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A severe thunderstorm moving northeast across northern Kentucky produced an EF-1 tornado. The tornado tracked 8.3 miles across Oldham County doing damage mostly to the upper halves of several trees.

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Tornado - Crestwood, KY
Oldham County

Date	4/12/2019
Time (EDT)	6:45 am - 6:54 am
EF Rating	EF-1
Est. Peak Winds	100 mph
Path Length	8.3 miles
Max Width	300 yards
Injuries/Deaths	0/0
Summary: An EF-1 tornado tracked 8.3 miles across Oldham County with a maximum path width of 300 yards. The tornado mostly did damage to the upper halves of several trees along its path. There were a couple of areas where it fully descended to the surface and caused more widespread damage. Along Shelburn Dr, a front porch with four columns was lifted, collapsing the columns and throwing the front half of the roof 100 yards to the northeast. The last visible damage was on Georgie Way, occurring 9 minutes after the start time.

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Tree fell on a house on Wiano Dr south of La Grange	40-year-old pine tree snapped on Wiano Ct south of La Grange	Front porch and roof removed off Shelburn Dr west of Crestwood	Multiple snapped trees off Sunset Ln northwest of Pewee Valley

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

EF0 Weak 65-85 mph	EF1 Moderate 86-110 mph	EF2 Significant 111-135 mph	EF3 Severe 136-165 mph	EF4 Extreme 166-200 mph	EF5 Catastrophic 200+ mph

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1109 PM EDT FRI APR 12 2019

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0633 AM     TSTM WND GST     4 NW OKOLONA            38.18N 85.74W
04/12/2019  M59 MPH          JEFFERSON          KY   ASOS

            59 MPH WIND GUST AT KSDF ASOS AT 633 AM EDT.


0637 AM     TSTM WND GST     4 E SHIVELY             38.19N 85.74W
04/12/2019  M59 MPH          JEFFERSON          KY   ASOS

            59 MPH WIND GUST AT SDF.


0645 AM     TORNADO          2 WNW PEWEE VALLEY      38.32N 85.52W
04/12/2019                   OLDHAM             KY   NWS STORM SURVEY

            AN EF-1 TORNADO TRACKED 8.3 MILES ACROSS
            OLDHAM COUNTY WITH A MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH OF
            300 YARDS. THE TORNADO MOSTLY DID DAMAGE TO
            THE UPPER HALVES OF SEVERAL TREES ALONG ITS
            PATH. THERE WERE A COUPLE OF AREAS WHERE IT
            FULLY DESCENDED TO THE SURFACE AND CAUSED
            MORE WIDESPREAD DAMAGE. ALONG SHELBURN DR, A
            FRONT PORCH WITH FOUR COLUMNS WAS LIFTED,
            COLLAPSING THE COLUMNS AND THROWING THE
            FRONT HALF OF THE ROOF 100 YARDS TO THE
            NORTHEAST. THE LAST VISIBLE DAMAGE WAS ON
            GEORGIE WAY, OCCURRING 9 MINUTES AFTER THE
            START TIME.

0648 AM     TSTM WND DMG     2 ENE CRESTWOOD         38.35N 85.45W
04/12/2019                   OLDHAM             KY   PUBLIC

            ROOF DAMAGE AND TREES DOWN IN CRESTWOOD, KY.


0651 AM     TSTM WND GST     2 SSE BUCKNER           38.36N 85.42W
04/12/2019  E60 MPH          OLDHAM             KY   NWS EMPLOYEE

            NWS EMPLOYEE ESTIMATED 60 MPH WIND GUSTS.


0654 AM     TSTM WND DMG     LA GRANGE               38.41N 85.38W
04/12/2019                   OLDHAM             KY   PUBLIC

            TREE DOWN NEAR MAIN STREET IN LA GRANGE, KY.


0704 AM     TSTM WND DMG     CAMPBELLSBURG           38.53N 85.21W
04/12/2019                   HENRY              KY   PUBLIC

            SMALL BARN DAMAGED NEAR CAMPBELLSBURG, KY.

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EF-1 Tornado Confirmed in Oldham County