Melissa Bour, Warren County’s director of emergency services, said the weather service’s preliminary determination was that four EF-1 tornadoes with winds speeds between 73 and 112 mph touched down in southern Warren County along Mason-Morrow-Millgrove and Shawhan roads. Another tornado touched down outside Lebanon that is preliminarily determined to be an EF-0, which has wind speeds between 40 and 72 mph.
Credit: Jim Noelker
Credit: Jim Noelker
No injuries were reported. Multiple barns and detached garages were damaged, and one house had its roof ripped off and aother house sustained significant damage. The American Red Cross was assisting those who needed help in the affected areas.
“Lots of people were cutting (downed) trees and tarping (structures),” Bour said.
Chief Deputy Barry Riley of the Warren County Sheriff’s Office said his neighbor’s house took a direct hit less than a tenth of a mile from his home and there was lots of tree damage.
“It was incredible,” Riley said. “I’ve never been that close to a tornado before. It happened so fast. Thirty seconds of chaos, then silence, then the sirens went on.”
Credit: Jim Noelker
Credit: Jim Noelker
Credit: Jim Noelker
Credit: Jim Noelker
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