EF2 tornado in Mason County, Kentucky

The tornado began just west of Martha Comer Drive, snapping several hardwood tree trunks before moving across the southern portion of a community college campus. The Kentucky Mesonet site on campus measured a wind gust of 114 mph. The tornado then tracked east and northeast across open field, eventually hitting several businesses along Kentucky Highway 9 (AA Highway), causing roof and structural damage. As the tornado approached East Maple Leaf Road, it quickly intensified. A couple of residences were severely damaged, including an outbuilding demolished with pieces and contents of the structure thrown between 100 to 200 feet. This included a 690 pound four wheeler and a large cinder block. A dual axle trailer jacked up on a block was pushed nearly 100 feet before being stopped by a cement barrier. A house suffered extensive roof damage. A property on the east side of East Maple Leaf Road was also heavily damaged with the debris in a convergent path. This included the roof and siding of a house, several snapped and uprooted hardwood trees, and a couple of hardwood fences that were posted well into the ground, that were pulled toward the circulation. Splatter was observed on the east and south sides of the home, further suggesting a cyclonic rotation.

The tornado then took a left turn toward the northeast as it snapped more trees and destroyed another portion of a fence. Additionally, on the southern side of the tornado, a couple of large barns were heavily damaged with both roofs a total loss, as outflow winds occurred on the south side of the tornado. As the tornado continued on a northeast track across a field, a metal outbuilding was pulled down a hill as the circulation neared. Additional tree damage was observed east of Hill City Road before the tornado dissipated. Sporadic tree damage was reported farther northeast toward the Ohio River as a result of outflow winds.

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