Thunderstorm Wind — Green, Kentucky

2022-01-01 · near Exie, Green, Kentucky

Event narrative

A National Weather Service storm survey team determined the damage along US 68, in the Thurlow community, was straight line wind damage of 70 mph. There was roof damage to 2 homes, slight uplift of roof panels to one barn, and a couple of older rotted trees knocked down. All of the damage was facing off to the northeast.

NWS drone video confirmed all the damage was straight line winds, and very isolated to around 4765 Edmonton Rd (US 68), in the Thurlow community, about 5 miles southwest of Greensburg.

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 1004414. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.