EF2 tornado in Marion County, Kentucky
Tornado December 11, 2021 · Marion County, Kentucky
NOAA records this tornado county by county. Its path ran through Taylor County → Marion County; the totals above are for the whole tornado.
The path drawn at its surveyed width of 450 yards (0.26 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.
What the National Weather Service wrote
This tornado formed approximately 1.7 miles west southwest of Saloma near Chaney Pike Road and tracked northeast for approximately 6.5 miles before exiting Taylor County and into southern Marion County. The tornado in Marion County resulted in EF-1 to EF-2 damage to homes and trees along Finley Ridge Road, Nolley Wood Road, US 68, and New Calvary Road. Toward the end of the tornado track the tornado weakened and the damage became more sporadic. The tornado lifted near Bradfordsville Highway just 2.2 miles west of Bradfordsville.
The wider storm
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.
Began near Jessietown (37.4530, -85.3220).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
12 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 997250. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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