DAMAGE ANALYSIS: Mayfield, KY EF4 Tornado

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  @wolfywise · 2 years ago

  Another point about the trees: This happened in December. The lack of leaves on the trees made them significantly more wind resistant. They're going to hold up better without them.

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• DA

  @davashorb6116 · 2 years ago

  57 souls lost in a small community.  That's a huge impact.

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  @HawkeyeJNF · 2 years ago

  This storm was at EF5 intensity when it hit Bremen. No doubt in most folks mind.

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  @storm_artz · 2 years ago

  Everyone&apos;s already mentioned it should&apos;ve been an EF5, and I agree. However what strikes me is how consistently violent this tornado was for its entire lifespan. Most tornadoes have a relatively small area of most intense damage, but this beast just kept its strength for hours. Almost every town and subdivision it hit was totally wiped out for miles and miles. Its just unbelievable. <br><br>Id also mention the severe ground scouring near Cayce where it dug a couple trenches several inches deep. Though scouring is really really tricky to pin down, it is noteworthy. <br>And debarking/denuding trees is SIGNIFICANTLY more difficult to do in winter due to lack of leaves and sap which makes trees more &quot;soft&quot;

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  @therealdavelee · 1 year ago

  this, vilonia, and el reno deserve a re analysis and ef5 rating imo

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  @jackiehumphrey3445 · 2 years ago

  Great video. I go to Mayfield often, and though they are rebuilding, it is slow. There are people I see daily that are still not recovered or still living in trailers.

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  @IIIAnchani · 2 years ago

  I&apos;m pretty sure this tornado should have gotten an EF5 rating.

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  @thomasknepshield5751 · 2 years ago

  I’ll never forget the aftermath of that tornado. I did not chase it but I volunteered and toured the damage. I haven’t looked at anything the same since. The last imagery really hit me hard. Can’t imagine how those people &nbsp;have felt from the day it hit until now.

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  @grizzlybarrows4390 · 4 months ago

  A note on the foundation slab for the house, coming from a contractor. The foundation was poured on gravel in that way to create what is called a floating slab. They are used in areas where there is a lot of ground movement, particularly in the south, that helps minimize foundation damage.

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  @wolfywise · 2 years ago (edited)

  The conclusion section, while flipping through the Mayfield photos with the hauntingly somber music, made me feel hollow inside. Such a hopeless sadness from that moment alone.

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  @kaminky228 · 2 years ago

  I&apos;m a Kentuckian and a chaser. I intercepted that tornado and cell right as it crossed into Kentucky. I was coming from Louisville so by the time I got there the cell already dropped tornadoes in Arkansas I&apos;d I recall correctly. I remember sitting near the path just west of Mayfield and looking in radar waiting for a cc drop in Mayfield. I was so terrified seeing the debris on radar. I immediately dropped the chase and went into town and my brain shut off and the only thing I could say for 10 minutes was &quot;holy shit&quot;

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  @richarpadilla1891 · 2 years ago

  I survived this one working at the candle factory that night, some coworkers die very close to me under that rubble ! &nbsp;I was a worker from line 2 and i was a box maker !

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