Tornado in Kentucky, April 22, 2005

Name: Tornado in Kentucky, April 22, 2005
Start: 2005-04-22T17:47
End: 2005-04-22T17:49
Location: Kentucky

April 22, 2005 · NWS LMK · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $100,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 1

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Louisville, KY wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Apr 22, 1:15 PM EST, 4 hours 32 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 22, 1:15 PM EST, 4 hours 32 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
215 PM EDT FRI APR 22 2005

.SHORT TERM (TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING)...

PREVIOUS FCST TRENDS STILL LOOK QUITE GOOD... THE CURRENT FCST AND
NEW MODEL TRENDS ARE STILL MORE OR LESS IN LINE.

A STRONG SHORT WAVE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE FA THIS AFTN AND TONIGHT
WHILE A STRONG CANADIAN VORTEX DROPS SWRD FROM SRN HUDSON BAY INTO
THE LOWER OHIO VALLEY REGION ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. THIS COLD
VORTEX WILL BE THE CONTROLLING WEATHER FEATURE THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
THERE IS A CHANCE FOR A PERIOD OR RW-/SW- NERN HALF OF FA LATE ON
SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING PROVIDED THERE IS ENOUGH LOW
LEVEL RH AVAILABLE...SINCE THE AIR WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR THE
MIXED PCPN.

HOWEVER:THE MOST IMPORTANT CONCERN IS THE THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER
THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. THE FIRST SHORT WAVE SHOULD TRIGGER SOME
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS POSSIBLE IN
SOME PORTIONS OF THE FA. WILL GO WITH PREVIOUS FCST TRENDS OF THIS
FEATURE.

AS I COMPOSE THIS DISCUSSION...WE ARE DISCUSSING A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
WATCH WITH SPC FOR A PORTION OF THE FA.

FOR SATURDAY AND SUNDAY...PERSISTENCE WITH THE PREVIOUS FCST SEEMS
THE BEST WAY TO GO WI SOME ADJUSTMENTS ON WIND GUSTS AND TEMPS.

LONG TERM (MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY)...

EXPECT A COOL FIRST HALF OF THE WORK WEEK AS A DEEP AMPLITUDE CLOSED
LOW REMAINS ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES. MODELS COMING INTO BETTER
AGREEMENT THAT THIS CLOSED UPPER AIR CIRCULATION WILL ACTUALLY
RETROGRADE TOWARDS THE WEST TUESDAY AS A DISTURBANCE DIVES SOUTH
ACROSS THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE UPPER
CLOSED LOW. WITH THE APPARENTLY MORE MORE WESTWARD FORECAST TRACK OF
THIS SYSTEM...THREAT OF SHOWERS INCREASES TUESDAY ACROSS THE LOWER
OHIO VALLEY AS A WEAK SURFACE LOW FORMS AND THEN MOVES INTO THE
UPPER OHIO VALLEY BY LATE IN THE DAY.

AS SURFACE LOW MOVES INTO EASTERN GREAT LAKES EARLY WEDNESDAY...500
MB TROUGH WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS CWA. COLD AIR ADVECTION AND
WRAP-AROUND CLOUDINESS ASSOCIATED WITH COMMA HEAD OF CYCLONE WILL
KEEP WEDNESDAYS TEMPERATURES QUITE COOL FOR THE SEASON.

GRADUAL WARMING IS EXPECTED THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AS TROUGH ACROSS THE
GREAT LAKES FLATTENS OUT AND UPPER AIR FLOW BECOMES MORE ZONAL. HAVE
REMOVED PRECIPITATION FOR THURSDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS THE GULF
STATES WILL RETARD MUCH RETURN OF MOISTURE. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL
WARM TEMPERATURES AGAIN FRIDAY AS SURFACE HIGH MOVES FARTHER EAST
ACROSS FLORIDA.

&&

.LMK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
.IN...NONE.
.KY...NONE.

&&

JA/JSD

Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 22, 4:19 PM EST, 1 hour 28 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
519 PM EDT FRI APR 22 2005

INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>067-
070>078-081-082-230900-
ADAIR KY-ALLEN KY-ANDERSON KY-BARREN KY-BOURBON KY-BOYLE KY-
BRECKINRIDGE KY-BULLITT KY-BUTLER KY-CASEY KY-CLARK IN-CLARK KY-
CLINTON KY-CRAWFORD IN-CUMBERLAND KY-DUBOIS IN-EDMONSON KY-
FAYETTE KY-FLOYD IN-FRANKLIN KY-GARRARD KY-GRAYSON KY-GREEN KY-
HANCOCK KY-HARDIN KY-HARRISON IN-HARRISON KY-HART KY-HENRY KY-
JEFFERSON IN-JEFFERSON KY-JESSAMINE KY-LARUE KY-LINCOLN KY-LOGAN KY-
MADISON KY-MARION KY-MEADE KY-MERCER KY-METCALFE KY-MONROE KY-
NELSON KY-NICHOLAS KY-OHIO KY-OLDHAM KY-ORANGE IN-PERRY IN-
RUSSELL KY-SCOTT IN-SCOTT KY-SHELBY KY-SIMPSON KY-SPENCER KY-
TAYLOR KY-TRIMBLE KY-WARREN KY-WASHINGTON IN-WASHINGTON KY-
WOODFORD KY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARDSTOWN...BOWLING GREEN...
CAMPBELLSVILLE...COLUMBIA...CORYDON...CYNTHIANA...DANVILLE...
ELIZABETHTOWN...FRANKFORT...FRANKLIN...GLASGOW...HARDINSBURG...
HARRODSBURG...JASPER...LEITCHFIELD...LEXINGTON...LOUISVILLE...
NEW ALBANY...RICHMOND...RUSSELLVILLE...SHELBYVILLE...STANFORD...
VERSAILLES...WINCHESTER
519 PM EDT (419 PM CDT) FRI APR 22 2005

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND SOUTH
CENTRAL INDIANA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

ALL OF SOUTHERN INDIANA AND CENTRAL KENTUCKY REMAIN IN A MODERATE
RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING. A LINE OF POWERFUL
THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED TO CROSS THE REGION FROM WEST TO
EAST...AND MAY PRODUCE VERY LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS.

THE THREAT FOR SEVERE STORMS WILL DIMINISH BY MIDNIGHT AS A STRONG
COLD FRONT SWEEPS ACROSS THE REGION.

STAY ABREAST OF THE DEVELOPING STORMS AND HAVE A PLAN OF ACTION
READY SHOULD A WARNING BE ISSUED FOR YOUR AREA.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

A SURGE OF COLD AIR WILL PUSH INTO THE OHIO VALLEY SATURDAY MORNING.
WELL BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST FOR THE UPCOMING WEEKEND
WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS MUCH OF THE OUTLOOK AREA
SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE
EXPECTED ACROSS THE BLUEGRASS REGION SUNDAY MORNING AS WELL.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUESTED ACROSS THE OUTLOOK AREA THIS
EVENING.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 22, 5:33 PM EST, 14 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
633 PM EDT FRI APR 22 2005

KYZ030-222314-
JEFFERSON KY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LOUISVILLE
633 PM EDT FRI APR 22 2005

A STRONG GUST FRONT WILL CROSS JEFFERSON COUNTY BY 715 PM EDT. THIS
GUST FRONT WILL RACE AHEAD OF THUNDERSTORMS WHICH ARE FARTHER WEST.
EXPECT WIND GUSTS OF UP TO 45 MPH WITH THIS GUST FRONT. STRONG
STORMS WILL THEN MOVE ACROSS JEFFERSON COUNTY THROUGH 730 PM EDT.

JSD

JSD

Local storm report, Apr 22, 5:35 PM EST, 12 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
635 PM EDT FRI APR 22 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0620 PM     TSTM WND DMG     HAWESVILLE              37.90N 86.76W
04/22/2005                   HANCOCK            KY   EMERGENCY MNGR

            NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN MAINLY OVER NORTHERN
            PART OF COUNTY

0630 PM     HAIL             BROWNSVILLE             37.19N 86.26W
04/22/2005  1.00 INCH        EDMONSON           KY   LAW ENFORCEMENT

&&

WAIDLEY

Local storm report, Apr 22, 5:40 PM EST, 7 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
640 PM EDT FRI APR 22 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0638 PM     HAIL             SONORA                  37.52N 85.89W
04/22/2005  0.75 INCH        HARDIN             KY   AMATEUR RADIO

            REPORTED ALONG INTERSTATE 65.

&&

WAIDLEY

Local storm report, Apr 22, 5:42 PM EST, 5 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
642 PM EDT FRI APR 22 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0641 PM     HAIL             BOWLING GREEN           36.97N 86.44W
04/22/2005  0.88 INCH        WARREN             KY   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            STATE POLICE REPORT NICKEL SIZE HAIL IN EDMONSON AND
            WARREN COUNTIES.

&&

WAIDLEY

Local storm report, Apr 22, 5:45 PM EST, 2 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
645 PM EDT FRI APR 22 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0644 PM     TSTM WND GST     PLEASURE RIDGE PARK     38.15N 85.85W
04/22/2005  50 MPH           JEFFERSON          KY   AMATEUR RADIO

&&

WAIDLEY

Local storm report, Apr 22, 5:46 PM EST, 1 minute before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
646 PM EDT FRI APR 22 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0644 PM     HAIL             GLENDALE                37.60N 85.92W
04/22/2005  1.00 INCH        HARDIN             KY   AMATEUR RADIO

&&

WAIDLEY

The radar

The Louisville radar (KLVX), 33 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:46 UTC.

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Event by event

1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Jefferson

When: April 22, 5:47 PM EST to 5:49 PM EST
Where: Jefferson County, 1 mi ESE of Louisville
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.3 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Property damage: $100,000
Reported by: BROADCAST MEDIA
Coordinates: 38.233, -85.767

The tornado first touched down near the intersection of Campbell and Market Streets, where the roof on a business was destroyed, and a telephone pole was snapped. An empty trailer was flipped over near this location. The Stockyard Farm Supply Company on South Johnson Street sustained roof damage.

What these are

Tornado: A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Kentucky in 2005 Every state in 2005 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Kentucky, 2005 Warnings in Kentucky, April 2005

Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5443738.