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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Louisville, KY
117 AM EDT Thu Apr 4 2024 /1217 AM CDT Thu Apr 4 2024/

...NWS Damage Survey for 04/02/24 Lexington Straight-Line Wind Event...

.Fayette County...

Estimated Peak Wind:    80 mph
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             04/02/2024
Start Time:             09:18 AM EDT
Start Location:         1 NE Cardinal Hill / Fayette County / KY
Start Lat/Lon:          38.0476 / -84.5274

End Date:               04/02/2024
End Time:               09:18 AM EDT
End Location:           1 ENE Cardinal Hill / Fayette County / KY
End Lat/Lon:            38.0495 / -84.5193

Survey Summary:
The National Weather Service storm survey team confirmed straight-
line wind damage on Versailles Rd (Highway 60) in Lexington.
There were many topped, twisted, and uprooted trees, and facing
to the east.  The wind damage was consistently between 60 and
65 mph along Versailles Road. However, at the Lexington, Fayette
County emergency services center on Cisco Rd, two large trailers,
fully loaded and chalked, were moved to the east. Wind speeds
were 80 mph. Another area of damage at 1202 Versailles Rd at a
strip mall, had some roof panels and trees topped, twisted and
uprooted.  Straight-line winds speeds were estimated to be around
70 mph.

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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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