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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH, KY
429 PM CDT THU AUG 20 2026 /529 PM EDT THU AUG 20 2026/
..NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 8/19/2026 TORNADO EVENT
.CARLISLE AND GRAVES COUNTIES KENTUCKY
RATING: EF1
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 100 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 1.50 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 75 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 08/19/2026
START TIME: 11:47 PM CDT
START LOCATION: 3 W LOWES / CARLISLE COUNTY / KY
START LAT/LON: 36.8922 / -88.8334
END DATE: 08/19/2026
END TIME: 11:49 PM CDT
END LOCATION: 2 W LOWES / GRAVES COUNTY / KY
END LAT/LON: 36.8839 / -88.8084
SURVEY SUMMARY:
AN EF-1 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN 3 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF CUNNINGHAM
NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF COUNTY ROADS 1011 AND 1012. NUMEROUS
TREES WERE SNAPPED OR UPROOTED. THE TORNADO MOVED SOUTHEAST
CROSSING STATE ROUTE 849 NEAR THE GRAVES-CARLISLE COUNTY LINE.
ADDITIONAL CONVERGENT DAMAGE IN THE TREE DEBRIS WAS DISCOVERED
ALONG MORRILL ROAD. THIS IS WHERE WE DETERMINED THE TORNADO TO
HAVE LIFTED AS IT WAS HARD TO FIND CONVERGENT DAMAGE EAST OF
HERE. AN INTENSE MACROBURST STARTED RIGHT ON THE HEELS OF THE
TORNADO WITH A LARGE SWATH OF 80 TO 105 MPH WINDS OCCURRING
ACROSS A LARGE AREA OF NORTHEASTERN CARLISLE AND NORTHERN GRAVES
COUNTIES PRODUCING SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE.
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.
CW/BM/SP
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