THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY)
ISSUED AT 424 AM EDT WED JUN 4 2014

AFTER AN ACTIVE SHORT TERM PERIOD...THE MID TERM WILL BRING A MUCH
NEEDED BREAK IN THE CONVECTIVE CYCLE. THE SURFACE COLD FRONT THAT
PUSHED THROUGH THE REGION WILL BE CONTINUING SOUTHWARD TOWARDS THE
ATLANTIC COAST...WITH WEAKER AND MORE NORTHERLY FLOW TAKING HOLD
UNDER SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE AND AN AREA OF UPPER LEVEL RIDGING.
SKIES ARE STILL EXPECTED TO CLEAR OUT ACROSS THE REGION THURSDAY
NIGHT...ALLOWING FOR THE COOLEST NIGHT WE/VE SEEN IN QUITE SOME
TIME. EXPECT LOWS TO DIP DOWN INTO THE LOW TO MID 50S...SOME 10
DEGREES COOLER THAN WHAT WAS SEEN THE PREVIOUS NIGHT...AND THE FIRST
TIME IN QUITE A WHILE THAT WE WILL SEE TEMPS BELOW NORMAL FOR THIS
TIME OF YEAR.

UNFORTUNATELY...THE LULL IN ACTIVE WEATHER WILL BE FAIRLY SHORT
LIVED. KY WILL FIND ITSELF IN A MORE ZONAL PATTERN...WITH BROAD HIGH
PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHERN CONUS...AND A STRONG CLOSED LOW OVER
CANADA BY FRIDAY. SEVERAL SHORTWAVES WILL PASS BETWEEN THE TWO
EXTREMES...DIRECTLY AFFECTING KY DURING THE WEEKEND AND INTO THE
UPCOMING WEEK. MODELS UNFORTUNATELY ARE HAVING A HARD TIME COMING
INTO AGREEMENT ON THESE SHORTWAVES...OR ANY OTHER UPPER LEVEL
FEATURE FOR THAT MATTER BY THE END OF THE WEEKEND...SO CONTINUED TO
LEAN HEAVILY ON BLENDED GUIDANCE FOR MUCH OF THE EXTENDED. THIS HAS
ALSO CAUSED SOME DISCREPANCIES BETWEEN NEIGHBORING OFFICE FORECASTS
THROUGH THE EXTENDED AS WELL.

THE FIRST OF THESE UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES SHOULD REACH THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY BETWEEN 12 AND 18Z FRIDAY. PREVIOUS MODEL
RUNS HAD THE SYSTEM SINKING SOUTHWARD...FOLLOWING THE EXITING LOW
OVER KY AND TN...AND THEREFORE MISSING KY ALL TOGETHER. LATEST RUNS
HOWEVER ARE BEGINNING TO PAINT A DIFFERENT PICTURE. AND EACH MODEL
IS SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT IN ITS EXTENT OF PRECIP...FURTHERING HAMPERING
ANY CLEAR CUT FORECAST. STILL EXPECT EASTERN KY TO REMAIN MOSTLY DRY
THROUGH THE DAY...BUT COULD SEE SOME ISOLATED RAIN CHANCES MOVING IN
BY FRIDAY...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE SW CWA. THE GOOD NEWS...IF
ANYTHING DOES OCCUR DURING THIS PERIOD...THERE IS LITTLE TO NO
INSTABILITY...SO PRECIP SHOULD FORM ONLY IN THE FORM OF RAIN.

THE NEXT AND MORE POTENT SHORT WAVE WILL BE CLOSE ON THE HEELS OF
THIS SYSTEM. THIS TIME...EXPECT A SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TO
MOVE EASTWARD INTO MICHIGAN SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY...WITH A COLD
FRONT TRAILING BEHIND AND STRETCHING SOUTHWARD. WINDS WILL BECOME
MORE SOUTHERLY ONCE MORE AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM...BRINGING THE RETURN
TO OUR WARMER AND HUMID TREND...AS WELL AS TO THE POSSIBILITY FOR
THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT. WITH THIS IN MIND...EXPECT SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO START IMPACTING PORTIONS OF KY /MAINLY
THE SOUTHERN CWA/ AS EARLY AS LATE SATURDAY MORNING. MODELS ARE
STILL HAVING A RATHER POOR HANDLE ON THE EXTENT OF THIS INITIAL
PRECIP. THE MAIN LINE OF MOISTURE WILL THEN PUSH INTO THE REGION
SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. ONCE AGAIN...WILL RELY ON
ALLBLEND POPS AND QPF GIVEN THE DISAGREEMENT BETWEEN MODEL RUNS.

IF ALL HOLDS TRUE...THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY LOOKS AS THOUGH IT COULD
BECOME STALLED OUT ACROSS KENTUCKY. WITH CONTINUED SOUTHERLY MOIST
FLOW...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WOULD THEREFORE CONTINUE INTO THE
DAY MONDAY BEFORE FINALLY SINKING SOUTH MONDAY EVENING/NIGHT. THIS
SYSTEM ALSO SEEMS TO BE PUTTING OUT SOME DECENT QPF...SO WOULDN/T BE
SURPRISED IF WE RUN INTO A FEW HYDRO CONCERNS...ESPECIALLY FOR AREAS
THAT HAVE RECEIVED RAINS LEADING UP TO THIS EVENT.

ACCORDING TO THE 12Z ECMWF...A BRIEF AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE AND
CALMER WEATHER WILL PASS THROUGH THE COALFIELDS FOR MONDAY NIGHT.
THEN YET ANOTHER SYSTEM LOOKS TO BE SET UP TO FOLLOW IN THE PREVIOUS
SYSTEM/S TRACKS BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THOUGH UPPER LEVELS ARE HAVING
A HARD TIME AGREEING...IT DOES APPEAR AS THOUGH THIS WILL ALSO BE
THE RESULT OF A DEEPENING UPPER LEVEL TROUGH...WITH DEEP MOISTURE
EXPECTED TO ACCOMPANY A SURFACE COLD FRONT EASTWARD ACROSS MUCH OF
THE CONUS. IF THIS HOLDS TRUE...LOOKS TO BE ANOTHER WET SOAKER
TUESDAY THROUGH THE END OF THE FORECAST PERIOD...AS THE FRONT STALLS
ONCE MORE AND BECOMES MORE ELONGATED FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS KY.

&&

.AVIATION...(FOR THE 18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z THURSDAY AFTERNOON)
ISSUED AT 140 PM EDT WED JUN 4 2014

SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH ABOUT
20Z...THEN CHANCES RAMP UP IN THE 20Z TO 6Z PERIOD. OVER THE NEXT
HOUR SJS WILL BE AFFECTED...BUT OTHER TAF SITES SHOULD NOT EXPERIENCE
MUCH ACTIVITY UNTIL 20Z OR AFTER. FROM 20Z OR AFTER...MOST PLACES
ARE EVENTUALLY EXPECTING TO BE AFFECTED...WITH A POTENTIAL FOR
BRIEF IFR. SOME STORMS 20Z TO 6Z COULD CONTAIN STRONG WINDS GUSTS
POSSIBLE 50KT OR HIGHER ALONG WITH HAIL. ADDITIONALLY...THERE WILL
BE LOCALIZED DENSE FOG IN SOME VALLEYS EARLY THIS MORNING. OUTSIDE
OF ANY FOG AND PRECIP...MAINLY VFR IS EXPECTED.

&&

.JKL WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH LATE TONIGHT FOR KYZ044-050>052-059-
060-104-106>110-119-120.

&&

UPDATE...JP
SHORT TERM...HAL
LONG TERM...JMW
AVIATION...JP

Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 4, 2:36 PM EST, 32 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
336 PM EDT WED JUN 4 2014

KYZ044-050>052-059-060-104-106>110-119-120-052245-
FLEMING-MONTGOMERY-BATH-ROWAN-POWELL-MENIFEE-ELLIOTT-MORGAN-JOHNSON-
WOLFE-MAGOFFIN-FLOYD-MARTIN-PIKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLEMINGSBURG...MOUNT STERLING...
OWINGSVILLE...MOREHEAD...STANTON...FRENCHBURG...SANDY HOOK...
WEST LIBERTY...PAINTSVILLE...CAMPTON...SALYERSVILLE...PRESTONSBURG...
INEZ...PIKEVILLE
336 PM EDT WED JUN 4 2014

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
...TORNADO WATCH 218 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN KENTUCKY.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. SOME OF THE
STORMS MAY BE SEVERE THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE MAIN SEVERE WEATHER
THREATS WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. HOWEVER...ISOLATED
TORNADOES CAN NOT BE RULED OUT. THERE IS ALSO A POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY
RAINFALL WHERE MULTIPLE THUNDERSTORMS PASS OVER THE SAME LOCATIONS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 64 ON THURSDAY...
MAINLY IN THE MORNING. THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE AT TIMES
FROM SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO REPORT ANY OCCURRENCE OF HAIL...DAMAGING
WIND...OR FLOODING TODAY AND TONIGHT.

KYZ058-068-069-079-080-083>088-111>118-052245-
ESTILL-ROCKCASTLE-JACKSON-PULASKI-LAUREL-WAYNE-MCCREARY-WHITLEY-KNOX-
BELL-HARLAN-LEE-BREATHITT-KNOTT-OWSLEY-PERRY-CLAY-LESLIE-LETCHER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...IRVINE...MOUNT VERNON...MCKEE...SOMERSET...
LONDON...MONTICELLO...WHITLEY CITY...CORBIN...WILLIAMSBURG...
BARBOURVILLE...MIDDLESBORO...PINEVILLE...HARLAN...BEATTYVILLE...
JACKSON...HINDMAN...BOONEVILLE...HAZARD...MANCHESTER...HYDEN...
WHITESBURG
336 PM EDT WED JUN 4 2014

...TORNADO WATCH 218 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN KENTUCKY.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. SOME OF THE
STORMS MAY BE SEVERE THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE MAIN SEVERE WEATHER
THREATS WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. HOWEVER...ISOLATED
TORNADOES CAN NOT BE RULED OUT. THERE IS ALSO A POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY
RAINFALL WHERE MULTIPLE THUNDERSTORMS PASS OVER THE SAME LOCATIONS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 64 ON THURSDAY...
MAINLY IN THE MORNING. THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE AT TIMES
FROM SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO REPORT ANY OCCURRENCE OF HAIL...DAMAGING
WIND...OR FLOODING TODAY AND TONIGHT.

JP

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 4, 11:41 AM EST, 3 hours 27 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
1241 PM EDT WED JUN 4 2014

KYZ044-052-041715-
ROWAN-FLEMING-
1241 PM EDT WED JUN 4 2014

...A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS TO AFFECT THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES
THROUGH 115 PM EDT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

   ROWAN AND
   EAST CENTRAL FLEMING.

AT 1240 PM EDT...A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED NEAR
MOREHEAD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE...BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO...HALDEMAN...
TRIPLETT...VALE...AND WALT.

RESIDENTS SHOULD EXPECT HEAVY RAIN...WITH RAINFALL RATES OF UP TO ONE
INCH PER HOUR...GUSTY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND
SMALL HAIL IN THESE AREAS.

DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS ASSOCIATED WITH THESE
THUNDERSTORMS. TAKE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR
THUNDER THEN LIGHTNING IS CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE A HAZARD.

RAY

Special weather statement, Jun 4, 12:00 PM EST, 3 hours 8 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
100 PM EDT WED JUN 4 2014

KYZ107-109-110-041745-
JOHNSON-MAGOFFIN-FLOYD-
100 PM EDT WED JUN 4 2014

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM TO AFFECT THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES THROUGH 145
PM EDT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

   SOUTHEASTERN JOHNSON...
   EAST CENTRAL MAGOFFIN AND
   NORTHERN FLOYD.

AT 101 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTHEAST
OF SALYERSVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE...BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO...BONANZA AROUND
110 PM EDT...DENVER AROUND 115 PM EDT...COLLISTA AROUND 120 PM EDT...
CLIFF AROUND 125 PM EDT...BAYS BRANCH AROUND 130 PM EDT.

RESIDENTS SHOULD EXPECT VERY HEAVY RAIN...WITH RAINFALL RATES BETWEEN
ONE AND TWO INCHES PER HOUR...GUSTY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 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.

RAY

Special weather statement, Jun 4, 1:13 PM EST, 1 hour 55 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
213 PM EDT WED JUN 4 2014

KYZ107-110-119-120-041900-
JOHNSON-MARTIN-PIKE-FLOYD-
213 PM EDT WED JUN 4 2014

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM TO AFFECT THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES THROUGH 300
PM EDT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

   EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN JOHNSON...
   MARTIN...
   NORTHERN PIKE AND
   NORTHERN FLOYD.

AT 213 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR BEAVER
JUNCTION...OR NEAR PRESTONSBURG...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

RESIDENTS SHOULD EXPECT HEAVY RAIN...WITH RAINFALL RATES OF UP TO ONE
INCH PER HOUR...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.

SHALLENBERGER

Special weather statement, Jun 4, 2:32 PM EST, 36 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
332 PM EDT WED JUN 4 2014

KYZ044-051-052-104-042015-
ROWAN-BATH-ELLIOTT-FLEMING-
332 PM EDT WED JUN 4 2014

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM TO AFFECT THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES THROUGH 415
PM EDT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

   ROWAN...
   EAST CENTRAL BATH...
   WEST CENTRAL ELLIOTT AND
   SOUTHEASTERN FLEMING.

AT 332 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR MOORES
FERRY...OR 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF OWINGSVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE...BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO...HILDA AROUND
340 PM EDT...MUNSON AROUND 345 PM EDT...GATES AROUND 350 PM EDT...
HALDEMAN AROUND 355 PM EDT...ELLIOTTVILLE AROUND 400 PM EDT...

RESIDENTS SHOULD EXPECT HEAVY RAIN...WITH RAINFALL RATES OF UP TO ONE
INCH PER HOUR...GUSTY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND
SMALL HAIL IN THESE AREAS.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR EASTERN KENTUCKY.

SHALLENBERGER

Special weather statement, Jun 4, 2:54 PM EST, 14 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
354 PM EDT WED JUN 4 2014

KYZ050-051-058>060-108-042045-
MENIFEE-MONTGOMERY-POWELL-BATH-ESTILL-WOLFE-
354 PM EDT WED JUN 4 2014

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM TO AFFECT THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES THROUGH 445
PM EDT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

   WESTERN MENIFEE...
   SOUTHERN MONTGOMERY...
   POWELL...
   NORTHWESTERN WOLFE...
   SOUTH CENTRAL BATH AND
   NORTHWESTERN ESTILL.

AT 354 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES NORTH OF
ENGLE...OR 14 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MOUNT STERLING...MOVING EAST AT 35
MPH.

LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE...BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO...KIMBRELL AROUND
400 PM EDT...WESTBEND AROUND 405 PM EDT...LEVEE AROUND 410 PM EDT...
BEAN AROUND 415 PM EDT...LUCKY STOP AROUND 420 PM EDT...

RESIDENTS SHOULD EXPECT HEAVY RAIN...WITH RAINFALL RATES OF UP TO ONE
INCH PER HOUR...GUSTY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND
SMALL HAIL IN THESE AREAS.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR EASTERN KENTUCKY.

SHALLENBERGER

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Event by event

10 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 2 flood, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Rowan

When: June 4, 3:08 PM EST
Where: Rowan County, 0.54 mi W of Elliottville
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Broadcast Media
Coordinates: 38.180, -83.280

Multiple trees were blown down.

Hail, Elliott

When: June 4, 3:16 PM EST
Where: Elliott County, 1.29 mi WNW of Ordinary
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 38.160, -83.220

Hail in the range of penny to golf ball size fell in western Elliott county about one mile from the Rowan county line. This was a public report relayed via social media.

Hail, Elliott

When: June 4, 3:20 PM EST
Where: Elliott County, Dewdrop
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: State Official
Coordinates: 38.150, -83.150

Quarter sized hail was reported on Brown Ridge Rd and Hwy 504.

Thunderstorm Wind, Rowan

When: June 4, 4:20 PM EST
Where: Rowan County, 4.18 mi N of Waltz
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Department of Highways
Coordinates: 38.380, -83.420

Trees were blown down along KY Hwy 377 near the Lewis county line.

Thunderstorm Wind, Pike

When: June 4, 5:40 PM EST
Where: Pike County, 0.69 mi S of Turkey Creek
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 37.660, -82.320

A tree was blown down and into the roadway along Taylor Fork.

Thunderstorm Wind, Estill

When: June 4, 6:05 PM EST
Where: Estill County, 2.07 mi S of Winston
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 37.670, -84.080

Trees were blown down on Thomas Rd.

Thunderstorm Wind, Estill

When: June 4, 6:15 PM EST
Where: Estill County, Irvine
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 37.700, -83.970

Trees were blown down on train tracks by the Irvine Bridge.

Thunderstorm Wind, Estill

When: June 4, 6:30 PM EST
Where: Estill County, Shade
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 37.650, -83.870

Trees were blown down on Old Landing Rd.

Hail, Breathitt

When: June 4, 7:15 PM EST
Where: Breathitt County, 0.55 mi E of Talbert
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 37.420, -83.460

Nickel to quarter size was reported.

Thunderstorm Wind, Perry

When: June 4, 7:55 PM EST
Where: Perry County, Grigsby
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Broadcast Media
Coordinates: 37.280, -83.130

A home was severely damaged by thunderstorm wind gusts on Lower Second Creek.

Thunderstorm Wind, Morgan

When: June 4, 8:59 PM EST
Where: Morgan County, 1.09 mi W of Blaze
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: State Official
Coordinates: 38.020, -83.350

Trees were blown down on KY 519 near Peyton Ridge.

Thunderstorm Wind, Morgan

When: June 4, 8:59 PM EST
Where: Morgan County, 1 mi WSW of Blaze
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey
Coordinates: 38.014, -83.347

Trees were blown down by thunderstorm winds estimated to have been between 60 and 70 mph on KY 519, Hickory Rd, Blevins Rd, and in the Zag area on old KY 519. A house on Hickory Rd had roof damage and an uprooted tree fell on a metal building in Zag.

Thunderstorm Wind, Johnson

When: June 4, 9:35 PM EST
Where: Johnson County, 0.88 mi SW of Oil Spgs
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Law Enforcement
Coordinates: 37.810, -82.940

A tree was blown down in the Oil Springs area.

Flash Flood, Johnson

When: June 4, 10:39 PM EST to June 5, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Johnson County, 0.54 mi E of Keaton to 0.68 mi NW of Gillem Branch
Cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: $1,000
Crop damage: $1,000
Reported by: Law Enforcement
Coordinates: 37.980, -82.960

A foot of water was reported to be covering the roadway at the intersection of KY 469 and Fyfee Rd.

Flood, Morgan

When: June 4, 10:51 PM EST to June 5, 4:51 AM EST
Where: Morgan County, 0.69 mi S of Elk Fork to 1.74 mi NE of Elamton
Cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: $1,000
Crop damage: $1,000
Reported by: State Official
Coordinates: 37.960, -83.130

The 911 call center reported that water of unknown depth was covering KY 172.

Flood, Morgan

When: June 4, 10:58 PM EST to June 5, 4:58 AM EST
Where: Morgan County, 1.77 mi WNW of Elk Fork to 4.32 mi NNE of Crockett
Cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: $1,000
Crop damage: $1,000
Reported by: State Official
Coordinates: 37.980, -83.160

The 911 call center reported that water of unknown depth was covering KY 650.

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.
Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
Flash Flood: Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.
Flood: Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Kentucky in 2014 Every state in 2014 This day in weather history Warnings in Kentucky, June 2014

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: 515812, 515809, 515810, 515814, 515816, 515818, 515819, 515821, 515811, 515823, 515825, 515837, 515826, 515805, 515807, 515808.