Tornado In Lewis County, KY

Atmospheric River in the Pacific Northwest and Northern Rockies this Weekend

A Pacific storm and atmospheric river will impact the Pacific Northwest states and northern Rockies this weekend, bringing locally heavy low elevations rain and heavy high elevation snow in the mountains. By Sunday over the Interior Northwest, rain combined with snowmelt will increase the risk of flood hazards. Flood Watches are in effect. Read More >

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 309 PM EDT WED JUN 17 2009 ...EF1 TORNADO CONFIRMED IN LEWIS COUNTY KENTUCKY... LOCATION...TOLLESBORO KENTUCKY DATE...JUNE 16TH 2009 ESTIMATED TIME...925 PM EDT MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF1 ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...90-95 MPH MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...50 YARDS PATH LENGTH...0.25 MILES BEGINNING LAT/LON...38.5627 N / 83.5904 W ENDING LAT/LON...38.5629 N / 83.5867 W A SURVEY OF DAMAGE CONDUCTED TODAY HAS CONFIRMED A BRIEF TORNADO TOUCHDOWN IN LEWIS COUNTY KENTUCKY IN THE TOWN OF TOLLESBORO. DAMAGE WAS CONSISTENT WITH THAT OF AN EF1 SCALE TORNADO. SEVERAL HOMES OR MOBILE HOMES RECEIVED MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE WITH 3 MOBILE HOMES LIFTED OFF THEIR FOUNDATIONS. A BARN WAS DESTROYED AND ANOTHER WAS DAMAGED. SEVERAL TREES AND LARGE BRANCHES OF TREES WERE DOWNED. A TRUCK WAS ALSO DAMAGED. MOST OF THE DAMAGE OCCURRED IN TOLLESBORO KY OFF STATE ROUTE 10 IN THE HAMPTON LANE ROAD AREA. SOME OTHER MINOR STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE OCCURRED NEAR THE TORNADO DAMAGE AREA IN THE TOWN OF TOLLESBORO.

Atmospheric River in the Pacific Northwest and Northern Rockies this Weekend

Tornado In Lewis County, KY - June 16, 2009