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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Louisville, KY
1115 AM EDT Mon May 12 2025 /1015 AM CDT Mon May 12 2025/

...NWS Damage Survey for 04/03/25 Tornado Event - Update #1...

Starting point was moved to the west near Roberts Road in Nelson 
County for a new length of 2.94 miles (previous length was 1.97 
miles).

.Eastern Nelson County Tornado...

Rating:                 EF1
Estimated Peak Wind:    105 mph
Path Length /statute/:  2.94 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   175 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             04/03/2025
Start Time:             01:16 AM EDT
Start Location:         1 NE Greenbrier / Nelson County / KY
Start Lat/Lon:          37.7452 / -85.4379

End Date:               04/03/2025
End Time:               01:19 AM EDT
End Location:           1 S Botland / Nelson County / KY
End Lat/Lon:            37.7613 / -85.3886

Survey Summary:
An EF1 tornado, with maximum winds of 105 mph, tracked across an
almost three mile stretch of eastern Nelson County during the 
early morning hours on Thursday, April 3rd. The tornado was on the
ground for approximately three minutes and had a peak width of 
approximately 175 yards.

The tornado touched down along Roberts Road and did some damage 
to a residence and trees down within the Beech Fork basin. The 
tornado continued across Beech Fork near Turkey Ridge. Damage 
continued along a hilltop between Beech Fork and Pottershop Road, 
uprooting several trees. As the tornado approached Pottershop 
Road, significant damage was done to several barns and 
outbuildings, and large tree limbs were snapped. The most 
substantial damage that occurred in this area was to a small 
outbuilding, where only one wall was left standing as debris from 
this building was thrown 100-200 yards downstream. An adjacent 
house only sustained minor fascia and soffit damage, although 
brick columns on one side of the house had slightly buckled due to
the wind. Wind speeds in this area were estimated at 105 mph.

The tornado then crossed Pottershop Road and moved along Bear 
Creek Way for approximately three-quarters of a mile. Scattered 
instances of snapped or uprooted trees were observed along this 
stretch of the tornado s path, and several homes received minor 
roof damage. In addition, multiple barns and small outbuildings 
received more significant damage, including one well- built barn 
which had its entire roof collapse. Damage in this area was 
consistent with EF1 tornado strength, generally between 90 and 100
mph.

The tornado continued to produce isolated to scattered tree 
damage between the end of Bear Creek Way and Manton Road as it 
continued to the east-northeast. Just past Manton Road, the 
tornado damaged multiple older barns, lean-tos and trees. Between 
Manton Road and Borders Lane, the tornado lifted and no 
significant additional damage was found downstream. The damage at 
the end of the tornado s path was consistent with high-end EF0 and
low-end EF1 levels, generally between 85 and 95 mph.

NWS Louisville would like to thank Nelson County Emergency 
Management for helping us quickly find the damage points, drone
footage, and for uploading photos ahead of the survey. We would 
also like to thank the residents of the affected areas who were 
extremely generous with their time and helped us navigate along 
the damage path. 

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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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CSG/MK