EF1 tornado in Graves County, Kentucky

The narrow, well-defined path was in a rural farmland and wooded area. A well-constructed modern home suffered minor to moderate roof damage. The tornado followed a creek bed for the last quarter mile, where a small patch of very large trees was snapped or uprooted. A well head was blown into a house, damaging the siding. Peak winds were estimated near 95 mph.

Clusters of storms, followed by a bowing line of thunderstorms, organized and accelerated east-northeastward during the overnight and wee morning hours. Several tornadoes accompanied mesovortices along the bowing line of storms. In addition, a particularly strong microburst was associated with the line. Finally, the occurrence of multiple thunderstorms resulted in localized flash flooding in the Pennyrile region. A mid-level shortwave trough moved east across the southern Plains. A belt of stronger southwesterly 500 mb winds spread northeast ahead of the trough into southeast Missouri and Arkansas. Instability was sufficient for a round of severe thunderstorms to occur.