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A tornado watch is typically less severe than a tornado warning and encompasses a larger area like multiple counties and states. It serves as a signal for people to prepare in case of an emergency.
Tornado Watch is in effect for parts of Kentucky until 12 AM EST/ 11 PM CST. Main threats are scattered damaging winds and isolated spin-up tornadoes.
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:
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]
Much of the Louisville metro area was put under a tornado watch just before 10 a.m. Sunday. The National Weather Service reported a few tornadoes were likely and wind gusts could reach up to 75 ...
At least five tornadoes touched down in Kentucky Tuesday during a series of severe storms. The National Weather Service has confirmed three EF-1 tornadoes in Anderson, Jessamine and Nelson counties.
The tornado outbreak of March 10–12, 1986 [1] was a significant and widespread tornado outbreak which produced a high-end F2 tornado which struck Lexington, Kentucky and killing a total of 6 people. Other tornadoes struck in Alabama, Indiana, and Ohio. [2] [3] [4] One tornado rated F4 in Meridian, Mississippi resulted in no fatalities. [5] [6]
The tornado caused significant damage in neighborhoods near the southern edge of the Ross Barnett Reservoir, downed utility poles at Pelahatchie Creek along MS 25, and removed shingles from homes further east. The tornado damaged sheds, outbuildings, and chicken houses south of Ludlow and caused major damage to a manufactured home along MS 483.