Four tornadoes have been confirmed to have struck Kentucky on Monday night and Tuesday morning, according to the National Weather Service (NWS) offices in Paducah and Louisville.
NWS Paducah says the first occurred in Hopkins County, outside Jewel City, shortly before midnight (CT), Monday night. It was an EF-0 tornado with peak winds of 85 mph. Its path was 50 yards wide and just over three miles long. Trees were snapped and rooted and numerous large limbs were downed. Two electrical transmission line cross members were broken.
Less than ten minutes later, a second tornado touched down, not far from the end of the first one. An NWS damage survey team found an EF-1 tornado with peak winds of 95 mph occurred near Livermore in McLean County. Its path was 6.3 miles long and 125 yards wide. Extensive tree damage along the path of the tornado, including snapped tree trunks and uprooted trees. Two homes suffered significant damage when trees fell onto them. Other homes suffered shingle and fascia damage. A few power poles were damaged.
Another EF-0 was reported at Millerstown in Hart County, by a damage survey team from NWS Louisville. This one touched down at 1:24 a.m. and lifted back up a minute later. Peak winds were 80 mph and the path was a mile long and 150 yards wide.
A second EF-1 was reported in Ohio County with peak winds of 105 mph. Its path was 1.8 miles long and 110 yards wide. It was on the ground for four minutes, starting at 12:30 a.m. It touched down briefly near Rough River. It intensified as it crossed Highway 69, doing significant tree damage and some minor structural damage to homes along Highway 69. The tornado continued to the southeast where it ripped much of the roof of a home along Mill Run Lane, before lifting just before the Hartford Airport.
Fortunately, no injuries have been reported due to the tornadoes.
The NWS Louisville survey crews also found straight line wind damage. 80 mph winds were reported in Green County, while 90 mph straight line winds were confirmed in both Harrison and Oldham counties, from the storm system.
(Photo: Tornado recorded in Lyon County in 2024)
By Tom Latek, Kentucky Today
