Tornado Reports
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| 21:53Z | EF1 | KHPX | TN | Robertson | Adams | An EF-1 tornado began less than one mile south of the Kentucky/Tennessee state line between Hugh Gill Road and Keysburg Road, then moved northeast snapping and uprooting numerous trees between the two roadways. The tornado then destroyed the roof of a barn on Hugh Gill Road before hitting a home on McGhee Road, causing significant roof and chimney damage. Maximum winds in Tennessee were estimated to be 95 mph. The tornado then moved into Kentucky where it intensified to EF-2 and traveled for another 11.3 miles. Please refer to NWS Louisville and Kentucky Storm Data for more information on the Kentucky portion of the path. The Tennessee portion of the path was updated and extended southwestward in June 2020 based on newly available high resolution Google Earth satellite imagery. |
| 21:54Z | EF2 | KHPX | KY | Logan | Keysburg | The National Weather Service conducted a storm damage survey in Logan county Kentucky. The damage moved in from Robertson County Tennessee near the end of McGee Road where two homes received extensive damage. The first home, a well built stone home had significant roof damage and the screened in porch was destroyed. The family pick up truck was tossed around 40 yards to the north. On the family cemetery plot several tombstones were knocked over and one headstone was destroyed. There were several outbuildings and 2 pole Barnes were destroyed on the property as well. ||The second home experienced significant foundation damage and the roof was completely thrown off. The family pick up truck was thrown 250 yards and thrown down into a field. Insulation from the home was thrown down wind over 300 yards. The debris field from the two homes was thrown in a farmers field between 100 yards in a quarter mile down wind with several 2 x 4 and 2 x 10 and bricks being impaled into the ground. Winds were estimated between 120 and 130 mph. ||The tornado then moved through several farmers fields doing extensive tree damage and fence damage. Power lines were down throughout this entire stretch.| |The tornado then hit 901 Dot Road destroying 2 barns, moving heavy farm equipment, blowing out exterior walls and destroying the roof at the property. Tragically, a woman in the home was killed by falling debris. The family pet dog was found alive by rescuers underneath extensive rubble. Debris was thrown up to 500 yards and debris with a width of between 250 and and 300 yards in a farmers field. Winds were estimated to be 135 mph at this location. ||Next, the tornado hit a large family farm at 3604 Schley Road destroying the second story. Three farm silos that were empty or destroyed with the metal sheets being thrown over a quarter mile down wind. The tornado continued through farm fields destroying several trees and uprooting them.||The tornado became more elevated at the intersection of Mortimor Station Road and Mirriaheh Road. In this area trees we snapped, and several homes experienced shingle siding and roof damage. Winds were estimated to be 100 to 110 mph here. ||As the tornado was lifting, it snapped some trees in the Schochoh community. |
| 23:11Z | EF0 | KNQA | AR | Jackson | Eight Mile | A very small tornado touched down on a property in|Beedeville, Arkansas. This tornado snapped a few trees and uplifted |two outbuildings, spreading debris into the fields and aloft into nearby|trees. A tree fell on a third outbuilding. The most significant damage|occurred as a metal beam from one of the outbuildings smashed the cab of|a tractor. |
| 23:19Z | EF1 | KOHX | KY | Warren | Hays | The tornado touched down near the intersection of Hays Pondsville Rd and FH Roundtree Rd, destroying a small metal shed, overturning a trailer, flattening a fence, and causing minor roof damage to a home. The very narrow tornado - only 30 to 50 yards wide - continued northeast, uprooting trees and damaging outbuildings on neighboring property, including breaking out all of the windows of one building. The path continued northeast over open countryside, snapping tree limbs of several trees. It then tore the porch off the east side of a home on the south side of Highway 68-80, depositing debris into nearby woods. ||Crossing 68-80, the tornado did its greatest damage, tearing a very large pine tree out of the ground and tossing it 100 feet over a home, spattering the front of the home with mud, ripping holes in the roof, and destroying the attached garage. Despite this intense damage, an open-sided outbuilding just 25 yards away suffered no visible damage. Continuing northeast, the tornado snapped several more trees before destroying two more outbuildings, scattering debris a quarter of a mile downwind. The tornado also damaged the roof of a home 100 feet east of the outbuildings, and did porch, deck, and roof damage to the neighboring residence, plastering the east side of the home with insulation. Crossing over Lewis Rd into Barren County, the roof of a sunroom was torn of the next home and an outbuilding destroyed. The tornado then moved over open countryside where drone footage showed it deposited the remainder of its debris. The total path length of the tornado in both counties was 1.9 miles. |
| 23:20Z | EF1 | KNQA | AR | Cross | Cherry Vly | The tornado started just south of Highway 42 about 5 miles west of the town of Cherry Valley causing damage to two farmsteads. One home on the north side of the state highway suffered the worst damage with a large portion of the roof removed. The tornado then traveled northeast about 3 miles through open fields before taking a single wide trailer off it's foundation. The tornado then lifted shortly after crossing County Road 210 approximately 4 miles northwest of Cherry Valley. Other damage included downed tree limbs and minor damage to a few farm outbuildings and one grain bin. Estimated peak wind was 100 mph. |
| 23:20Z | EF1 | KOHX | KY | Barren | Merry Oaks | This is the final 0.3 miles of the tornado that touched down in Warren County near the intersection of Hays Pondsville Rd and FH Roundtree Rd. In Barren County, the roof of a sunroom was torn off a home and an outbuilding destroyed. The tornado then moved over open countryside where drone footage showed it deposited the remainder of its debris. The total path length of the tornado in both counties was 1.9 miles. |
| 23:21Z | EF2 | KNQA | AR | Clay | Knobel | The one fatality was east of Knobel Arkansas near the intersection of Highway 90 and Highway 135 in a mobile home. A few homes, trees and power poles were damaged as the tornado tracked toward the St. Francis River. The path was intermittent. The tornado continued into Dunklin County. |
| 23:52Z | EF2 | KNQA | MO | Dunklin | Wilhelmina | The tornado tracked from Clay County, AR to Dunklin County. Most of the damage was in Malden where a number of homes were damaged. A few homes, trees and power poles were damaged from the St. Francis River to Malden. The path was intermittent. The tornado crossed into New Madrid County and then lifted. Estimated peak wind along the entire track was 115 mph. |
| 00:06Z | EF0 | KNQA | MO | New Madrid | Broadwater | A long-track tornado crossed from Dunklin County into New Madrid County near the city of Malden. The tornado, which began in northeast Arkansas, only lasted a minute or two in New Madrid County before dissipating. The tornado crossed the intersection of Highway 25 and U.S. Highway 62 just east of Malden with peak winds less than 60 mph. Minimal damage was observed in New Madrid County. |
| 00:06Z | EF1 | KNQA | AR | Mississippi | Keiser | The tornado started just southwest of the town of Keiser. Several buildings in town lost parts of roofs and had windows blown out. A couple of buildings had partial or entire roof loss. There was also blown transformers and down trees and power lines across town. The tornado continued through fields and then crossed Interstate 55 before providing considerable damage to a hotel. The tornado ended soon after in an adjacent field. Estimated peak wind was 90 mph. |
| 00:30Z | EF2 | KPAH | MO | New Madrid | Matthews | This EF-2 tornado tracked from the south side of Matthews to one mile east of town. Roofs were partially or completely torn off dozens of homes. Semi trucks were blown over and destroyed. Numerous outbuildings were destroyed. A couple of injuries occurred due to windows being blown out of a nursing home. Peak winds were estimated near 120 mph. |
| 00:51Z | EF0 | KPAH | TN | Obion | Antioch | A weak tornado tracked through rural sections of Obion County knocking down a few trees and damaging a few farm outbuildings. |
| 01:07Z | EF1 | KPAH | TN | Obion | Gibbs | The tornado occurred just east of Union City, Tennessee. The tornado's damage pattern suggested a broad, occasionally disorganized circulation with several small swaths of more intense damage. A number of homes along the path had roof damage. Several mobile homes were destroyed. The most significant damage was noted on Orchard and Jenkins Roads and also along Knox Daniel Road. Peak winds were estimated at 105-110 mph. |
| 01:17Z | EF0 | KPAH | TN | Gibson | Georgetown | A weak tornado tracked through rural areas knocking down trees. |
| 01:21Z | EF0 | KPAH | TN | Weakley | Ruthville | A weak tornado tracked across rural parts of northern Weakley County. Trees were knocked down and a couple of farm buildings were damaged. |
| 01:36Z | EF0 | KPAH | TN | Weakley | Liberty | A weak tornado tracked across rural areas knocking down trees. |
| 01:37Z | EF1 | KPAH | KY | Graves | Bell City | This EF-1 tornado touched down about 1 mile southwest of Bell City and moved northeast across Highway 97 into Calloway County. The majority of the path and associated damage occurred in Calloway County. In the Graves County portion, a few barns were damaged or destroyed. A house sustained minor damage. Many dozens of trees, some very large, were snapped or uprooted. At least one eyewitness observed the tornado. A convergent damage pattern consisting of dozens of very large uprooted trees was visible from Kentucky Highway 97. Peak winds were estimated near 100 mph. The tornado path continued into Calloway County. |
| 01:37Z | EF1 | KPAH | KY | Mccracken | St Johns | This EF-1 tornado began just south of Kentucky Highway 999 and moved northeast for about two miles. A barn was destroyed. Debris from the barn damaged a nearby house and was embedded into a small trailer over 100 yards away. Some debris was buried up to three feet deep. Another outbuilding was destroyed. As the tornado crossed Highway 999, it damaged the roofs of two homes. A garage between the two homes had windows broken, and the west side of the building was pushed out. Numerous trees were snapped and uprooted along the path of the tornado. There was an eyewitness account of the tornado. Peak winds were estimated near 100 mph. |
| 01:40Z | EF1 | KPAH | KY | Calloway | Taylors Store | This EF-1 tornado moved from Graves County into Calloway County near State Route 97. The tornado tracked across mainly rural farm country before lifting a few miles southwest of Murray. Most of the path and associated damage was in Calloway County. More than a half dozen barns were damaged or destroyed. A newly built, well-constructed barn was completely destroyed, and debris was strewn hundreds of yards. Two empty grain bins were blown over. Several homes were damaged, mainly due to fallen trees and blowing debris. Two semi trailers were overturned. Two mobile homes were blown from their foundations. Many dozens of trees, some very large, were snapped or uprooted. At least one eyewitness observed the tornado. Peak winds were estimated near 100 mph. |
| 01:42Z | EF1 | KPAH | KY | Graves | Vultoncreek | This brief EF-1 tornado occurred in a very rural area of east central Graves County near the community of Golo. Near the touchdown location, some shingles were blown off a roof, and a few trees were uprooted or snapped. The tornado continued northeast and damaged trees along the path. The roof of a residence was uplifted briefly, and a window was blown in. Behind the residence, a mobile home with a wood base was lifted and rolled about 30 yards down a hill and was still intact. A small outbuilding was also destroyed on the property. Several large trees were uprooted or snapped on the property. The tornado track length was about one mile. Peak winds were estimated near 100 mph. |
| 01:50Z | EF1 | KPAH | KY | Calloway | Murray | This EF-1 tornado crossed the southern part of the city of Murray, damaging about 40 homes. The tornado touched down several blocks west of Highway 641 and lifted on the east edge of the city at the Clarks River floodplain. Most of the damage consisted of roof damage, mainly shingle loss. Two homes were a total loss, with roof decking removed, windows blown out, and part of an exterior wall caved in due to projectile impacts. At least four businesses were damaged, with the majority of the roof removed from one. Dozens of trees were uprooted or broken. The mayor of Murray declared a state of emergency. Peak winds were estimated near 105 mph. |
| 02:02Z | EF1 | KPAH | TN | Henry | India | A weak tornado tracked northeast of Paris knocking down trees and a few power poles. |
| 02:44Z | EF0 | KHPX | KY | Christian | Pleasant Green Hill | The path of this EF-0 tornado started on the west side of the Pennyrile Parkway, then moved northeast across Lake Morris. At least four barns or sheds were damaged, primarily due to partial loss of roofing and siding. One camper trailer was overturned. Limbs were broken off hundreds of trees. Some trees were uprooted. There was one eyewitness account of the tornado near the start of the damage track. The track ended on the northwest side of Highway 107. Peak winds were estimated near 85 mph. |
| 02:45Z | EF2 | KHPX | KY | Christian | Hopkinsville | This EF-2 tornado touched down on the south side of Hopkinsville, just west of the junction of the Pennyrile Parkway and U.S. Highway 41. Three apartment buildings near the intersection of the Pennyrile Parkway and U.S. 41 were destroyed. The roof and most walls were blown down on the second story. Another apartment building was heavily damaged. All nine injuries occurred in the apartment complex, which consisted of two-and-a-half story buildings. One car was flipped and blown some distance. Two others were blown from their original positions, and several others were damaged. At least four retail buildings sustained major roof and siding damage, with windows and doors blown in or broken. Four barns were heavily damaged or flattened, and four houses sustained mainly minor roof damage. Two large commercial buildings were damaged, with one sustaining major roof and wall damage. Hundreds of trees were snapped or uprooted. The damage east of the city near Highways 68 and 80 was relatively minor, consisting of uprooted trees, destroyed barns, and shingle damage. Peak winds were estimated near 135 mph at the destroyed apartment complex on the south side of Hopkinsville. |
| 02:50Z | EF1 | KHPX | TN | Montgomery | Dotsonville | An EF-1 tornado touched down near the Dotsonville community just east of Dotsonville Road and south of Bradley A. Martin Road then moved northeast. Trees were blown down and a few homes suffered minor roof damage on Gip Manning Road and Hunting Creek Road. Hundreds of trees were snapped or uprooted and 12 to 15 homes were damaged on Martin Road, Deepwood Drive, and Deepwood Trail with two homes severely damaged. Dozens of more trees were blown down east of Rustys Lane and on High Point Road. The tornado then crossed the Cumberland River, continuing to blow down trees before lifting north of Hilltop Road. Montgomery County Emergency Management estimated damage at 1 million dollars. The beginning point, ending point, and path of this tornado were adjusted slightly in May 2019 based on new high resolution satellite data available in Google Earth. |
| 02:55Z | EF0 | KHPX | KY | Christian | Ovil | This brief EF-0 tornado touched down along Highway 189 about a mile west of the Todd County line. Two garages or farm buildings sustained minor roof damage. A few tree limbs were broken. There was one eyewitness account of the tornado. Peak winds were estimated near 65 mph. |
| 03:03Z | EF2 | KHPX | TN | Montgomery | St Bethlehem | An EF-2 tornado touched down in eastern Clarksville on Dunbar Cave Road and moved east-northeast across Interstate 24 north of Rossview Road before ending on Kirkwood Road. Several trees were blown down at the beginning of the path north of Dunbar Cave Road. Continuing northeast, several outbuildings were damaged at the Rossview High School football stadium. The tornado crossed I-24 and struck an industrial complex where three buildings were damaged and 75 cars in a parking lot sustained minor damage. The tornado intensified as it crossed Rollow Lane, blowing the roof off one home and downing numerous trees. Four duplexes lost their roofs on Holland Drive and many others were severely damaged. Dozens of homes sustained roof and exterior damage in the Farmington subdivision along Covey Rise Circle, Bainbridge Drive, Green Grove Way, and Edgewater Lane, and one home on Green Grove Way at Covey Rise Circle was shifted off its foundation and completely destroyed, causing two injuries. Another home was heavily damaged west of Gardenia Lane in an area of new homes before the tornado moved across open fields. The last damage was some uprooted trees on Kirkwood Road. Maximum winds were estimated to be 125 mph. Montgomery County Emergency Management estimated the damage from this tornado at 7 million dollars. |
| 03:15Z | EF0 | KHPX | KY | Logan | Diamond Spgs | The first damage was observed off of old Greenville Road where several homes experience siding and roof damage. There were some snapped cedar trees and a couple of uprooted trees and one residence at the end of the road saw the windows moving back-and-forth and their ears completely popped as they were heading to the basement. Back to the southwest there was extensive tree damage all along Elamond Road. There were over 100 trees snapped, twisted, and uprooted. At 291 Elamond Road, part of the roof was peeled back with extensive siding damage. Winds were estimated to be between 100 and 110 mph but the width was between 150-300 yards wide. |
| 03:19Z | EF1 | KHPX | TN | Robertson | Adams | An EF-1 tornado touched down east of Adams near Johnson Springs Road and moved northeast. Corn from a farm on the east side of Johnson Springs Road was blown over a quarter of a mile to the northeast. One home suffered minor roof damage on Sturgeon Creek Road and dozens of trees were snapped or uprooted along both Sturgeon Creek Road and Barnes Road. Several barns and outbuildings were damaged or destroyed and more trees were blown down along a bend of Buzzard Creek Road before the tornado lifted west of the Fizer Road and Buzzard Creek Road intersection. The path of this tornado was adjusted and extended slightly in June 2020 based on newly available high resolution Google Earth satellite imagery. |
| 03:21Z | EF1 | KHPX | KY | Butler | Harper Xrds | The National Weather Service conducted a storm damage survey in Butler County Kentucky. The survey was challenging due to closed roads due to high water and trees blocking some country roads. The damage began near Ewing Road where trees were snapped and twisted. This continued along Graveltown Road where more trees were twisted and snapped and couple were uprooted. Wind speeds averaged 90 mph with a width of 75 to 100 yards. ||The tornado reached its peak intensity on Highway 106 where it did significant damage to a large barn. Wind speeds increased to 95 mph with a width of 100 yards. The tornado crossed Highway 106 uprooting 2 trees and then lifted 200 yards past the highway. |
| 03:50Z | EF0 | KOHX | KY | Simpson | Schweizer | The National Weather Service conducted a storm survey across Simpson County. The tornado began just southwest of Lake Spring Road where a couple of trees were snapped or uprooted and a large 24 x 36 barn experienced extensive roof panel damage. Maximum winds were estimated at 80 mph with a width between 75 and 100 yards.||The tornado contnued to cross farmland before striking another barn near the 31W intersection. The tornado threw metal sheeting from the barn in various directions with much of it suspended up in the trees. There were a couple twisted trees on both sides of Highway 31W. Maximum winds at this location were 75 mph with a width of 75 yards. The tornado lifted on the northeast side of the highway. |
| 04:33Z | EF2 | KLVX | KY | Green | Donansburg | An EF2 tornado touched down east of a row of trees, where it caused roof damage to 2 out of 3 barns. The tornado headed east, where it downed 2 other barns. One, on the left side of the path, was shifted south, and the other, to the right of the path, was shifted north. Tall grass along a fence line within the width of the tornado showed evidence of convergence. Also, a large tree on the north side of the path was snapped southward and drug 10 feet south. Heading east, several trees fell near a residence, but none damaged the house itself. A detached garage had its door blown outward. Next, a 2 story house had some roof damage and a porch on the lee side of the house had a column fly out down a field about 50 yards. Lastly, the tornado struck a barn and several trees fell. At this residence, a carport was thrown over the house and landed 100 yards east. A few |other trees fell beyond this point before the tornado lifted. |
| 05:03Z | EF1 | KILN | OH | Clermont | Moscow | The tornado is believed to have first touched down on Neville Penn Schoolhouse Road about halfway between Felicity and Neville. Tree damage in this area was very extensive, with many trees uprooted and others snapped. In addition, a mobile home was destroyed. Damage continued further northeast on Neville-Penn Schoolhouse Road, with debris from one damaged structure observed blown against a fence line and into the nearby trees. A few other structures on Neville-Penn Schoolhouse Road suffered roof damage, including two barns which had partial roof removal. Additional tree damage was observed further northeast, with a few trees snapped north of OH-756. |
| 05:13Z | EF1 | KILN | OH | Brown | Hamersville | The tornado is first believed to have touched down near Lucas Road, about one mile northeast of Hamersville. More significant damage was observed near the intersection of White Oak Valley Road and Smokey Row Road, where a well-built home suffered partial roof loss and additional loss of roofing material. At another property on White Oak Valley Road, a trailer was flipped over. Tree damage was extensive along Smokey Row Road, especially near its intersection with Vinegar Hill Road.||On New Hope-McKinley Road, about a half mile east of U.S. 68, a mobile home had its roof completely removed. Debris from this roof was observed thrown about 500 yards downstream (northeast) of its origin. Additional tree damage was observed along New Hope-White Oak Station Road.||In addition to the tornadic damage described above, the National Weather Service storm survey observed non-tornadic damage across a much wider area. This area of damage extended about 13 miles in length, stretching from far southeastern Clermont County through north central Brown County. This straight-line wind damage affected areas near Feesburg and Hamersville, and was observed on both sides of the surveyed tornadic circulation. This damage consisted of additional tree and outbuilding damage, including the destruction of a few outbuildings. |
| 05:50Z | EF1 | KJKL | KY | Garrard | Hackley | A small and brief EF1 tornado touched down near a ridge-top on Gillespie Pike east of Lancaster. The tornado first uprooted a tree, then came to a small shed, which it shifted off its foundation into a fence. The main property for that shed then had a loss of roof covering as well as impact from debris. Another outbuilding was overturned and slid about 10 feet. The tornado then crossed the street, where a brick veneer home lost part of its outer wall, as it was struck by debris, as well as some roof damage. A couple of columns on the porch fell. The adjoining garage lost its roof and doors were bent inward, falling onto the vehicles inside. A barn behind the house collapsed and another outbuilding completely lost its walls, but the contents were not disturbed. This is the point where the tornado lifted. |
Storm reports are derived from "The Storm Events Database" (National Centers for Environmental Information) and/or "Past Storm Reports" (Storm Prediction Center).