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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Louisville, KY
1121 AM EDT Tue Mar 17 2026 /1021 AM CDT Tue Mar 17 2026/

...NWS Damage Survey for 3/15/26 Tornado Event...

.Grayson Hardin Meade Tornado...

Rating:                 EF1
Estimated Peak Wind:    110 mph
Path Length /statute/:  43.75 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   100 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             03/15/2026
Start Time:             11:03 PM EDT
Start Location:         2 S Post / Grayson County / KY
Start Lat/Lon:          37.4508 / -86.4841

End Date:               03/16/2026
End Time:               11:44 PM EDT
End Location:           Fort Knox / Hardin County / KY
End Lat/Lon:            37.8948 / -85.9427

Survey Summary:
The National Weather Service conducted a storm survey on Monday,
March 16th for the storms that occurred on Sunday night, March
15th.

The first report of the tornado came from Caneyville Fire
Department of a tornado touchdown observed north of Caneyville. 
Damage was observed north of Caneyville with tree damage near
Highway 79 to near Chronicle Lee Road.  The tornado continued
along Hopewell Road in Grayson County near the Caneyville and
Millwood areas.  Several farm outbuildings had the roof peeled
off, with one farm having wood planks from the barn damage
thrusted into the nearby residence.  The residence also had
shingle damage.  Max winds of 100 mph were estimated in this
location.

The tornado continued to the northeast across Jones Hill
and highway 54 to Stones Chapel Road.  Several farm outbuildings
and tree damage was observed, including roof material lofted into
nearby trees.  The tornado continued across Clifty Church Drive
where a farm had damage to several outbuildings where rooftops
were destroyed.  At this location, 3 head of cattle were fatally
injured resulting in roughly $7K in damages.  Debris from the
farm was lofted into the treeline about a tenth of a mile from
the property.  

The tornado continued to the northeast toward Lilac where several
farm outbuildings on a hill top were completely destroyed. Wood 
planks were driven into the ground in several directions and 
debris was lofted over the nearby hill. Significant tree damage 
was observed here as well. Max estimated wind speeds of 110 mph 
were observed here.

The tornado continued to the northeast toward Brandenburg road 
where trees were uprooted. The tornado continued across Rough 
River Lake and into Hardin county near Hardin Springs where 
several trees were uprooted and snapped. The tornado continued to 
the northeast near Pierce Mill and Garfield. Significant damage 
occurred to a home near Pierce Mill Road, where a portion of the 
roof was taken from the home above the garage and living space 
below. Mud splatter occurred to the front of the home at this 
location, and a wood plank was thrown backward into the roof above
the living room. Several wood pieces were impaled into the ground
at the property. The tornado continued near Vertrees and toward 
Four Corners in Hardin County, where outbuilding damage was 
observed and several trees in a tree line were snapped. Max winds 
were estimated to be near 100 mph at this location.

The tornado continued towards Berrytown Road where several 
locations had significant tree and farm outbuilding damage. 
Several barns lost their roofs with wood plank impalements nearby.
Winds were estimated to be around 110 mph at this location. The 
tornado continued across Rineyville road and Joe Prather Highway 
near Flaherty. The Meade County Bank had sign damage and some 
minor roof damage. Damage was observed to trees and some houses 
along Camelot Drive and Rolling Hills Road. The tornado continued 
across fields and did extensive damage to a farm beside Fort 
Avenue. Multiple farm buildings were significantly damaged with 
roofs lofted across Fort Avenue into a field. 

The tornado continued across Highway 31 onto Fort Knox where an 
advanced spotter reported damage to trees on base. Up to that 
point, the storm had been taking a hard left to the rest of the 
storm motion, and this last damage point was more in line with 
storm motion. Beyond this point, there was no observable or 
reported damage. 

The National Weather Service would like to thank Grayson
County, Hardin, and Meade County EMA for their assistance with
the survey, along with the many helpful homeowners who showed
pictures, video, testimony, and access to their properties to
help with the survey.

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EF Scale: The Enhanced Fujita Scale classifies tornadoes into the
following categories:

EF0.....65 to 85 mph
EF1.....86 to 110 mph
EF2.....111 to 135 mph
EF3.....136 to 165 mph
EF4.....166 to 200 mph
EF5.....>200 mph

NOTE:
The information in this statement is preliminary and subject to
change pending final review of the event and publication in
NWS Storm Data.

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MK

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Public Information Statement...Corrected End Date
National Weather Service Louisville, KY
0108 PM EDT Wed Mar 18 2026 / 1208 PM CDT Wed Mar 18 2026/

...NWS Damage Survey for 3/15/26 Tornado Event...

.Grayson Hardin Meade Tornado...

Rating:                 EF1
Estimated Peak Wind:    110 mph
Path Length /statute/:  43.75 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   100 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             03/15/2026
Start Time:             11:03 PM EDT
Start Location:         2 S Post / Grayson County / KY
Start Lat/Lon:          37.4508 / -86.4841

End Date:               03/15/2026
End Time:               11:44 PM EDT
End Location:           Fort Knox / Hardin County / KY
End Lat/Lon:            37.8948 / -85.9427

Survey Summary:
The National Weather Service conducted a storm survey on Monday,
March 16th for the storms that occurred on Sunday night, March
15th.

The first report of the tornado came from Caneyville Fire
Department of a tornado touchdown observed north of Caneyville. 
Damage was observed north of Caneyville with tree damage near
Highway 79 to near Chronicle Lee Road.  The tornado continued
along Hopewell Road in Grayson County near the Caneyville and
Millwood areas.  Several farm outbuildings had the roof peeled
off, with one farm having wood planks from the barn damage
thrusted into the nearby residence.  The residence also had
shingle damage.  Max winds of 100 mph were estimated in this
location.

The tornado continued to the northeast across Jones Hill
and highway 54 to Stones Chapel Road.  Several farm outbuildings
and tree damage was observed, including roof material lofted into
nearby trees.  The tornado continued across Clifty Church Drive
where a farm had damage to several outbuildings where rooftops
were destroyed.  At this location, 3 head of cattle were fatally
injured resulting in roughly $7K in damages.  Debris from the
farm was lofted into the treeline about a tenth of a mile from
the property.  

The tornado continued to the northeast toward Lilac where several
farm outbuildings on a hill top were completely destroyed. Wood 
planks were driven into the ground in several directions and 
debris was lofted over the nearby hill. Significant tree damage 
was observed here as well. Max estimated wind speeds of 110 mph 
were observed here.

The tornado continued to the northeast toward Brandenburg road 
where trees were uprooted. The tornado continued across Rough 
River Lake and into Hardin county near Hardin Springs where 
several trees were uprooted and snapped. The tornado continued to 
the northeast near Pierce Mill and Garfield. Significant damage 
occurred to a home near Pierce Mill Road, where a portion of the 
roof was taken from the home above the garage and living space 
below. Mud splatter occurred to the front of the home at this 
location, and a wood plank was thrown backward into the roof above
the living room. Several wood pieces were impaled into the ground
at the property. The tornado continued near Vertrees and toward 
Four Corners in Hardin County, where outbuilding damage was 
observed and several trees in a tree line were snapped. Max winds 
were estimated to be near 100 mph at this location.

The tornado continued towards Berrytown Road where several 
locations had significant tree and farm outbuilding damage. 
Several barns lost their roofs with wood plank impalements nearby.
Winds were estimated to be around 110 mph at this location. The 
tornado continued across Rineyville road and Joe Prather Highway 
near Flaherty. The Meade County Bank had sign damage and some 
minor roof damage. Damage was observed to trees and some houses 
along Camelot Drive and Rolling Hills Road. The tornado continued 
across fields and did extensive damage to a farm beside Fort 
Avenue. Multiple farm buildings were significantly damaged with 
roofs lofted across Fort Avenue into a field. 

The tornado continued across Highway 31 onto Fort Knox where an 
advanced spotter reported damage to trees on base. Up to that 
point, the storm had been taking a hard left to the rest of the 
storm motion, and this last damage point was more in line with 
storm motion. Beyond this point, there was no observable or 
reported damage. 

The National Weather Service would like to thank Grayson
County, Hardin, and Meade County EMA for their assistance with
the survey, along with the many helpful homeowners who showed
pictures, video, testimony, and access to their properties to
help with the survey.

&&

EF Scale: The Enhanced Fujita Scale classifies tornadoes into the
following categories:

EF0.....65 to 85 mph
EF1.....86 to 110 mph
EF2.....111 to 135 mph
EF3.....136 to 165 mph
EF4.....166 to 200 mph
EF5.....>200 mph

NOTE:
The information in this statement is preliminary and subject to
change pending final review of the event and publication in
NWS Storm Data.

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MK

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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Louisville, KY
317 PM EDT Wed Mar 18 2026 /217 PM CDT Wed Mar 18 2026/

...NWS Damage Survey for 03/15/26 Tornado Event...

.Warren County Tornado...

Rating:                 EF1
Estimated Peak Wind:    90 mph
Path Length /statute/:  2.22 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   40 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             03/15/2026
Start Time:             10:06 PM CDT
Start Location:         2 WSW Riverside / Warren County / KY
Start Lat/Lon:          37.1497 / -86.5781

End Date:               03/15/2026
End Time:               10:09 PM CDT
End Location:           1 NNW Riverside / Warren County / KY
End Lat/Lon:            37.1723 / -86.5511

Survey Summary:
The National Weather Service conducted a storm survey on
Wednesday, March 18th for the storms that occurred on Sunday
night, March 15th.  A tornado was determined to have occurred in
Warren County with max winds of 90 MPH (EF1).

Damage was first observed along Pisgah Ridge near White Road 
south of Richardson Road. A nearby residence had minor shingle 
damage, but several farm outbuildings had significant roof damage.
While most of the damage had a northeast direction with the storm
motion, there was evidence of rotation. One barn roof was lofted 
to the northeast, however there were wood planks that were impaled
into the ground in the opposite direction to the southwest. Also,
a nearby shed was leaning to the northwest, which was toward the 
tornado circulation path. The tornado continued uphill toward more
farm outbuildings where a roof was lofted to the north and to the
east, which was slightly offset from the northeast storm motion 
and evidence of rotation. Max wind speeds in this location were 
estimated to be 90 mph.

The tornado continued to the northeast along Richardsville Road 
and damage was observed at a residence. A carport awning overhang 
roof was damaged and lifted to the northeast, however nearby tree 
damage occurred to the northwest toward the center of the tornado 
circulation. Winds at this location were between 80 and 90 mph.

The damage continued to the northeast along James Elkins Road 
where several trees had snapped damage. The nearby barn had 
roofing material loss, and the building was shifted and leaning to
the northeast after being hit by the tornado. The roof damage was
laying in several different directions and the snapped tree 
damage had evidence of breaking and twisting with the passing of 
the tornado. The tornado continued across Hall Road and toward 
Karl Young Road where damage to a home and nearby outbuildings 
occurred. The homeowner mentioned that the tornado had picked up a
zero turn mower and placed it back down on top of the shed roof 
damage. A nearby barn was destroyed as well. Debris was lofted 
into a nearby field to the north and northeast of the location. 
Several wood plank and plywood impalements were noted facing north
and west, which was continued evidence of rotation. Beyond the 
field north of Karl Young Road, no additional damage was 
observed.

The National Weather Service would like to thank Warren County 
Emergency Management for their assistance on the storm survey, as 
well as the helpful homeowners who allowed access to their 
properties. 

&&

EF Scale: The Enhanced Fujita Scale classifies tornadoes into the
following categories:

EF0.....65 to 85 mph
EF1.....86 to 110 mph
EF2.....111 to 135 mph
EF3.....136 to 165 mph
EF4.....166 to 200 mph
EF5.....>200 mph

NOTE:
The information in this statement is preliminary and subject to
change pending final review of the event and publication in
NWS Storm Data.


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MK

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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Louisville, KY
431 PM EDT Wed Mar 18 2026 /331 PM CDT Wed Mar 18 2026/

...NWS Damage Survey for 03/16/26 Tornado Event...

.Clinton County Tornado...

Rating:                 EF1
Estimated Peak Wind:    100 mph
Path Length /statute/:  1.26 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   200 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             03/16/2026
Start Time:             12:35 AM CDT
Start Location:         2 SSW Albany / Clinton County / KY
Start Lat/Lon:          36.6623 / -85.1596

End Date:               03/16/2026
End Time:               12:37 AM CDT
End Location:           1 SSW Albany / Clinton County / KY
End Lat/Lon:            36.6722 / -85.1428

Survey Summary:
The National Weather Service conducted a storm survey on
Wednesday, March 18th for the storms that occurred early Monday
morning, March 16th.  A tornado was determined to have occurred
in Clinton County with max winds of 100 MPH (EF1).

Storm damage was first observed along Wright Parish Road 
southwest of Albany near Wolf River Dock Road. A line of cedar 
trees had extensive damage, with several treetops and branches 
pointing to the north, east, and opposite of the northeast storm 
motion to the southwest. Some branches showed signs of being 
ripped and twisted from the trees as well, which was indicative of
rotation from a tornado. 

The tornado continued uphill to a nearby residence with several 
outbuildings. One barn was completely moved from the foundation 
with roof damage lofted into nearby fields. The damage direction 
was mainly to the east, pointing toward the tornadic circulation 
that was moving to the northeast. Another section of barn damage 
was pointing to the north, indicating the right side of the 
circulation nearby. A drone flight confirmed this information. A 
nearby residence had awning damage that was moved to the 
northeast, with the most notable damage being a couple of wood 
plank impalements that were driven into the ground facing the 
opposite direction of the storm motion to the southwest. The max 
wind speed near this damage along Rice Road and Wolf River Dock 
Road was 100 mph.

The tornado continued to the northeast and damage to trees and 
outbuildings occurred along Hay Road, Huntersville Road, and 
Robert Page Road. Several trees were snapped and a barn was 
leveled, and the convergent signature of the tree damage to the 
north and east directions were noted. The tornado continued 
northeast along Robert Page Road where a residence had roof and 
siding damage that was lofted to the northeast away from the 
property. The debris went up to US Highway 127, and no other 
damage was observable past this point.

The National Weather Service would like to thank Clinton County 
Emergency Management for their assistance on the storm survey, as 
well as the helpful homeowners who allowed access to their 
properties. 

&&

EF Scale: The Enhanced Fujita Scale classifies tornadoes into the
following categories:

EF0.....65 to 85 mph
EF1.....86 to 110 mph
EF2.....111 to 135 mph
EF3.....136 to 165 mph
EF4.....166 to 200 mph
EF5.....>200 mph

NOTE:
The information in this statement is preliminary and subject to
change pending final review of the event and publication in
NWS Storm Data.


$$

MK/EBW