10 Things to know for Wednesday
Posted: 05/21/2013 - Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Wednesday.
Before we talk about the new chances of severe weather let's take a look at the second confirmed tornado in eastern KY.
...NWS STORM SURVEY CONFIRMS EF1 TORNADO IN FLOYD COUNTY...
A SURVEY TEAM CONSISTING OF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AND EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL HAVE CONFIRMED THAT AN EF1 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN
IN FLOYD COUNTY ON MONDAY APRIL 4TH. THE TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN 2.7
MILES SOUTH OF TEABERRY AROUND 621 PM EDT. THE TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN
ON SMOKEY BRANCH IN EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN FLOYD COUNTY...AND DESTROYED
A TRAILER HOME AND DOWNED CLOSE TO 100 TREES.
THE DETAILS OF THE TORNADO AND ITS PATH:
DATE: APRIL 4TH 2011
TIME: TOUCHDOWN AROUND 621 PM EDT
EF-SCALE: EF-1
ESTIMATED MAX WINDS: AROUND 90 MPH
PATH LENGTH: 0.4 MILES
PATH WIDTH: ABOUT 100 YARDS
INJURIES: NONE
FATALITIES: NONE
Coming up on Friday and Saturday we'll be watching for more storms. Here's how it stands at the moment.
This graphic will update with changes in the radar and the risk areas. Right now... the folks in southeast KY are under a slight risk on Friday and again on Saturday.
I'll have more updates on Friday.
C-Ya Bye
Posted: 05/21/2013 - Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Wednesday.
Posted: 05/21/2013 - A fire broke out at a Winchester home Tuesday night, and firefighters are saying it could be suspicious.
Updated: 05/21/2013 - More than a thousand people were without power after a storm blew through Lexington on Tuesday, and the high winds tore down trees including one branch that landed on a pickup.
Posted: 05/21/2013 - A plan to give people more food options in downtown Lexington has cleared another hurdle.
Updated: 05/21/2013 - Investigators say the body of the hiker, who's from out of state, was found around 5 p.m. Tuesday.
Updated: 05/21/2013 - Madison County is mourning the death of Sheriff Jerry Combs. He was working in his parents' garden Monday evening when he collapsed and suffered an apparent heart attack. Combs' father, Elvin, says he was always helping out.
Updated: 05/22/2013 - A Madison County man faces charges after sheriff's deputies say he made a child his designated driver.
Updated: 05/21/2013 - The Fayette County School District changes its tornado preparedness plan following the devastation at an Oklahoma school.
Posted: 05/21/2013 - Eastern Kentucky University says it's giving buyout packages to 127 employees who applied for them and were accepted.
Posted: 05/21/2013 - Former Agriculture Commissioner Richie Farmer's sister has resigned as assistant executive director of the Kentucky Registry of Election Finance.