National Weather Service offices in Paducah and Louisville have confirmed an EF-2 struck portions of Todd and Logan counties Saturday afternoon.
According to reports from both offices, the tornado was on the ground for approximately 31 miles, not including the track from Montgomery County, Tennessee.
In Todd County, the tornado reached maximum wind speeds of 125 MPH and remained on the ground for 13.1 miles. The tornado entered Kentucky on Big Pond Road near the state line in Trenton and followed a northeasterly path that crossed over Lawson-Poindexter Road, U.S. Highway 41/Dixie Beeline Highway, Kentucky 181/Guthrie Road, Penchem Road, U.S. Highway 79/Russellville Road, and enter into Logan County just south of Allensville.
In Logan County, the tornado remained on the ground for another 18 miles. It remained an EF-2 storm, where winds reached a maximum of 115 MPH.
NWS Louisville said the storm’s total path would be released when other damage surveys are completed in the Clarksville, Tennessee area.
In Kentucky, the tornado damaged farmland and barns, knocked down numerous trees, and tore the roofs off of many homes. A horse was also killed when building debris struck it in Todd County, where no additional injuries or deaths have been reported.
NWS Paducah Warning Coordination Meteorologist Christine Wielgos shared with Your WEKT News Edge what type of storm damage they observed.
She added her team at the NWS Paducah office did an exceptional job of warning the community about the incoming danger.
In the coming days, Wielgos and her team will help out the NWS Nashville office with the storm survey in Clarksville.
The initial Tornado Warning for southern Todd County was issued around 1:45 Saturday afternoon, some 15-20 minutes before the confirmed tornado entered the county.
Recovery efforts for affected areas near Trenton, Guthrie, and Allensville are underway. Food and shelter were provided at the Allensville Fire Department – where drinking water donations are now being accepted.
