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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE, KY
400 PM EDT TUE APR 28 2026 /300 PM CDT TUE APR 28 2026/
..NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 04/28/26 STRAIGHT LINE WIND EVENT
GREEN COUNTY STRAIGHT LINE WIND
RATING: TSTM/WIND
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 80 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 2.85 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 0 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 04/28/2026
START TIME: 03:03 AM EDT
START LOCATION: GREENSBURG / GREEN COUNTY / KY
START LAT/LON: 37.2541 / -85.5033
END DATE: 04/28/2026
END TIME: 03:05 AM EDT
END LOCATION: 2 SSE BLUFF BOOM / GREEN COUNTY / KY
END LAT/LON: 37.2536 / -85.4517
SURVEY SUMMARY:
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONDUCTED A DAMAGE SURVEY IN GREEN
COUNTY FOR THE STORMS THAT OCCURRED IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS ON
APRIL 28, 2026. STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE WAS OBSERVED TO OCCUR
WITH MAX WIND SPEEDS OF 80 MPH.
DAMAGE WAS MAINLY CONCENTRATED NEAR GREENSBURG, KY ALONG US
HIGHWAY 68. DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER LINES WERE OBSERVED TO THE
SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST OF GREENSBURG ALONG COLUMBIA HIGHWAY, ON ROUTE
417 (EAST COLUMBIA AVENUE) AND ON BRUMMAL AVENUE NEAR GREEN
COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL. DAMAGE CONTINUED TO THE EAST AND FANNED OUT IN
NATURE CONSISTENT WITH A STRAIGHT LINE WIND DOWNDRAFT ALONG COX
BEND AREA NEAR TAYLOR COX ROAD. MOSTLY TREES WERE DAMAGED WITH
LARGE LIMBS IN THE COX BEND AREA. THE MOST NOTABLE DAMAGE WAS A
SINGLE WIDE TRAILER ROOF COMPLETELY PEELED OFF NEAR COXES BEND
ROAD AND DARNELL ROAD. ALL DAMAGE WAS CONSISTENT WITH FACING IN
THE EASTERLY DIRECTION ASSOCIATED WITH STRAIGHT LINE WIND
DAMAGE.
ANOTHER DAMAGE POINT WAS REPORTED NEAR THE EXIE FIRE
DEPARTMENT WELL SOUTH OF GREENSBURG ON US HIGHWAY 68 WHERE A
COUPLE OF POWER POLES WERE DOWN, BUT NO OTHER TREE OR STRUCTURE
DAMAGE WAS OBSERVED NEAR THIS AREA. THIS DAMAGE WAS ALSO STRAIGHT
LINE WIND DAMAGE, BUT WAS IN A DIFFERENT AREA THAN THE POINTS NEAR
AND EAST OF GREENSBURG, KY.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WOULD LIKE TO THANK GREEN COUNTY
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT FOR THEIR ASSISTANCE WITH ACCESS TO PROPERTY
AREAS, AS WELL AS THE HELPFUL HOMEOWNERS ALLOWING ACCESS TO THEIR
PROPERTIES FOR THE SURVEY.
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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