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Here are all the confirmed tornadoes in Kentucky and Indiana from Tuesday

At least nine tornadoes touched down across Kentucky and Indiana.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — At least nine tornadoes touched down in Kentucky and southern Indiana during multiple rounds of severe weather on Tuesday.

Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg said during a news conference Wednesday morning 22 people locally sustained injuries, but none of them were serious in nature. Numerous structures in the path of the tornadoes and strong wind gusts received substantial damage.

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said during an afternoon news conference one person was killed in Campbell County in a car crash caused by strong winds.

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Updated map showing all confirmed tornadoes in Kentucky and southern Indiana on Tuesday, April 2, 2024.

The National Weather Service - Louisville crews surveyed storm damage reports across both states on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.

NWS said storm survey crews are currently in Oldham County Friday morning and have found an EF-2 tornado, with wind speeds of 115 mph, in Buckner. The survey is ongoing. 

According to the NWS, a preliminary survey found an EF-1 tornado, with max wind speeds of 100 mph, touched down in Clark County, Indiana. On Thursday, the tornado was upgraded to "at least an EF-2" with 120 mph winds in Jefferson County, Kentucky.

More tornado damage was found across the Ohio River in Prospect, Kentucky, near the Beechland Beach area. It was initially reported to be an EF-1, but on Thursday, the NWS upgraded the tornado to an EF-2 with wind speeds of 120 mph. 

A survey of damage in Prospect remains on going, officials said.

Survey crews in Henry County, Kentucky also found damage from an EF-1 with wind speeds of 110 mph in Jericho. The survey remains ongoing. 

Another survey on Wednesday found an EF-1, with 100 mph wind speeds, caused damage in Bourbon County, Kentucky, just south of Paris.

Four additional confirmed EF-1 tornadoes, with wind speeds between 95-110 mph, touched down in Clark, Nelson, Jessamine and Anderson County in Kentucky. An NWS official also confirmed another "very short-lived tornado" touched down in Harrison County, Indiana, near Corydon, for about 12 seconds.

On Thursday, another EF-1 tornado, with 104 mph winds, was confirmed to have hit Clark County, Kentucky.

Beshear said it's likely at least seven tornadoes hit Kentucky alone.

NWS Louisville Meteorologist-in-Charge John Gordon said crews will likely be out surveying damage over the next few days, but said the biggest issue is people heeding the warnings.

Despite warning sirens sounding over the Lewis and Clark Bridge on Tuesday as the storm moved from Indiana to Kentucky, some drivers kept driving through the rain.

"The thing we gotta do better on, the travelers," he said. "The people on the road. I saw people driving in Armageddon yesterday. Watch the video of people driving over the East End Bridge. It should shock you."

This story will be updated throughout the day as new information becomes available.

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