EF1 tornado in Marshall County, Kentucky

This tornado occurred on the south side of Benton. The tornado crossed the old two-lane U.S. Highway 641. Peak winds were estimated near 105 mph. A tire business was destroyed. A large portion of a block wall collapsed, and much of the roof was blown off. Two outbuildings sustained loss of roofing material and damage to a wall. Two homes had fascia, siding, and shingle damage. Two garages lost some shingles. Windows were cracked at a church. Several trees were snapped. The average path width was 110 yards.

Numerous thunderstorms preceded a cold front as it moved east across the Mississippi Valley. A 500 mb trough over the southern Plains advanced east-northeast, providing support for thunderstorm development. Isolated to scattered damaging wind gusts accompanied the well-organized line of thunderstorms. A couple of brief tornadoes accompanied the quasi-linear convective system.