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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH, KY
442 PM CDT THU AUG 20 2026 /542 PM EDT THU AUG 20 2026/
..NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 8/19/2026 MACROBURST
.CARLISLE AND GRAVES COUNTIES KENTUCKY
RATING: N/A
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 105 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 18.6 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 8 MILES
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 08/19/2026
START TIME: 11:49 PM CDT
START LOCATION: 1.5 NW CUNNINGHAM / CARLISLE COUNTY / KY
START LAT/LON: 36.927 / -88.905
END DATE: 08/20/2026
END TIME: 12:10 AM CDT
END LOCATION: 2 E HICKORY / GRAVES COUNTY / KY
END LAT/LON: 36.819 / -88.60
SURVEY SUMMARY:
AN INTENSE MACROBURST DEVELOPED IN NORTHEASTERN CARLISLE COUNTY
AND THEN SPREAD EAST SOUTHEAST ACROSS A LARGE AREA OF NORTHERN
GRAVES COUNTY. THIS IMPACTED THE COMMUNITIES OF CUNNINGHAM, LOWES,
FOLSOMDALE, WEST VIOLA, BOAZ, POTTSVILLE, AND HICKORY. WIDESPREAD
STRAIGHT LINE WINDS OF 80 TO 105 MPH OCCURRED IN THIS REGION
CAUSING SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE. MANY DOZENS OF TREES WERE SNAPPED OR
UPROOTED. NUMEROUS OUTBUILDINGS OR BARNS SUFFERED SOME DEGREE OF
DAMAGE INCLUDING SEVERAL THAT WERE COMPLETELY DESTROYED. AN OLD
SCHOOL IN LOWES HAD PART OF ITS ROOF PEELED BACK. SEVERAL HOMES
SUFFERED SOME SHINGLE OR ROOF DAMAGE. SEVERAL POWER POLES WERE
SNAPPED AS WELL. SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE CONTINUED EAST ALONG HWY 45
WHERE THE FRISTOES GAS STATION EXPERIENCED DAMAGE TO AWNINGS AND
GAS STATION PUMPS.
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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