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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE, KY
451 PM EDT TUE APR 28 2026 /351 PM CDT TUE APR 28 2026/
..NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR APRIL 27-28 TORNADO EVENT
.HARTFORD, KY TORNADO
RATING: EF1
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 105 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 1.81 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 110 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 04/28/2026
START TIME: 12:30 AM CDT
START LOCATION: 2 NE HARTFORD / OHIO COUNTY / KY
START LAT/LON: 37.4765 / -86.8806
END DATE: 04/28/2026
END TIME: 12:34 AM CDT
END LOCATION: 3 ENE HARTFORD / OHIO COUNTY / KY
END LAT/LON: 37.4634 / -86.8522
SURVEY SUMMARY:
THE EF-1 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN BRIEFLY NEAR THE ROUGH RIVER. IT INTENSIFIED AS IT CROSSED HIGHWAY 69,
DOING SIGNIFICANT TREE DAMAGE AND SOME MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO HOMES ALONG HIGHWAY 69. THE TORNADO
CONTINUED TO THE SOUTHEAST WHERE IT RIPPED MUCH OF THE ROOF OF A HOME ALONG MILL RUN LANE, BEFORE
LIFTING JUST BEFORE THE HARTFORD, KY AIRPORT.
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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