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    Here's how the National Weather Service classified the 6 tornadoes that hit Tuesday

    By Ryan Reynolds, Evansville Courier & Press,

    10 days ago
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    The National Weather Service completed its surveys of Tuesday's tornadoes in Western Kentucky and Southwestern Indiana.

    Here's what the agency said about each of the tornadoes.

    Tornado No. 1: EF-1 near Grove Center, Kentucky

    This was the first of the tornadoes spanwed by a long-track storm, It touched down in Union County, Kentucky near the intersection of highways 270 and 492, then lifted northeast of Groce Center, according to the National Weather Service.

    Tornado No. 2: EF-1 on the west side of Uniontown, Kentucky

    This tornado came from the same storm that produced tornado No. 1 near Grove Center. This time, it put down a tornado that was on the ground for 12 minutes and 6.34 miles and had peak winds of 100 mph.

    This tornado began along Kentucky 56 West and moved north to near River View Coal Mine. The National Weather Service reported that several large trees were uprooted and snapped, and there was "significant" damage to crops.

    The tornado lifted over the Ohio River, the weather service reported.

    Tornado No. 3: EF-3 near Mount Vernon, Indiana

    This was the most powerful of Tuesday's tornadoes, and was from the same storm that produced the first two in Union County.

    Here's the weather service description of the tornado:

    The long track cell entering from Northwest Kentucky produced its first Southwest Indiana tornado on the afternoon of July 9 with an EF-3 tornado. Tree debris and crops flattened in a convergent pattern occurred north of Port Road, just south of the Kenco facility. The tornado intensified quickly with the Kenco facility the EF-3 damage point, undergoing removal of roughly half the roof and the collapse of several large segments of outer walls.

    The tornado continued north, overturning semi trailers and train cars near Old Highway 62. A manufactured home had its roof blown off and walls collapse near Seibert Lane. Damage to roofs of homes and farm buildings occurred on Nation Road just west of Breeze Road.

    Primarily tree damage occurred for the remainder of the path, while a shed door was pushed in on Copperline Road. The tornado lifted north of Johnson Road.

    Tornado No. 4: EF-1 near Springfield in Posey County, Indiana

    The cell that produced the first three tornadoes produced No. 4, as well. It began just east of the unincorporated Posey County, Indiana, town of Springfield.

    It caused damage to utility poles and trees before lifting near Shakerag Road.

    Tornado No. 5: EF-2 from Poseyville to Johnson

    This was the last of the five tornadoes spawned by the cell that originated in Western Kentucky and moved north.

    It was on the ground for more than 8 miles, had peak winds of 120 mph and was 400 yards wide at its largest.

    Here's what the National Weather Service said about the tornado:

    The long track cell produced its third Southwest Indiana tornado on the afternoon with an EF-2 tornado that began on the north side of Poseyville, just south of Interstate 64. Primarily crop and small branch damage occurred initially as the tornado tracked northeastward with corn fields flattened. Around County Road West 1050 South, the tornado shifted to a more northward trajectory. The tornado strengthened, breaking a power pole at County Road West 925 South and removing the roof from an outbuilding along County Road South 1075 West.

    A barn collapsed on County Road West 850 South. The damage field broadened with the collapse of multiple farm buildings and a manufactured home where the road meets County Road South 1050 West.

    More damage occurred to the north with some portions of roads inaccessible. An outbuilding collapsed near a damaged roof on a home along Indiana 165. The tornado passed approximately 1.75 miles west of the KVWX radar outside Owensville. Roads were blocked off along Indiana 165 on the west side of Johnson due to additional damage. The tornado lifted after damaging crops and multiple outbuildings north of Johnson.

    Tornado No. 6: EF-1 near Patoka, Indiana

    This was the briefiest of the tornadoes on Tuesday. It was also the smallest. It was on the ground for 1.06 miles, had peak winds of 100 mph and was 25 yards wide.

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