Perryville tornado lasted more than an hour

The historical comparisons are evident. The National Weather Service’s Paducah office – which assessed the damage from the Perryville tornado – released its final storm report on Saturday. According to the NWS, the twister is not only the longest-track tornado in this region since 1981 – spending an incredible one hour and 2 minutes on…

Fat Tuesday tornado upgraded to EF-4

The Fat Tuesday tornado that hit Jackson and Franklin counties has been upgraded to an EF-4, the National Weather service has reported. That tornado started near Perryville, Missouri, where it did significant damage and killed one person, and then traveled more than 50 miles east where it finally dissolved just southeast of Christopher. It was…