EF1 tornado in Jefferson County, Kentucky

The National Weather Service in Louisville conducted a storm assessment survey across the Watterson Park neighborhood in Louisville. This is the area just south of the intersection of Newburg Road and Interstate 264 (Watterson Expressway). There

were two tornadoes in this area separated by a clear and distinct break of about 200 yards.

The second tornado touched down near the intersection of Annshire Avenue and Vineyard Drive. There was some sporadic tree damage just south of the US Post Office on Gardiner Lane, ranging from 80 to 85 mph. The twister quickly increased in strength to an EF-1 tornado of 90 mph, hitting the the DashMart warehouse. The western

wall of the warehouse was blown out with debris scattered downwind from the northeast to southeast direction. There was tree damage further east including some debarking of older softwood trees. The north side of a mini storage facility had significant damage, and part of the Kroger distribution center had some substantial wall damage.

The tornado next crossed Gardiner Lane and hit the Big Brothers Big Sisters building, knocking down a statue and causing minor roof damage. There was more roof damage at the Louisville Metro Housing Authority off of Bishop Lane. There was wood fence damage between the Speedway and Little People Academy off of Classified Place. The damage east of Gardiner Lane was between 85 and 90 mph.

The tornado crossed Bishop Lane before causing roof damage to the Jefferson County Public Schools' Van Hoose Center. Wind speeds were estimated to between 80 and 85 mph.

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.