The tornado had gained significant intensity up to EF-2/EF-3 strength as it slammed into homes and businesses along US 231 only about 1 to 1.5 miles NW of Hartford. Then, several (6 or 7) large steel electrical transmission lines were either broken or bent across a widening half to almost three quarter mile wide width. Damage was noted to a grove of snapped hardwood trees near Johnson School and Mud College Roads. From here, a significant topography change occurred as the tornado crossed the Rough River and entered much flatter open farmland. ![]() The tornado maintained solid EF-1 strength and narrowed to a width around 300 yards as it briefly paralleled Carter Ferry Road, and then approached and crossed A7 Road. Max width in this area was around a quarter mile. ![]() One well built house had a large portion of roof removed along with partial wall collapse. Hundreds of large hardwoods were snapped and uprooted. In addition, several homes and barns suffered major damage or total destruction. Here, a large chicken farm lost 5 out of 7 of its well built chicken houses. It weakened to around the EF-0/EF-1 threshold and narrowed to 200-300 yards as it crossed A5 Road and A6 Lane, before rapidly intensifying to EF-2 strength over Chandle Loop and Highway 85. Rugged terrain seems to have affected the tornado at times as it fluctuated in width and intensity moving across A9 Road, to Matanzas Road, and approaching A5 road. The tornado retained EF-1 strength through an abandoned coal strip mine, snapping hardwood trees, overturning a large section of coal conveyor belt, and downing steel and wood power poles. This tornado is a continuation of the western Kentucky (Mayfield) tornado and will go down as the longest continuous tornado track on record in the Commonwealth of Kentucky at 163 miles (plus another two miles in Tennessee). The tornado was at EF-1 strength when it crossed the Green River from Muhlenberg County into Ohio County. ![]() Tornado - Centertown to Rough River Dam, KY
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