HENDERSON COUNTY, Tenn. (WKRN) — Two tornadoes touched down in Henderson County Saturday evening, according to the National Weather Service. The NWS in Memphis surveyed storm damage Sunday near Lexington, Tennessee and determined it was the result of two separate tornadoes. One of the tornadoes was determined to be an EF-1 with peak winds of…
Friday marks 15 year anniversary of deadly Nov. 6 tornado
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) – 15 years ago, with winds peaking at 200 mph, a tornado moved through four Tri-State counties, killing 25 people. That twister touched down just before 2 a.m. in a Henderson County field, making its way through Ellis Park before destroying much of the Eastbrook Mobile Home Park. It’s a day first…
NWS determines five tornadoes hit western Kentucky
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) – The National Weather Service determined five tornadoes hit western Kentucky on Thursday, March 14th. Storms began to move into the region on the evening of Wednesday, March 13th and grew stronger into the morning hours. Just after nine Thursday morning, an EF2 tornado went past the NWS office in Paducah. It…
Deadly tornado gets its start in Henderson County, Eustace-area takes hard hit
Two tornadoes tore through Henderson County on Saturday night, destroying homes and snapping trees from their trunks. Dozens were injured in the storms, some critically. At least four people were killed in Van Zandt County. East Texas Medical Center hospitals in Tyler, Athens and Cedar Creek Lake treated a total of 56 patients from the…