During the overnight hours of January 11, the massive and powerful storm front was dotted with tornadoes that caused some localized extensive damage, but no fatalities or injuries. All but one were rated at EF-0 or EF-1, most with wind speeds under 100 miles per hour.
Western Kentucky twisters included a 90-mile per hour EF-0 storm near Benton, and a 110-mph EF-1 tornado southeast of Wingo. The Benton tornado blew off one barn roof, but the Wingo twister reportedly caused nearly $2 million in damage to a chicken farm.
Two Trigg County tornadoes touched down, one in southern LBL and another southeast of Cadiz. Dozens of trees were snapped off in LBL, and several homes near Cadiz received damage to roofs, metal buildings and carports.
Between 6 am and 8 am, a flurry of 5 tornadoes touched down in southern Caldwell County and in Christian County. Near Pembroke, 13 empty rail cars were overturned. In Pennyrile Forest State Park, hundreds of trees were snapped off.
Saturday's action started in Missouri, just west of the Mississippi River near Cape Girardeau and Jackson with an EF-2 tornado containing 125-mph winds. Across the river in Ware, Illinois, a brief EF-1 twister tore roofs off of several buildings.
The complete damage survey is available at the link below.
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Damage Reports for storms of Jan. 11
