A storm system will track from the southern Plains to the Upper Midwest today. Severe thunderstorms are expected from east Texas into far southeast Iowa and Illinois. A strong tornado and damaging wind potential will exist from central Arkansas into central Missouri. Heavy to excessive rainfall from eastern Texas into the Midwest states may bring new or renewed areas of flooding. Read More >
Overview
A strong cold front crossed Kentucky on Wednesday, November 27th, producing damaging wind gusts starting around 10 a.m., and continuing through the early evening hours. The strongest wind gusts were observed between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Numerous power outages were reported across eastern Kentucky along with a few reports of trees down and some localized damage. During the peak of the high winds, more than 7,000 customers were without power.Wind Reports
...Highest Wind Gusts Wednesday, November 27th... Wnd Spd Time Elev Pikeville 13 S (KY Meso) 57 MPH 0125 PM 2774 NWS Jackson 54 MPH 1110 AM 1405 Morehead Airport 51 MPH 1155 AM 963 Big Sandy RAWS 49 MPH 1209 PM 1180 London-Corbin Airport 49 MPH 0104 PM 1166 West Liberty 2 SW (KY Meso) 47 MPH 1130 AM 1071 Black Mountain (KY Meso) 46 MPH 1115 AM 4031 Mount Sterling Airport 46 MPH 1135 AM 1001 Triangle Mtn RAWS 46 MPH 1202 PM 1359 Hindman 5 N (KY Meso) 46 MPH 1240 PM 1556 Jackson Apt RAWS 45 MPH 1215 PM 1388 Big Sandy Airport 45 MPH 1115 AM 1167 Monticello Airport 44 MPH 1140 AM 1091 Somerset Airport 43 MPH 1115 AM 921 Owingsville 4 S (KY Meso) 43 MPH 1220 PM 829 Morehead 4 NE (KY Meso) 42 MPH 1115 AM 851 Somerset RAWS 42 MPH 1101 AM 920 Harlan Airport 40 MPH 1235 PM 1578 Koomer Ridge 40 MPH 0209 PM 1299 Jackson 3 SE (KY Meso) 38 MPH 0120 PM 688 Booneville 2 S (KY Meso) 37 MPH 1030 AM 784 Irvine 37 MPH 1002 AM 850 Pike County Airport 37 MPH 1255 PM 1042 Barbourville 3 E (KY Meso) 36 MPH 1220 PM 1016 Whitley City 3 N (KY Meso) 36 MPH 1215 PM 1312 Williamsburg 35 MPH 1115 AM 1192 Clio 1.5 S(NWS/FAA) 35 MPH 1115 AM 1165 Farmers 3 N 35 MPH 1115 AM 933 McKee 5 S (KY Meso) 35 MPH 1040 AM 1319 Peabody 32 MPH 1101 AM 1464 Corbin 32 MPH 1010 AM 1138 Manchester 30 MPH 1045 AM 869 Yellow Creek RAWS 29 MPH 0126 PM 1089 Mt Sterling 28 MPH 1248 PM 1031 Hazard 28 MPH 1131 AM 1000 Whitesburg 2 NW (KY Meso) 28 MPH 1110 AM 1152 Paintsville 4 W (KY Meso) 27 MPH 1120 AM 755 London 2 NW 25 MPH 1130 AM 1214 Middlesboro Airport 24 MPH 1255 PM 1140 Observations are collected from a variety of sources with varying equipment and exposures. We thank all volunteer weather observers for their dedication. Not all data listed are considered official.
Storm Reports
Environment
A strong cold front crossing Kentucky was the culprit for the strong winds
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| Surface Map Analysis 4 am - 1 pm, Wednesday, November 27 |
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