F2 tornado — Breckinridge County, Kentucky

F2 tornado in Breckinridge County, Kentucky

Tornado April 28, 2002 · Breckinridge County, Kentucky

Rating

32.5 mi

Whole path

150 yd

Path width

Death

Injuries

$1.6M

Damage as recorded

NOAA records this tornado county by county. Its path ran through Perry County, Indiana → Breckinridge County → Meade County; the totals above are for the whole tornado.

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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 150 yards (0.09 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.

What F2 means. This tornado was rated on Fujita’s original scale, used until 2007. F2 meant considerable damage: roofs torn off well-built houses, mobile homes destroyed, large trees snapped or uprooted; the scale paired it with winds of 113–157 mph, figures later judged too high, especially toward the top of the scale, and revised downward in the Enhanced Fujita scale. Ratings then, as now, came from the damage.

What the National Weather Service wrote

The tornado crossed into central Breckinridge County from Perry County, IN. The tornado lifted periodically as it crossed eastern Breckinridge County, and reached the Irvington area around 0325 EST. A 52 year old male was killed in a mobile home in Irvington. Seven people were injured. A few homes were destroyed and numerous homes were damaged. Two homes had their roofs torn off. Numerous trees were uprooted, and many outbuildings were destroyed. The tornado was estimated at F2 intensity, with spots of F3 damage.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5291706. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

F2 tornado in Breckinridge County, Kentucky

What the National Weather Service wrote

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