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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Paducah, KY
1119 AM CST Wed Mar 8 2023 /1219 PM EST Wed Mar 8 2023/

...NWS Damage Survey for the March 3, 2023, Union County,
Kentucky, Tornado Event...

.Overview...A National Weather Service damage survey team found
three weak tornadoes struck Union County, KY, on March 3, 2023.

.Sturgis, KY...

Rating:                 EF-1
Estimated Peak Wind:    95 mph
Path Length /statute/:  7.07 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   125 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             03/03/2023
Start Time:             12:00 PM CST
Start Location:         3 SE Sturgis / Union County / KY
Start Lat/Lon:          37.5153 / -87.9559

End Date:               03/08/2023
End Time:               12:06 PM CST
End Location:           5 SSE Morganfield / Union County / KY
End Lat/Lon:            37.602 / -87.8895

Survey Summary:
An EF-1 tornado began just southeast of the Sturgis Municipal
Airport in Union County, KY. Traveling NNE, the tornado partially
demolished three separate large barns along its path. The tornado
also snapped or uprooted several trees and downed dozens of large
tree limbs. The tornado roughly paralleled Poplar Ridge Road
initially. After crossing Kentucky Highway 270, the tornado then
passed along Kentucky Highway 1177 before disappearing near the
intersection of Kentucky Highways 1177 and 758, just northwest of
the community of Pride, KY. 

.Western Union County Tornado #1...

Rating:                 EF-1
Estimated Peak Wind:    100 mph
Path Length /statute/:  1.26 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   100 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             03/03/2023
Start Time:             12:02 PM CST
Start Location:         3 SE Old Shawneetown, IL / Union County / KY
Start Lat/Lon:          37.6625 / -88.107

End Date:               03/03/2023
End Time:               12:03 PM CST
End Location:           3 ESE Old Shawneetown, IL / Union County / KY
End Lat/Lon:            37.6775 / -88.0939

Survey Summary:
An EF-1 tornado struck far western Union County. Moving NNE, the
tornado began near the intersection of IV Runyon Road and Geiger
Lake Road. The tornado damaged several trees in this area as well
as producing minor roof and fascia damage to a couple of homes.
When the tornado reached the intersection of Kentucky Highways
56 and 109, it removed a portion of the roof from a large
outbuilding and parts of roofing and fascia from a small
convenience store. Just north of the Highway 56, the tornado
snapped approximately five large hardwood trees and downed
several large tree limbs before dissipating. 

.Western Union County Tornado #2...

Rating:                 EF-0
Estimated Peak Wind:    75 mph
Path Length /statute/:  4.21 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   25 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             03/03/2023
Start Time:             12:04 PM CST
Start Location:         4 E Old Shawneetown, IL / Union County / KY
Start Lat/Lon:          37.6855 / -88.063

End Date:               03/03/2023
End Time:               12:08 PM CST
End Location:           6 WSW Uniontown / Union County / KY
End Lat/Lon:            37.742 / -88.0364

Survey Summary:
A weak EF-0 tornado traversed the Ohio River bottomlands in far
western Union County, KY. The damage was limited to downed large
tree limbs scattered along a path from Goose Pond Road, extending
north along Kentucky Highway 871, ending just to the northeast of
the community of Raleigh, KY. 

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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

NOTE:
The information in this statement is preliminary and subject to
change pending final review of the events and publication in
NWS Storm Data.

Surveyors: DWS/DRS


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