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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH, KY
631 PM CDT SUN MAR 8 2026 /731 PM EDT SUN MAR 8 2026/
..NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR GRAVES/CALLOWAY/TRIGG COUNTIES
OVERVIEW
A SURVEY THIS AFTERNOON EXAMINED THREE AREAS OF
LOCALIZED WIND DAMAGE IN GRAVES, CALLOWAY AND TRIGG COUNTIES.
THE DAMAGE IN GRAVES COUNTY APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN A SURGE
IN STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE EMBEDDED IN A BROADER AREA OF WINDS
AT 50 TO 60 MPH. THE DAMAGE IN TRIGG COUNTY APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN
A MORE LOCALIZED MICROBURST EMBEDDED WITHIN A WEAKER (BUT INTENSIFYING)
THUNDERSTORM THAT WENT ON TO PRODUCE STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE IN
CHRISTIAN COUNTY. THE DAMAGE IN CALLOWAY COUNTY APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN
FROM A WEAK TORNADO THAT TRACKED FOR LESS THAN A MILE BETWEEN LYNN
GROVE AND MURRAY IN WESTERN CALLOWAY COUNTY.
JONES SPARKMAN RD CALLOWAY CO
RATING: EF0
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 85 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 0.86 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 85 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 03/07/2026
START TIME: 10:24 AM CST
START LOCATION: 3 NNE HARRIS GROVE / CALLOWAY COUNTY / KY
START LAT/LON: 36.62 / -88.4061
END DATE: 03/07/2026
END TIME: 10:25 AM CST
END LOCATION: 4 NNE HARRIS GROVE / CALLOWAY COUNTY / KY
END LAT/LON: 36.6156 / -88.3918
SURVEY SUMMARY:
A VERY BRIEF TORNADO BEGAN PRODUCING MINOR LIMB AND TREE DAMAGE
BEFORE CROSSING JONES SPARKMAN RD WEST OF MURRAY WHERE IT
SIGNIFICANTLY DAMAGED A FAIRLY WIDE SWATH OF VINYL FENCE. WOODEN
STAKES HOLDING THE FENCE WERE PULLED FROM THE GROUND AND A GATE
WAS THROWN UPSTREAM FROM THE STORM PATH. A TREE WAS UPROOTED
CONVERGENTLY INTO THE STORM PATH NEAR THE FENCE LOCATION. A LARGE
GOAT SHED WAS TOSSED JUST DOWNSTREAM OF THE FENCE LOCATION. THE
TORNADO PATH APPEARED TO END ABOUT 8/10THS OF A MILE FROM ITS
ORIGIN WHERE IT REMOVED SHINGLES FROM A HOME. A SMALL/BRIEF TDS
WAS APPARENT ON RADAR AT THE TIME OF THE EVENT.
GRAVES CO, KY
LOCATION: 3 MILES SOUTHEAST OF WINGO, KY
TIME:9:59 AM SAT MARCH 7TH, 2026
EVENT:THUNDERSTORM WIND DAMAGE
WIND SPEED: 74 MPH
SURVEY SUMMARY:
ROOF AND SIDE DAMAGE TO FARM EQUIPMENT AND TWO
CHICKEN HOUSES. ABOUT A MILE DOWN THE ROAD A TOBACCO BARN
SUSTAINED ROOF DAMAGE. THERE WERE SCATTERED SMALL LIMBS THROUGHOUT
THE AREA CONSISTENT WITH 40-60 MPH WINDS OVER A BROAD AREA. METAL
FROM THE BUILDINGS WAS SCATTERED DIVERGENTLY AWAY FROM THE
BUILDINGS AS THEY WERE CARRIED NORTHEAST BY THE STORM.
TRIGG CO.,KY
LOCATION:EASTERN CADIZ, KY
TIME:10:58 AM SAT MARCH 7TH, 2026
EVENT:THUNDERSTORM WIND DAMAGE
WIND SPEED:85 MPH
SURVEY SUMMARY:
DAMAGE WAS SCATTERED DIVERGENTLY FROM NEAR ARTHUR WALLACE AND
SANDERS DRIVE IN CADIZ. THE ROOF OF A METAL BUILDING WAS REMOVED.
A COMMERCIAL SIGN WAS DESTROYED AND A TRAMPOLINE WAS DESTROYED.
ACROSS HIGHWAY 68 A CHURCH AND A HOME LOST SHINGLES AND A METAL
GAZEBO LOST PORTIONS OF IT'S METAL ROOF. ALL DAMAGE WAS LAID IN
THE SAME GENERAL PATTERN DIVERGENTLY FROM THE POINT OF ORIGIN
GIVING THE APPEARANCE OF A SMALL MICROBURST.
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.
JGG/SP
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