Thunderstorm Wind — Allen, Kentucky

2021-03-25 · near Mt Aerial, Allen, Kentucky

Event narrative

A photo showed half of a cedar tree on the west side of Kentucky 585, just north of Kentucky 1332, while the other half of the tree was on the east side of the 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 950635. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.