The tornado which hit the southern Williamson County area Friday evening has been upgraded to an EF-4.
The National Weather Service in Paducah upgraded the tornado on Sunday, stating the peak winds hit 190 mph. Its maximum width was 575 yards and traveled 16.5 miles ending in the eastern part of the county. Seven were injured. No deaths were reported.
Weather officials said this was the strongest tornado which hit the region since the Mayfield Kentucky EF-4 tornado on December 10, 2021.
Williamson County Sheriff Jeff Diederich says the storm affected a mile-wide path from Grassy Road at Wolf Creek Road on the west side of the county to Mauseyville Road on the east side of the county.
Residents in Kentucky and Missouri sifted through damage in tornado-stricken neighborhoods and cleared debris Sunday after severe storms swept through parts of the Midwest and South and killed more than two dozen people.
Kentucky was the hardest hit as a devastating tornado damaged hundreds of homes, tossed vehicles and left many homeless. At least 18 people were killed, most of them in southeastern Laurel County. Ten more people were critically injured with state leaders saying the death toll could still rise.
In St. Louis, Mayor Cara Spencer said five people died, 38 were injured and more than 5,000 homes were affected.
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