BrooksvilleTornado_20250922

Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
1159 AM EDT Wed Sep 24 2025

...EF0 TORNADO CONFIRMED NEAR BROOKSVILLE KENTUCKY ON 9/22/2025...

Rating:                 EF0
Estimated Peak Wind:    85 mph
Path Length /statute/:  4.10 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   500 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             09/22/2025
Start Time:             05:02 PM EDT
Start Location:         3 SW Brooksville / Bracken County / KY
Start Lat/Lon:          38.6563 / -84.1131

End Date:               09/22/2025
End Time:               05:11 PM EDT
End Location:           1 NNE Brooksville / Bracken County / KY
End Lat/Lon:            38.6974 / -84.0582

Survey Summary:

The first evidence of tornado damage was near Powersville, along
the intersection of Powersville Willow and Brooksville Powersville
Roads. At this location, several trees and large branches were
downed. The tornado continued northeast from here, causing
sporadic tree damage along its path.

More significant damage occurred just to the northwest of
downtown Brooksville, along West Miami Street. Numerous trees were
downed in this area and several homes had mainly minor roof and
siding damage. One home at this location did have a large portion
of its roof removed and this is where the strongest winds of 85
mph were estimated.

The tornado was captured on security video taken from both the
Bracken County Middle School and the Bracken County High School.
In the video taken from the high school, the tornado is clearly
visible as it moved through the field south of Cooper Lane toward
West Miami Street.

Beyond West Miami Street, the tornado moved northeast and
continued to cause occasional minor tree and structural damage.
The last evidence of tornadic damage was along Brooksville Chatham
Road, where a barn was completely destroyed and some large
sycamore trees were uprooted.

Some additional minor tree damage was noted farther east along
South Bluegrass Road, but this was determined to be caused from
straight line winds.

The National Weather Service would like to thank the Bracken
County Emergency Management Agency for their assistance with this
survey. Additional thanks is given to the Bracken County School
District for their assistance in sharing videos of the tornado.

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EF Scale: The Enhanced Fujita Scale classifies tornadoes into the
following categories:

EF0.....65 to 85 mph
EF1.....86 to 110 mph
EF2.....111 to 135 mph
EF3.....136 to 165 mph
EF4.....166 to 200 mph
EF5.....>200 mph

NOTE:
The information in this statement is preliminary and subject to
change pending final review of the event and publication in
NWS Storm Data.


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