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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH, KY
731 PM CDT TUE APR 28 2026 /831 PM EDT TUE APR 28 2026/
...NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR THE APRIL 27-APRIL 28, 2026, TORNADO
EVENT - UPDATE 1...
UPDATE
AN NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOUND AN ADDITIONAL TORNADO
OCCURRED NEAR LIVERMORE IN MCLEAN COUNTY, KY, DURING THE EARLY
MORNING HOURS OF TUESDAY, APRIL 28, 2026...
ASHBYBURG-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, AND ACROSS SOUTHERN MCLEAN COUNTY AND THE
COMMUNITY OF LIVERMORE WITH TREE DAMAGE.
LIVERMORE, KY
RATING: EF-1
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 95 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 6.31 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 125 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 04/28/2026
START TIME: 12:08 AM CDT
START LOCATION: 4 SE CALHOUN / MCLEAN COUNTY / KY
START LAT/LON: 37.5059 / -87.2059
END DATE: 04/28/2026
END TIME: 12:15 AM CDT
END LOCATION: 2 ENE LIVERMORE / MCLEAN COUNTY / KY
END LAT/LON: 37.4966 / -87.0993
SURVEY SUMMARY:
EXTENSIVE TREE DAMAGE ALONG THE PATH OF THE TORNADO, INCLUDING
SNAPPED TREE TRUNKS AND UPROOTED TREES. TWO HOMES SUFFERED
SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE WHEN TREES FELL ONTO THEM. OTHER HOMES
SUFFERED SHINGLE AND FASCIA DAMAGE. A FEW POWER POLES WERE
DAMAGED.
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 EVENTS AND PUBLICATION IN
NWS STORM DATA.
CLW/KEC/DWS
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