EF2 tornado in Nelson County, Kentucky
Tornado February 6, 2008 · Nelson County, Kentucky
The path drawn at its surveyed width of 300 yards (0.17 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.
What the National Weather Service wrote
The tornado destroyed or heavily damaage two shop buildings at a construction company. A couple trailers on the company site were rolled over. Farther along the tornado's path, it knocked a mobile home off the foundation, and rolled it over two nearby cars. Two occupants of the mobile home were injured.
The wider storm
A cold front along with a strong upper level low produced a squall line that crossed central Kentucky. This set off widespread severe weather, and spawned several tornadoes.
Began near Woodlawn (37.8113, -85.3812).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
17 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 79065. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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