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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE, KY
156 PM EDT WED APR 29 2026 /1256 PM CDT WED APR 29 2026/
..NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR APRIL 28, 2026 TORNADO EVENT
HARDIN LARUE COUNTY
RATING: EF0
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 80 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 2.24 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 50 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 04/28/2026
START TIME: 09:52 PM EDT
START LOCATION: 2 WSW ROANOKE / HARDIN COUNTY / KY
START LAT/LON: 37.6669 / -85.7382
END DATE: 04/28/2026
END TIME: 09:55 PM EDT
END LOCATION: ROANOKE / LARUE COUNTY / KY
END LAT/LON: 37.6746 / -85.6998
SURVEY SUMMARY:
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INVESTIGATED AN AREA WHERE RADAR
BRIEFLY SHOWED A TORNADO DEBRIS SIGNATURE (TDS) AS THE OUTFLOW
FROM TWO DIFFERENT STORMS MERGED NEAR THE HARDIN AND LARUE
COUNTY LINE. THIS TRACK MOVES ALONG A LOT OF OPEN FIELD, BUT THE
TDS APPARENTLY STARTED IN A FORESTED AREA JUST SOUTH OF UNION
CHURCH RD AND EAST OF MACK THOMAS RD IN FAR EASTERN HARDIN
COUNTY. THIS EF0 TORNADO LIKELY SKIPPED SEVERAL TIMES ALONG ITS
2.2 MILE TRACK. DAMAGE INDICATORS WERE HARD TO COME BY, BUT A
PLAYGROUND AT UNION CHRISTIAN CHURCH WAS DAMAGED. NO DAMAGE WAS
FOUND ALONG KERRICK LANE WHERE THE TRACK OF THE ROTATION PASSED,
BUT THEN SOME TREE DAMAGE WAS NOTED ON DAN DUNN RD AND THEN
ENDED ON SPENCER SCHOOL RD. THANKS TO LARUE COUNTY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT FOR ESCORTED THE SURVEY TEAM THROUGH THE REGION.
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.
KJD/RJS
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