Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
During the late evening of Friday, December 10, 2021, a violent, long-tracked and devastating EF4 tornado, sometimes referred to as the Western Kentucky tornado, [3] Mayfield tornado, [4] or The Beast, [5] moved across Western Kentucky, United States, producing severe-to-catastrophic damage in numerous towns, including Mayfield, Princeton, Dawson Springs, and Bremen. [2]
Early estimates suggested that the tornado family—identified by some media outlets as a "Quad-State tornado", due to the storm's long track and similarity to the 219-mile (352 km) Tri-State tornado of 1925—might have cut a path of up to 250 miles (400 km) across the affected areas, making it the longest-tracked tornado in history.
This is the 2021 Western Kentucky tornado (seen via the hook echo) prior to impacting the city of Mayfield, Kentucky with winds estimated to be at least 188 miles per hour (303 km/h). The long “line” to the south-southeast is a debris spike caused by debris lofted by the tornado.
For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us
For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us
December 11, 2021 at 4:41 PM. ... Beshear said at least four tornadoes ripped through Kentucky, leaving almost 60,000 residents without power. ... American Express stock zoomed 58.4% higher last ...
English: Map of confirmed tornadoes and tornado warnings issued by the National Weather Service from 12 UTC December 10 to 12 UTC December 12, 2021, over the Ohio River Valley and central Mississippi valley. Most of the tornadic activity occurred on the night of December 10–11.
On December 10–11, 2021, a significant and deadly tornado outbreak occurred across the Central United States.The tornado outbreak produced 71 tornadoes, with the bulk of the activity coming from a very long-tracked supercell that produced several very long-track and violent tornadoes, one of which was on the ground for almost 3 hours and traveled well over 150 miles (240 km) and killing 57 ...