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Public Information Statement

National Weather Service Louisville, KY

1115 AM EDT Mon May 12 2025 /1015 AM CDT Mon May 12 2025/



...NWS Damage Survey for 04/03/25 Tornado Event - Update #1...



Starting point was moved to the west near Roberts Road in Nelson 

County for a new length of 2.94 miles (previous length was 1.97 

miles).



.Eastern Nelson County Tornado...



Rating:                 EF1

Estimated Peak Wind:    105 mph

Path Length /statute/:  2.94 miles

Path Width /maximum/:   175 yards

Fatalities:             0

Injuries:               0



Start Date:             04/03/2025

Start Time:             01:16 AM EDT

Start Location:         1 NE Greenbrier / Nelson County / KY

Start Lat/Lon:          37.7452 / -85.4379



End Date:               04/03/2025

End Time:               01:19 AM EDT

End Location:           1 S Botland / Nelson County / KY

End Lat/Lon:            37.7613 / -85.3886



Survey Summary:

An EF1 tornado, with maximum winds of 105 mph, tracked across an

almost three mile stretch of eastern Nelson County during the 

early morning hours on Thursday, April 3rd. The tornado was on the

ground for approximately three minutes and had a peak width of 

approximately 175 yards.



The tornado touched down along Roberts Road and did some damage 

to a residence and trees down within the Beech Fork basin. The 

tornado continued across Beech Fork near Turkey Ridge. Damage 

continued along a hilltop between Beech Fork and Pottershop Road, 

uprooting several trees. As the tornado approached Pottershop 

Road, significant damage was done to several barns and 

outbuildings, and large tree limbs were snapped. The most 

substantial damage that occurred in this area was to a small 

outbuilding, where only one wall was left standing as debris from 

this building was thrown 100-200 yards downstream. An adjacent 

house only sustained minor fascia and soffit damage, although 

brick columns on one side of the house had slightly buckled due to

the wind. Wind speeds in this area were estimated at 105 mph.



The tornado then crossed Pottershop Road and moved along Bear 

Creek Way for approximately three-quarters of a mile. Scattered 

instances of snapped or uprooted trees were observed along this 

stretch of the tornado s path, and several homes received minor 

roof damage. In addition, multiple barns and small outbuildings 

received more significant damage, including one well- built barn 

which had its entire roof collapse. Damage in this area was 

consistent with EF1 tornado strength, generally between 90 and 100

mph.



The tornado continued to produce isolated to scattered tree 

damage between the end of Bear Creek Way and Manton Road as it 

continued to the east-northeast. Just past Manton Road, the 

tornado damaged multiple older barns, lean-tos and trees. Between 

Manton Road and Borders Lane, the tornado lifted and no 

significant additional damage was found downstream. The damage at 

the end of the tornado s path was consistent with high-end EF0 and

low-end EF1 levels, generally between 85 and 95 mph.



NWS Louisville would like to thank Nelson County Emergency 

Management for helping us quickly find the damage points, drone

footage, and for uploading photos ahead of the survey. We would 

also like to thank the residents of the affected areas who were 

extremely generous with their time and helped us navigate along 

the damage path. 



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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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