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18:31Z EF0 KPAH MO Stoddard Dexter A large storage building was destroyed. A garage and shed at a nearby residence was destroyed. A house roof was damaged by a falling tree. Peak winds were estimated near 75 mph. The average path width was 75 yards.
18:59Z EF0 KILN KY Grant Folsom On Folsom-Jonesville Road the tornado destroyed a garage, damaged a trailer, and damaged another nearby house. When the tornado crossed Warsaw Road it destroyed a barn. Numerous trees were also blown down along the path of the tornado. The maximum estimated wind speed based on damage is 70 miles per hour.
19:10Z EF1 KILN KY Grant Northcutt The tornado touched down in Grant County near Greenville Road at 1410 and passed into Pendleton County on Price Pike at 1412. The tornado continued in Pendleton County until 1415 when it lifted near Route 467 just passed Fogle Road. The tornado was on the ground in Grant County for 1.47 miles and in Pendleton County for 2.81 miles. The total tornado path was 4.28 miles. Damage in Grant County was around thirty thousand dollars and damage in Pendleton County was around five thousand dollars. Estimated maximum wind speed based on damage was around 90 miles per hour. The tornado in both counties was rated EF1. In Grant County significant damage occurred to a well constructed barn near Greenville Road. Numerous trees were down along the path, both in Grant and in Pendleton Counties.
19:12Z EF1 KILN KY Pendleton Knoxville The tornado touched down in Grant County near Greenville Road at 1410 and passed into Pendleton County on Price Pike at 1412. The tornado continued in Pendleton County until 1415 when it lifted near Route 467 just passed Fogle Road. The tornado was on the ground in Grant County for 1.47 miles and in Pendleton County for 2.81 miles. The total tornado path was 4.28 miles. Damage in Grant County was around thirty thousand dollars and damage in Pendleton County was around five thousand dollars. Estimated maximum wind speed based on damage was around 90 miles per hour. The tornado in both counties was rated EF1. In Grant County significant damage occurred to a well constructed barn near Greenville Road. Numerous trees were down along the path, both in Grant and in Pendleton Counties.
19:14Z EF1 KILN KY Kenton Ryland The tornado briefly touched down and caused numerous trees to be blown down, minor damage to the elementary school, and an outbuilding to be destroyed. The estimated maximum wind speed based on damage is around 95 miles per hour.
19:15Z EF2 KPAH IL Alexander Cairo Arpt At the Cairo Regional Airport, a twenty-foot tall hangar was completely destroyed, along with two light aircraft and a camper. The debris was blown onto airport runways. The airport manager was an eyewitness to the tornado and noted an anemometer reading of 118 mph. One mobile home was destroyed on Route 3. Several trees were snapped or uprooted, along with minor to moderate roof damage on two homes. In Urbandale, large trees damaged two trailers and one house. Peak winds were measured near 120 mph at the airport. The average path width was 150 yards.
19:29Z EF1 KPAH KY Ballard Barlow Part of a metal wall was damaged at a maintenance building. The roof was blown off a storage building at the city hall. Three power poles were snapped, which cut power to the city water plant. There was roof damage to a barn. A large tree fell on a home and two mobile homes. A carport landed up in a tree. There was minor roof damage on two homes and a carport. Several large trees were uprooted and snapped. Peak winds were estimated near 100 mph. The average path width was 65 yards.
19:30Z EF2 KPAH KY Carlisle Bardwell The brunt of the damage occurred in the downtown area of Bardwell. One steel building was destroyed. Entire walls were demolished on older two-story brick buildings used as businesses. Several of the damaged buildings were deemed a total loss and were demolished. Approximately thirty large trees were uprooted, and about a hundred smaller trees were broken off or uprooted. More than a dozen wooden power poles were broken off. Two-by-six and two-by-four boards were driven into steel rooftops, walls of homes, and into the ground. Rooftops (including decking) were partially or completely torn off twenty homes and businesses. About fifty windows were blown out. Debris from the brick buildings blocked U.S. Highway 51 and several secondary roads, temporarily closing the roads. The tornado was witnessed by trained spotters. There were two minor injuries. About one million dollars damage occurred to an historic church. Peak winds were estimated near 120 mph. The average path width was about 450 yards.
19:47Z EF1 KPAH IL Massac Choat The tornado began along the Ohio River, where power poles were damaged at a barge-loading facility. Further east along the track, the roof was blown off a trailer, and some roof and utility pole damage occurred at an industrial complex. Portable buildings were destroyed and a trailer was overturned just east of the industrial complex. On the north end of Metropolis, several trees were blown down. There was tree damage to at least one garage, two homes, and two vehicles. There was minor roof damage to two other homes. Several utility poles were snapped. Near Interstate 24, part of the metal roof was torn off a large building in an industrial park. One trailer was overturned. One barn was heavily damaged. Peak winds were estimated near 110 mph. The average path width was 225 yards.
00:58Z EF1 KSRX AR Madison Red Star A tornado uprooted a few trees and snapped some large tree limbs. Maximum estimated wind in the tornado based on this damage was about 95 mph. The tornado continued into Newton County, Arkansas.
00:59Z EF1 KSRX AR Newton Arbaugh This tornado exited Madison County south of Red Star and entered Newton County north of Arbaugh. In Newton County, hundreds of trees were blown down, with several of the trees falling on houses and vehicles. A number of outbuildings were damaged. A chicken house and a barn were destroyed. The greatest amount of structural damage occurred just south of Wayton. Many power poles and power lines were blown down.
01:13Z EF0 KDYX TX Comanche Sidney A brief EF-0 tornado occurred with no damage approximately 2 miles north-northwest of Sidney.
05:02Z EF1 KNQA MO Butler Neelyville The intermittent damage path began along U.S. Highway 67 south-southwest of Neelyville. The damage along U.S. Highway 67 south of town was minor roofing and siding damage to eight structures. A bank window was blown out. The tornado was rated EF-0 in this area. The tornado then increased to EF-1 northeast of Neelyville, where two mobile homes were destroyed and six others were damaged. Peak winds were estimated near 90 mph.

Storm reports are derived from "The Storm Events Database" (National Centers for Environmental Information) and/or "Past Storm Reports" (Storm Prediction Center).