The National Weather Service in Paducah has confirmed two-weak EF-1 tornadoes touched down in Christian County Friday night.
The first brief touchdown occurred approximately 6 miles southeast of Gracey on Pierce Lane shortly after 6:30. The tornado stayed on the ground for about a mile, moving eastward, and was 75 yards in width. The storm destroyed three empty grain silos and proceeded into a field. An eyewitness reported seeing the circulation before strong winds hit his residence. Most of the damage appeared to be south of the actual tornado path, which was 250 yards wide at times.
The storm survey adds many large, old trees were uprooted and snapped at the end of the path. A house also lost half of its roof, and suffered a broken window and damage to porch railings.
The second tornado began north of the intersection of Woosley and Striped Bridge Road, about a mile and a half northeast of Herndon before 6:40. The survey states a clear path could be seen in the tree line, with the tornado moving east for six-tenths of a mile. As the storm moved southeast it damaged ten houses along Striped Bridge Road, with the damage mainly to soffits and roofing, with a small guest house completely destroyed. Numerous large trees were snapped and uprooted along the path.
Both tornadoes had peak wind gusts between 100 and 105 MPH.
The storm that produced the two tornadoes originally produced a warning in Trigg County, but a storm survey has not been completed to determine if a tornado touched down near King’s Chapel Road.
