For the second time in less than a week, a tornado touched down in Jefferson County.
The National Weather Service (NWS) confirmed an EF-1 twister with winds approximated at 90 miles per hour struck the Newburg area near Bishop Lane in Louisville Wednesday in the late afternoon.
The storm left thousands of Jefferson County residents without power.
The NWS is still conducting a storm survey, which determines the width of the storm, how long the tornado was on the ground and damage associated with the twister (which gives insight into wind speeds), among other factors.
The thunderstorm that produced the tornado also caused widespread damage in other areas of county, including on Dixie Highway in south Louisville and the Fern Valley Road region where power lines were downed by high winds. A tractor-trailer overturned on the Gene Snyder Freeway, and an apartment complex off St. Andrews Church Road in south Louisville was heavily damage, displacing around 50 people, according to WAVE.com.
A death on Dixie Highway could be associated with the storm, according to Louisville media outlets.
Nearly 900 Grayson Co. residents lose power
In Grayson County, the strong thunderstorm caused several large tree limbs to fall onto roadways, with fire departments from Anneta, Wax, Clarkson, and Leitchfield responding and removing the obstacles from the roadways.
At one point, nearly 900 electric customers in Grayson County were without power as the storm roared through the area at approximately 4:00. As of early Thursday morning, 28 customers remained without power in the Wax area.
The NWS said storm survey teams will be in Meade and Hardin counties, possibly on Thursday, to conduct assessments after a possible tornado did damage in both counties.
(Photo: The Oaks at St. Andrews apartment complex suffered heavy damage and displacing 50 residents, courtesy of WAVE.com)
By Ken Howlett, News Director
Contact Ken at ken@k105.com
