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EF1 tornado in Washington County, Kentucky
Tornado February 6, 2008 · Washington County, Kentucky
The path drawn at its surveyed width of 150 yards (0.09 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 touched down on Pleasant Drive about two miles southeast of Springfield. It was embedded within an area of straight-line wind damage. The tornado blew the roof off a house, and threw it about 125 yards downwind. Several pine trees were snapped and small outbuildings were destroyed. A 14 inch diameter pine tree was snapped and moved about 45 yards downwind as well.
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 Jimtown (37.6663, -85.1817).
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 80217. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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