LEXINGTON, Ky. (FOX 56) — It was a very active weather day across central and eastern Kentucky Tuesday afternoon as strong to severe storms moved through the area.
Damaging winds, large hail, and even a few potential tornadoes impacted the area.
In total, there were eight tornado warnings issued across the viewing area, with another warning issued just outside of our region near Elizabethtown.
Over 30 severe thunderstorms worked through the Commonwealth, while some packed damaging wind gusts, large hail, and heavy rainfall. Many warnings had tornado tags on them, meaning these storms at times showed some rotation.
The National Weather Service in Jackson will be performing damage surveys today. There are two main areas of interest.
The first survey will cover areas from around the Hargett community in northwestern Estill County, eastward across southern Powell County to around the Furnace community. The survey will finish up just south of Slade, near the Natural Bridge State Park.
Another area of interest is in Magoffin County, more specifically southwest of Salyersville in the vicinity of Hendricks, where radar signatures indicated a tornado debris signature at 4:47 p.m. EST on Tuesday.
The NWS will release their survey details later today.
