Tornado Confirmed At Madison Airport

LOUISVILLE, Ky. ?? WLKY.com

Four tornadoes have been confirmed from Tuesday morning's severe storms.

The NWS confirmed an EF-1 tornado in eastern Jefferson County with wind speeds of 95 mph touched down near the intersection of Interstate 264 and Brownsboro Road. The tornado tracked northeast to near the intersection of Hurstbourne Parkway and Brownsboro Road where it briefly lifted. The tornado reformed and crossed Interstate 265.

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According to the NWS, the path of the tornado was 4.2 miles long and 250 yards wide.

An EF-1 tornado was also confirmed in Floyds Knobs, Ind.

The NWS said the storm first touched down on East Riley Road, where a garage was destroyed, and the continued toward Binford Road. Several trees were knocked down by the storm on Binford Road. From there, the tornado crossed Paoli Pike just north of Interstate 265 and caused roof damage at the Knob Point apartments.

The wind speeds of the Floyds Knobs tornado were 95 mph to 100 mph, the NWS said. The tornado left a path 1.2 miles long and 50 yards wide.

In Clark County, an EF-0 tornado was confirmed in the Walmart parking lot on the northwest corner of Veterans Parkway near Interstate 65.

A vehicle on I-65 was tipped over by the tornado. The tornado touched down again in a subdivision to the east, with damage occurring along Belmar and Meadows drives, and the intersection of Kingsfield Street and Crown Court.

The National Weather Service said several fences were damaged and the roof was taken off a barn on Armstrong Road.

The wind speeds of the tornado reached 75 mph and the path was 1.9 miles long by 30 yards wide.

The NWS also confirmed an EF-0 tornado in Jefferson County, Ind.

The NWS said a tornado touched down near the Madison Municipal Airport and the damage was confined to IMS Lane.

The tornado had wind speeds of 85 mph along a path that was 0.3 miles long and 60 yards wide.

The NWS said the tornado touched down along the path and moved a 500-pound trash bin 35 feet. It also moved a Beechcraft/King Air plane 10 degrees and broke the craft's nose gear.

The airport operations building also suffered damage to its awning and a post. Siding and insulation was torn from a hangar and some trees were also snapped along the tornado's path.

Three additional damage area surveys will be conducted by the NWS on Wednesday in the Stonybrook area of Jefferson County and in Oldham and Breckinridge counties.

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Source: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/46031656/ns/local_news-louisville_ky/

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