Thunderstorm Wind — Mccreary, Kentucky

2022-04-13 · near Marshes Siding, Mccreary, Kentucky

Event narrative

A public report from Marshes Siding, Kentucky reported multiple trees down due to the gust front.

Wider weather episode

As a closed, upper-level low situated over the northern Great Plains shifted eastward, a cold front stretched down to Texas. Through the day, the whole system shifted eastward generating severe weather along the Mississippi River Valley. The 16Z SPC analysis had eastern Kentucky in a Marginal to Slight category for severe weather for this day, with increased chances of tornadoes and wind damage in association with the cold front. As the squall line moved closer, the initial warnings were issued 2123L EDT and 2140L EDT for the western tier of counties in the Jackson forecast area, before the storms fell below severe weather criteria and SPSs were issued for the squall line through the remainder of the southeast Kentucky.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1008808. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.