EF1 tornado in Meade County, Kentucky

The National Weather Service in Louisville conducted a storm

survey of damage that occurred just south of Brandenburg near the

intersection of Brandenburg road, Pickett Drive and Cedar line

Court. The tornado first touched down near Pickett Drive where

extensive tree damage was observed. Several cedar trees were

uprooted or snapped between 10 and 20 feet in height. Most of the

tree damage was observed toward the north and northeast

directions, although there was some other tree damage that was

directly facing east suggesting a convergence of winds towards

homes along Picket and Cedar Line Road. Significant roof damage

was also observed along Pickett Drive, including damage to

outbuildings. The tornado then crossed Joe Prather Highway

(Brandenburg Road) toward Cedar Line Court, where more tree damage

and minor damage to homes occurred. Home video shared also showed

a circular pattern to damage that occurred when the storm passed,

further confirming that the damage was caused by a tornado. The

tornado quickly dissipated after home damage was observed along

Cedar Line court as no further damage was observed beyond the

nearby farm field.

During the afternoon and evening hours of April 5, a low pressure system, moving northeast from Minnesota into Ontario, dragged a trailing cold front through the Lower Ohio Valley. This produced a line of severe storms that moved west to east over central Kentucky, resulting in multiple reports of tree damage, structural damage, and four combined tornadoes in Jefferson and Meade Counties.