Friday, April 22, 2011

Scott County, KY EF-1 Tornado April 19-20


Scott County EF-1
DAMAGE TYPE: TORNADO

BEGIN TIME: 01:54 AM EDT
   END TIME: 01:54 AM EDT

BEGIN POINT: 6.5 MILES NORTHEAST OF GEORGETOWN
  END POINT: 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF GEORGETOWN

   EF SCALE: EF-1
WIND SPEED: 90-95 MPH

PATH LENGTH: 0.5 MILES
PATH WIDTH: 50 YARDS

   INJURIES: 0
FATALITIES: 0

NARRATIVE: NWS STORM DAMAGE SURVEY TEAM CONFIRMS A VERY BRIEF EF-1
TORNADO NORTHEAST OF GEORGETOWN IN SCOTT COUNTY.  A TRAILER THAT WAS
TIED DOWN WAS OVERTURNED BY THIS TORNADO.  ALSO SEVERAL OUTBUILDINGS
WERE DESTROYED OR DAMAGED ALONG ITS PATH. FINALLY A GARAGE WALL OF A
WELL BUILT HOME BUCKLED DUE TO THE TORNADIC WINDS.  WIND SPEEDS WERE
BETWEEN 90-95 MPH WITH A PATH LENGTH OF A HALF MILE AND PATH WIDTH
OF 50 YARDS.




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