Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Jackson KY
456 PM EDT Sat Oct 15 2022
...NWS Damage Survey for October 12, 2022 Thunderstorm Wind Event in Bath County...
Strong thunderstorms moved through eastern Kentucky ahead of an
approaching cold front. One of the strongest storms passed
through Bath County, resulting in isolated wind damage in the
western half of the county. Most of the damage was confined to
elevated and exposed structures.
.Bath County Wind Damage...
Peak Wind (Estimated): 65 mph
Path Length /statute/: 3.05 miles
Path Width /maximum/: n/a
Fatalities: 0
Injuries: 0
Start Date: 10/12/2022
Start Time: 6:20 PM EDT
Start Location: 2 SW Reynoldsville / Bath County/ KY
Start Lat/Lon: 38.170040 / -83.852370
End Date: 10/12/2022
End Time: 6:24 PM EDT
End Location: 1 NE Reynoldsville
End Lat/Lon: 38.201839 / -83.813654
Multiple barn and small farm structures were impacted with the
high winds, causing loss of roofing and wall collapse. Damage was
generally confined to the more exposed knobs within this 3 mile
area. Construction techniques, integrity, and age of these
structures were all taken into account when determining the final
wind estimates. Several trees and limbs were also broken in the
vicinity.
&&
NOTE:
The information in this statement is preliminary and subject to
change pending final review of the event and publication in NWS
Storm Data.
$$
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
1139 AM EDT MON OCT 17 2022
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0350 PM TSTM WND DMG WONNIE 37.81N 83.15W
10/12/2022 MAGOFFIN KY DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
TREES WERE REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN BLOWN DOWN
ALONG KY 460 NEAR THE MORGAN COUNTY LINE.
THE EVENT TIME IS ESTIMATED.
0605 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 NE FLAT CREEK 38.15N 83.86W
10/12/2022 BATH KY 911 CALL CENTER
CORRECTS PREVIOUS TSTM WND DMG REPORT FROM 1
NE FLAT CREEK. TREE DOWN ALONG FLAT CREEK
ROAD. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
0354 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 WNW LICKBURG 37.80N 83.09W
10/12/2022 MAGOFFIN KY DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
TREES WERE REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN BLOWN DOWN
ALONG KY 2019. THE EVENT TIME IS RADAR
ESTIMATE.
0618 PM TSTM WND DMG ODESSA 38.22N 83.75W
10/12/2022 BATH KY 911 CALL CENTER
CORRECTS PREVIOUS TSTM WND DMG REPORT FROM
ODESSA. TREES DOWN ALONG WHITE OAK ROAD OFF
OF HIGHWAY 36. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
0620 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 WSW REYNOLDSVILLE 38.18N 83.85W
10/12/2022 BATH KY NWS STORM SURVEY
MULTIPLE BARNS AND FARM STRUCTURES (CORN
CRIB BIN AND CHICKEN COOP) WERE DAMAGED OR
DESTROYED DUE TO THUNDERSTORM WINDS. NWS
STORM SURVEY RESULTS NOTED THAT THE SMALL
BUILDINGS WERE LIGHT AND NOT WELL ANCHORED
DOWN, THAT THE METAL POLE BARN WAS OPEN ON
THE ENDS, AND THAT THE STICK BUILT BARN WAS
OLD AND ALSO HAD A DOOR OPEN TO ALLOW WINDS
TO GET INSIDE. ALL DAMAGE WAS LAYING
UNIFORMLY TOWARDS THE ENE. WINDS WERE
ESTIMATED TO BE AROUND 61 MPH.
0620 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 SW REYNOLDSVILLE 38.17N 83.85W
10/12/2022 BATH KY NWS STORM SURVEY
SEVERAL LOCUST TREES WERE SNAPPED, BUT THE
NWS STORM SURVEY TEAM NOTED THAT MOST OF
THEM HAD ROTTEN TRUNKS. ALL TREES WERE
UNIFORMLY LAYING TO THE EAST. WINDS WERE
ESTIMATED AROUND 61 MPH IN THIS LOCATION.
0620 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 SW REYNOLDSVILLE 38.17N 83.85W
10/12/2022 BATH KY NWS STORM SURVEY
AN OLDER BARN LOST A LARGE SECTION OF THE
ROOFING, CAUSING ONE SIDE TO COLLAPSE. THE
ROOF SECTIONS WERE INTACT AND TRAVELED ABOUT
30 FEET EASTWARD, AWAY FROM THE BARN. A
LARGE TREE BRANCH WAS ALSO SNAPPED IN THE
SAME LOCATION. THE NWS STORM SURVEY TEAM
ASSESSED WINDS AROUND 61 MPH IN THIS
LOCATION.
0620 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 WSW REYNOLDSVILLE 38.18N 83.86W
10/12/2022 BATH KY NWS STORM SURVEY
THUNDERSTORM WINDS LED TO THE DESTRUCTION OF
2 BARNS ON A PROPERTY. THE BARNS WERE OLD,
AND WERE NOT ANCHORED DOWN TO THE GROUND.
ONE BARN WAS MOVED OFF ITS FOUNDATION BY
ABOUT 15 FEET AND COLLAPSED. THE OTHER LOST
ROOFING MATERIAL AND HAD MUTLPLE NORTH
FACING WALL PANELS BLOWN OFF. NWS SURVEY
TEAM ESTIMATED WINDS AROUND 61 MPH.
0621 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 SW REYNOLDSVILLE 38.18N 83.84W
10/12/2022 BATH KY NWS EMPLOYEE
A PARTIAL BARN COLLAPSE. THE WALLS OF THE
BARN DID LOOK TO BE ANCHORED WITH A PIECE OF
REBARB STICKING OUT OF THE CONCRETE FOOTERS,
AND INTO A HOLE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE 6X6
INCH BARN POSTS/VERTICAL BEAMS. NO OTHER
ANCHORING CLIPS WERE USED, SO WIND WAS ABLE
TO LIFT POST OFF OF ANCHOR. NWS STORM SURVEY
TEAM ALSO NOTED THAT MOST OF THE WOOD WAS
DRY ROTTED. WINDS WERE ESTIMATED AROUND 65
MPH.
0621 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 SW REYNOLDSVILLE 38.18N 83.84W
10/12/2022 BATH KY NWS STORM SURVEY
A PEG CONSTRUCTION BARN COLLAPSED WITH MOST
DEBRIS UNIFORMLY LAYING TOWARDS THE ENE AND
NE. THE ROOF WAS DISLODGED AND TOSSED 150
FEET TO THE EAST OF THE BARN, BUT THE
FRAMING OF THE ROOF SEEMED TO BE ROTTED. THE
CEMENT FOOTERS THAT THE BARN WAS SITTING ON
SHOWED NO INDICATION OF BEING ANCHORED TO
THE BARN - RATHER THE WEIGHT OF THE BARN WAS
HOLDING IT UP. NWS STORM SURVEY TEAM
ESTIMATED WINDS AROUND 61 MPH.
0621 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 WSW REYNOLDSVILLE 38.18N 83.85W
10/12/2022 BATH KY NWS STORM SURVEY
A ROTTEN OAK TREE WAS SNAPPED. NWS STORM
SURVEY TEAM ESTIMATED WINDS AROUND 61 MPH.
0621 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 WSW REYNOLDSVILLE 38.18N 83.85W
10/12/2022 BATH KY NWS STORM SURVEY
MULTIPLE TREE LIMBS BETWEEN 5 AND 7 INCHES
IN DIAMETER WERE DOWNED DUE TO THUNDERSTORM
WINDS. TREES DID NOT APPEAR TO BE ROTTED,
AND WERE ALL LAYING UNIFORMLY TOWARDS THE
EAST. THE NWS STORM SURVEY TEAM ESTIMATED
WINDS AROUND 61 MPH.
0621 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 NW ODESSA 38.24N 83.79W
10/12/2022 BATH KY 911 CALL CENTER
CORRECTS PREVIOUS TSTM WND DMG REPORT FROM 2
NW ODESSA. TREES DOWN ALONG EAST FORK ROAD.
TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
0622 PM TSTM WND DMG REYNOLDSVILLE 38.19N 83.83W
10/12/2022 BATH KY NWS STORM SURVEY
A BARN WAS MOVED OFF ITS FOUNDATION AND LOST
ITS ROOF. ACCORDING TO THE NWS STORM SURVEY
TEAM, THE CEMENT BLOCK FOOTERS SHOWED NO
INDICATION OF ANCHORS TO THE BARN AND THE
WOOD LOOKED DRY ROTTED. REMAINDERS OF THE
BARN WERE THROWN 1/8 A MILE IN A UNIFORM
DIRECTION TO THE ENE. WINDS WERE ESTIMATED
TO BE AROUND 61 MPH.
0624 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 NE REYNOLDSVILLE 38.20N 83.81W
10/12/2022 BATH KY NWS STORM SURVEY
AN OPEN AIR BARN HAD ITS ROOF PEELED OFF AND
THROWN INTO THE FIELD EAST OF THE BARN. THE
NWS STORM SURVEY TEAM NOTED THAT THE WOOD OF
THE BARN WAS DRY ROTTED AND WEATHERED. WINDS
WERE ESTIMATED AROUND 61 MPH.
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