Tornado Confirmed in Christian County From Tuesday Morning Storm


A tornado from a Tuesday storm was confirmed Saturday in Christian County by the National Weather Service in Paducah.

Tornado path – from NWS Paducah

Officials said the EF-0 tornado, with winds up to 85 MPH, touched down at 5:12 Tuesday morning immediately southeast of the Fort Campbell Boulevard and Martin Luther King Jr. Way intersection. The tornado traveled southeast and was on the ground for 2.6 miles.

It crossed Bradshaw Road and the train tracks before lifting just south of the Casky area.

Officials said at least four barns lost a portion of tin roofs or walls, several trees were uprooted or lost limbs, and a narrow strip of wheat was blown down.

The tornado was 75 yards wide and stayed on the ground for approximately three minutes.

Photos below by Neil Mason, Jr.