Event narrative (NOAA)
The tornado began just northwest of Morganfield, then tracked north of and parallel to U.S. Highway 60. A church roof was lifted and blown sideways. There were numerous homes with roof damage and some substantial structural damage. One home sustained total roof loss. Numerous hardwood trees were snapped or uprooted, some of which were very large. Several barns and outbuildings were destroyed. One mobile home slid off its foundation. Another mobile home disintegrated, with no walls, flooring, or roofing found. The steel I-beam undercarriage was twisted. A large metal storage building was destroyed. The steel I-beams supporting the roof were twisted. This metal building, about a mile north of Waverly, is where the most intense damage was located. Peak winds were estimated near 145 mph. There
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Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.