F3 Tornado — Henderson, Kentucky

2005-11-06 · near Smith Mills, Henderson, Kentucky

Event narrative

The tornado first touched down in northwest Henderson County and moved rapidly east-northeast across Ohio River bottomland. This fertile bottomland, used primarily for farming, was sparsely populated. A well-defined swath of snapped and uprooted trees was visible by air. An isolated farm house a few miles northeast of Smith Mills was destroyed. A pickup truck at the house was thrown into a field and destroyed. Due to the winding course of the Ohio River, which forms much of the Kentucky/Indiana border, the tornado crossed the river three times. The first crossing was into a peninsular section of Vanderburgh County, Indiana.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5480522. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.