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EF0 tornado in Robertson County, Kentucky

Tornado April 8, 2020 · Robertson County, Kentucky

EF0

Rating

1.0 mi

Path length

50 yd

Path width

$25K

Damage as recorded

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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 50 yards (0.03 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.

What EF0 means. On the Enhanced Fujita scale, EF0 is light damage: shingles and siding peeled, gutters torn, branches broken, consistent with estimated gusts of 65–85 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 first touched down north of Mt. Olivet and damaged structures along Highway 165 north of town, and then east across Brierly Ridge Road. A state highway barn was damaged. Tree damage was also seen along the path damage.

The wider storm

Thunderstorms developed ahead of an advancing cold front which crossed east through the region.

Began near Mt Olivet (38.5407, -84.0441).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

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

EF1 Grant County EF1 Grant County EF0 Gallatin County EF0 Kenton County EF0 Mason County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 879599. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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