A survey team from the National Weather Service in Paducah determined damage from Saturday morning’s severe weather was caused by a combination of high winds and tornadoes.
Surveys continued into the late afternoon within the city of Hopkinsville, but reports were issued on damage in other parts of the county.
Two EF1 tornadoes touched down southeast of Hopkinsville, with the first at 7:34 a.m. four miles west-northwest of Oak Grove. It had peek winds of 100 mph, was on the ground for 11 miles and was 100 yards wide at its largest point.
Trees were uprooted, several barns were damaged, power lines were downed and 13 empty rail cars were tipped near Casky Lane. A couple homes sustained minor damage before the twister went back into the sky about two and a half miles northwest of Pembroke.
Another EF1 tornado with maximum winds of 95 mph touched down four miles southeast of Hopkinsville and stayed on the ground for two and a half miles before returning to the clouds four and a half miles east-southeast of Hopkinsville.
Several trees were snapped along the path and one barn received roof damage.
The most severe damage Saturday morning was within the city limits of Hopkinsville where the Christian County Senior Center received severe roof and water damage, Ruff Park took heavy damage, countless roofs were damaged on homes and businesses and a large portion of the roof on the old Booker T. Washington school was blown off.
Additional survey reports will tell if those damages were from straight-line winds or tornadoes.
Crews from Pennyrile Electric and Hopkinsville Electric System worked hard to restore service to thousands who were put in the dark by the rough weather.
The best news from Saturday morning was there were no injuries reported anywhere in the region.
