The National Weather Service in Paducah has issued a preliminary assessment of Friday night’s tornadoes, giving it a preliminary damage rating of EF4.
In its notice, NWS officials said, “Thank you for your patience through the survey process of this historic tornado event that impacted Western Kentucky Friday night. While the process is not yet complete, we can at this time say that the portion of the long-track tornado from Fulton County to Muhlenberg County in Western Kentucky will be given a preliminary damage rating of EF4.”
According to the NWS, the West Kentucky tornado was 190 mph winds, with a width of one mile and length of 128 miles.
Photo: Mayfield damage. Photo by Steven Elder.