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Issued by NWS Paducah, KY

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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Paducah, KY
1200 PM CDT Wed May 29 2024 /100 PM EDT Wed May 29 2024/

...NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 5/26/2024 TORNADO EVENT...

.Trigg County in west Kentucky...

Rating:                 EF-1
Estimated peak wind:    95 mph
Path length /Statute/:  6 miles
Path width /Maximum/:   70 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start date:             5/26/2024
Start time:             8:50 a.m. CDT
Start location:         5 miles southeast of Canton, KY

End date:               5/26/2024
End time:               8:56 a.m. CDT
End location:           7 miles south of Cadiz, KY

SURVEY_SUMMARY: Tornado path was just south of Highway 807
and ended around Highway 139 south of Cadiz. Mainly tree
damage, with many large limbs down and a few trees uprooted
in rural areas.

EF Scale: The Enhanced Fujita Scale Classifies
Tornadoes into the following categories.

EF0...Weak......65 to 85 mph
EF1...Weak......86 to 110 mph
EF2...Strong....111 to 135 mph
EF3...Strong....136 to 165 mph
EF4...Violent...166 To 200 mph
EF5...Violent...>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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