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18:50Z EF1 KLVX KY Oldham Westport A tornado touched down briefly just southeast of Westport in northern Oldham County. It stayed on the ground for only 200 yards and was 50 yards wide at its widest. It toppled two trees and snapped large limbs off of several others. It also damaged a barn and several outbuildings. Maximum estimated winds ranged from 75 to 90 mph.
19:39Z EF1 KILN KY Owen Natlee In Owen County, a storm survey revealed that a weak tornado touched down west of Kentucky State Route 1883 with damage to some trees. More tree damage was found along Paynes Run Road, in addition to an outbuilding that was destroyed with debris lofted into an adjacent valley. Where Paynes Run Road intersects with New Columbus Road, several homes sustained minor roof damage with windows blown out, as well as significant tree damage. The tornado continued along New Columbus Road where a porch was lifted from a home (its final resting place still is unknown) and roof damage occurred to the home itself. From here the tornado damage became intermittent along the south side of New Columbus Road and Dudley Pike, with instances of tree damage, outbuildings destroyed and minor roof damage to several homes. The last instances of tornado damage in Owen County were found along portions of Leaning Oak Road where damage consisted of peeled back roofing material on barns, many trees snapped or uprooted and roof damage to homes. ||According to the survey from NWS Louisville, the storm quickly crossed into Scott County and struck North Rays Fork Road where it snapped and uprooted trees. Moving to the east-southeast, tree damage was found along South Rays Fork Road east of Stonewall. The tornado lifted just west of the Harrison County line. The only structural damage along the path was to a home near the top of a small hill close to the end of the path. The porch roof was ripped from the home and thrown over the building, with significant roof damage. Also, an above ground pool was destroyed. The damage in Scott County supports an estimated maximum wind speed of 107 mph (EF1).
19:45Z EF1 KILN KY Scott Stonewall The tornado touched down in Owen County south of the|intersection of Leaning Oak Road and Dudley Pike. The storm quickly|crossed into Scott County and struck North Rays Fork Road where it|snapped and uprooted trees. The tornado had a total path length of 4.1 miles, of which 3.6 miles lay in Scott County. Moving to the east southeast, tree|damage was found along South Rays Fork Road east of Stonewall. The|tornado lifted just west of the Harrison County line. The only|structural damage along the path was to a home near the top of a|small hill close to the end of the path. The porch roof was ripped|from the home and thrown over the building, with significant roof|damage. Also, an above-ground pool was destroyed.
19:48Z EF1 KLVX KY Scott Stamping Ground The tornado began as an EF-0 with 80 mph winds as it snapped and|uprooted multiple trees and caused minor siding damage to a house just west of Locust Fork Road and a mile north of Stamping Ground.||It then traveled eastward, crossing Locust Fork Road, damaging two outbuildings. After the tornado moved northeast across rural terrain, it damaged the roofs of several houses on the north side of Stone Hill Road. It also tore off a south-facing front porch. Just west of Graves Road, the tornado damaged a small outbuilding and the roof of another residence. The damage in the Stone Hill and Graves Road areas was rated EF-1. Further east, between Graves and Long Lick Roads, the tornado damaged some hardwood trees. Finally, it pushed an achored mobile home off its foundation - ripping the anchors out of the ground - and damaged outbuildings along Long Lick Road before lifting.
19:49Z EF1 KLVX KY Scott Skinnersburg This rural EF-1 tornado touched down around one quarter of a mile northwest of the intersection of Glass and Sulphur Wells Road where it snapped several hardwood trees. Winds with this initial damage ranged from 70-107 mph. The tornado then moved southeast where more trees were snapped and an outbuilding was destroyed. As the tornado neared the end of its path a couple of small barns were destroyed with winds estimated from from 90 and 107 mph. At the end of the path, a couple of homes sustained roof damage, in addition to continued tree damage. The tornado lifted just east of Cincinnati Road, about 4 miles NNW of|Georgetown.
20:05Z EF1 KILN KY Harrison Cynthiana The tornado first touched down about a half mile north of Connersville Pike and a half mile west of Ammerman Pike, where parts of a corn field were flattened. The tornado then continued southeast, where it crossed Connersville Pike and snapped several hardwood trees.||After moving along Sea Biscuit Way, the tornado then veered in a more easterly direction, crossing US-62 and U.S. 27, south of their intersection. Two small outbuildings and a barn were destroyed along Sea Biscuit Way. Eyewitnesses reported two narrow tornadoes in proximity at the same time here. A farm just east|of Highway 62 had two large barns damaged. Two outbuildings and two sheds were also destroyed. The two small funnels had winds of 100 mph with widths of 50 to 75 yards each. Quarter size hail occurred also.||The tornado moved east causing extensive tree damage near US-27. At|2343 Highway US 27, 40 to 50 large hardwood and softwood trees were|uprooted and sheared off. This includes several very large oak|trees. One garage sustained significant roof damage. Damage was|greatest at this location with wind speeds estimated at 110 mph and|a width of 275 yards. Half dollar size hail occurred also.||The tornado then continued east where it caused some more tree|damage before lifting about 200 yards east of New Lair Road.
20:12Z EF1 KJKL KY Bourbon Paris The tornado first touched down near Vine Street. Several|homes sustained significant damage including losses to portions of|roofs and damage to walls and siding. The tornado had winds of|100 mph on Vine Street and a narrow width of around 50 yards. Half|dollar size hail also occurred. One woman at 1129 Vine Street was sucked out of the house and landed on the porch. She sustained an injury requiring several stitches. Multiple trees and power lines were downed as well. Several trees fell on homes. The|tornado then lifted east of Vine Street for approximately one mile.||The tornado touched down again on the east side of the Stoner Creek|Country Club where it caused tree damage. It caused attic and soffit|damage to several homes on Windermere Lane. The tornado had winds of|80 to 85 mph during the second touchdown. Quarter size hail occurred|also. The tornado then continued to the northeast where it caused|significant damage to a couple of warehouses, finally flipping an empty tractor trailer before lifting near US-460.
20:35Z EF1 KJKL KY Bath Sharpsburg An EF-1 tornado, with peak winds of 90 mph, touched down near Sharpsburg. The path length was about 0.6 miles with a maximum width of 50 yards. The tornado damaged three barns while it was on the ground. There was also sporadic damage to trees along the tornado's path.
20:53Z EF1 KJKL KY Bath Olympia An EF-1 tornado, with peak winds estimated at 90 mph, touched down near Olympia Springs. The tornado had a path length of 0.3 miles and a maximum path width of 35 yards. A boat trailer with a boat on it was overturned and a camping trailer was blown onto a truck. Numerous shingles were blown off a house. There was also sporadic tree damage along the tornado's path. This occurred near Mudlick Rd and KY Hwy 3290.
22:35Z EF0 KIND IN Putnam Cloverdale A damage survey revealed a brief EF0 tornado causing damage to a couple trees approximately 2 miles southeast of Cloverdale. The tornado was sighted by the Emergency Manager, who observed swirling corn stalks in the air.
02:41Z EF2 KRLX WV Raleigh Willibet A brief EF2 tornado touched down near the community of Odd. This path is across terrain with an elevation of 2700 to 2800 feet and is just north of Flat Top Mountain. ||The maximum wind gust estimated by the survey was 125 mph.||On Route 33 a well built garage or outbuilding, with a bolted foundation, was completely destroyed. An entire couch from that building was blown across the street and wrapped around a tree. About 10 to 20 houses, including mobile homes, had minor roof and porch damage. A few barns and outbuildings were damaged. At least 2 vehicles were destroyed. A new pickup truck was smashed by a fallen tree. Another car was hit by fallen trees. One parked school bus had its front windshield broken. ||Hundreds of large healthy trees were blown down. Exposed trees were blown down or uprooted. Trees more protected by the terrain had their tops sheared off. Power outages to several hundred people occurred. Roads were closed by the fallen trees. The local telephone company had around 20 poles damaged.
02:44Z EF1 KJKL KY Pike Mc Combs An EF-1 tornado, with peak winds estimated at 90 mph, touched down near Gulnare. The tornado had a path length of 0.1 miles with an estimated path width of 130 yards. Several large trees were snapped or uprooted. A large section of a roof was peeled off a house. There was also damage to two separate barn roofs along the tornado's path.
03:39Z EF1 KRLX WV Mercer Pinoak A high end EF1 tornado, with maximum winds estimated at 105 mph, first touched down at 1139 PM EDT around two miles northeast of Matoka in a forested area, downing numerous trees. It then crossed Beeson Road where three homes sustained minor damage along with a barn and several more trees. Additional trees were then snapped off as the tornado initially crossed Little Rich Creek Road and then proceeded to cause severe damage to a mobile home at another location along Rich Creek Road. A mother and her son sustained non-life threatening injuries at the mobile home location. More trees were then uprooted along Rich Creek. Finally, as the tornado crossed Sharver Road, minor damage occurred to a house and a small shed before the tornado lifted prior to reaching Beckley Road. Damage values are estimated.

Storm reports are derived from "The Storm Events Database" (National Centers for Environmental Information) and/or "Past Storm Reports" (Storm Prediction Center).