EF0 Tornado — Larue, Kentucky

2022-04-13 · near Mt Sherman, Larue, Kentucky

3.8 mi

Path length

200 yds

Path width

Event narrative

The National Weather Service in Louisville in coordination with LaRue County Emergency Management confirmed an EF0 tornado in south- central LaRue County. The tornado touched down just west of Logan Despain Road, causing damage to the metal roof of a farm outbuilding, and complete destruction of a lean-to attachment on the side of the same farm outbuilding. The tornado then crossed Greensburg Road near Brownfield Creek, heading towards Mount Tabor Road. One home on Mount Tabor Road suffered minor roof damage, and the home across the road had several healthy pine trees snapped as the tornado continued on its path. The tornado continued east- northeast on the north side of Mount Tabor Road, causing several hardwood trees to fall in the directions of north or northeast. Cyclonic curvature of the fallen trees was made evident when NWS Louisville flew their drone over that area. Some roof damage and barn door damage occurred about 450 yards west of the intersection of Mount Tabor Road and Bennett Road. The tornado continued just north of Mount Tabor Baptist Church and crossed Mount Tabor Road once again about 175 yards north of Bennett Road. When doing so, the EF0 tornado caused softwood tree damage and lifted and destroyed a carport. The tornado then continued towards Hinton`s Orchard and Farm Market. The orchard had partial loss of its metal roof on the western side of the building. The property also has several greenhouses damaged. The tornado then crossed Campbellsville Road and dissipated a short distance later. Winds were consistently estimated to be between 75-85 MPH along the damage path.

Wider weather episode

On the evening of April 13, 2022, a line of severe storms, moving along a cold front, spawned nine tornadoes as it moved east across Kentucky. One of these was an EF-1 that hit Jefferson County. In addition to tornadoes, strong straight line winds also caused widespread damage across central Kentucky.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1022465. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.