EF1 Tornado — Marion, Kentucky

2021-12-11 · near Riley, Marion, Kentucky

1.9 mi

Path length

50 yds

Path width

Event narrative

An EF-1 tornado touched down near Siloam Road with estimated winds of 100mph. The tornado destroyed a small farm outbuilding and damaged trees in the area. The tornado continued across rural and forested areas for approximately 2 miles before impacting another farm building which had some roof damage near Gravel Switch Road. The tornado then lifted east of Gravel Switch Road.

Wider weather episode

Strong southern winds brought warm temperatures and plenty of moisture into an environment of strong wind shear ahead of an advancing cold front. This resulted in unusually warm temperatures for a December day and the ingredients to produce a historic tornado outbreak and flash flooding. This included multiple long track tornadoes. Central Kentucky saw 18 tornadoes that injured 96 and killed 18. An additional death occurred in a flash flood.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 996907. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.