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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH, KY
912 AM CDT FRI AUG 21 2026 /1012 AM EDT FRI AUG 21 2026/
..NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR AUG 19, 2026 TORNADO EVENT #2
UPDATE
EVIDENCE OF A SECOND TORNADO ALONG US 45 NEAR
VIOLA PERSISTED AMID THE VERY LARGE MACROBURST DAMAGE
FIELD LEFT BEHIND BY THURSDAY'S SEVERE STORMS. WHILE
IT IS POSSIBLE THIS IS A CONTINUOUS TRACK FROM THE LOWES
TORNADO RADAR AND GROUND SURVEY SUGGESTS THEY WERE LIKELY
SEPARATE PROCESSES.
VIOLA
RATING: EF1
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 105 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 0.33 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 50 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 08/19/2026
START TIME: 11:59 PM CDT
START LOCATION: 6 ESE LOWES / GRAVES COUNTY / KY
START LAT/LON: 36.8551 / -88.6713
END DATE: 08/20/2026
END TIME: 12:01 AM CDT
END LOCATION: 6 ESE LOWES / GRAVES COUNTY / KY
END LAT/LON: 36.855 / -88.6653
SURVEY SUMMARY:
EVIDENCE OF A TORNADO EXISTS AT THE INTERSECTION OF KY 408 AND US
45 NEAR THE COMMUNITY OF VIOLA. A LARGE INDUSTRIAL METAL BUILDING
SYSTEM HAD GARAGE AND ROOF PANELS REMOVED WITH MISSILING OF
INSULATION ONTO NORTH AND EAST FACING SURFACES. A GAS
STATION/RESTAURANT ACROSS THE STREET HAD ITS CANOPY BLOWN OVER
AND ADJACENT OUTBUILDINGS WERE KNOCKED OVER/DAMAGED. IT IS
POSSIBLE THIS WAS PART OF A CONTINUOUS PATH FROM THE INITIAL
TORNADO NEAR LOWE'S HOWEVER RADAR EVIDENCE SUGGESTS THIS WAS A
SEPARATE PROCESS AND THE EVIDENCE LINKING THE TWO WOULD HAVE BEEN
COVERED BY THE INTENSE MACROBURST WINDS THAT OCCURRED ACROSS THE
REMAINDER OF THE NORTHERN PORTION OF GRAVES 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.
JGG/CW/BM
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