Tornadoes and Hail in Kentucky, April 2, 2024

A small concrete blocked building housing an auction company lost its tin roof, thrown eastward. The building was located near the intersection of KY-36 and KY-11 between Sharpsburg and Bethel.

A barn sustained wind damage along Market Lane, near KY-11, between Sharpsburg and Bethel. The barn was already structurally unsound, but the additional winds collapsed the barn, throwing pieces of the roofing and wood sides across KY-11 about 100+ yards to the east.

A quick spin up occurred as winds descended to the ground in NW Bath County, hitting a house on top of a ridge off of Springfield Road (south of Sharpsburg), along with trees and a barn in the adjacent holler to the east. From this point forward, the event became more straight-line wind dominated and continued to be so throughout much of the county. The house sustained substantial damage. A large section of roofing was removed, including a large hole into the master closet. All windows around entire house had been bowed in, bending the frames and cracking the molding around them. Grass, dirt, insulation, and other small debris was also plastered to windows, doors, and siding on all sides of the house, including on all sides of a sheltered screen in porch. Flashing was also removed from inside the sheltered porch. Basement doors on other side of sheltering retaining wall were buckled in by the force of the wind (and possible change in pressure). House also had multiple cracks along the exterior brick-work that were not there before. In addition, it moved several things outside, including a large trailer holding the front of a combine, twisting the tongue of the trailer. Debris from the house was blown several hundred yards away, and some has not yet been found. Farther down from the house, numerous trees and a barn was hit. The barn is still standing, but sustained substantial damage to the SE corner.

Plastic greenhouse covers were pulled off at an Amish house along Shields Road near Reynoldsville.

The survey team was sent to a property that sustained substantial damage off Chandler road just NE of the Bethel community. Two houses set on the property next to one another. The first was an old farmhouse that was being lived in but no longer maintained. The house directly beside it was a new Amish house. When winds hit the older house, sitting to the west, it lifted off the roof structure and threw it to the ESE, hitting the roof and chimney of the new house. This caused the chimney to collapse and fall, leading to significant damage to the side of the house and porches. Thankfully no one was injured in this incident. In addition, several other nearby outbuildings sustained damage, as did the siding on the houses, but all other structures on the property were fine.

Two barns set beside each other at the start of Chandler Road, near Shiloh Road, one an open air newer barn on the NW side, and the other a large old wooden white barn just to the SE. Wind hit the open air barn and caused it to collapse, though no notable damage appears to be sustained to the white barn next to it.

A small subdivision along Country Lane in Bethel sustained damage due to straight line winds. Several houses had Bradford Pear Trees and rotted hardwood trees that blew down to the east. Several homes also sustained shingle and minor roof damage on the west facing side. In addition, a small timber frame that was being built (likely a shed) collapsed.

Many trees were snapped and limbs broken along ridge parallel to KY-158, and up onto Markwell Road.

Swath of wind went through fields, passing through Gossett Road in a path about 600 yards long. Numerous trees were snapped along the tree lines and along the road, with all debris laying eastward.

House sustained damage along Mt. Pleasant Road just north of Reynoldsville. The house was located on the northside of a spin-up tornado. Two sheds behind the house collapsed and were thrown ENE, with contents and metal roofing littering the yard and across the street to the east. The southeast corner of the house also was missing roofing material off the porch, and the south-side of the porch was ripped off. Owners also reported that some of the windows bowed in, likely due to the nearby tornado.

Straight line winds pushed through Mount Pleasant Road from west to east, resulting in damage to structures on both the north and south side of this mobile home. However, the mobile home, which set in the middle of the damage, showed signs of rotation as the system moved through, indicative of a quick spin-up tornado. All damage that was viewed downstream by the survey team seemed to be more in line with straight-line winds as well, so this was likely a very quick spin-up. There was a lack of structures behind this mobile home, and a lack of damage across the street to the east of this home. It matched up well with one of the tighter circulations that went through the area. The mobile home itself was hit from the backside, lifting off the roof on the back half of the house. Siding was torn off on all sides. The front of the house's roofline was a bit rotted, but lost it's flashing. Insulation and mud was plastered along the front side. Meanwhile, more mud and insulation was plastered all through the inside of the house as well.

A large chunk of roof was taken out of a barn in an exposed field east of the community of Stoops. Across the street was a second barn on Van Thompson Road with the door panels hanging loose.

Roofing was peeled off of west side of the barn, along with multiple large tree limbs snapped on the property along Flat Creek Road. Another barn behind this one also sustained roof damage.

Farm sustained heavy wind damage along W Hwy-60. An open air barn collapsed. Metal roof from the barn was thrown southward and eastward about 200-300 yards across fields. Multiple Bradford Pear trees were also broken, and several other sheds were damaged.

Multiple trees were snapped and twisted along the tree line down Tower Road in the community of White Oak. Most of the trees were laying to the N or NW. Utility crews were also working at the end of Tower Road, though there were no signs of visible damage here.

An older barn collapsed due to strong winds. It's was located in an exposed and elevated landscape.

A historic brick house built in 1820 sustained substantial straight-line wind damage. The house is situated on an elevated knob with a large open area to the west, unable to break the wind before hitting the house. Owner describes seeing strong straight-line winds heading towards his house from west to east. When the winds hit the house, they knocked out one of the chimneys and roof apex on the west facing side of the house, causing a large amount of damage both outside and inside of the historic home. Several very large pine trees also fell, including one that hit a window on the house where the owner was standing. In addition to the house, winds destroyed a barn located to the south of the house, along with several sheds. The survey team and owner noted that all trees and debris was pushed due east by the winds. The team also noted that this was by far the worst damage sustained from this event, likely due to the property's elevated and exposed location.

A very large but rotted tree fell eastward due to the straight line winds, landing on the corner of a manufactured home and destroying it along Hillsboro Road, near the intersection with Naylor Road. Behind the house, sat an older barn, which was pushed from behind by the easterly winds, moving it forward about 10 feet off the foundation and causing it to collapse.

A west-facing porch was pulled off the back of a well-tied down doublewide manufactured home when strong east winds hit it along Hillsboro Road in the Slate Valley community. This resulted in further roof damage. Two large softwood trees were also snapped. Two houses down, a shed was also destroyed, and another house across the street received minor roof damage.

Large pine tree snapped around the limb base along Riddle Road near the intersection with Forge Hill Road in the Peasticks community.

Multiple healthy hardwood trees were snapped along Old Sands Road (KY-1269) in the Peasticks Community. Trees were all laying ENE or E.

Roofing was peeled off and wall caved in on a barn along Preston Road (CR-965), south of Owingsville. In addition, the Dollar General across the road to the NW also sustained some minor damage.

Strong winds hit a barn in an open field from the west on KY-36 just NW of Olympia, blowing off the barn roof and throwing it eastward. The barn was also pushed off it's foundation, partially exposing the classic cars it was housing. Metal roofing was blown several hundred yards to the east.

The east side of a barn roof was blown off along Johnson School Road in southern Fleming County. Additional damage to roof panels was incurred on the west side of the barn. Pieces of roofing were thrown eastward and along the road. In addition, the house directly across the street received minor damage as well, including the gutters being torn off the east side of the house. Several large tree limbs also looked to have been downed. This location was in a flat exposed location, and no other structures nearby.

Several trees were downed at Ringo Mills Baptist Church on KY-158 near Hillsboro. In addition, the church sustained minor exterior damage to the roof and gutters.

A property along Old Sand Road near I-64, east of the Peasticks community, received multiple points of damage. The home owner recalled seeing a wall of wind come from the east straight at them. The corner of the barn was destroyed, and roofing material also removed. Soffits, gutters, and some siding was pulled off the back of the house. A shed was lifted up and destroyed. A neighbor's shed had the same fate. Multiple trees were also blown down, hitting the fence at the front of the house.

NWS Survey team found a section along Old Sand Road where over 15 trees were uprooted and snapped, including healthy hardwoods and softwoods. All the trees were laying to the east. Meanwhile, a fairly old trailer was in the middle of the damage and seemed to be fine.

Strong easterly winds led to substantial damage for a garage and mobile home along Lafafette Road in the community of Olympia. Both structures were facing westward, taking the brunt of the impact. The mobile home sustained porch and roof damage. The large metal-framed garage had bay doors on both the west/frontward and east/rear facing sides. Winds caused the west facing doors to bow in, and the east facing doors to blow out.

An old barn and several sheds sustained major damage at the end of Lafafette Road in the community of Olympia. The main barn lost the majority of it's roofing and had the collapse of walls, though still standing. Several nearby sheds were also destroyed, with debris blown out to the east. Multiple trees were also broken in the area. Meanwhile, a neighboring new barn frame being built about 100 yards to the north received little to no damage.

A couple of pine trees were snapped and blown eastward across Vance Road, north of Polksville.

Easterly winds hit the back of a metal lean-to on Polksville Road (north of Polksville), throwing tin roofing across the yard and road to the east.

Numerous trees were broken or snapped along KY-211 just SE of Linville Road. In addition, an older mobile home (possibly vacant) on the east side of the road sustained visible damage.

A large and empty farm silo along KY-1722, near the intersection with KY-211, sustained wind damage to the west side. The wind hit the silo and indented it, making it look like it took a punch. No other debris or damage was noted in the area.

A tree located at a house on the west side of Moores Ferry Road, just before the intersection with Vance Road and I-64, received considerable wind damage, knocking out about a third of the tree.

A business along Moores Ferry Road, just northeast of Polksville, sustained multiple points of damage. Numerous hardwoods were snapped and laying eastward, along with even more branches. In addition, a small open-air shed was uplifted off the gravel lot and blown up and over the fence to the southeast.

The side and top of a barn was blown off along KY-1722 near the Licking River. Most of the debris was blown eastward across the road and into the trees across the street. In addition, numerous trees behind the barn and along the river received broken limbs as the wind came through.

The survey team found numerous trees uprooted and snapped between Bluebank Road and I-64, near the intersection of L. Stevens Road. The trees were generally felled to the NE, some crossing Bluebank Road and blocking the road.

A metal barn behind a house on Shawnee Drive had a door and panels blown out on the north side. The team was unable to see the remainder of the back of the barn from their location. It also appeared as though the house, located east of the barn, had some windows blown out on the garage doors, however it is unclear if the damage occurred from the storm.

A house on the east side of Shawnee Drive sustained minor damage, with the flashing being removed from the front westward facing side, as well as the south side of a house. The team was unable to see the backside of the house for any additional damage.

A house on the west side of Shawnee Drive, near the intersection with KY-158, sustained considerable damage when strong easterly winds struck the chimney on the southwest side. The chimney collapsed into the roof structure, losing it's stone fa ade. In addition, a metal garage (located on the north side of the house) sustained damage to the east facing large garage door. The garage door had been removed at time of survey. Meanwhile, the house next door (north of above-mentioned house/west side of the street) received siding damage to the south-facing side of the house, and had it's AC unit flipped over on the same side. The house across the street also sustained a broken window, and missing shingles/flashing.

Several points of damage located along KY-158 just past Shawnee Drive. A wooden barn had it's barn door broken, along with peeling roof panels. A large hardwood tree was also uprooted on the property. Across the street, to the south, a house lost it's downspout. The County EM also informed that another house in this vicinity lost a front porch column in the storm, but it had since been put back in place.

Multiple trees were downed along KY-58, between Derrickson Road and Parker Lane, facing eastward.

A metal barn/garage located on KY-158 near Flemingsburg Road sustained wind damage. Metal sheets from the barn were throw eastward, including roofing, flashing, and side panels.

A large pine tree was uprooted in front of a house on Bluebank Road, just north of the intersection with Ramey Ridge Road. The tree fell southward, hitting the front porch of the house. The extent of the damage is unknown.

Multiple trees were downed at the north end of Cave Run Lake near the dam.

A roof was blown off a storage building near the community of Hilda.

Multiple trees are down on KY-11 near the community of Bowen, along with large limbs up to 4 inches in diameter.

A tree was downed on US-460 in Ezel according to a social media report.

A tree was blown down onto a pickup and farm outbuildings via a public report with photo relayed by broadcast media.

Johnson County dispatch reported a tree blocking KY-172 near the 1930 block in Staffordsville.

Johnson County dispatch reported a tree down on US-40 about 2 miles from the Martin County line.

Martin County dispatch relayed a report of a tree through a roof near the 2000 block of Tomahawk Road northwest of Inez.

A public report of half dollar sized hail was received near the Bell County High School.

Powerlines were down along the 800 block of US-27 north in Whitley City.

Downed trees and powerlines along the 800 block of KY-700 (Sandhill Road), NNE of Whitley City.

The survey team surveyed a RV park along Rosetown Church Road near the community of Youngs Creek. The park had multiple trees uprooted, and RVs that were toppled and/or destroyed.

Several hardwood trees uprooted and snapped, some rotted, along Frankfort School Road, between Rosetown Church Road and Tom Taylor Road. Damage direction was generally N.

Multiple trees were uprooted on a property along Frankfort School Road. One of the trees fell onto the house on the property, causing considerable damage. However, the house was vacant at the time and already in a deteriorating shape.

A swath of trees along the tree line between Ottis Ward Road and Frankfort School Road were damaged, some snapped and some losing large branches.

A wooden fence along Ottis Ward Road lost planks as the swath of wind moved through.

Several trees snapped, including a pine tree, and many hardwoods uprooted and laying northward.

A large tree was uprooted and laying to the NNW on a property located north of Ottis Ward Road.

The NWS Survey team determined that damage incurred near the community of Deering was consistent with straight line winds, with maximum wind gusts estimated to be between 80 and 90 mph. The most significant damage occurred to a barn just off Akins Lane, about 7 miles SW of Corbin - in which the barn was destroyed. There were numerous trees uprooted between Frankfort School Road and Bee Creek Road, and from there to Linda Lane, just off Casey Road. Several homes sustained damage from trees that fell on roofs. Of notable interest were eyewitness reports of a circulation that tracked across a small pond in one of the residential areas. Based on the description of the circulation not being in contact with the cloud base, and the location of this event over a pond approximately 300 years off the flanking (west) side of the core of the most destructive winds, the NWS believes this may have been a book-end vortex.

A house located just WNW of Akins Lane sustained multiple points of damage, mainly on the SW facing side, and the NW facing side. Multiple shutters were pulled off, as was flashing to the front of the home. The porch ceiling fan was also damaged.

A metal garage next to a house off Akins Lane was completely destroyed. The opening to the garage was facing the swath of winds, creating it's weak point. A single floor anchor existed on the concrete pad in the NE corner of the garage building, but it did not appear to have been attached to the structure. Posts and poles of the structure were set in gravel below the pad on sides and corners. The roof was lifted off and all sides collapsed.

A section of SW facing wooden fence was damaged by winds just off Akins Road near the Youngs Creek community.

Multiple trees were uprooted along a ravine and wooded area on Akins Road. At least two homes in this location received damage from the fallen trees.

A large tree fell onto a roof of a house located on Akins Lane near the intersection with Bee Creek Road. Several trees of various sizes in adjacent yards were uprooted as well.

Multiple trees had been uprooted and snapped along the shoulder of Bee Creek Road, near the intersection of Akins Road. All trees were pushes to the NE, some blocking the road.

Multiple large branches were broken off, in addition to trees snapped and another uprooted along Linda Lane. However, trees were noted to be very rotted or thin.

Harlan County dispatch relayed a report of a downed tree on US-119 near MM28.

A tree was blown down and blocking Skyline View Road southeast of London.

A tree was reported blown down onto US-421 in the vicinity of Chat Branch Road near the community of Garrard.

A tree was blown down onto US-421 near the intersection with Clay-Leslie Industrial Park Road.

Rowan County dispatch reported a tree was down at the intersection of Christy Creek Road and Pattys Lick Road just east of Morehead.