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Weather service surveying tornado damage in Kentucky

Posted at 7:33 PM, Jun 24, 2019
and last updated 2019-06-24 19:33:10-04

PADUCAH, Ky. (AP) — The National Weather Service says a low-level tornado caused damage to a Kentucky Lake marina.

Meteorologist Kelly Hooper told the Courier Journal that an EF-1 tornado touched down in Marshall County at Moors Resort & Marina shortly after 5 p.m. CDT Sunday.

The weather service is still surveying the damage, as well as preliminary EF-1 tornado damage in Carlisle, Ballard and McCracken counties. The agency said its work will continue Tuesday.

An EF-1 tornado is considered moderate with winds from 86 mph to 110 mph.

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Information from: Courier Journal, http://www.courier-journal.com