Thunderstorm Wind — Simpson, Kentucky

2022-01-01 · near Franklin, Simpson, Kentucky

Event narrative

Damage was reported at the intersection of Morgantown Road and Winston Lane. Some trees were uprooted, and large branches were snapped. Area homes had shingle and antenna damage.

Wider weather episode

During New Year's Eve into New Year's Day, active weather was observed across Kentucky as several waves of low pressure moved along a frontal boundary that was stalled across the region. This resulted in multiple rounds of widespread precipitation, and rainfall amounts of 2 to 4 inches with locally higher amounts observed across the area. As the boundary lifted north as a warm front New Year's Day, strong to severe storms were able to develop within the warm sector ahead of an approaching cold front, with multiple tornadoes and scattered straight-line wind damage being observed.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1004345. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.