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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Louisville, KY
1203 PM EDT Sun Apr 7 2024 /1103 AM CDT Sun Apr 7 2024/

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

.Clark County, Indiana and Jefferson/Oldham Counties, Kentucky...

Rating:                 EF2
Estimated Peak Wind:    120 mph
Path Length /statute/:  11.59 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   450 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               22

Start Date:             04/02/2024
Start Time:             05:31 PM EDT
Start Location:         1 W Watson / Clark County / IN
Start Lat/Lon:          38.3488 / -85.7207

End Date:               04/02/2024
End Time:               05:45 PM EDT
End Location:           1 WNW Brownsboro / Oldham County / KY
End Lat/Lon:            38.3662 / -85.5177

Survey Summary:
The National Weather Service in Louisville surveyed storm damage
in southeast Clark County IN, through far northeast Jefferson KY,
and into western Oldham County. Specifically the tornado traveled
just southeast of the Clark County Indiana Airport, east through
Utica, crossing the Ohio River into Prospect, and lifting just
east of the Sleepy Hollow Golf Course in Oldham County.

Clark County IN... A strong line of severe thunderstorms moved
through Clark County Indiana developing a tornado near I-265 and
E HWY 62. This tornado led to healthy trees being uprooted near
Charlestown Pike. Here, the tornado was an EF0 with 80 to 85 mph
winds, and a width of 150 yards.

The tornado knocked over 3 full tractor trailers as well. The
tornado quickly strengthened moving east through the Brookhollow
neighborhood. Many garage doors were blown out, windows broken,
and large sections of roof structure compromised, brick facade
crumbling, and trees uprooted. The tornado was rated EF1 at 100
mph in this neighborhood with a width of 200 yards. Many wooden
boards were impaled and driven more than a foot into the ground
and some were impaled into homes.

An industrial business, with metal roofing near I 265 and
Old Salem Rd had roof section pulled and twisted and had a
5000 pound salt pod lifted up over 4 foot concrete barrier, and
thrown down a hill some 40 yards. The tornado was 100 mph, EF1,
with a width of 225 yards.

The tornado continued east over the Ohio River in Northern Utica.
Homes along the bank of the Ohio River had broken windows and
peeled metal roofing, which occurred from an EF1 tornado with 97
mph winds and width of 250 yards.

Jefferson County KY... As the tornado crossed the Ohio River, it
strengthened and widened in Prospect KY. The Beechland Beach
neighborhood had multiple homes with extensive damage. Three
2 stories well built homes had significant roof sections pulled
away, along with broken windows, air conditions twisted and torn
off from side of homes. Three large pin oak trees were snapped
and uprooted. One home had a collapsed back wall that faces
against the path of the tornado. Damage in this neighborhood
indicated that the tornado was an EF2 with 120 mph winds, and a
width of 400 yards. All homeowners heeded the tornado warning and
sought shelter in a safe place.

From here, the tornado crossed through Hays Kennedy Park and into
the northwest Prospect community and The Sutherlands
neighborhood. Many homes incurred an array of roof damage, downed
power lines, snapped power poles, uprooted trees, and trees
falling on homes. The tornado in this area was 110 mph, EF1, with
maximum width of 450 yards. One homeowner on Shirley Avenue was
trapped in his basement after a tree fell on his home. Surrounding
neighbors worked to free the homeowner. Nearby a 7 foot large
section of a locust tree was pulled away and thrown 20 yards and
impaled in the ground some 4 feet.

A home along the edge of the tornado path had a personal weather
station mounted to their fence with ample exposure to the winds.
This weather station measured a peak at 79 mph. 22 injuries were
reported in Jefferson County.

Oldham County... As the tornado entered Oldham County through the
Hunting Creek neighborhood, it strengthened to an EF2 with a
maximum of 115 mph winds, with a width of 250 yards. Many trees
had been uprooted or snapped, few homes had roof structures
peeled back and two homes lost there entire roof. There was also
mostly broken windows, inverted garage doors, blown mud and
insulation around all 4 sides of the homes, and extensive shingle,
gutter, and soffit damage.

The tornado then continued east over the Harrods Creek Dam and
into the Hidden Creek neighborhood. Many trees were uprooted,
barns took damage to the overhead doors and sheet metal, and homes
incurred some roof damage. The damage indicated that the tornado
weakened to a lower end EF1, with a maximum wind of 90 mph, and a
width of 200 yards.

The tornado continued to weaken as it moved parallel to Sleepy
Hollow Road.  Trees along this road and over the Sleepy Hollow
Golf Course were uprooted or topped and barns incurred various
structural damage. The damage indicated that the tornado was an
EF0, with maximum winds of 80 mph and width of 125 yards.

The tornado lifted along Highway 329 as the parent storm occluded
and formed a new tornado to the north.

The National Weather Service would like to thank Clark, Jefferson,
and Oldham County Emergency Management for their assistance in
this complex 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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