Friday, April 22, 2011

Oldham County, KY EF-1 Tornado April 19-20


Oldham County EF-1
DAMAGE TYPE: TORNADO

BEGIN TIME: 12:49 AM EDT
   END TIME: 12:49 AM EDT

BEGIN POINT: 1.9 MILES NORTHWEST OF LA GRANGE
  END POINT: 1.7 MILES NORTHWEST OF LA GRANGE

   EF SCALE: EF-1
WIND SPEED: 90 MPH

PATH LENGTH: 0.2 MILES
PATH WIDTH: 80 YARDS

   INJURIES: 0
FATALITIES: 0

NARRATIVE: NWS STORM DAMAGE SURVEY TEAM CONFIRMS A VERY BRIEF EF-1
TORNADO NORTHWEST OF LA GRANGE IN OLDHAM COUNTY.  THE TORNADO
DESTROYED A BARN AND SNAPPED HUGE HARDWOOD TREES 30 FEET OFF OF THE
GROUND AT THE BEGINNING POINT...1.9 MILES NORTHWEST OF LA GRANGE. IT
THEN MOVED NORTHEAST DAMAGING THE ROOF OF A HOUSE AND ANOTHER BARN.
THE TORNADO WAS ONLY ON THE GROUND FOR TWO TENTHS OF A MILE BEFORE
IT LIFTED.  ESTIMATED WIND SPEEDS WERE AROUND 90 MPH WITH A PATH
WIDTH OF 80 YARDS.



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