National Weather Service confirms EF-1 tornado in Kentucky

No injuries were reported by the twister that damaged several small barns and out buildings.

By ClarksvilleNow.com November 2, 2018 6:45 am

HARDIN COUNTY, Ky. (CLARKSVILLENOW) – The National Weather Service has confirmed that an EF-1 tornado hit south of Rineyville in Hardin County, KY.

The twister struck during a cluster of thunderstorms Halloween night, damaging small barns and out buildings. No one was injured.

Rineyville is located about 130 miles northeast of Hopkinsville.

Halloween Tornado Climate Fact: The last Kentucky tornado that touched down on October 31 was an F2 in Casey County, KY in 1934.

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