Tornado In Lewis County, KY

Winter Storm Bringing Widespread Hazardous Weather to the Eastern U.S.

A rapidly-intensifying winter storm continues to bring heavy snow, high winds, and blizzard conditions over the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes through today. An Arctic front will lead in a period of gusty to high winds and sharply colder temperatures over the entire eastern U.S. Heavy lake effect snow is then expected from Lakes Erie and Ontario through New Year's Day. 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.

Winter Storm Bringing Widespread Hazardous Weather to the Eastern U.S.

Tornado In Lewis County, KY - June 16, 2009