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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Louisville, KY
338 PM EDT Wed Apr 24 2024 /238 PM CDT Wed Apr 24 2024/

...NWS Damage Survey for 03/14/24 Tornado Event...

..Breckinridge County, KY Tornado...

Rating:                 EF0
Estimated Peak Wind:    75 mph
Path Length /statute/:  0.46 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   20 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             03/14/2024
Start Time:             10:32 PM CDT
Start Location:         1 SE Raymond / Breckinridge County / KY
Start Lat/Lon:          37.9278 / -86.3549

End Date:               03/14/2024
End Time:               10:33 PM CDT
End Location:           1 SE Raymond / Breckinridge County / KY
End Lat/Lon:            37.9246 / -86.3476

Survey Summary:
On March 14th at approximately 10:32 PM CDT, radar data showed a
Tornado Debris Signature (TDS) at around 2,000 feet just east of
Finley and Norton Road on Highway 477. Two minutes later the TDS
was larger and reached to around 3,000 feet just under a mile away
to the east-southeast, still near Highway 477.

A National Weather Service storm damage assessment survey was
conducted on Thursday, March 21st, in the area of the TDS.
In addition to walking the area, information was also gathered
using a drone and from talking with an area homeowner. In the
following weeks, additional information was gathered from other
property owners.

Just north of Highway 477, about halfway between Finley and
Norton Road and Horsley Ridge Lane, the first area of damage was
located. The woodline sticks out into the field separating two
corn fields. At this point, a large dead tree was blown towards
the southeast into the field. From here, the tornado crossed
Highway 447. No damage was observed to the power lines or poles
along the highway.

After crossing another large cut corn field, the tornado
approached a residence on the southwest side of Highway 477. The
tornado overturned a small old wood shed to the south-southwest.
Winds are estimated to have been between 65-70 mph. A piece of
lumber from the shed was found 60 yards to the south of where the
shed originated.

For the next 100 yards or so, there was a scattering of aluminum
housing trim that came from a pile near an outbuilding, but there
was also a path of corn stover and lots of broken limbs from
several dead trees in the area. Near the end of this path of light
debris, a large dead tree was uprooted and blown to the south.
This was the most impressive damage from the tornado with
estimated winds of 75 mph. Also in the area, an aluminum piece of
gutter was bent around a small tree.

Around 65 yards to the east-southeast, another smaller tree was
freshly uprooted and fell to the east. This was the last area of
observed damage from the tornado.

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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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