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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Louisville, KY
1238 PM EDT Fri May 31 2024 /1138 AM CDT Fri May 31 2024/

...NWS Damage Survey for 05/26/24 Tornado Event...

.South Barren Tornado...

Rating:                 EF1
Estimated Peak Wind:    110 mph
Path Length /statute/:  7.62 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   150 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             05/26/2024
Start Time:             11:06 PM CDT
Start Location:         Peter Creek / Barren County / KY
Start Lat/Lon:          36.8421 / -85.9769

End Date:               05/26/2024
End Time:               11:15 PM CDT
End Location:           2 NW Mount Hermon / Barren County / KY
End Lat/Lon:            36.8365 / -85.8417

Survey Summary:
The National Weather Service conducted a storm survey and found a
tornado occurred on Sunday, May 26th, 2024. The tornado started
near Peter Creek about 11 miles south of Glasgow where a rather
large area of snapped and uprooted trees was observed via drone
footage along farm fields. The tornado continued through the
forest doing extensive tree damage along Dorsey Road consistent
with 100 to 110 mph wind speeds. Drone footage was impressive
with both the extent and directions of the uprooted trees with
clear indication of convergence as the tornado crossed Peter
Creek.

The tornado then crossed Oil Well Road and Dry Fork Road
with more tree damage before doing structural damage near the
intersection of Dry Ford Road and Cooktown Road. A few carports
were damaged and a barn had collapsed walls consistent with
EF1 95 mph wind speeds. The tornado continued along Cooktown
Road with many trees uprooted along the way through Roseville,
Caney Fork, and Button Roads near Etoile. The tornado ended near
a residence along Shoal Creek where at least 30 trees were
uprooted and damaged.

The NWS would like to thank Barren County Emergency Management
and many helpful residents for their assistance with the damage survey.

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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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