EF1 Tornado — Metcalfe, Kentucky

2017-04-05 · near Center, Metcalfe, Kentucky

Event narrative

This small, short-lived tornado touched down shortly after the previous tornado to its northwest lifted. It began in a field west of Center Peggyville Road, taking out several trees in a tree line before moving east where it destroyed a large, well-built barn, lofting debris into the air and sending it as far as 1/4 mile to the east. After crossing the road, it snapped several trees on the edge of a large grove and narrowly missed another home.

Wider weather episode

A strong area of low pressure tracked across the Ohio Valley on April 5. With an unseasonably warm and humid air mass in place, several lines of strong to severe thunderstorms developed across the area. This resulted in large hail and damaging winds across central Kentucky. There were also 4 tornadoes reported in central Kentucky.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 681678. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.