Severe Thunderstorm Brings Downed Trees, Airborne Trampoline to Owsley County

A severe thunderstorm swept through Owsley County in the early hours of March 16, sending a trampoline airborne and toppling at least one tree along Lerose Road near Lyman before warnings were lifted as the system moved on.

The National Weather Service office in Jackson, Kentucky issued severe thunderstorm warnings covering Owsley County as the storm pushed through, citing winds of up to 60 mph and hail. Multiple weather spotters were active during the event, relaying real-time updates to help track the storm's path and intensity.

The most striking ground-level report came from Lerose Road, where a local resident documented both a downed tree and a trampoline that had been lifted and carried by the wind. The image captured the kind of wind damage that 60 mph gusts can produce even in a relatively brief storm passage.

The warnings were subsequently canceled once the storm moved out of the area, signaling the most acute threat had passed. No additional damage reports had been confirmed at the time of publication.

Residents with storm damage in unincorporated parts of the county are encouraged to document what they find and report it to the National Weather Service in Jackson, which uses those ground-truth reports to improve warning accuracy for future events.