KENTUCKY — A line of severe thunderstorms and extreme winds passed across Kentucky Wednesday evening, spinning up at least three tornadoes in the Louisville area.

What You Need To Know

  • The National Weather Service confirmed three EF-1 tornadoes in Louisville from Wednesday night's storms

  • A fourth tornado touched down in Meade County. Damage surveys are ongoing

  • The storm toppled trees onto houses, ripped down power lines and tore the roof off an apartment building

  • One person is believed to have died due to the severe weather

The National Weather Service said Thursday it was surveying damage from three EF-1 tornadoes that touched down in the Pleasure Ridge Park and Newburg sections of Louisville on Wednesday evening.

A separate tornado with maximum winds of 110 mph touched down in the Brandonburg area of Mead County, less than an hour southwest of Louisville, meteorologist Brian Neudorff said.

Weather service crews were surveying damage Thursday to determine the path and length of the tornadoes.

The storm toppled trees onto houses, ripped down power lines and tore the roof off an apartment building. A tractor-trailer overturned in high winds along Interstate 265 in Louisville. The driver was not injured, Louisville police spokesperson Dwight Mitchell said.

Nearly 8,500 customers remained without power Thursday afternoon in Jefferson County, which includes Louisville, according to poweroutage.us.

One person is believed to have died due to the severe storms.