EF0 tornado in Calloway County, Kentucky
Tornado April 10, 2009 · Calloway County, Kentucky
The path drawn at its surveyed width of 75 yards (0.04 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.
What the National Weather Service wrote
Shingles and siding were blown off several homes. There was light structural damage. Several storage buildings were destroyed. Dozens of trees were uprooted or snapped. At least two witnesses reported seeing a funnel cloud briefly dip to the ground and lift back up. Peak winds were estimated near 85 mph.
The wider storm
A strong low pressure system tracked east to the Lower Ohio Valley, with a trailing cold front sweeping east across western Kentucky. Storms developed and increased along the advancing cold front as they moved into increasingly unstable air. Very strong low level wind shear was favorable for tornadoes. The storms became increasingly organized, with line segments and supercells moving at over 45 mph.
Began near Almo (36.7051, -88.3202).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
3 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 159905. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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