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May 10-14 Severe Weather


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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT  

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY  

447 PM CDT THU MAY 15 2014  

 

...NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 05/14/14 TORNADO EVENT IN  

CHRISTIAN COUNTY KENTUCKY...  

   

TORNADO  

 

RATING: EF-2  

ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 125 MPH  

PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 3.5 MILES  

PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 150 YARDS  

FATALITIES: 0  

INJURIES: 0  

 

START DATE: MAY 14 2014  

START TIME: 436 PM CDT  

START LOCATION: 5 MILES NORTH NORTHEAST OF HOPKINSVILLE  

 

END DATE: MAY 14 2014  

END TIME: 440 PM CDT  

END LOCATION: 8.5 MILES NORTH NORTHEAST OF HOPKINSVILLE  

 

HALF DOZEN HOMES SUSTAINED LIGHT TO MODERATE DAMAGE SUCH AS  

SHINGLES BLOWN OFF AND A 2-BY-4 IMPALED INTO A HOUSE. TWO POLE  

BARNS DESTROYED. PORTABLE STORAGE BUILDING ON CINDER BLOCKS MOVED  

20 TO 25 YARDS BUT NOT DAMAGED. NUMEROUS TREES SNAPPED AND UPROOTED.  

 

EF SCALE: THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE CLASSIFIES TORNADOES INTO THE  

FOLLOWING CATEGORIES.  

 

EF0...WEAK......65 TO 85 MPH  

EF1...WEAK......86 TO 110 MPH  

EF2...STRONG....111 TO 135 MPH  

EF3...STRONG....136 TO 165 MPH  

EF4...VIOLENT...166 TO 200 MPH  

EF5...VIOLENT...>200 MPH  

   

THUNDERSTORM WIND  

 

PEAK WIND; ESTIMATED 125 MPH  

PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 0.2 MILES  

PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 50 YARDS  

FATALITIES: 0  

INJURIES: 0  

 

START DATE: MAY 14 2014  

START TIME: 440 PM CDT  

START LOCATION: 4 MILES NORTHEAST OF HOPKINSVILLE  

 

END DATE: MAY 14 2014  

END TIME: 440 PM CDT  

END LOCATION: 4.2 MILES NORTHEAST OF HOPKINSVILLE  

 

DOWNBURST REMOVED 150 FEET OF ROOF FROM A SELF STORAGE BUILDING.  

J-BOLTS ANCHORED THE ROOF TO THE STRUCTURE.  

 

NOTE:  

THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO  

CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENTS AND PUBLICATION IN NWS  

STORM DATA.  

 

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THUNDERSTORM WIND    PEAK WIND;              ESTIMATED 125 MPH  PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/:  0.2 MILES  PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/:   50 YARDS   FATALITIES:             0  INJURIES:               0  

 

320 metre by 45 metre area. Must be the smallest tstorm wind survey result I've seen. A sliver of wind damage in an area one to two blocks long

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320 metre by 45 metre area. Must be the smallest tstorm wind survey result I've seen. A sliver of wind damage in an area one to two blocks long

 

 

Given the dimensions, that's the kind of thing that could easily get mistaken for a brief spinup by someone without experience.

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