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The tornadoes that tore through Kentucky Friday night across more than 220 miles left communities unrecognizable. Here's a map showing the tornadoes' path through Kentucky, Illinois, Tennessee and ...
During the late evening hours of Friday, December 10, 2021, a large, 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]
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]
A tornado inflicted roof damage to a home as soon as it formed. Moving east, an anchored mobile home was lifted and tipped over, sustaining major damage. Another home northeast of the mobile home had significant soffit and porch damage. An old TV tower was toppled on the property. Numerous pine trees were snapped along the tornado's path. [30] EF0
Satellite images detail scenes of devastation from the rare December tornadoes that hit multiple states and killed at least 74 people.
Kentucky tornado: NWS continues assessment of storm damage; state of emergency declared for 3 KY counties. Here's what you need to know about Thursday's tornadic weather:
The tornado was at its maximum width of 1,200 yd (1,100 m) at this point, but the damage path was over a mile wide. It is believed that several smaller circulations were rotating around the tornado, making it seem larger than it actually was. A brief EF1 satellite tornado occurred near Sanger around this time as well. [85]
The tornado in Bourbon County reached maximum wind speeds of 105 miles per hour south of Paris, according to the NWS. The tornado traveled roughly 13.4 miles and crossed into Clark County. It had ...