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During the late evening of Friday, December 10, 2021, a large and extremely 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]
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The tornado was on the ground for nearly three hours, with a path length of 165.6 miles (266.5 km), a Kentucky state record and one of the longest continuous paths in recorded history. [ 88 ] Kenton–Dresden, Tennessee/Pembroke, Kentucky
The tornado then lifted and dissipated at 1:38 a.m. CST (07:38 UTC) near Cedar Spring, after causing one final area of EF1-strength tree damage along KY 259. The path length of the tornado was 29.26 miles (47.09 km). [17] In total, 17 people were killed and 63 people were injured by this tornado. [23]
Kentucky state of emergency declared in 3 counties for tornadoes Trimble County is one of three counties to declare a state of emergency . Carroll and Gallatin counties have followed suit.
Team Western Kentucky Tornado Relief Fund has committed more than $21.6 million for building and repairing 300 homes as part of the tornado recovery, according to a news release.
On April 27, 1971, a violent F4 tornado struck Gosser Ridge and other parts of Russell and Pulaski County, Kentucky. [1] [2] [3] In November 1999, the National Climatic Data Center published a list of the historical F5 tornadoes in the United States from 1880 to 1999, which rated the Gosser Ridge tornado as an F5 tornado. [4]
Tornadoes in Kentucky caused damage throughout the state, but Dawson Springs may have been hit hardest by the May 26 storms as power outages remain. ... Kentucky power outage map: 2024 Ky. tornadoes