EF2 Tornado — Boyle, Kentucky

2021-12-11 · near Shelby City, Boyle, Kentucky

0.6 mi

Path length

100 yds

Path width

Event narrative

The tornado began near Danville-Boyle County Airport along Simpson Lane in Junction City. Roof damage occurred in this neighborhood, and then the tornado continued toward the airport. Three hangar buildings were destroyed and several aircraft were mangled and heavily damaged. The tornado then crossed Airport Road to the northeast where a home had the roof completely destroyed and a nearby barn was severely damaged. After this point northeast of the airport the tornado did not produce noticeable damage in nearby farm fields.

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 996912. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.