Local Storm Report
Issued by NWS Paducah, KY

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Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Paducah KY
1043 PM CDT Fri Aug 21 2026

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1159 PM     Tornado          2 S Folsomdale          36.86N 88.67W
08/19/2026                   Graves             KY   NWS Storm Survey

            Evidence of an EF-1 tornado with peak winds
            of 105 mph exists at the intersection of KY
            408 and US 45 near the community of Viola. A
            large industrial metal building system had
            garage and roof panels removed with
            missiling of insulation onto north and east
            facing surfaces. A gas station and
            restaurant across the street had its canopy
            blown over and adjacent outbuildings were
            knocked over/damaged.


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