National Weather Service: EF-1 tornado touched down in Simpson County

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SIMPSON COUNTY, Ky. (WDKY) — According to The National Weather Service, preliminary survey findings show an EF-1 tornado touched down Friday night in Simpson County.

A line of severe storms came from the east Friday evening, and rotation developed near the Gold City community in Simpson County.

After various reports of trees down and damage to barns, the National Weather Service in Louisville sent a team to survey the damage early Saturday.

Preliminary survey findings found an EF-1 tornado with winds of 90 mph touched down in Simpson County, uprooting large trees and cause wind damage.

The rating on this touch down is not final as a survey is still ongoing.

by WDKY News Staff (2019, June 23)

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Kyrie Wagner