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EF1 Tornado — Metcalfe, Kentucky

2017-04-05 · near Center, Metcalfe, Kentucky

$150K

Property damage

0.7 mi

Path length

50 yds

Path width

Event narrative

This small tornado touched down near the intersection of Iron Mountain and Kidd Roads where it heavily damaged a barn, then moved east-northeast over open farmland before hitting a farm on the west side of Center Three Springs Road. It tore the back end off a large barn there and collapsed a 60 foot silo, then crossed the road and snapped off several trees before lifting. The doors on a nearby barn were blown in.

Wider weather episode

A strong area of low pressure tracked across the Ohio Valley on April 5. With an unseasonably warm and humid air mass in place, several lines of strong to severe thunderstorms developed across the area. This resulted in large hail and damaging winds across central Kentucky. There were also 4 tornadoes reported in central Kentucky.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 681677. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.