EF1 tornado in Grant County, Kentucky

The first evidence of tornadic damage occurred on a property just east of Clarks Creek where several trees were uprooted or snapped. The tornado would continue east towards Baton Rouge Road, where several more hardwood trees had large branches broken off, with tree debris thrown onto both sides of the road. Additionally, a barn was completely destroyed in the same area. Sporadic tree damage continued along Baton Rouge Road, eventually leading to another barn where the walls completely collapsed and the roof was blown off. The damage to these outbuildings was consistent with

EF-1 damage, with maximum winds around 90 mph. Just a bit farther down the road, another outbuilding had its sheet metal roof completely ripped off, with pieces of sheet metal thrown about 50 yards into the nearby field. Some of the siding was also peeled off.

The damage continued along portions of Baton Rouge Road, with extensive tree damage noted leading up to the intersection of Interstate 75. Most of the tree damage was primarily large branches that were broken off, but there was one hardwood tree that was uprooted. Just east of Interstate 75, additional tree and power pole damage occurred.

The area of most concentrated damage occurred in several neighborhoods just east of U.S. Route 25. On Ridgelea Drive, there were multiple large, healthy trees that were uprooted and/or snapped at the base. On Humes Ridge Road, more large trees and wooden power poles were snapped. The most significant damage occurred near the end of the tornadic path on Waterworks Road, where a standalone, multi-car garage had the majority of its roof ripped off. Multiple sections of the garage had significant loss of its cinder block exterior walls, as well as some minor damage to the interior walls between car ports. Debris from the garage was spread out into the nearby field. Given the structural integrity of the garage, it was estimated that wind speeds up to 95 mph were observed in this part of the tornado track,

consistent with EF-1 damage. Finally, some minor tree damage was observed in the field just off to the east before the tornado ended.

Thunderstorms developed during the evening hours and continued into the overnight hours as a low pressure system moved through the Ohio Valley.