Public Information Statement
Issued by NWS Louisville, KY
Issued by NWS Louisville, KY
896 NOUS43 KLMK 042343 PNSLMK INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>067- 070>078-081-082-051145- Public Information Statement National Weather Service Louisville, KY 743 PM EDT Thu Jul 4 2024 /643 PM CDT Thu Jul 4 2024/ ...NWS Damage Survey for 07/04/24 Tornado Event... .Louisville... Rating: EF1 Estimated Peak Wind: 95 mph Path Length /statute/: 0.51 miles Path Width /maximum/: 170 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 07/04/2024 Start Time: 01:27 PM EDT Start Location: 3 N Shively / Jefferson County / KY Start Lat/Lon: 38.2345 / -85.8019 End Date: 07/04/2024 End Time: 01:28 PM EDT End Location: 3 NNE Shively / Jefferson County / KY End Lat/Lon: 38.2321 / -85.7933 Survey Summary: The NWS sent a survey team after an area of concentrated damage occurred along a narrow squall line in NW Jefferson County. An EF1 tornado was discovered to have caused initially a broad swath of damage and then it tightened up before lifting. The damage began to a Baptist Fellowship Center just north of Woodland Ave along Catalpa St. The nearby church sustained shingle damage, but also had some window damage on the more protected north facing side of the building. South of Woodland Ave, a witness saw twisting motion, and there black walnut tree branch fell to the west onto a neighbors house and a tree from that home fell onto his truck. As the tornado tightened up, several tree branches fell onto vehicles and structures. A few bigger trees were uprooted as well, including one that pulled down some power poles as it fell. In another place, the tornado pulled back part of a roof on a two-story residence. Farther east, the vinyl siding was stripped off a north-facing wall of another 2-story residence. As the tornado continued east and east southeast, crossing Hwy 1934, it narrowed quite a bit, causing more isolated tree damage before it lifted just east of 23rd Street and north of Standard Ave. The National Weather Service would like to thank the LG and E crews that assisted with finding damage points and Jefferson County EM for focusing the survey where the heaviest damage occurred. && 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. $$ RJS