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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Louisville, KY
357 PM EDT Wed Apr 29 2026 /257 PM CDT Wed Apr 29 2026/

...NWS Damage Survey for April 27-28 Tornado Event...

..Heflin, KY Tornado...

Rating:                 EF0
Estimated Peak Wind:    85 mph
Path Length /statute/:  1.90 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   150 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             04/28/2026
Start Time:             12:19 AM CDT
Start Location:         3 WSW Heflin / Ohio County / KY
Start Lat/Lon:          37.4962 / -87.0568

End Date:               04/28/2026
End Time:               12:21 AM CDT
End Location:           2 SSW Heflin / Ohio County / KY
End Lat/Lon:            37.4853 / -87.0253

Survey Summary:
A tornado briefly touched down and affected all trees in sparsely
populated locations of western Ohio County. The tornado touched
down just south of Locks Road and did tree damage along a nearly 2
mile track through the Rough River Valley.

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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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