The National Weather Service has just released their report on this tornado. It was rated EF-4 with 172 mph winds. It was a mile wide and stayed on the ground for 56 miles.

1 hour ago, nWo said:

The National Weather Service has just released their report on this tornado. It was rated EF-4 with 172 mph winds. It was a mile wide and stayed on the ground for 56 miles.

Where does that rank with most powerful tornadoes in KY history?

Brandenburg, KY 4/3/74 EF5

Mayfield, Ky 12/10/21 EF4

Bowling Green, Ky 12/10/21 EF3

Louisville, Ky 3/27/1890 EF4

 

1 hour ago, nWo said:

Brandenburg, KY 4/3/74 EF5

Mayfield, Ky 12/10/21 EF4

Bowling Green, Ky 12/10/21 EF3

Louisville, Ky 3/27/1890 EF4

 

The most recent one on April 2nd was also an EF-3.

I believe the West Liberty tornado in 2012 was EF-3.

It still amazes me some of the damage  just in nature not even to homes and buildings. Driving through the path of where the Tornado crossed the road and seeing completely stripped and debarked remnants of very mature trees is mind blowing. 

Once the initial cleanup is complete I look forward to driving through the Daniel Boone Forest near my home to see the damage done there. There appears to be one area where the Tornado was centered on the roadway and cutting a path on both sides of the road about a quarter mile wide or wider.

In London, Kentucky, the May 16, 2025, tornado resulted in 108 injuries. The tornado, which was rated EF4, caused widespread damage in London and Somerset, Kentucky. The total number of fatalities from the storm was 19, with 17 of those deaths occurring in Laurel County, where London is located.