Thunderstorm Wind — Simpson, Kentucky

2021-03-25 · near Highland, Simpson, Kentucky

Event narrative

There were multiple trees down near Leo Binion Road and Pleasant Hill Road.

Wider weather episode

Early in the day, low level wind shear was very strong. A stable layer over the area allowed a warm front to bring sunshine and warmer temperatures to the region, but the warming surface temperatures caused the stable layer to erode and become unstable. The high shear environment allowed storms, ahead of a cold front, to become severe and severe hail, damaging winds, and three tornadoes resulted.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 950633. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.