Event narrative (NOAA)
The tornado first touched down along Kentucky Highway 619 about two and a half miles northeast of Jamestown, causing damage to a garage, two antenna towers and several trees. Sporadic damage east of Highway 619 seems to suggest that the tornado may have briefly lifted for a few hundred yards after its initial touchdown point before touching back down in a grove of trees between 619 and John Streat Road. EF-1 damage was observed in this area, with winds estimated between 95 and 100 mph. The tornado then caused roofing damage to a house along John Streat Road as it continued east, also producing a swath of uprooted trees as it crossed a finger of Lake Cumberland. The tornado gradually intensified as it crossed Parks Ridge, causing a mobile home to turn over along Lynch Road. As the tornado w
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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.