October 7, 2014 Westport Tornado

Dangerous Heat Continues; Monitoring Excessive Rainfall and Flash Flooding

The heat continues along and east of the Mississippi River. The most significant cumulative heat impacts are expected across the Mid-Atlantic through today and eastern Ohio Valley through Friday. Severe weather and heavy rainfall potential from the Southwest, Plains, upper Midwest, Great Lakes, mid-Atlantic and Northeast the next couple of days. A disturbance near the Marianas may bring flooding. Read More >

...Damage Report... Damage Type: Tornado Date: Oct 07 2014 EF Scale: 1 Wind Speed: 75-90 MPH Path Length: 200 yards Path Width: 50 yards Injuries: 0 Fatalities: 0 Start Time: 02:50 PM EDT Start Location: 1 mile SSE Westport, KY Start Lat/Lon: 38.4600 / -85.4629 End Time: 02:51 PM EDT End Location: 1 mile SSE Westport, KY End Lat/Lon: 38.4590 / -85.4614 Narrative: A tornado touched down briefly in northern Oldham County and produced EF-0 and low-end EF-1 damage. Damage included a barn, several outbuildings, and several snapped large hardwood tree limbs and two whole trees. EF Scale: The Enhanced Fujita Scale classifies tornadoes into the following categories: EF0...Weak......65 to 85 MPH EF1...Weak......86 to 110 MPH EF2...Strong....111 to 135 MPH EF3...Strong....136 to 165 MPH EF4...Violent...166 to 200 MPH EF5...Violent...>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. For the latest updates, please visit our webpage at weather.gov/louisville. You can follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/nwslouisville. You can follow us on Twitter at @nwslouisville.