Thunderstorm Wind — Barren, Kentucky

2023-03-31 · near Highland Spgs, Barren, Kentucky

Event narrative

Dispatch reported a tree down on Jenny 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 1095743. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.