EF1 Tornado — Hardin, Kentucky

2025-03-30 · near Red Hill, Hardin, Kentucky

Event narrative

The National Weather Service conducted a storm survey in Meade and Hardin County, near the communities of Flaherty and Radcliff, and determined an EF-1 tornado with maximum winds of 100 mph occurred the evening of March 30th, 2025. The tornado had a path length of 7.21 miles and a width of 50 yards.

After the tornado exited Meade County, the damage continued in neighborhoods in west Radcliff along Red Hill Road where isolated tree damage, both uproots and snaps, were observed. The last observable damage was near US Highway 31 where isolated tree damage was observed near Walmart in Radcliff.

Wider weather episode

On March 30th, a surface low along with the system's cold front dropped southeast from eastern Iowa through southern Indiana and central Kentucky. This resulted in a northeast to southwest oriented line of convection ahead of the front. The added shear from the surface low resulted in organized storms that produced damaging winds and 5 tornadoes throughout north central Kentucky. Wind damage continued farther east into the Bluegrass region, near Lexington.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1247778. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.