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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]
The tornado mainly traveled through sparsely populated areas, excluding the Hazlehurst area. Mainly trees were either debarked or uprooted, but structures in Hazlehurst sustained extensive damage. Several parts of the path were widened, with the widest part being about 0.5 mi (880 yd) wide.
The death toll from the outbreak was 89 (with six additional non-tornadic fatalities), surpassing the Tornado outbreak sequence of December 1–6, 1953, which caused 49 fatalities, as the deadliest December tornado event ever recorded in the United States. In Kentucky alone, 74 people were killed by three separate tornadoes.
1 death – A powerful nighttime tornado struck the northern edge of Huntsville. The tornado produced its most severe impact to the Sherwood Park subdivision on the northern outskirts of Huntsville. [33] There, winds tore off roofs and caused some walls to collapse. Grazulis assigned an F2 rating to this damage, rather than the official F3 ...
A late-autumn severe weather outbreak unleashed heavy rain, gusty winds, hail and even tornadoes across the Tennessee Valley from Sunday into Monday that resulted in destroyed property and several ...
Kentucky cities such as Mayfield, Bowling Green and Dawson Springs were hit by tornadoes. What to know about damage, deaths, ways to help and more.
A machine shop was also swept away, leaving behind mangled vehicles and machinery, trees were snapped and debarked, and visible ground scouring was noted. The tornado, described by storm chasers as resembling a "drill bit" at times, killed one person. [20] [8] A photograph of the tornado was also used in the cover for the 2021 disaster film 13 ...
When the rain starts to fall, people immediately look to the weather radar to see how long it will last. But when severe weather strikes, meteorologists can use this technology to pinpoint the ...