EF0 Tornado — Shelby, Kentucky

2022-04-13 · near Southville, Shelby, Kentucky

Event narrative

A narrow tornado touched down along Tatum Road in Central Shelby County, Wednesday evening. The tornado topped some trees initially, and then picked up a dog house and uprooting some cedar and maple trees. There was shingle damage to a small home, and residents heard intense wind and felt a strong pressure change. Wind speeds in this area where 80 mph, and 50 yards wide.

The tornado caused the most significant damage to a large older barn, removing and twisting a lot of metal sheeting and roof panels. Another 15 by 10 foot metal outbuilding had its roof removed. Drone video show the debris pattern twisting up into the trees up to 150 yards to the east northeast.

The rope tornado quickly lifted in a grove of trees just east of the metal outbuilding along Tatum Road.

Wider weather episode

On the evening of April 13, 2022, a line of severe storms, moving along a cold front, spawned nine tornadoes as it moved east across Kentucky. One of these was an EF-1 that hit Jefferson County. In addition to tornadoes, strong straight line winds also caused widespread damage across central Kentucky.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1024633. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.