Myman reported that the department had responded to well over 25 incidents related to the storm. At its peak, over 20,000 households reported power outages were reported in Jefferson County according to .Ĭhief Jason Myman with the Pleasure Ridge Park Fire Department was also on hand to discuss damage in the area, specifically to the Brooklawn apartments. Greenberg also described a line of power outages going across the entire city. Gordon concluded his remarks, saying there would be no bad weather in the next seven days. “I’m pretty confident there’s at least one more tornado in the county and we’ll have that confirmed tomorrow,” he added. Gordon described the tornado as an EF1 moving at 90 mph and estimated the width at 100 yards. “I’ve never seen a windier year ever in my life than this winter,” Gordon said. He said the NWS had clocked winds at 78 mph at Muhammad Ali International Airport. He also said there was damage in the Plantside Industrial Park in south Louisville from “straightline wind damage.” He also described what he said was “clear-cut tornado damage” in the Newburg area, saying he could tell from the pattern of tree damage there. John Gordon from NWS in Louisville confirmed he believes more than one tornado touchdown in Louisville. Public works crews are surveying and assessing damage while they work to reopen those roads, and urged city residents to call 50 ext.
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“We currently have reports of 13 blocked roads across the city due to downed trees, plus additional closures due to down powerlines,” he noted. There were 1,265 9-1-1 calls during the storm, with most of those calls coming during the 5 p.m. At least one person in one of the apartment buildings was taken to a hospital for injuries sustained during the storm, according to the mayor. He also shared that the American Red Cross is on the ground, providing services to those impacted. According to Greenberg, the worst of the damage centered on apartment buildings on Brooklawn Drive off of Dixie Highway in south Louisville, where he said several residents have been displaced because of the damage the buildings sustained. The first-term mayor described much of the damage as being in the south and southwestern parts of the city, with downed trees and powerlines, as well as damage to buildings. “It would not surprise us in the days ahead if the National Weather Service confirms more than one tornado touched down in Jefferson County,” he added. Greenberg also reported that according to the National Weather Service, an EF1 tornado touched down in the Newburg area Wednesday night at 5:05 p.m. “Our thoughts tonight are with the family of that individual who passed tonight.”
“It’s with a heavy heart that I’m reporting we believe there is one fatality that is potentially related to this storm in the Dixie Highway area in southern Louisville,” he said. The mayor noted the death of at least one person Wednesday evening.
“We’ve been monitoring and responding to the serious weather activity that took place earlier this evening across our city,” Greenberg said. At its peak, over 20,000 households in Jefferson County reported power outages according to
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