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EF1 tornado in Boone County, Kentucky

Tornado March 19, 2025 · Boone County, Kentucky

EF1
Rating
3.1 mi
Path length
90 yd
Path width
$250K
Damage as recorded
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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 90 yards (0.05 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

Tornadic damage was first observed west of KY-237 at an industrial site, where a roof was partially removed. The tornado progressed northeast and uprooted multiple trees. The tornado then tracked across Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport where extensive wall and roof damage was observed to an industrial building. Around a dozen parked cars in a nearby garage were damaged from debris. Finally, additional damage was observed to several trees and HVAC systems on the northeast side of the airport before the tornado dissipated.

The wider storm

A low pressure system moved through the region, producing numerous storms.

Began near Burlington (39.0426, -84.7044).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1239802. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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