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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH, KY
319 PM CST SAT MAR 7 2026 /419 PM EST SAT MAR 7 2026/
...NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 03/07/26 TORNADO IN NORTHEASTERN GRAVES
COUNTY, KY, TIME CORRECTED....
OVERVIEW
DAMAGE AND VIDEO EVIDENCE APPEARS SUFFICIENT TO
CLASSIFY THE FIRST TORNADO OF 2026 IN THE NWS PADUCAH AREA OF
RESPONSIBILITY AS A VERY NARROW/BRIEF TORNADO OR GUSTNADO
PRODUCED DAMAGE IN THE EXTREME NORTHEASTERN CORNER OF GRAVES CO.,
KY.
SYMSONIA
RATING: EF0
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 85 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 0.67 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 10 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 03/07/2026
START TIME: 9:47 AM CST
START LOCATION: 2 NNE SYMSONIA / GRAVES COUNTY / KY
START LAT/LON: 36.9362 / -88.4979
END DATE: 03/07/2026
END TIME: 9:50 AM CST
END LOCATION: 2 NNE SYMSONIA / GRAVES COUNTY / KY
END LAT/LON: 36.9336 / -88.4864
SURVEY SUMMARY:
A VERY NARROW TORNADO/GUSTNADO ON THE LEADING EDGE OF A GUST
FRONT EMBDDED IN A BROADER CIRCULATION PRODUCED AMAGE ALONG ELVA
LOOP ROAD NORTHEAST OF SYMSONIA. A COUPLE OF METAL OUTBUILDINGS
SUSTAINED ROOF AND OTHER STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. DEBRIS WAS CARRIED
SEMI-CONVERGENTLY DOWNSTREAM. A DOORBELL CAMERA CAPTURED A VORTEX
WITH DIRT/MUD BEING LOFTED PASSING THROUGH THE AREA.
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
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