05/30/2025
One person was killed and four others injured after an apparent tornado touched down in southeastern Washington County Friday morning. Officials with the National Weather Service Office in Louisville say that the estimated 115 mph winds were indicative of an EF2 tornado.
One person is dead and five injured in Washington County following a storm system that moved through Central Kentucky, Friday, May 30, 2025.
Kevin Devine, director of Washington County Emergency Management, says that the injured were transported to Ephraim McDowell Medical Center in Danville. Three of those, including a three year old child, were transferred to the University of Kentucky Medical Center in Lexington. Their conditions are not known.
Washington County Judge Executive Timothy Graves says that two homes and several other buildings were destroyed.
Graves and Devine thanked the first responders who worked to help the affected following the storms.
The possible tornado hit what officials say is a sparsely populated area near the Washington-Boyle County line. The first calls reporting damage came in at about 7:11 am, according to Devine.
National Weather Service officials are in Washington County surveying the damage.
In a statement, Gov. Andy Beshear asked the public to keep those affected in their prayers.
“Please pray for these families and everyone affected,” said Beshear.
(Photo courtesy of the Washington County Sheriff's Office)
