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EF1 tornado in Shelby County, Kentucky

Tornado April 13, 2022 · Shelby County, Kentucky

EF1
Rating
0.2 mi
Path length
100 yd
Path width
EF0EF1EF2EF3EF4EF5Unrated

The path drawn at its surveyed width of 100 yards (0.06 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.

What EF1 means. On the Enhanced Fujita scale, EF1 is moderate damage: roofs badly stripped, mobile homes pushed off foundations or overturned, windows broken, consistent with estimated gusts of 86–110 mph. The rating comes from a survey of the worst damage after the storm, not from a wind measurement, so it says as much about what the tornado hit as about how strong it was.

What the National Weather Service wrote

The National Weather Service in Louisville confirmed an EF-1 tornado in South Central Shelby County. The tornado touched down along Rockbridge Road, about 3 miles east southeast of Interstate 64 at exit 35. Three barns had significant roof and panel damage. The wood debris from the barns impaled the ground, and insulation and metal sheeting went up into the trees and twisted. Trees were facing from a northerly direction, to an east southeasterly direction. This is consistent with a tornado of 90 mph strength.

Drone footage showed several different types of trees twisted and sheared off at the very top. The tornado lifted just past the third barn approximately 200 yards eastward in a grove of trees. Residents of the two homes affected heard a distinct roaring sound, and strong pressure around the sinuses and ears.

The wider storm

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.

Began near Southville (38.1470, -85.1710).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

7 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

EF1 Larue CountyEF1 Jefferson CountyEF1 Shelby CountyEF0 Larue CountyEF0 Spencer CountyEF0 Spencer CountyEF0 Shelby County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1024641. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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