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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Louisville, KY
426 PM EDT Fri Apr 5 2024 /326 PM CDT Fri Apr 5 2024/

...NWS Damage Survey for 04/02/2024 Tornado Event...

.Woodford into Jessamine County Tornado...

Rating:                 EF1
Estimated Peak Wind:    100 mph
Path Length /statute/:  1.82 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   300 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             04/02/2024
Start Time:             09:11 AM EDT
Start Location:         Pinckard / Woodford County / KY
Start Lat/Lon:          37.981 / -84.6843

End Date:               04/02/2024
End Time:               09:15 AM EDT
End Location:           1 ESE Pinckard / Jessamine County / KY
End Lat/Lon:            37.9643 / -84.6613

Survey Summary:
The tornado first touched down causing roof damage to two barns
just west of Pinckard Pike before the Woodford/Jessamine border.
The owner was in the house northeast of those barns and witnessed
the roofs peeling off towards the northeast and then saw them
change direction, taking a hard right. A tree north of the
property fell towards the south and a home on the north side had a
window broken by debris travelling north. The southern barn had
its southern wall partially thrown to the south and a stone
culvert had a few stones pushed south as well.Across the street
from this barn several trees were downed and in a somewhat
convergent pattern. A garage door was blown out and the south
facing wall got pushed outward.

The tornado travelled south southeastward with more tree damage
noted along Pinckard Pike as it continued to the Jessamine County
line. Just past the line the tornado took a bit of left turn,
towards a property where it caused damage to multiple structures.
Two barns were demolished and another had significant roof damage.
One barn was pushed in two directions off its stone foundation.
The damage path for part of the barn went to the southeast and
another part went farther downstream to the northeast.

Thanks to the emergency management from both Woodford and
Jessamine counties for being patient and going through these
damage points late in the day, as well as for the extensive prep
work they did in collecting data ahead of our visit.

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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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RJS/RTA