Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, May 26 to 27, 2024

Numerous trees were downed along Rochester Road.

Large trees and power lines were downed along 9th Street in Russellville.

A large tree was blown onto a house in Adairville.

A tree was uprooted in a yard along New Cut Road.

Trees were downed at the intersection of West Cedar Street and John J Johnson Avenue in Franklin.

Trees were downed at the intersection of U.S. Route 31W and Industrial Drive in Franklin.

Breckinridge County Kentucky Mesonet site measured a 58 mph wind gust.

Multiple occurrences of wind damage were observed across at least a 200 yard swath northwest of Leitchfield. Several trees were blown down, large tree limbs were broken, a camper was blown over, and a garage was heavily damaged. All damage was blown to the east and northeast.

Trained spotter estimated 60 mph wind gusts in southeastern Allen County.

A barn collapsed near Garrett.

A roof was peeled off of an outbuilding by strong winds.

Multiple trees were downed by strong winds onto homes and roads across eastern Meade County. Power lines were also brought down by strong winds and falling trees.

Numerous trees down around Rineyville.

Multiple trees were blown down by strong winds in and around Fort Knox.

Trees were blown down by strong winds across LaRue County.

Trees were downed in Tompkinsville as well as across Monroe County.

Trees and power lines were downed by strong winds in Valley Station.

Trees were downed by strong winds in Nelson County.

KSDF ASOS measured a 55 knot or 63 mph wind gust.

Trees were downed by strong winds near Shively.

Emergency manager estimated 65 mph wind gusts near Mount Washington.

Large tree limbs were broken by strong winds in Fern Creek.

Numerous trees were downed by strong winds between Breckenridge Lane and Cannons Lane in St. Matthews. There were also downed trees in Seneca Park.

Strong winds resulted in significant damage to a home on Saloma Road.

Numerous trees were blown down along Taylorsville Road between Jeffersontown and Hikes Point. A large tree fell onto a house at the intersection of Taylorsville Road and Old Six Mile Lane.

Large trees were downed by strong winds at the intersection of Narwood Drive and Gateway Drive.

Large trees were uprooted in a yard in Middletown.

Two trees were downed by strong winds across Dorsey Lane.

Trees and power lines were downed by strong winds across Campbellsville.

A large swath of straight line wind damage was observed across northeastern parts of Louisville, consistent with 75 to 80 mph winds. Numerous trees and power lines were downed by strong winds across the city. A 34 year old man was killed by debris on Hobbs Station Road in Anchorage.

Trees and power lines were downed by strong winds in Eastwood.

A large tree was downed by strong winds on Orchard Grass Boulevard.

The National Weather Service conducted a storm survey and found a|tornado occurred on Sunday, May 26th, 2024. Damage was observed|to have started just north of the intersection of Wisdom Dock|Road and Charlie Murray Road near Shipley where there were|uprooted trees in farm fields consistent with EF0 85 mph wind|speeds. The tornado then crossed Littles Road where damage to a|residence porch occurred with more tree damage. The most notable|tree damage occurred along Littles Lane where two barns were|destroyed at a residence with winds consistent with 105 mph winds.|Damage was thrown in varying directions, but the most notable was|several impalements of two by four wood planks into the nearby corn|field. Eyewitnesses also had pictures of the tornado from just|to the north of this location that clearly showed rotation. The|tornado ended just north of a neighborhood along Schooner Landing|Road.

Multiple trees were downed by strong winds in a yard off of U.S. Route 60 and Scott Station Road.

The National Weather Service conducted a storm survey and found a|tornado occurred on Sunday, May 26th, 2024. A small short lived|tornado started east of Albany along Central Union Road with tree damage along a tree line just east of Branham Road. The|tornado continued and left tree damage to another tree line|between two farms south of Central Union Road. A barn had|significant damage consistent with EF1 winds that was completely|demolished. The barn damage was sent in varying directions|consistent with a tornado. The tornado then continued toward|Branham Road where a residence had a two by four wood plank sent through|the kitchen window and tree damage at the home was in varying|directions. The tornado then lifted just beyond the residence|where no other damage was observed.

Trees were brought down by strong winds across Aaron Barnett Road in western Anderson County. The fallen trees fell around a vehicle traveling on the road, resulting in the motorist being temporarily trapped and unable to proceed along the road in either direction.

Several trees were uprooted across Albany and Clinton County.

Trees were downed along West Harper Lane, including one tree which fell onto a mobile home.

Trees were downed by strong winds in Pendleton.

Trees were downed by strong winds near Salvisa.

Power lines were downed by strong winds in Russell Springs.

Trees were downed and large branches were broken along Woodford Street in Lawrenceburg. Power lines were also downed as a result of storm debris.

Large tree limbs were brought down by strong winds in Tyrone.

Trees were downed by strong winds along Skyview Drive near Frankfort.

A trained spotter estimated 60 mph wind gusts east of Danville.

The National Weather Service storm damage survey team confirmed|several concentrated areas of straight line wind damage across|Northern Woodford County.

Areas of damage consistent with straight line winds of 75 to 80|mph were observed along Old Frankfort Pike west of Midway Road. Damage consisted of dozens of uprooted and topped trees|which were blown to the northeast and north-northeast. Most of|the tree damage was consistent with 70 to 75 mph winds; however,|there was a 10 foot wide healthy oak with an enormous root ball|that was uprooted, suggesting an increase to 80 mph winds. No|twisting of trees was exhibited.

Drone photography showed numerous corn and hay swirls of concentrated|winds being translated down to the ground. An older barn in a state|of disrepair on Woodlake Road was destroyed, although|3 nearby barns received no damage. Additionally, there was sporadic|straight line wind damage along Leestown Pike between the|Franklin County line and Midway.

A roof was peeled off of a barn in the Victoria Estates subdivision.

Multiple instances of structural damage from strong winds were observed between Stanford and Crab Orchard. Barns were damaged, galvanized steel roof panels were removed, a chimney was destroyed, and a silo was also damaged.

Large tree limbs were brought down by strong winds on the south side of Georgetown.

A tree was brought down by strong winds in Georgetown at the intersection of East Main Street and Chambers Avenue. The tree fell on power lines and across the roadway, resulting in the temporary closure of the road.

Trees were downed by strong winds in Cynthiana.

Trees were blown down by strong winds onto cars at Winchester Country Club.

Trees, tree limbs, and power lines were downed by strong winds in Carlisle.

A tree was downed by strong winds on Tick Ridge Road south of Hawesville.

Power outages were reported in Cloverport.

A tree was downed by strong winds on Easton Cabot Road.

Power outages were reported in Irvington.

This tornado is a continuation from Muhlenberg County, where the tornado initially developed before moving east southeastward into Butler and ultimately Warren County before lifting. In total, this EF1 tornado was on the ground for over 40 miles and 50 minutes across three counties. Please see the Storm Data submission from the National Weather Service office in Paducah for more information about the tornado as it passed through Muhlenberg County.

It was determined that a long-track EF1 tornado crossed the|Muhlenberg/Butler county line near Mud River Mine Road, and |then quickly crossed over Penrod Road and Arnold Ridge Road where it was at |EF1 strength. Numerous hardwoods were snapped and uprooted along this road.

The tornado traveled eastward across Huntsville Quality road at |EF0 strength, continuing to uproot and break off large limbs of |hardwoods. As the tornado traveled eastward toward the |intersection of Coal Road and Southhill Union Road some tree |damage was noted along with the roof blown out of a medium sized |outbuilding. This damage was noted as low-end EF1. The path |continued more southeastward toward the intersection of Southhill |Union Road and Givens Road where some more intense clustering of |snapped, uprooted, and snarled hardwoods was noted. Luckily, no |trees fell on homes in this area.

The southeastward path continued across Muddy Creek, before |taking a brief eastward jog along Sandy Creek Road. From here, |more intensity was noted as the southeastward track resumed and |the tornado headed toward Kentucky Route 79, Russellville Road. Particularly, more intense damage was noted at the intersection of Russellville Road and Richland Church |Road and points eastward where a steeple was knocked off a church,|and much more intense tree damage occurred to a grove of |hardwoods. Damage just to the south of this intersection on Dimple|Road was determined to be straight-line inflow into the parent |circulation. Damage along Richland Church Road was noted at 90 to 100|mph as numerous hardwoods were snapped, uprooted, and snarled. |Some cars were damaged with trees falling on them, as well as some|minor structural damage to homes and outbuildings.

The path continued toward Sugar Grove Road, U.S. Route 231, and Interstate 165 where trees continued to be damaged by mostly EF0 winds. The tornado then crossed into northwestern Warren County just south of U.S. Route 231.

Multiple instances of strong winds bringing down trees and power lines were observed across Meade County, including in Brandenburg.

A roof was blown off of a carport and power lines were blown down along U.S. Route 31W.

Numerous trees were downed by strong straight-line winds across Butler County.

Multiple trees were blown down by strong winds in the Lewisburg area.

Multiple reports of trees and power lines blown down in and around Flaherty.

A National Weather Service Louisville storm survey confirmed an EF1 tornado|just north of Vine Grove. The tornado touched down off Fort |Avenue near Browning Drive. There was some twisting of cedar trees, |topping of maple trees, and one uprooted black walnut tree. |Trees were facing from a northerly direction to an east |southeasterly direction. Wind speeds were estimated to be between |80 and 85 mph, EF0, with a width of 100 yards in this area.

The tornado increased in strength near Knox Avenue with trees |topped and uprooted. A one story house had a large section of its |roof ripped off. Debris from the house was thrown from the east |southeast all the way to the north northeast. Drone photography |was instrumental in determining it was a tornado. Wind speeds were |estimated to be 90 mph, EF1, with a width of 150 yards.

The tornado produced very sporadic tree damage, and lifted before|reaching Hardin County.

This tornado is a continuation of the track which started in Muhlenberg County and continued across Butler County. In total, this EF1 tornado was on the ground for over 40 miles and 50 minutes across three counties. To see information about the tornado as it passed through Muhlenberg County, please see the associated Storm Data entry from the National Weather Service Paducah office.

The tornado entered Warren County just south of U.S. Route 231, and quickly crossed Highway 231 and Interstate 165 after entering the county. Just east of that location, intensity again increased along a |ridge at Highland Church Road and Sallys Rock near Rockland. |Intense tree damage occurred with winds estimated at 100 to 105 |mph. The tornado continued east-southeast through northern Warren County, |crossing the Barren River several times and continuing to damage |numerous trees. Weaker EF0 damage was noted along these points, |with fairly sporadic, yet still tornadic damage signatures. Roads |that were crossed included Halls Chapel, Jenkins, and Goud Lake |Road.

After the tornado crossed Kentucky Route 185, it entered a subdivision off|Mount Olivet Road. Here, a home suffered high end EF1 damage as |the roofing structure was completely removed and spread downwind. |Some of the damage impacted another house downstream, severely |damaging the side wall of the home. The main home damage alone |looked to be EF2 strength at first glance, however it was |determined that the wind was easily able to get up under the |roofing structure on the northwest side of the house and this resulted in a total loss of the second story. |Given that there were no other instances of damage even close to |that strength around, it was decided to keep the rating at EF1 with estimated winds of |110 mph. Other homes were damaged by debris from upstream |outbuildings, as well as some tree damage. Insulation spattering |was noted on the back side of structures and vehicles, also |indicating cyclonic rotation. An eyewitness also had a photo of |what appeared to be a funnel. The tornado continued on Mount |Olivet Road to the east-southeast for another couple of miles before lifting at EF0 strength near Girkin.

A tree was blown down by strong winds in a yard off of Bittersweet Lane in Radcliff.

Trees were downed by strong winds in Hillview near Christman Lane.

The Warren County Kentucky Mesonet station at Ephram White Park measured a 54 knot, or 62 mph wind gust.

A National Weather Service storm survey team determined a path of straight-line wind damage extending from northwestern Simpson County into the town of Franklin. Peak winds were estimated at 85 mph, with a swath of damage which was nearly seven miles long.

Strong winds caused minor structural damage to a building in Horse Cave.

Numerous trees were snapped, uprooted, and splintered across a swath southwest of Glasgow and northwest of U.S. Route 31E. Wind damage was consistent wind peak winds of up to 100 mph.

The National Weather Service conducted a storm survey and found a|tornado occurred on Sunday, May 26th, 2024. The tornado started|near Peter Creek about 11 miles south of Glasgow where a rather|large area of snapped and uprooted trees was observed via drone|footage along farm fields. The tornado continued through the|forest doing extensive tree damage along Dorsey Road consistent|with 100 to 110 mph wind speeds. Drone footage was impressive|with both the extent and directions of the uprooted trees with|clear indication of convergence as the tornado crossed Peter|Creek.

The tornado then crossed Oil Well Road and Dry Fork Road|with more tree damage before doing structural damage near the|intersection of Dry Ford Road and Cooktown Road. A few carports|were damaged and a barn had collapsed walls consistent with|EF1 95 mph wind speeds. The tornado continued along Cooktown|Road with many trees uprooted along the way through Roseville,|Caney Fork, and Button Roads near Etoile. The tornado ended near|a residence along Shoal Creek where at least 30 trees were|uprooted and damaged.

Two large pole barns between Whites Chapel Road and Glover Road suffered considerable roof damage as a result of strong straight-line winds. Winds were estimated to be between 75 and 100 mph.

A tree was blown down across Kentucky Route 218 near R Bishop Lane.

Multiple trees were blown down by strong winds in and around Greensburg. Two fallen trees caused damage to a home on Legion Park Road.

Strong winds resulted in sporadic tree and power line damage across Marion County, including a tree down over a road in Lebanon.

The National Weather Service conducted a storm survey and found a|tornado occurred on Sunday, May 26th, 2024. Despite the fact that the tornado was only on the ground for a little over one mile and one minute, it tracked very briefly through Monroe, Metcalfe, and Cumberland County. Starting in Monroe|County near the Bacon Branch of Leatherwood Creek on a rural|hillside, drone footage found a clearly defined path of uprooted|trees with a convergent signature to the damage consistent with|100 mph winds. The tornado then turned along the creek and|crossed into the intersection of Cumberland County and Metcalfe|County.

The National Weather Service conducted a storm survey and found a tornado occurred on Sunday, May 26th, 2024. Despite the fact that the tornado was only on the ground for a little over one mile and one minute, it tracked very briefly through Monroe, Metcalfe, and Cumberland County.

The tornado crossed into Metcalfe County for a few yards as it tracked along Bacon Branch of Leatherwood Creek near Fowler Brown Road. Most of the tree damage associated with the tornado at this point was in Cumberland County, though minor damage did occur across the county line in Metcalfe County. After a few seconds straddling the Metcalfe and Cumberland County line, the tornado would cross into Cumberland County for good.

The National Weather Service conducted a storm survey and found a tornado occurred on Sunday, May 26th, 2024. Despite the fact that the tornado was only on the ground for a little over one mile and one minute, it tracked very briefly through Monroe, Metcalfe, and Cumberland County.

After passing along the Metcalfe and Cumberland County line for several yards, the tornado moved into Cumberland County completely as it traveled down the Leatherwood Creek valley along Fowler Brown Road. Widespread|damage at 100 yards wide with many uprooted trees and some|snapped trees were in this area consistent with 110 mph wind|speeds. The tornado continued along Fowler Brown Road for another two thirds of a mile and|dissipated at a farm just southwest of Wilson Road where drone|footage showed the width narrowed considerably to 10 yards or|less with a few uprooted trees.

A tree was blown down on River Bluff Road.

A National Weather Service damage survey determined that a swath of straight-line winds peaking at 80 to 85 mph occurred along a 12 mile path stretching from|just west of Harrodsburg in Mercer County, to just east of Herrington Lake in|Garrard County. 70 mph winds began in Riverview Estates where|numerous large limbs and trees were downed, along with a few back|porch awnings that were lifted and thrown on top of their|respective roofs. Minor shingle damage was also noted. Farther|east on Scenic Circle, more large tree limbs were downed. Winds|were estimated around 70 mph here. More sporadic damage was noted|eastward through Harrodsburg.

Sporadic damage to large tree limbs and a few uprooted trees were |noted along Kentucky Route 152 east toward Burgin. More large limbs and |trees were downed in Burgin, with everything laying in a general |ENE direction, along with storm motion. The swath of straight- |line winds continued eastward toward Herrington Lake where wheat |was flattened in random areas across fields.

The intensity of winds was stronger around Herrington Lake as |larger hardwood trees were uprooted, all laying ENE. The hardest |hit areas were along Chimney Rock Road and a ridge top between |High Bridge Road and Rogers Road where numerous healthy hardwood |trees were uprooted, all laying to the ENE. Winds toward the end |of the swath were more in line with 80 to 85 mph. Structural damage to a storage facility on Kennedy Bridge Road where wind was able to lift and remove large sections of the roof was also noted.

Unfortunately, a lone tree was downed near the intersection |of Hardin Heights Road and Hardin Heights N Road. The tree fell |onto the corner of a house, killing a female occupant inside. At this point, the swath of wind damage crossed Herrington Lake into northern Garrard County.

The National Weather Service conducted a storm survey and found a|tornado occurred on Sunday, May 26th, 2024 about 3 miles north of|Burkesville. The tornado started just to the east of Old Columbia|Road along Little Renox Creek in fields behind a residence. A few|trees were uprooted consistent with EF0 85 mph strength. The|tornado then continued across Columbia Road and|did extensive tree damage along a hillside to the east of the|highway. Tree damage consistent with EF1 90 mph strength was|observed on the hillside just to the east of the highway. The|tornado then lifted with no observed damage via drone footage to|the east of the hill.

The National Weather Service conducted a storm survey and found a|tornado occurred on Sunday, May 26th, 2024. This tornado reached a peak intensity of EF1 with 95 mph estimated peak winds, crossing through portions of southern Cumberland and Clinton County.

The tornado started at Sulphur Creek in southern Cumberland County just to the west|of Celina Road, or Kentucky Route 61. Tree uproot damage was consistent|with EF1 95 mph winds. The tornado then tracked across Celina|Road along Sulphur Creek, and did more extensive tree damage in|the hills west of Peytonsburg Sulphur Road, consistent with 90 to|95 mph wind speeds. The tornado then went across a campground|along Sulphur Creek Road near Mike's Restaurant, and left tree|damage in the campground along with shingle damage to some|cabins. Tree damage continued to the east and hit an RV storage|garage with significant roof loss thrown in different directions|just north of Dale Hollow Lake Golf Course. The tornado crossed another finger of Dale Hollow Lake as it crossed into western Clinton County.

A National Weather Service damage survey determined that a swath of straight-line winds peaking at 80 to 85 mph occurred along a 12 mile path stretching from just west of Harrodsburg in Mercer County, to just east of Herrington Lake in Garrard County. After crossing Herrington Lake, the swath of damaging straight-line winds briefly moved across northern Garrard County. Sporadic tree and barn damage was observed along Kennedy Bridge Road and High Bridge road, consistent with winds of 75 to 85 mph. The damaging straight-line winds caused minor roofing and facade damage to two structures along Rogers Road, at which point the swath of wind damage was no longer detectable.

Several trees were blown down by strong winds in downtown Burkesville.

Several trees were blown down by strong winds in Fairplay in southern Adair County.

The National Weather Service conducted a storm survey and found a tornado occurred on Sunday, May 26th, 2024. This tornado reached a peak intensity of EF1 with 95 mph estimated peak winds, crossing through portions of southern Cumberland and Clinton County.

The tornado crossed into Clinton county across Dale Hollow Lake at the Wisdom|Dock location where extensive tree damage was consistent with|EF1 wind speeds between 100 and 105 mph. Minor shingle damage to|homes was also observed along Wisdom Dock Road. The tornado|continued up Wisdom Dock Road and did more tree damage before ending just south|of Charlie Murray Road.

Multiple trees were downed by strong winds along College Hill Road near the community of Waco.