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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Louisville, KY
1155 AM EDT Sat Apr 6 2024 /1055 AM CDT Sat Apr 6 2024/

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

.North Oldham County Tornado...

Rating:                 EF2
Estimated Peak Wind:    115 mph
Path Length /statute/:  3.79 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   300 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             04/02/2024
Start Time:             05:46 PM EDT
Start Location:         1 W Demplytown / Oldham County / KY
Start Lat/Lon:          38.386 / -85.4976

End Date:               04/02/2024
End Time:               05:51 PM EDT
End Location:           1 ENE Buckner / Oldham County / KY
End Lat/Lon:            38.3866 / -85.4282

Survey Summary:
The National Weather Service in Louisville surveyed storm damage
north of Buckner, Kentucky near New Cut Road. The team followed
the concentrated storm damage into the Heather Ridge and Grand
Villa neighborhoods, and east of Oldham County High School.

The tornado touched down on Halls Hill Road north of New Cut Road,
where a few trees were leaning on power lines. This damage was a
result of an EF0 tornado with a wind speed of 70 mph.

From Halls Hill Road, the tornado moved east into the Heather
Ridge neighborhood. The west half of the neighborhood incurred EF1
95 mph winds, which led to many uprooted or topped trees and
minor roof damage. At this point, the tornado strengthened to an
EF2 with 115 mph winds while moving into the eastern half of the
neighborhood. Garage doors were inverted or blown off their track,
windows were blown out, large portions of roof structures were
compromised, mud and insulation were spread all over cars and
homes, wood from roof structures was impaled into the ground
several feet, and trees were uprooted or snapped. One homeowner
was able to catch the tornado with his home security system.
Another homeowner explained the terrifying sound of the wind as
they took shelter in their basement.

From the Heather Ridge neighborhood, the tornado continued into
the Grand Villa neighborhood where it weakened to an EF1 tornado
with 100 mph winds. In this neighborhood, numerous trees were
uprooted and one home had an inverted garage door.

The tornado then continued over Oldham County High School where
the roof HVAC system was blown to the ground and a street light
was bent. Across the street, a metal warehouse took some roof
damage and the garage doors were inverted. At this point, the
tornado was an EF1 at 90 mph.

East of the high school, the tornado weakened to an EF0 at 80 mph
where a church took some damage to the steeple and large limbs
were snapped. The tornado lifted just east of the church over the
LaGrange Road Railroad.

The National Weather Service in Louisville would like to thank
the Oldham County Emergency Management for their assistance during
this 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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