EF0 Tornado — Shelby, Kentucky

2023-03-31 · near Conner, Shelby, Kentucky

1.3 mi

Path length

100 yds

Path width

Event narrative

This tornado formed approximately 1.4 miles north of Avoca near the Gene Snyder Freeway and tracked east-northeast for approximately 2.7 miles before exiting Jefferson County and into northwest Shelby County.

In Shelby County, the twister did sporadic wind damage along Crabapple Lane. Trees were snapped and twisted and some uprooted. Wind speeds were between 80 and 85 mph and the width decreased to less than 100 yards. The tornado crossed Kentucky Route 362 (Ash Ave) along the southern portion of Persimmon Ridge Golf Club. The main damage was shingle loss to homes, and sporadic tree damage.

The last damage point was along Persimmon Ridge Road, paralleling Aiken Road.

Wider weather episode

During the night of March 31 into April 1, a low pressure system, moving east across the Upper Midwest towards the Great Lakes, dragged a trailing cold front through the Lower Ohio Valley. This produced a broken line of severe storms that moved west to east over parts of central Kentucky, resulting in multiple reports of tree damage, isolated structural damage, and a tornado that affected Jefferson and Shelby Counties.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1095734. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.