EF1 tornado in Garrard County, Kentucky
Tornado December 11, 2021 · Garrard County, Kentucky
NOAA records this tornado county by county. Its path ran through Boyle County → Boyle County → Boyle County → Boyle County → Garrard County → Garrard County → Garrard County; the totals above are for the whole tornado.
The path drawn at its surveyed width of 100 yards (0.06 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 2.9 miles east northeast of Danville Goodall Airport near Chrisman Lane and tracked northeast for approximately 5.2 miles before exiting Boyle County and into western Garrard County. In Garrard County, the Boone Creek area received damage to trees and roofs of manufactured homes. The tornado then dissipated between Lexington Road and Locust Lane.
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 Marksbury (37.6510, -84.6530).
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 997269. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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