LYON county EF1

Surveys teams will be going out all across West KY

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
724 PM CDT FRI APR 11 2009

...DAMAGE SURVEY RESULTS FOR AN EF1 TORNADO THAT OCCURRED IN LYON
COUNTY KENTUCKY...

THE FOLLOWING IS A PRELIMINARY DAMAGE ASSESSMENT FOR THE LYON
COUNTY KENTUCKY TORNADO THAT OCCURRED NEAR THE COMMUNITY OF
EDDYVILLE.

* EVENT DATE - FRIDAY APRIL 11TH 2009

* EVENT TIME - 1115 AM CDT /RADAR ADJUSTED/

* EVENT TYPE - EF1 TORNADO

* EVENT LOCATION - BEGAN 2 1/2 MILES NORTHEAST OF EDDYVILLE NEAR THE
NORTH SIDE OF EXIT 4 ON THE WESTERN KENTUCKY PARKWAY...AND TRACKED TO
THE NORTHEAST FOR A THIRD OF A MILE NEAR HIGHWAYS 1199 AND 3171.

* PEAK WIND - 90 MPH

* AVERAGE PATH WIDTH - 50 YARDS

* PATH LENGTH - 1/3 MILE

* INJURIES - ONE. MINOR INJURY OCCURED AS A RESULT OF A GLASS WINDOW
BEING BLOWN OUT IN VICTIMS MOBILE HOME.

* FATALITIES - NONE

* DISCUSSION/DAMAGE - ONE MOBILE HOME OVERTURNED. THE END WALL OF A
COMMERCIAL BUILDING WAS BLOWN OUT. SEVERAL TREES AND POWER LINES
DOWNED ALONG THE PATH.