Written by WCPO’s Molly Schramm and Anna Azallion
A strong storm in Northern Kentucky produced a tornado in one Grant County town Thursday morning.
The National Weather Service said an EF0 tornado touched down south of Dry Ridge, in the area of Williamstown, as thunderstorms moved through the Tri-State.
A tornado warning was in effect for Owen and Grant counties from about 9:10 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. Thursday. The area of the storm with rotation arrived around 9:24 a.m.
The NWS said the tornado had an estimated maximum wind speed of 85 miles per hour with a maximum path width of 50 yards. The tornado’s path length was 0.3 miles. No one was injured or killed.
One house sustained significant storm damage. The family of four who lives in the house on Arlington Court said within 30 minutes of calling for help to patch up damage on their roof, a construction crew had arrived.
Diane Porter lives in the home with her husband and two kids. She was the only one home at the time of the storm, but said she didn’t think much of the tornado warning because it’s something that had happened several times before.
