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Real-Time Local Storms Summary

This page displays storm reports received from the previous 72 hours along with warnings issued by this and surrounding offices. Storm reports are preliminary, and have not been verified for accuracy unless otherwise noted. If you are interested in becoming an official spotter for the NWS, contact your local NWS office. Move mouse over map to view report and warning information.

Last Update: 05/22/2013 at 06:42 UTC

Note: All data are considered preliminary

TORNADO REPORTS

Date	Time	Type	Location	County	State	Rec'd From	Comments
NONE REPORTED

FLASH FLOOD REPORTS

Date	Time	Type	Location	County	State	Rec'd From	Comments
NONE REPORTED

WIND REPORTS

Date	Time	Speed (MPH)	Location	County	State	Rec'd From	Comments
05/21/2013	0925 PM		2 SW BUFFALO	WASHINGTON	PA	EMERGENCY MNGR	COUPLE OF TREES DOWN IN HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP
05/21/2013	0906 PM		SISSONVILLE	KANAWHA	WV	911 CALL CENTER	MULTIPLE TREES DOWN IN SISSONVILLE...ONE ON EDENVIEW LANE AND ONE ON FERRELL DRIVE...TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR
05/21/2013	0901 PM		CHARLESTON	KANAWHA	WV	PUBLIC	RESIDENT ON SURFACE ROAD JUST WEST OF THE I-77 AND I-79 SPLIT REPORTED 6-8 HEALTHY TREES BLOWN DOWN. ESTIMATED WINDGUST SPEED WAS SLIGHTLY GREATER THAN 60MPH.
05/21/2013	0901 PM		SSW CHARLESTON	KANAWHA	WV	911 CALL CENTER	LARGE TREE DOWN ON RUFFNER AVENUE BLOCKING THE ROADWAY
05/21/2013	0855 PM	E60 M	ST. ALBANS	KANAWHA	WV	PUBLIC	60 FOOT TREE FELL AT A RESIDENCE ON PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE
05/21/2013	0855 PM		ST. ALBANS	KANAWHA	WV	911 CALL CENTER	MULTIPLE TREES DOWN THROUGHOUT ST. ALBANS...ONE ON COAL RIVER ROAD...ONE ON BROWNS CREEK ROAD AND ONE ON OAKLAND AVENUE...TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR
05/21/2013	0850 PM		CHARLESTON	KANAWHA	WV	911 CALL CENTER	TREE DOWN ON QUARRIER STREET IN CHARLESTON
05/21/2013	0849 PM	M60 M	1 WNW SHANNON	OHIO	WV	ASOS
05/21/2013	0845 PM	E45 M	1 W TEAYS VALLEY	PUTNAM	WV	NWS EMPLOYEE	MUCH OF TEAYS VALLEY IS WITHOUT POWER
05/21/2013	0840 PM	E50 M	CROSS LANES	KANAWHA	WV	NWS EMPLOYEE
05/21/2013	0830 PM		HAMLIN	LINCOLN	WV	911 CALL CENTER	MULTIPLE TREES DOWN IN AND AROUND THE TOWN OF HAMLIN...TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR
05/21/2013	0830 PM		GRIFFITHSVILLE	LINCOLN	WV	911 CALL CENTER	MULTIPLE TREES DOWN IN AND AROUND THE CITY OF GRIFFITHSVILLE...TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR
05/21/2013	0827 PM		ALKOL	LINCOLN	WV	911 CALL CENTER	MULTIPLE TREES DOWN IN AND AROUND THE CITY OF ALKOL...TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR
05/21/2013	0808 PM		RANGER	LINCOLN	WV	911 CALL CENTER	MULTIPLE TREES DOWN IN AND AROUND THE TOWN OF RANGER...TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR
05/21/2013	0755 PM		HARTS	LINCOLN	WV	911 CALL CENTER	MULTIPLE TREES DOWN IN THE TOWN OF HARTS...TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR
05/21/2013	0745 PM	E40 M	DINGESS	MINGO	WV	PUBLIC
05/21/2013	0740 PM		BREEDEN	MINGO	WV	DEPT OF HIGHWAYS	TREE DOWN ON ROUTE 3 5...TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR
05/21/2013	0740 PM		GALLUP	LAWRENCE	KY	911 CALL CENTER	TREE DOWN ON 2037 NEAR THE TOWN OF GALLUP...TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR
05/21/2013	0735 PM		1 W DELBARTON	MINGO	WV	DEPT OF HIGHWAYS	TREE DOWN ON 52 JUST WEST OF DELBARTON...TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR
05/21/2013	0730 PM		2 ESE ULYSSES	LAWRENCE	KY	911 CALL CENTER	TREE DOWN ALONG 1690 IN THE CHERRYVILLE AREA...TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR
05/21/2013	0728 PM		WARFIELD	MARTIN	KY	911 CALL CENTER	TREES DOWN ON HWY 292.
05/21/2013	0726 PM		BELFRY	PIKE	KY	EMERGENCY MNGR	TREE DOWN BLOCKING HIGHWAY 319.
05/21/2013	0726 PM		LOVELY	MARTIN	KY	911 CALL CENTER	TREES DOWN ON RIVERFRONT ROAD.
05/21/2013	0720 PM		INEZ	MARTIN	KY	911 CALL CENTER	TREE AND POWERLINE DOWN ON TURKEY CREEK.
05/21/2013	0714 PM		3 NW SIDNEY	PIKE	KY	EMERGENCY MNGR	TREE DOWN ON ROCKHOUSE FORK.
05/21/2013	0714 PM		1 W META	PIKE	KY	EMERGENCY MNGR	TREE DOWN BLOCKING RUNYON ROAD.
05/21/2013	0710 PM	E45 M	CARTER CAVES STATE	CARTER	KY	STATE PARK	ESTIMATED WIND 40 TO 45 MPH WITH NO DAMAGE REPORTED
05/21/2013	0700 PM		HAGERHILL	JOHNSON	KY	911 CALL CENTER	MULTIPLE TREES DOWN IN HAGERHILL AND VAN LEAR COMMUNITIES.
05/21/2013	0646 PM		1 SE BRAINARD	FLOYD	KY	NWS EMPLOYEE	TWO TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN BETWEEN MILEMARKERS 2 AND 4 ALONG KY HIGHWAY 114.
05/21/2013	0633 PM		FORAKER	MAGOFFIN	KY	NWS EMPLOYEE	A TREE WAS BLOWN DOWN.
05/21/2013	0630 PM		MAYSVILLE	MASON	KY	EMERGENCY MNGR	SMALL OUT-BUILDING BLOWN. 2 TREES DOWN, ONE ACROSS HWY 8.
05/21/2013	0628 PM		1 N CAMP LEWIS	BREATHITT	KY	NWS EMPLOYEE	LARGE TREE LIMBS WERE DOWNED.
05/21/2013	0622 PM		ADELE	MORGAN	KY	911 CALL CENTER	TWO TREES DOWN NEAR INTERSECTION OF HWY 119 AND 134.
05/21/2013	0618 PM		ARY	PERRY	KY	AMATEUR RADIO	HWY 476 BLOCKED BY LARGE TREE.
05/21/2013	0618 PM		3 N CORNETTSVILLE	PERRY	KY	AMATEUR RADIO	TREES DOWN INCLUDING ONE ON A HOUSE ON BIG BRANCH IN THE FUSONIA/KODAK AREA.
05/21/2013	0615 PM		2 NW HAZARD	PERRY	KY	PUBLIC	A THREE FOOT DIAMETER BEECH TREE WAS TWISTED AND ITS TOP RIPPED OFF. THE TOP WAS DEPOSITED 180 YARDS AWAY. THIS HAPPENED NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF HWY 15 AND 80.
05/21/2013	0615 PM		2 NW DICE	PERRY	KY	AMATEUR RADIO	ROOF DAMAGE TO HOMES NEAR THE AIRPORT.
05/21/2013	0612 PM		EVARTS	HARLAN	KY	911 CALL CENTER	TWO TREES DOWN ON KY 38.
05/21/2013	0608 PM		3 NE JACKSON	BREATHITT	KY	NWS EMPLOYEE	TREE DOWN 1 MILE NORTH OF HIGHWAY 30 ON AIRPORT ROAD.
05/21/2013	0605 PM		HARLAN	HARLAN	KY	911 CALL CENTER	TREE DOWN ON US 421.
05/21/2013	0605 PM		FRENCHBURG	MENIFEE	KY	911 CALL CENTER	NUMEROUS TREES DOWN IN FRENCHBURG AND AROUND THE COUNTY.
05/21/2013	0540 PM		ARNETT	OWSLEY	KY	PUBLIC	LARGE TREE DOWN ON HWY 28.
05/21/2013	0538 PM		2 SE LEROSE	OWSLEY	KY	EMERGENCY MNGR	TREES DOWN ON HWY 30 IN SPLIT POPLAR COMMUNITY.
05/21/2013	0530 PM		FOURMILE	BELL	KY	EMERGENCY MNGR	TREES DOWN ON POWERLINES NEAR LONE JACK SCHOOL.
05/21/2013	0530 PM		BUSH	CLAY	KY	AMATEUR RADIO	POWERLINE DOWN ON HWY 80 EAST
05/21/2013	0526 PM		BOONEVILLE	OWSLEY	KY	EMERGENCY MNGR	TREE DOWN IN YARD ON OLD HIGHWAY 11.
05/21/2013	0525 PM		MCKEE	JACKSON	KY	911 CALL CENTER	TREES DOWN ON BRUSHY RIDGE ROAD.
05/21/2013	0525 PM		ANNVILLE	JACKSON	KY	911 CALL CENTER	TREE DOWN ON HWY 3630 NEAR ANNVILLE.
05/21/2013	0524 PM		2 SW BOONEVILLE	OWSLEY	KY	911 CALL CENTER	TREE DOWN ON HIGHWAY 1938.
05/21/2013	0520 PM		RICHMOND	MADISON	KY	PUBLIC	HOTEL SIGN DOWN ON TRUCK.
05/21/2013	0520 PM		SANDGAP	JACKSON	KY	911 CALL CENTER	TREE DOWN ON A HOUSE.
05/21/2013	0515 PM		CORBIN	WHITLEY	KY	PUBLIC	TREES DOWN. REPORT VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.
05/21/2013	0515 PM		GEORGETOWN	SCOTT	KY	BROADCAST MEDIA	TREES REPORTED DOWN.
05/21/2013	0515 PM		KEAVY	LAUREL	KY	AMATEUR RADIO	LARGE TREE DOWN.
05/21/2013	0510 PM		LEXINGTON	FAYETTE	KY	TRAINED SPOTTER	SEVERAL TREES DOWN AND POWER OUTAGE SOUTH OF THE CITY ON TATES CREEK ROAD.
05/21/2013	0500 PM		MOUNT VERNON	ROCKCASTLE	KY	EMERGENCY MNGR	TREES DOWN IN MOUNT VERNON ON RICHMOND STREET AND ALSO AT THE JUNCTION OF 150 AND 25.
05/21/2013	0500 PM		LEXINGTON	FAYETTE	KY	BROADCAST MEDIA	SEVERAL TREES DOWN.
05/21/2013	0500 PM		WOODBINE	WHITLEY	KY	911 CALL CENTER	TREES REPORTED DOWN IN WOODBINE COMMUNITY.
05/21/2013	0500 PM		WILLIAMSBURG	WHITLEY	KY	911 CALL CENTER	A FEW TREES DOWN IN OAK GROVE AREA OF WILLIAMSBURG.
05/21/2013	0453 PM		WHITLEY CITY	MCCREARY	KY	911 CALL CENTER	TREES DOWN AND POWER OUTAGES ACROSS THE COUNTY.
05/21/2013	0452 PM	E50.0	5 E SOMERSET	PULASKI	KY	CO-OP OBSERVER	45 TO 50 MPH WINDS GUST FROM COOPERATIVE OBSERVER AT COLO.
05/21/2013	0452 PM	E0 MP	5 E SOMERSET	PULASKI	KY	CO-OP OBSERVER	45 TO 50 MPH WINDS GUST FROM COOPERATIVE OBSERVER AT COLO.
05/21/2013	0448 PM		WHITLEY CITY	MCCREARY	KY	TRAINED SPOTTER	TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN IN DOWNTOWN WHITLEY CITY.
05/21/2013	0447 PM		SHOPVILLE	PULASKI	KY	TRAINED SPOTTER	TREE DOWN ON HIGHWAY 1003.
05/21/2013	0445 PM		WHITLEY CITY	MCCREARY	KY	EMERGENCY MNGR	TREE DOWN COUNTY WIDE ALONG WITH POWER OUTAGES.
05/21/2013	0445 PM		SOMERSET	PULASKI	KY	EMERGENCY MNGR	NUMEROUS TREES DOWN INCLUDING TREES DOWN ONTO TWO HOUSES.
05/21/2013	0445 PM		SCIENCE HILL	PULASKI	KY	EMERGENCY MNGR	WIDESPREAD TREE DAMAGE WITH POWERLINES DOWN IN NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE COUNTY INCLUDING THE MOUNT ZION AND SCIENCE HILL COMMUNITIES.
05/21/2013	0445 PM		DABNEY	PULASKI	KY	EMERGENCY MNGR	TREE DOWN ONTO A HOME.
05/21/2013	0443 PM		SHOPVILLE	PULASKI	KY	TRAINED SPOTTER	TREE LIMBS COMING DOWN AROUND THE SCHOOL AT SHOPVILLE.
05/21/2013	0443 PM		HARRODSBURG	MERCER	KY	BROADCAST MEDIA	ONE TREE REPORTED DOWN.
05/21/2013	0440 PM		1 SSW STEARNS	LEE	KY	AMATEUR RADIO	SMALL TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN ON HWY 742 A MILE AND A HALF SOUTHWEST OF REVELO.
05/21/2013	0435 PM		SLAVANS	MCCREARY	KY	AMATEUR RADIO	SIX TO EIGHT INCH DIAMETER TREE LIMBS WERE BLOWN DOWN NORTH OF HWY 92, ONE MILE EAST OF THE WAYNE MCCREARY COUNTY LINE.
05/21/2013	0432 PM		PINE KNOT	MCCREARY	KY	TRAINED SPOTTER	LIMBS AS BIG AS FOREARM IN YARD. POWER IS OUT. PEA SIZED HAIL.
05/21/2013	0430 PM		NANCY	PULASKI	KY	PUBLIC	LARGE TREE ACROSS MOBILE HOME.
05/21/2013	0410 PM		2 W MOUNT VICTORY	PULASKI	KY	TRAINED SPOTTER	TWO TREES DOWN IN POPLARVILLE ON 3269.

HAIL REPORTS

Date	Time	Size (in)	Location	County	State	Rec'd From	Comments
05/21/2013	0825 PM	0.70	GALLIPOLIS	GALLIA	OH	PUBLIC
05/21/2013	0650 PM	0.75	1 N ALLEN	FLOYD	KY	911 CALL CENTER	PENNY SIZE HAIL IN WATER GAP, OR AT INTERESECTION OF HIGHWAY 80 AND HIGHWAYS 460 AND 23.
05/21/2013	0620 PM	0.25	PIKEVILLE	PIKE	KY	TRAINED SPOTTER
05/21/2013	0620 PM	0.25	PIKEVILLE	PIKE	KY	TRAINED SPOTTER
05/21/2013	0545 PM	0.25	VINCENT	OWSLEY	KY	EMERGENCY MNGR
05/21/2013	0545 PM	0.25	VINCENT	OWSLEY	KY	EMERGENCY MNGR
05/21/2013	0448 PM	1.00	WHITLEY CITY	MCCREARY	KY	TRAINED SPOTTER	QUARTER SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED IN WHITLEY CITY.

NON-TSTM WND REPORTS

Date	Time	Speed (MPH)	Location	County	State	Rec'd From	Comments
NONE REPORTED

FLOODING REPORTS

Date	Time	Type	Location	County	State	Rec'd From	Comments
05/21/2013	0615 PM		NEWSOMS	SOUTHAMPTON	VA	911 CALL CENTER	LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED PARTS OF HIGHWAYS 671 AND 35 NEAR NEWSOMS WERE IMPASSIBLE DUE TO WATER CROSSING THE ROADS.
05/21/2013	0615 PM		NEWSOMS	SOUTHAMPTON	VA	911 CALL CENTER	LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED PARTS OF HIGHWAYS 671 AND 35 NEAR NEWSOMS WERE IMPASSIBLE DUE TO WATER CROSSING THE ROADS.
05/21/2013	0615 PM		NEWSOMS	SOUTHAMPTON	VA	911 CALL CENTER	LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED PARTS OF HIGHWAYS 671 AND 35 NEAR NEWSOMS WERE IMPASSABLE DUE TO WATER CROSSING THE ROADS.
05/21/2013	0615 PM		NEWSOMS	SOUTHAMPTON	VA	911 CALL CENTER	LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED PARTS OF HIGHWAYS 671 AND 35 NEAR NEWSOMS WERE IMPASSABLE DUE TO WATER CROSSING THE ROADS.

HEAVY RAIN REPORTS

Date	Time	Amt (in)	Location	County	State	Rec'd From	Comments
NONE REPORTED

SNOW REPORTS

Date	Time	Amt (in)	Location	County	State	Rec'd From	Comments
NONE REPORTED

FREEZING RAIN REPORTS

Date	Time	Amt (in)	Location	County	State	Rec'd From	Comments
NONE REPORTED

ICE STORM REPORTS

Date	Time	Type	Location	County	State	Rec'd From	Comments
NONE REPORTED

FUNNEL CLOUD REPORTS

Date	Time	Type	Location	County	State	Rec'd From	Comments
NONE REPORTED

LIGHTNING REPORTS

Date	Time	Type	Location	County	State	Rec'd From	Comments
NONE REPORTED

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