F2 Tornado — Mercer, Kentucky
2003-05-11 · near Bohon, Mercer, Kentucky
1
Direct deaths
8
Injuries
$15.0M
Property damage
7.0 mi
Path length
300 yds
Path width
Event narrative
The tornado formed northwest of Harrodsburg as an F1 tornado. It moved east northeast and strengthened to an F2 as it moved to near Bohon Road. Between Bohon Road and US 127, high F1 to low F2 damage was observed. The tornado lifted east of highway 127 with no additional damage. A 29 year old female drowned when her mobile home on Bohon Road was blown about one hundred yards toward the Salt River. Forty homes in the area were damaged, and of these, 12 were destroyed.
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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5357139. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.