F1 Tornado — Meade, Kentucky
1996-05-05 · near Ekron, Meade, Kentucky
10
Injuries
$500K
Property damage
1.0 mi
Path length
100 yds
Path width
Wider weather episode
An F1 tornado estimated at around 100 mph embedded in downburst winds moved from just north of Ekron to 3 miles southeast of Brandenburg. 25 residences received damage. 5 mobile homes were completely destroyed. 10 people were injured, 3 serious enough for hospitalization. The damage path due to the straight-line winds was estimated around 5 miles long and 1 mile wide, although the tornado path appeared to be a mile long and 100 yards wide.
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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5554088. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.