July 14th Fleming County Tornado & Damaging Wind Event Information

Heat Persists in the South Central U.S. and Southwest; Heavy rains in the Desert Southwest and Central Plains

Sweltering heat remains across the South-Central Plains, Lower/Middle Mississippi Valley, and the Southwest this week with limited nighttime relief. Thunderstorms will bring heavy rainfall leading to localized flash flooding in portions of the Desert Southwest and central Plains. Isolated strong to severe thunderstorms are possible across portions of the central Plains into the Northeast. Read More >

.FLEMING COUNTY TORNADO... RATING: EF-1 ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 100 MPH PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 0.5 MILES PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 200 YARDS FATALITIES: 0 INJURIES: 0 START DATE: JUL 14 2015 START TIME: 538 PM EDT START LOCATION: 3.2 MI NE FLEMINGSBURG, KY START LAT/LON: 38.4580 / -83.6965 END DATE: JUL 14 2015 END TIME: 538 PM EDT END LOCATION: 3.6 MI NE FLEMINGSBURG, KY END LAT/LON: 38.4618 / -83.6887 SURVEY SUMMARY: THE TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN ON A FARM OFF HARN ROAD SEVERELY DAMAGING OR DESTROYING FOUR BARNS AND SHOVING A MOBILE HOME SEVERAL FEET OFF THE FOUNDATION WHILE RIPPING THE ROOF OFF. THE TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF A 6.5 MILE SWATH OF STRAIGHT-LINE WIND DAMAGE. .FLEMING COUNTY THUNDERSTORM WIND DAMAGE... PEAK WIND /E/: 80-100 MPH PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 6.5 MILES PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 0.5 MILES FATALITIES: 0 INJURIES: 4 START DATE: JUL 14 2015 START TIME: 536 PM EDT START LOCATION: 3.5 MI NNW FLEMINGSBURG, KY START LAT/LON: 38.4700 / -83.7583 END DATE: JUL 14 2015 END TIME: 542 PM EDT END LOCATION: 5.5 MI NE FLEMINGSBURG, KY END LAT/LON: 38.4587 / -83.6384 SURVEY SUMMARY: A LARGE SWATH OF WIND DAMAGE OCCURRED BEGINNING IN A SUBDIVISION OFF HIGHWAY 11 3.5 MILES NORTH-NORTHWEST OF FLEMINGSBURG AND ENDING NEAR THE BEECHBURG COMMUNITY. WHILE SEVERAL STRUCTURES SUFFERED AT LEAST MINOR DAMAGE IN THE PATH...THE WORST DAMAGE OCCURRED ON CHERRY GROVE ROAD WHERE A MOBILE HOME WAS DESTROYED AS IT ROLLED INTO A GROUP OF GARAGE BUILDINGS. FOUR PEOPLE...INCLUDING TWO CHILDREN...WERE INSIDE THE MOBILE HOME AND SUFFERED INURIES. AN EF1 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN ON A FARM OFF HARN ROAD INSIDE THE PATH OF THE STRAIGHT-LINE WIND DAMAGE. NOTE: THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENTS AND PUBLICATION IN NWS STORM DATA.