Tornado In Lewis County, KY

Heavy Great Lakes Snow through Friday; Extreme Cold and Potential for Major Winter Storm Late Week into this Weekend

Multiple clipper systems will bring cold temperatures and enhance lake-effect snow downwind of the Great Lakes. An arctic blast will bring frigid temperatures accompanied with gusty winds that may lead to dangerous wind chills beginning in the Northern Plains Thursday before expanding to the South and East. An expansive winter storm will start Friday in the Southern Rockies/Plains and Mid-South. Read More >

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 309 PM EDT WED JUN 17 2009 ...EF1 TORNADO CONFIRMED IN LEWIS COUNTY KENTUCKY... LOCATION...TOLLESBORO KENTUCKY DATE...JUNE 16TH 2009 ESTIMATED TIME...925 PM EDT MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF1 ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...90-95 MPH MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...50 YARDS PATH LENGTH...0.25 MILES BEGINNING LAT/LON...38.5627 N / 83.5904 W ENDING LAT/LON...38.5629 N / 83.5867 W A SURVEY OF DAMAGE CONDUCTED TODAY HAS CONFIRMED A BRIEF TORNADO TOUCHDOWN IN LEWIS COUNTY KENTUCKY IN THE TOWN OF TOLLESBORO. DAMAGE WAS CONSISTENT WITH THAT OF AN EF1 SCALE TORNADO. SEVERAL HOMES OR MOBILE HOMES RECEIVED MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE WITH 3 MOBILE HOMES LIFTED OFF THEIR FOUNDATIONS. A BARN WAS DESTROYED AND ANOTHER WAS DAMAGED. SEVERAL TREES AND LARGE BRANCHES OF TREES WERE DOWNED. A TRUCK WAS ALSO DAMAGED. MOST OF THE DAMAGE OCCURRED IN TOLLESBORO KY OFF STATE ROUTE 10 IN THE HAMPTON LANE ROAD AREA. SOME OTHER MINOR STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE OCCURRED NEAR THE TORNADO DAMAGE AREA IN THE TOWN OF TOLLESBORO.

Heavy Great Lakes Snow through Friday; Extreme Cold and Potential for Major Winter Storm Late Week into this Weekend

Tornado In Lewis County, KY - June 16, 2009