Tornado (EF3) — Hopkins, Kentucky
November 17, 2013 · NOAA Storm Events record
Event narrative (NOAA)
The tornado touched down a couple of miles southwest of Nortonville, then proceeded east across the Pennyrile Parkway. Four homes were destroyed, including one double wide mobile home. The mobile home was blown about 75 yards before coming to rest against trees. The exterior walls of a permanent home collapsed. A dozen homes received minor to moderate damage. Several sheds and barns were destroyed. Hundreds of trees, some of which were very large, were snapped and uprooted. There was one minor injury. Peak winds were estimated near 140 mph. The most intense damage occurred about two miles south-southeast of Nortonville. This tornado was spawned by a supercell that originated over southeast Missouri and produced a 42-mile long EF-3 tornado from the Paducah area to Lyon County, Kentucky.
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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.