A rapidly-intensifying winter storm continues to bring heavy snow, high winds, and blizzard conditions over the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes through today. An Arctic front will lead in a period of gusty to high winds and sharply colder temperatures over the entire eastern U.S. Heavy lake effect snow is then expected from Lakes Erie and Ontario through New Year's Day. Read More >
Overview
A thunderstorm produced microburst winds over portions of Paintsville during the early evening of July 4th, 2018. The storm hit Paintsville a little after 7 p.m. EDT and created winds of between 75 and 85 mph. The damaging winds lasted around a minute in duration and by the time they subsided, had lifted part of the roof off of an office building in the downtown area and removed the steeple off of a church as well. Many trees were felled or damaged. In addition, there were two residential buildings that had large trees fall on them.Public Information Statement
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Photos
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| South side of roof lifted off an office building in downtown Paintsville | Church steeple toppled from top of church in downtown Paintsville | Large tree blown over onto a house in downtown Paintsville | Large tree blown over onto residence in eastern portions of Paintsville |
Radar
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Radar imagery from 5 to 10 p.m. on Wednesday July 4, 2018. A less common east to west movement of storms. |
To provide an idea of how quickly storms can strike and produce severe weather, here is a loop of the storm's core as it descends into Paintsville proper. Total time from storm initiation (6:44 p.m. EDT) to when storm damage first occurred (7:10 p.m. EDT)...only 26 minutes! (images courtesy of GR Analyst) |
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