The Paducah National Weather Service storm survey team has confirmed four tornadoes touched down Thursday ahead of a cold front that swept across Kentucky.
The storm survey team says an EF-2 with estimated peak winds of 125 miles per hour touched down in Carlisle County around 9:18 Thursday morning and was on the ground for over 16.5 miles, traveling through Ballard and McCracken counties. The tornado caused major structural damage to several homes, businesses, grain bins, barns, and outbuildings. Officials say four cows were killed near Lovelaceville in Ballard County and one person was injured.
A second tornado, an EF-1 with peak winds of 110 miles per hour, touched down in Union County west of Morganfield around 10:10 Thursday morning. It was on the ground for almost 9.5 miles with a maximum width of 100 yards. Officials say a semi tractor-trailer was blown over along Highway 109 in western Union County and the driver received minor injuries. The tornado also snapped and uprooted dozens of trees and several power poles were blown over. The tornado also blew a car and trailer upside down, as well as partially blowing over a semi-trailer used for storage. A farm building was partially unroofed off Highway 948.
Officials say a third tornado touched down in Smith Mills in Henderson County around 11:14 Thursday morning. It was an EF-0 with estimated peak winds of 75 miles per hour, was on the ground for 1.25 miles, and was about 100 yards wide, uprooting several small to medium-sized trees.
The fourth tornado, an EF-0 with peak winds of 85 miles per hour, touched down around 12:41 Thursday afternoon in Sebree near the Webster and Henderson county line. Officials say it was on the ground for 1.25 miles and had a width of about 100 yards. Several trees were blown down and shingles were blown off a house.
