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EF1 tornado in Franklin County, Kentucky

Tornado February 6, 2008 · Franklin County, Kentucky

EF1
Rating
2.4 mi
Path length
170 yd
Path width
$250K
Damage as recorded
$250K
Crop damage
EF0EF1EF2EF3EF4EF5Unrated

The path drawn at its surveyed width of 170 yards (0.10 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.

What EF1 means. On the Enhanced Fujita scale, EF1 is moderate damage: roofs badly stripped, mobile homes pushed off foundations or overturned, windows broken, consistent with estimated gusts of 86–110 mph. The rating comes from a survey of the worst damage after the storm, not from a wind measurement, so it says as much about what the tornado hit as about how strong it was.

What the National Weather Service wrote

The tornado downed numerous hardwood trees on a steep ridge near Elkhorn Creek. It increased in intensity as it moved to the northeast, and did extensive roof damage to two homes on the west side of Lucas Lane. It destroyed five barns on the east side of the road.

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 Stedmantown (38.2428, -84.8121).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

17 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

EF3 Macon County 24 deadEF3 Allen County 4 deadEF2 Shelby CountyEF2 Nelson CountyEF2 Nelson CountyEF2 Harrison CountyEF2 Hardin CountyEF2 Hardin CountyEF2 Washington CountyEF1 Hart CountyEF1 Meade CountyEF1 Washington CountyEF1 Mercer CountyEF0 Shelby CountyEF0 Clark CountyEF0 Spencer CountyEF0 Spencer County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 79072. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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