LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Parts of Kentucky were hit with severe weather on Sunday night.
A National Weather Service survey team in Bullitt County found damage consistent with an EF-1 tornado with 105 mph winds about four miles south of Shepherdsville. They also confirmed an EF-1 tornado hit the Fairdale neighborhood in Louisville, causing several downed trees and damage to homes.
“It just kind of came out of nowhere, which was a little bit more scary,” said Stacey Vaught, Fairdale resident.
The storm broke the limbs off several trees on Vaught’s property, causing damage to her fencing. There was also damage to her roof.
“We are concerned about the roof being messed up because it is leaking inside of the house, so we wanted to get someone out here to at least tarp it and do a better job than we did last night,” Vaught said.
The Fairdale Fire Department and NWS in Louisville spent Monday assessing the damage.
“Shingle damage, some roofs off garages, things like that ... it's really around 90 mph is what we're seeing, but it could be a little bit higher than that," said Mike Kochasic, NWS Louisville meteorologist. "But we're looking at an EF-1 rating."
The most concerning part of Sunday night’s storm for Vaught was not the damage that her property sustained.
“We didn't hear any tornado sirens,” Vaught said. “That was the scariest part. We had no alerts that it was coming. No warnings, no anything.”
It’s recommended people don’t rely on sirens since they can often be hard to hear from inside the home. The NWS also recommends people download the free FEMA app to receive weather alerts.
Kentuckians are urged to have a safety plan and be prepared with another round of storms expected to hit later this week.
