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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE, KY
625 AM EDT WED MAR 18 2026 /525 AM CDT WED MAR 18 2026/
..NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 3/15/26 TORNADO EVENT
LOGAN COUNTY TORNADO
RATING: EF0
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 85 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 0.78 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 40 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 03/15/2026
START TIME: 10:45 PM EDT
START LOCATION: 1 S JERICO / LOGAN COUNTY / KY
START LAT/LON: 36.9818 / -86.9762
END DATE: 03/15/2026
END TIME: 10:46 PM EDT
END LOCATION: 1 SE JERICO / LOGAN COUNTY / KY
END LAT/LON: 36.9863 / -86.9652
SURVEY SUMMARY:
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONDUCTED A STORM SURVEY ON TUESDAY,
MARCH 17TH FOR THE STORMS THAT OCCURRED ON SUNDAY NIGHT, MARCH
15TH. A TORNADO WAS DETERMINED TO HAVE OCCURRED IN LOGAN COUNTY
WITH MAX WINDS OF 85 MPH (EF0).
DAMAGE WAS FIRST OBSERVED ALONG FORGY ROAD WHERE SOME LARGE
SOFTWOOD TREES WERE EITHER UPROOTED OR SNAPPED. DUE TO THE
ISOLATED NATURE OF THE DAMAGE, A LOWER BOUND WAS USED AT 80 MPH AS
THE MAX WIND SPEED AT THIS LOCATION. THE TORNADO CONTINUED TO THE
NORTHEAST ALONG DUNCAN RIDGE ROAD WHERE MORE TREES WERE UPROOTED.
MOVING EAST ALONG DUNCAN RIDGE ROAD, MORE TREES WERE UPROOTED AND
A RESIDENCE HAD SHINGLE DAMAGE. NEAR DEER LICK ROAD (TO THE WEST
OF LEWISBURG), THERE WAS A ROOF LOFTED OFF A STORAGE OUTBUILDING
AT A RESIDENCE WHERE WOOD PLANKS WERE IMPALED IN A COUPLE OF
DIRECTIONS, ONE OF WHICH WAS IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION OF THE
STORM MOTION DUE TO THE TORNADO ROTATION. THE MAX WIND OF 85 MPH
OCCURRED AT THIS RESIDENCE. ADDITIONAL TREE DAMAGE WAS OBSERVED
ACROSS DEER LICK ROAD.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WOULD LIKE TO THANK LOGAN COUNTY
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT FOR THEIR ASSISTANCE ON THE STORM SURVEY, AS
WELL AS THE HELPFUL HOMEOWNERS WHO ALLOWED ACCESS TO THEIR
PROPERTIES.
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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