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F2 Tornado — Barren, Kentucky

1997-01-24 · near Glasgow, Barren, Kentucky

Injuries

$1.8M

Property damage

5.0 mi

Path length

600 yds

Path width

Wider weather episode

An F2 tornado swept a 500-600 yard 7 mile path from just south of Glaskow to the small town of Wisdom, 5 miles west of Edmonton. The tornado damaged over 40 homes and several mobile homes. 2 people were injured including one seriously in a mobile home 1 mile southeast of Glaskow along Highway 90. One $275,000 home had its middle section completely destroyed. In addition, many large trees were downed in a convergent pattern. Residents and county DES said quarter to half a dollar size hail preceded the tornado by only seconds. Total damage was estimated at 2 million dollars.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5587053. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.