CLARKVSVILLE, Tenn. (CLARKSVILLENOW)- Birdie Davie, 80, has lived across from Booker T. Washington school on East 2nd Street in Hopkinsville for over 20 years and even attended junior high there.
But when the winds of an EF-1 tornado mangled the roof of the historical building, Davie said she was blessed she and her home were not damaged.
“It happened and my son called and asked if anything was wrong with my house,” Davie said. “I said no, but the roof was gone off of the school. I looked out and saw all the damage in the street. A lady asked me: ‘Are you ok?” I said, “Yes. I’m blessed.”
The National Weather Service has confirmed two, EF-1 tornadoes touched down in Christian County, Kentucky during Saturday morning’s storms, accorrding to WKRN weather reports.
An NWS team surveyed the damage southeast of Hopkinsville during the day Sunday.
Christian County Emergency Director Randy Graham and a team from the Christian County Weather Spotters inspected damage at the Christian County Senior Citizens Center, Christian County High School and baseball field, the Christian County Schools bus garage, Ruff Park, the neighborhoods near University Heights and Talbert Drive, the CSX rail yard at Casky and the Leavell Farm in south Christian County, according to news reports.
The team determined the first tornado touched down at approximately 7:34 a.m., northwest of Pembroke, Kentucky. It had estimated peak winds of 100 miles per hour, a path of about 11 miles and a maximum width of 100 yards.
About six minutes after the first tornado, there was another touchdown, southeast of Hopkinsville, Kentucky. It had estimated peak winds of 95 miles per hour, a path of about two-and-a-half miles and a maximum width of 50 yards.
No injuries were reported as a result of Saturday’s storms.