Thunderstorm Wind — Scott, Kentucky

2021-12-06 · near Stamping Ground, Scott, Kentucky

Event narrative

Just east of Stamping Ground, the survey team found a significant area of straight line winds along Duvall Station Road. A third of a mile swath of concentrated wind damage occurred 2 miles east of Stamping Ground.

It started out in a grove of trees with large branches and trees knocked down all facing from the southwesterly to the east northeast direction. Wind speeds were estimated initially to be 65 to 70 mph. A well constructed barn had its roof panels ripped off and doors blown in. Metal sheeting from the barn was thrown up to 500 yards down wind. Two other barns on the other side of the road had similar damage. Shingles from two family homes were thrown a hundred yards. Wind speeds from the well constructed barn, were determined to be 80 mph. The damage area was about a quarter mile by a third of a mile.

Wider weather episode

A potent cold front combined with elevated wind energy crossing the region allowed a widespread area of showers and thunderstorms to develop late Sunday night through early Monday morning. Some wind damage and minor flooding occurred, along with two EF1 tornadoes.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 994396. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.