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.
Pretty frequent blogging there, David. You’re going to spoil your readers… lol
In all seriousness, great coverage!
Thanks! I would rather spoil than them get sick of me posting too much. LOL
With all the active weather, and with spring fast coming, I expect to be posting much more often, if not daily, and probably multiple times a day when I am chasing.