Thunderstorm Wind — Leslie, Kentucky

2021-12-06 · near Big Fork, Leslie, Kentucky

Event narrative

A tree was blown down along KY-3427 near mile marker 3, in the community of Big Fork.

Wider weather episode

A cold front traversed Kentucky during the early morning hours of Monday, December 6. Ahead of the front an abnormally warm airmass was in place, setting the stage for an unstable environment as the front approached. The result was a large swath of rain with a line of embedded thunderstorms traveling along the frontal boundary. The front and associated storms moved through eastern KY generally between 8 and 10am EST. A couple of the storms within the embedded line were strong, and given the strong winds aloft, allowed high winds to be transferred down to the surface. This ultimately led to two severe thunderstorm warnings being issued along it's path, and a report of a tree down in Leslie County.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 997691. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.