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After the passing of yesterday’s inclement weather, heavy damage was reported 5-10 miles northeast of Hopkinsville, Ky. The Paducah National Weather Service conducted a storm survey today, and determined that an EF2 tornado caused the damage.
I posted this radar grab via twitter as the storms were working over Christian County yesterday afternoon. The County was under both a Severe T-Storm & Tornado Warning at this time:
Activity amping up to our W. Christian Co under a Severe T-Storm & Tornado Warning. #kywx pic.twitter.com/xS2ipzN7RX
— Landon Hampton (@WxOrNotBG) May 14, 2014
The following photo shows damage caused by the tornado. Notice the object in the power lines.
First hand account of severe #storm that possibly spawned tornado in #Hopkinsville, #Kentucky:http://t.co/0AR5hIHobD pic.twitter.com/0LXV8opKY5
— cn2 weather (@mycn2weather) May 15, 2014
This photo was taken off Wayne Elgin Road just northeast of Hopkinsville:
More photos are available here.
The tornado’s peak winds reached 125mph. The path length was ~3.5 miles, and the twister had a max width of ~150yards. For a more detailed account of what exactly happened, visit the the official damage survey by visiting this link.