National Weather Service Confirmes 9 Tornadoes In Kentucky

Super Tuesday tornado outbreak surveys are ongoing at this time. In addition to the tornadoes in Arkansas and Tennessee, at least 9 tornadoes swept across Kentucky as well. At this time, the NWS has confirmed through damage surveys at least 9 tornadoes in the state of Kentucky. Here are the stats:

MEADE COUNTY TORNADO
TORNADO RATING: EF-1
MAX WIND SPEED: 100 MPH
PATH LENGTH : 7 MILES
PATH WIDTH : 300-350 YARDS
INJURIES : NONE
FATALITIES : NONE
TIME OF INITIAL TOUCHDOWN: 1154 PM EST
TIME OF FINAL DISSIPATION: 1205 AM EST
SPENCER COUNTY TORNADOES

…FIRST TOUCHDOWN…

TORNADO RATING: EF-0
MAX WIND SPEED: 80 MPH
PATH LENGTH : HALF MILE
PATH WIDTH : EIGHTH OF A MILE
INJURIES : NONE
FATALITIES : NONE
TIME OF INITIAL TOUCHDOWN: 1238 AM EST
TIME OF FINAL DISSIPATION: 1240 AM EST

…SECOND TOUCHDOWN…

TORNADO RATING: EF-0
MAX WIND SPEED: 80 MPH
PATH LENGTH : HALF MILE
PATH WIDTH : EIGHTH OF A MILE
INJURIES : ONE
FATALITIES : NONE
TIME OF INITIAL TOUCHDOWN: 1243 AM EST
TIME OF FINAL DISSIPATION: 1245 AM EST
HARDIN COUNTY TORNADO

TORNADO RATING: EF-2
MAX WIND SPEED: 115 MPH
PATH LENGTH : UNKNOWN
PATH WIDTH : 300 YARDS
INJURIES : NONE
FATALITIES : NONE
TIME OF INITIAL TOUCHDOWN: ROUGHLY 1222 AM EST
TIME OF FINAL DISSIPATION: UNKNOWN
WASHINGTON COUNTY TORNADOES

…FIRST TOUCHDOWN…

TORNADO RATING: EF-1
MAX WIND SPEED: 90 MPH
PATH LENGTH : TWO-THIRDS OF A MILE
PATH WIDTH : 150 YARDS
INJURIES : NONE
FATALITIES : NONE
TIME OF INITIAL TOUCHDOWN: 101 AM EST
TIME OF FINAL DISSIPATION: 103 AM EST

…SECOND TOUCHDOWN…

TORNADO RATING: EF-2
MAX WIND SPEED: 115 MPH
PATH LENGTH : ONE MILE
PATH WIDTH : 250 YARDS
INJURIES : NONE
FATALITIES : NONE
TIME OF INITIAL TOUCHDOWN: 106 AM EST
TIME OF FINAL DISSIPATION: 108 AM EST
MERCER COUNTY TORNADO

TORNADO RATING: EF-1
MAX WIND SPEED: 105 MPH
PATH LENGTH : ONE MILE
PATH WIDTH : 300 FEET
INJURIES : NONE
FATALITIES : NONE
TIME OF INITIAL TOUCHDOWN: 120 AM EST
TIME OF FINAL DISSIPATION: 122 AM EST
MONROE AND ALAN COUNTY TORNADOES

TORNADO RATING: EF-3
MAX WIND SPEED: 160 MPH
PATH LENGTHS : UNKNOWN
PATH WIDTHS : HALF MILE
INJURIES : THREE
FATALITIES : FOUR
TIME OF INITIAL TOUCHDOWN: 120 AM EST
TIME OF FINAL DISSIPATION: 122 AM EST

More details on the survey can be found at the National Weather Service Forecast Office Louisville, KY website.

Written by David on February 6th, 2008 with 2 comments.
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