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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH, KY
348 PM CDT TUE APR 28 2026 /448 PM EDT TUE APR 28 2026/
...NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR THE APRIL 27, 2026, TORNADO EVENT IN
HOPKINS AND MCLEAN COUNTY, KENTUCKY...
OVERVIEW...AN EF-0 TORNADO IMPACTED AREAS NEAR JEWELL CITY, KY,
IN FAR NORTHERN HOPKINS COUNTY AND FAR WESTERN MCLEAN COUNTY.
JEWEL CITY, KY
RATING: EF-0
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 85 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 3.22 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 50 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 04/27/2026
START TIME: 11:56 PM CDT
START LOCATION: 3 W JEWEL CITY / HOPKINS COUNTY / KY
START LAT/LON: 37.526 / -87.4077
END DATE: 04/27/2026
END TIME: 11:59 PM CDT
END LOCATION: 0.3 E JEWEL CITY / MCLEAN COUNTY / KY
END LAT/LON: 37.5276 / -87.3492
SURVEY SUMMARY:
TREES WERE SNAPPED AND ROOTED AND NUMEROUS LARGE LIMBS WERE
DOWNED. TWO ELECTRICAL TRANSMISSION LINE CROSS MEMBERS WERE
BROKEN. A SWATH OF STRAIGHT LINE WINDS ACCOMPANIED THE TORNADIC
CIRCULATION ACROSS FAR EASTERN WEBSTER COUNTY, FAR NORTHERN
HOPKINS COUNTY, INTO SOUTHWEST MCLEAN COUNTY.
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.
CLW/KEC/DWS
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