An EF-2 tornado touched down in McLean County on April 2, causing damage as it moved through Calhoun and into surrounding rural areas, according to a damage survey released by the National Weather Service in Paducah.
The tornado touched down at 9:58 p.m. and traveled 9 miles, reaching a max width of 200 yards with estimated peak winds of 115 mph, before letting up at 10:08 p.m., the report says. No injuries or deaths were reported.
The tornado began in the Pack Church community southwest of Calhoun and traveled northeast, initially spotted by trained weather spotters as it moved across open fields, the NWS said.
In downtown Calhoun, the tornado damaged the roof of a historic brick building, tore part of the steeple from a nearby church, and caused roof damage to an adjacent home, the damage report says. As it continued through the east side of the city, it snapped the trunks of several trees in the city park and damaged outbuildings at the 4-H fairgrounds.
The tornado continued east along KY 136, where it snapped two wooden power transmission poles and severely damaged an outbuilding, authorities said. It then crossed KY 250, damaging another outbuilding and snapping several large hardwood trees before lifting near the intersection of Troutman Hills Road and KY 798.
The NWS thanked McLean County Judge-Executive Curtis Dame for assisting with the damage survey.
The Calhoun tornado is one of 16 confirmed tornadoes so far from the April 2 outbreak, with additional tracks still under investigation. An interactive map of confirmed tornado paths is available at weather.gov/pah/2025April2Severe.
