EF-3 In Henderson County

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
444 PM CDT SUN MAR 29 2009

...DAMAGE SURVEY RESULTS FOR THE EF3 TORNADO THAT STRUCK THE
COMMUNITY OF CORYDON IN HENDERSON COUNTY KENTUCKY...

THE FOLLOWING IS A PRELIMINARY DAMAGE ASSESSMENT FOR THIS EVENT.

* EVENT DATE - SATURDAY MARCH 28 2009

* EVENT TIME - 443 PM CDT

* EVENT TYPE - EF3 TORNADO

* EVENT LOCATION - BEGAN 5 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF WAVERLY ALONG
 HWY 141 AND TRACKED NORTHEAST...THROUGH CORYDON AT APPPOXIMATELY
 448 PM...AND ENDED 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF HENDERSON JUST NORTH OF
 JAROBOE LANE.

* PEAK WIND - 140 MPH

* AVERAGE PATH WIDTH - 300 YARDS (MAX WIDTH 400 YARDS)

* PATH LENGTH - 12 MILES

* INJURIES - 2

* FATALITIES - NONE

* DISCUSSION/DAMAGE - INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE HENDERSON COUNTY
 EMERGENCY MANAGER...6 HOMES DESTROYED...10 HOMES WITH MAJOR
 DAMAGE...60 HOMES AND BUILDINGS WITH MINOR DAMAGE. SOME VEHICLES
 OVERTURNED AND ONE TRUCK PICKED UP AND THROWN ONE QUARTER MILE.

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SHANKLIN/HOOPER