Public Information Statement
Issued by NWS Louisville, KY
Issued by NWS Louisville, KY
530 NOUS43 KLMK 281621 PNSLMK INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>067- 070>078-081-082-290430- Public Information Statement National Weather Service Louisville, KY 1221 PM EDT Tue May 28 2024 /1121 AM CDT Tue May 28 2024/ ...NWS Damage Survey for 5/26/24 Straight-line Wind Event... .Straight-line Wind Path in Grayson County... ..Grayson... Rating: TSTM/Wind Estimated Peak Wind: 85 mph Path Length /statute/: 0.26 miles Path Width /maximum/: 150 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 05/26/2024 Start Time: 11:15 AM EDT Start Location: 2 S Lilac / Grayson County / KY Start Lat/Lon: 37.5249 / -86.3504 End Date: 05/26/2024 End Time: 11:16 AM EDT End Location: 1 S Lilac / Grayson County / KY End Lat/Lon: 37.5268 / -86.3464 Survey Summary: The National Weather Service Louisville storm damage team found straight line winds on the north side of Leitchfield, approximately 4 miles from downtown. A very concentrated area of winds, about 0.15 miles wide hit Foxborough Dr near Clifty Church Rd, for a total of about 0.3 miles long. There were many trees twisted, topped, and uprooted, with the vast majority of trees facing an east-northeast to a north-northeast direction. There was one large black walnut tree facing 347 degrees and we are unclear why that one tree uprooted to that direction. Trees on Foxborough Drive were almost all facing 060 degrees, whereas trees on the other side of Clifty Church Road along Yochum Rd were facing 025 degrees. Winds were between 80 and 85 mph. There was roof shingle and roofing material damage to 4 homes. One home at 67 Foxborough Drive had a travel trailer thrown 12 yards into the home, doing substantial side and roof damage. Their garage had blocks sliding inward and blowing out the roof. The garage was full of license plates and many of the license plates were thrown up to a quarter mile downwind along with shingles and roofing material. Winds were estimated to be 85 mph. Drone video photography was extremely helpful to determine the exact type of storm that did this damage. National Weather Service would like to thank Grayson County Emergency Manager Carey Sims for his assistance. && 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. $$ JDG/CAL