The National Weather Service crews were out in multiple Kentucky counties Monday surveying storm damage, and at least three tornadoes have already been confirmed.
A powerful line of thunderstorms caused damage across the region Sunday night. The storms produced several tornado warnings across the area.
National Weather Service in Louisville conducted storm damage surveys in at least four areas on Monday, including Jefferson, Meade, Hardin and Bullitt counties.
A National Weather Service official said a survey crew in Louisville’s Fairdale neighborhood found damage consistent with at least an EF-1 tornado along Mitchell Hill Road. It had wind speeds estimated around 90 mph. That survey remains ongoing.
The National Weather Service says a survey team in Bullitt County found more damage consistent with an EF-1 tornado about four miles south of Shepherdsville, just west of KY 61. It had wind speeds estimated to be 105 mph. That survey is also ongoing.
A third survey crew found evidence of another EF-1 tornado, with 90 mph wind speeds, in eastern Spencer County about two-and-a-half miles southwest of Mt. Eden. That survey is also ongoing.
Additional damage surveys are possible in Breckinridge, Hardin, Nelson, Bullitt and Spencer counties as well.
National Weather Service Meteorologist Mike Kochasic is urging residents to stay weather-aware as the potential for more severe weather arrives mid-week that could produce tornadoes, large hail, damaging winds and flooding.
Thousands of people across the region lost power following the severe line of storms.
Source: WHAS11
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