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Public Information Statement

National Weather Service Paducah, KY

304 PM CDT Mon Apr 7 2025 /404 PM EDT Mon Apr 7 2025/





...NWS Damage Survey for April 2 and 3rd Tornado Event in southwest Kentucky...



.Overview...A tornado began in northwestern Tennessee on the night of April

2nd as part of a broader outbreak. A second tornado touched down

in eastern Calloway County in a separate event a night later. These are the

13th and 14th tornadoes confirmed from this event.



.Bell City/Murray Tornado...



Rating:                 EF1

Estimated Peak Wind:    100 mph

Path Length /statute/:  17.49 miles

Path Width /maximum/:   200 yards

Fatalities:             0

Injuries:               0



Start Date:             04/02/2025

Start Time:             09:17 PM CDT

Start Location:         4 N Palmersville / Weakley County / TN

Start Lat/Lon:          36.4756 / -88.5689



End Date:               04/02/2025

End Time:               09:32 PM CDT

End Location:           1 SE Murray / Calloway County / KY

End Lat/Lon:            36.6014 / -88.3035



Survey Summary:

Narrative: An EF-1 tornado began in northeast Weakley County,

Tennessee, along Highway 89. Moving northeast, the tornado

briefly passed through extreme northwest Henry County, Tennessee,

before moving into far southeast Graves County, KY. In Tennessee,

the tornado did extensive tree damage and damaged an outbuilding.

In Graves County, the tornado destroyed an outbuilding and

uprooted trees near the intersection of Highways 97 and 1270.

Tornado continues into Calloway County, where it mainly damaged

trees and the roofs of outbuildings in rural southwest Calloway

County. It also overturned a couple center pivot irrigation

systems. The tornado then moved into the southwest and south

sides of the city of Murray, where it uprooted a few trees and

damaged the gutters and shingles on a few homes. Near the

intersection of Fourth Street and Sycamore, the tornado lifted

the roof off of automobile repair shop and then lifted shortly

thereafter. 



.Pottertown...



Rating:                 EF0

Estimated Peak Wind:    85 mph

Path Length /statute/:  8.92 miles

Path Width /maximum/:   100 yards

Fatalities:             0

Injuries:               0



Start Date:             04/03/2025

Start Time:             10:23 PM CDT

Start Location:         2 E Murray / Calloway County / KY

Start Lat/Lon:          36.6138 / -88.2815



End Date:               04/03/2025

End Time:               10:31 PM CDT

End Location:           3 W New Concord / Calloway County / KY

End Lat/Lon:            36.6006 / -88.1315



Survey Summary:

An EF-0 tornado began east of Murray along Highway 94, where it

damaged the roof of a commercial building and a nearby church.

The tornado continued eastward along Pottertown Road and through

the Pottertown community, where it damaged a couple outbuildings

and uprooted a few trees in wet soil. The tornado also downed

several large tree limbs. The tornado ended near the shoreline of

Kentucky Lake in eastern Calloway County. 



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EF Scale: The Enhanced Fujita Scale classifies tornadoes into the

following categories:



EF0.....65 to 85 mph

EF1.....86 to 110 mph

EF2.....111 to 135 mph

EF3.....136 to 165 mph

EF4.....166 to 200 mph

EF5.....>200 mph



NOTE:

The information in this statement is preliminary and subject to

change pending final review of the events and publication in

NWS Storm Data.





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