Kentucky
Kentucky storms spawned 8 tornadoes, damaging homes, barns
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) – Sturdy thunderstorms spawned eight tornadoes earlier this week in Kentucky, flattening bushes and damaging houses, barns, and autos, climate officers mentioned.
The tornadoes accompanied a line of storms that moved via the state on Wednesday night time, the Nationwide Climate Service in Louisville mentioned in a report primarily based on surveys of harm in Shelby, Jefferson, Spencer, and Larue counties.
The report labeled the tornadoes as EF-0 and EF-1, with peak wind speeds starting from 80 miles per hour to 100 miles per hour. No accidents or deaths had been reported.
In south Louisville, a twister with peak winds of 97 miles per hour struck the Glenmary Reserves and Bardstown Woods subdivisions, the report mentioned. The twister broken autos and brought about siding and roof harm to a number of houses.
A number of houses and barns had been broken by tornadoes in or close to Taylorsville, Upton, Shelbyville, Waddy, Peytona, and Buffalo, the report mentioned.