Severe Thunderstorm Threat From the Central Plains to the Northeast; Extreme HeatRisk for the East Coast

Strong to severe thunderstorms are possible from the central Plains to the Northeast through this evening. Widespread damaging winds are the primary threat but hail and a tornado or two is also possible. Extremely dangerous heat continues across the Eastern U.S. Warm overnight low temperatures will provide little to no relief. Read More >

Strength: EF-2

Wind Speed: 125-130 mph

Path Length: 5.0 miles

Path Width: 250 yards Maximum

Estimated touchdown/ending time: 9:55 AM EST - 10:07 AM EST

The tornado began as a 125 yard wide tornado near 4510 Gather Station Road damaging a barn and traveled towards New Glendale Road and Overall Phillips Road damaging some homes and knocking down many trees and fences. The storm crossed Interstate 65 but did not strike any vehicles. The twister struck several homes lifting many roof structures off of Wildwood Drive and Sportmans Lake Road. It increased in width to 250 yards and struck the Harry Owen trucking company buckling roof trusses and spreading significant debris over Lincoln Parkway into a mobile home park. Next it destroyed a working garage and did significant damage to three homes off of Hodgenville Road and uprooting and twisting many trees before lifting a couple of hundred yards downwind.

Aerial photos of the damage in Hardin County, courtesy Paul Osborne of Kentucky Volunteer Aviators: