Ohio Co., Muhlenberg Co. properties damaged after tornado touches down

Published: Nov. 19, 2017 at 7:11 PM CST|Updated: Nov. 29, 2017 at 2:11 PM CST
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William Hancock's barns and property was damaged by the tornado (Source: Viewer submitted)
William Hancock's barns and property was damaged by the tornado (Source: Viewer submitted)
William Hancock's barns and property was damaged by the tornado (Source: Viewer submitted)
William Hancock's barns and property was damaged by the tornado (Source: Viewer submitted)
William Hancock's barns and property was damaged by the tornado (Source: Viewer submitted)
William Hancock's barns and property was damaged by the tornado (Source: Viewer submitted)

KENTUCKY (WFIE) - The National Weather Service (NWS) survey team said two EF-1 tornadoes touched down in Kentucky on Saturday. One was landed just west of Beaver Dam and the other just east of Madisonville.

According to the NWS team, the one near Beaver Dam sustained 95 to 100 m.p.h. winds when it hit the ground along US 62 and Goshen Road. Once the tornado touched down at 3:32 p.m. it moved east towards Fork Road, where it damaged a home.

The survey team reported one resident suffered a minor head injury from the storm. They said the worst damage was in the hill and near Mulberry Street.

That tornado, which wasn't on the ground long, lifted from the ground at 3:32 p.m. near Bruce School.

The NWS team said the tornado in Muhlenberg County stayed on the ground for nearly three miles with 90 m.p.h winds. They told us one barn was destroyed and two others had major damage.

William Hancock, who lives two-miles south of Bremen, Kentucky, shared photos of the damage to his property with us. A piece of wood was lodged into one barn and damaging the door, while another barn on Hancock's property was completely destroyed.

At least five other barns had minor damage as well as other homes in the area.

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