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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Louisville, KY
1108 AM EDT Thu Jul 11 2024 /1008 AM CDT Thu Jul 11 2024/

...NWS Damage Survey for 07/09/2024 Tornado Event...

.Cumberland...

Rating:                 EF0
Estimated Peak Wind:    85 mph
Path Length /statute/:  0.92 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   200 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             07/09/2024
Start Time:             02:00 PM CDT
Start Location:         1 NNE Dubre / Cumberland County / KY
Start Lat/Lon:          36.8524 / -85.545

End Date:               07/09/2024
End Time:               02:01 PM CDT
End Location:           2 NNE Dubre / Metcalfe County / KY
End Lat/Lon:            36.8648 / -85.5478

Survey Summary:

A National Weather Service storm survey team and Cumberland
County Emergency Management determined that a brief EF-0 tornado
touched down on the afternoon of July 9. The tornado touched down
about a half mile NNW of the Highway 90 and Ferris Fork Road
intersection where two large trees were downed, and facing back
to the SE. Just downstream of that, a residence was hit and this
is where the tornado quickly reached its widest point and
strongest winds. Here, several hardwood and softwood trees had
large limbs broken or were uprooted. Ground and aerial survey
with a drone both confirmed that trees were laying in multiple
directions, including in opposite directions of storm motion.
There was very little structural damage, an indication that the
tornado was struggling to keep in contact with the ground, and
likely a contributing factor to the relative weakness of the
tornado. Peak winds here were 80 to 85 MPH. 

The tornadic circulation continued in a generally N direction for 
the next three quarters of a mile, hugging the west side of Cedar 
Ridge, and just to the east of Ferris Fork Road. The tornado 
briefly crossed over the county line into Metcalfe county where it 
stayed just to the east of Ferris Creek Road and Earl Hurt Road. 
The tornado lifted about 1.9 miles NNE of Dubre at a residence 
along Earl Hurt Road after uprooting several more trees that were
oriented in multiple directions. A drone was flown along the
western edge of the ridge line between the initial residence that
was impacted and the lifting point, and very little limb damage
was noted. It is likely that there was some terrain interaction
along the western edge of Cedar Ridge that helped with the
circulation. Overall, the EF-0 tornado was on the ground for just
under 1 mile with a max path width of 200 yards.There was
additional straight-line wind damage consistent with 70 to 80 mph
winds that was noted right on Ferris Fork and Ferris Creek Roads
that all had ENE orientation and appears to be inflow into the
main tornadic circulation just a couple hundred yards to the E.

NWS Louisville would like to thank Cumberland County Emergency
Manager, Greg Cary, for his assistance with the survey, and
Metcalfe County Emergency Manager Adam Bennett for his
collaboration.

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EF Scale: The Enhanced Fujita Scale classifies tornadoes into the
following categories:

EF0.....65 to 85 mph
EF1.....86 to 110 mph
EF2.....111 to 135 mph
EF3.....136 to 165 mph
EF4.....166 to 200 mph
EF5.....>200 mph

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

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BJS/CJP