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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Louisville, KY
1250 AM EDT Thu Apr 4 2024 /1150 PM CDT Wed Apr 3 2024/

...NWS Damage Survey for 04/02/24 Tornado Event...

.Jessamine County...

Rating:                 EF1
Estimated Peak Wind:    110 mph
Path Length /statute/:  0.42 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   150 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             04/02/2024
Start Time:             09:19 AM EDT
Start Location:         1 NE Catnip / Jessamine County / KY
Start Lat/Lon:          37.9372 / -84.5483

End Date:               04/02/2024
End Time:               09:19 AM EDT
End Location:           1 E Catnip / Jessamine County / KY
End Lat/Lon:            37.9328 / -84.543

Survey Summary:
The National Weather Service conducted a storm damage assessment
survey in Jessamine County from the storms mid-morning, April 2.

The tornado touched down on the northeast side of Nicholasville
off of US 27 just south of the Sam`s Club, but north of the
Providence school. The tornado touched down just west of US 27 by
storage shed roadside company. Two of the storage sheds were
picked up and thrown onto the highway. Winds speeds were 90 mph
(EF1), with a damage width of 75 yards.

The tornado crossed US 27 and increased in speed and size, going
into the Park Central Industrial Park doing the most extensive
damage of the short tornado track. Many buildings and warehouses
had significant portions of their roof torn apart, doors blown
out, and wall panels pulled away from their buildings. Buildings
that did not lose any part of the roof had numerous shingles
removed from the top of the roofs.

There were impalements of boards and drywall into surrounding
buildings and the ground. Winds speeds were 110 mph, EF1, with a
width of 150 yards. A car lot had 3 vehicles picked up and flipped
over and a very heavy travel trailer was moved 20 yards and
shifted 30 degrees to the east northeast. Debris from the
industrial park was thrown into a heavily wooded area and thrown
in directions from the east northeast all the way to the
southeast.

We would like to thank Jessamine County Emergency Management
Director Johnny Adams and his EM and first response team for their
assistance with the 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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