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2021 Western Kentucky tornado (Shark's Reanalysis)

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2021 Western Kentucky tornado
Meteorological history
Formed December 10, 2021, 8:54 p.m. CST (UTC−06:00)
Dissipated December 10, 2021, 11:48 p.m. CST (UTC−06:00)
Duration 2 hours, 54 minutes
EF4 tornado
on the Enhanced Fujita scale
Max width 2,600 yards (1.48 mi; 2.38 km)
Path length 165.6 miles (266.5 km)
Highest winds 190 mph (310 km/h)
Overall effects
Fatalities 57 (+1 indirect)
Injuries 519
Areas affected Obion County, Tennessee and Western Kentucky, United States

Part of the tornado outbreak of December 10–11, 2021 and tornado outbreaks of 2021