F1 Tornado — Breathitt, Kentucky
2003-02-22 · near Oakdale, Breathitt, Kentucky
2
Direct deaths
7
Injuries
$300K
Property damage
0.5 mi
Path length
75 yds
Path width
Event narrative
A large swath of downburst winds, nearly 450 yards wide, swept through the damaged area. Embedded in these winds was an F1 tornado, with winds between 100 and 112 mile per hour. At least five trailer homes were completely destroyed along with several other structures including tobacco barns and outbuildings. Twelve cars were also destroyed in a car lot. Numerous trees were down or uprooted. Two people died as a result of injuries from their mobile homes being tossed off of the ground.
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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5345281. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.