LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Three days after severe weather impacted much of Kentuckiana, the National Weather Service in Louisville has now confirmed a tornado did touchdown in the area.
According to their survey team, there was an EF-1 tornado with maximum winds of 85 mph and a width of 130-yards.
The team said the tornado traveled about four miles from Terra View Trail, not too far from the Gene Snyder Freeway, through Lake Forest Country Club and lifted in Persimmon Ridge.
Some buildings in the are sustained damage.
NWS says the tornado then went southward along Flat Rock Road and increase its speed to 90 mph. They report dozens of trees “snapped, twisted and uprooted.”
Several residents who spoke with the survey team said they hear a “distinct road” and their ears popped.
The tornado took a northward turn and crossed into northwestern Shelby County. Downed trees were also reported along Crabapple Lane.
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