12-10-2021 WFIE 744pm Tornado Coverage

On the evening of Friday, December 10, 2021, a potent storm system moving across the central United States resulted in widespread severe weather across the region, including a significant long track tornado. ** Preliminary surveys ** suggest this tornado began in northeast Arkansas, crossing the Missouri Bootheel, northwest Tennessee, and across western Kentucky, resulting in significant destruction to portions of the region. Preliminary findings indicate high end EF4 damage in western Kentucky. While the tornado was on the ground for 128 miles within WFO Paducah's forecast area, the total path length was at least 163.5 miles including the damage into Breckinridge County, KY within WFO Louisville's coverage area.