Tornado in Kentucky, November 6, 2005

Name: Tornado in Kentucky, November 6, 2005
Start: 2005-11-06T05:41
End: 2005-11-06T05:43
Location: Kentucky

November 6, 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: $2.1 million
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 Nov 6, 3:45 AM EST, 1 hour 56 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 6, 3:45 AM EST, 1 hour 56 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
345 AM EST SUN NOV 6 2005

.SHORT TERM (TODAY AND TONIGHT)...

MAJOR SHORT TERM PROBLEM DEALING WITH THE SEVERE STORMS AND TORNADO
THREAT. WE ARE ACTIVELY IN A WARNING MODE AT THIS TIME. THE CURRENT
TORNADO WATCH ENDS AT 7AM EST THIS MORNING. OBVIOUSLY VERY IMPRESSIVE
ENERGETICS OVER WESTERN PORTIONS OF OUR FA ASSOCIATED WITH THE DEEPENING
SURFACE LOW NOW IN THE CHICAGO AREA MOVING OFF TO THE EAST NORTHEAST.
W.R.T. THE TORNADO THREAT...LAPS DATA EARLIER SHOWED 0-1KM SRH IN
EXCESS OF 340 M2/S2...AS NOTICED BY SPC IN THEIR EARLIER MESOSCALE
DISCUSSION.

ONCE THE LINE OF TSTMS PASS TO THE EAST OF THE FA BY LATE MORNING OR
MID DAY...CLEARING SKIES AND DIMINISHING WINDS AFTERNOON AND EVENING
GIVING WAY TO VERY LIGHT WINDS AND CLEAR SKIES OVERNIGHT. HIGH POPS
EARLY THIS MORNING DROPPING RAPIDLY TO LESS THAN 10 PCT W TO EAST
ACROSS FA DURING LATE E MORNING TO MIDDAY HOURS.

REALLY ONLY NEEDED TO MAKE SMALL ADJUSTMENT TO MAX AND MIN TEMPS
FROM THE CURRENT FCST TRENDS. --21

LONG TERM (MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY)...

HIGH PRESSURE OVER CENTRAL KENTUCKY MONDAY MORNING WILL MOVE TO THE
EAST DURING THE DAY WITH WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST. CLOUDS WILL
INCREASE MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY AS AN UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM MOVES
ACROSS AREAS TO OUR NORTH. TEMPERATURES WILL RISE WELL INTO THE 70S
ON TUESDAY AS SOUTHWEST BREEZES PUMP WARM AIR INTO THE AREA.

THE NEXT SYSTEM WILL ENTER THE AREA LATE WEDNESDAY WITH A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS MAINLY WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. TEMPERATURES ON
WEDNESDAY WILL BE IN THE LOWER 70S AS INCREASE IN CLOUDS KEEP
TEMPERATURES A LITTLE COOLER THAN TUESDAY. HAVE MADE MADE ONLY MINOR
CHANGES TO EXTENDED.

SCHOLZ

.LMK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
KY...TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 12Z THIS AM FOR WRN PTNS OF OUR FA.
IN...TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 12Z THIS AM FOR INDIANA COUNTIES IN
     OUR FA.

Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 5, 10:55 PM EST, 6 hours 46 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1055 PM EST SAT NOV 5 2005

INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>034-038-045-053-061>063-070-071-
060945-
ORANGE IN-WASHINGTON IN-SCOTT IN-JEFFERSON IN-DUBOIS IN-
CRAWFORD IN-PERRY IN-HARRISON IN-FLOYD IN-CLARK IN-HANCOCK KY-
BRECKINRIDGE KY-MEADE KY-OHIO KY-GRAYSON KY-HARDIN KY-BULLITT KY-
JEFFERSON KY-OLDHAM KY-TRIMBLE KY-HENRY KY-SHELBY KY-SPENCER KY-
NELSON KY-LARUE KY-BUTLER KY-EDMONSON KY-HART KY-LOGAN KY-
WARREN KY-
1055 PM EST SAT NOV 5 2005

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

.DAY ONE...OVERNIGHT.
THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP OVERNIGHT AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES
CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA. A FEW OF THESE STORMS
COULD BE SEVERE...WITH DAMAGING WINDS THE MAIN THREAT. THE GREATEST
THREAT OF SEVERE STORMS WOULD BE ALONG AND NORTHWEST OF A LINE FROM
NEW CASTLE TO SHEPHERDSVILLE TO BEAVER DAM IN THE PREDAWN
HOURS...INCLUDING ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA AND THE LOUISVILLE
METRO AREA.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.
A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL LINGER INTO SUNDAY MORNING. THERE ALSO WILL
BE ANOTHER CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY AS
ANOTHER COLD FRONT IMPACTS THE AREA.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED OVERNIGHT.

KYZ035>037-039>043-046>049-054>057-064>067-072>078-081-082-060945-
FRANKLIN KY-SCOTT KY-HARRISON KY-ANDERSON KY-WOODFORD KY-
FAYETTE KY-BOURBON KY-NICHOLAS KY-WASHINGTON KY-MERCER KY-
JESSAMINE KY-CLARK KY-MARION KY-BOYLE KY-GARRARD KY-MADISON KY-
GREEN KY-TAYLOR KY-CASEY KY-LINCOLN KY-SIMPSON KY-ALLEN KY-
BARREN KY-MONROE KY-METCALFE KY-ADAIR KY-RUSSELL KY-CUMBERLAND KY-
CLINTON KY-
1055 PM EST SAT NOV 5 2005

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL KENTUCKY.

.DAY ONE...OVERNIGHT.
THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP TOWARD MORNING AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES
CENTRAL KENTUCKY. SOME OF THESE STORMS WILL PRODUCE STRONG WINDS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.
A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL LINGER INTO SUNDAY MORNING. THERE ALSO WILL
BE ANOTHER CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY AS
ANOTHER COLD FRONT IMPACTS THE AREA.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

DK

In the hours before

Local storm report, Nov 6, 4:31 AM EST, 1 hour 10 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
431 AM EST SUN NOV 06 2005

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

0420 AM     TSTM WND DMG     LEWISPORT               37.93N 86.90W
11/06/2005                   HANCOCK            KY   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREE DOWN ACROSS KY 657

&&

CMC

Local storm report, Nov 6, 5:16 AM EST, 25 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
516 AM EST SUN NOV 06 2005

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

0500 AM     TSTM WND DMG     WOODBURY                37.18N 86.64W
11/06/2005                   BUTLER             KY   EMERGENCY MNGR

            STRUCTURE DAMAGE NO DETAILS, LINES DOWN

&&

CMC

Local storm report, Nov 6, 5:27 AM EST, 14 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
527 AM EST SUN NOV 06 2005

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

0500 AM     FLASH FLOOD      LOUISVILLE              38.22N 85.74W
11/06/2005                   JEFFERSON          KY   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            LARGE AREA OF STANDING WATER ON CLEVELAND BLVD BY VA
            HOSPITAL.

&&

SCHOTT

Local storm report, Nov 6, 5:28 AM EST, 13 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
528 AM EST SUN NOV 06 2005

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

0525 AM     HAIL             ANCHORAGE               38.27N 85.54W
11/06/2005  0.25 INCH        JEFFERSON          KY   TRAINED SPOTTER

            2 REPORTS OF 1 INCH HAIL.

&&

SCHOTT

Local storm report, Nov 6, 5:34 AM EST, 7 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
534 AM EST SUN NOV 06 2005

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

0529 AM     HAIL             1 NE ANCHORAGE          38.28N 85.53W
11/06/2005  2.00 INCH        JEFFERSON          KY   NWS EMPLOYEE

            2 INCH HAIL REPORTED BY OFF DUTY NWS EMPLOYEE.

&&

SCHOTT

The radar

The Louisville radar (KLVX), 77 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 10:41 UTC.

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Event by event

1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Hart

When: November 6, 5:41 AM EST to 5:43 AM EST
Where: Hart County, 1 mi SW of Munfordville
Rating: F2
Path length: 1 mi
Path width: 200 yd
Property damage: $2.1 million
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates: 37.283, -85.917

A cold front set off a line of severe thunderstorms during the predawn hours of November 6. One of the thunderstorms spawned an F2 tornado that struck downtown Munfordville in Hart County. The tornado caused major damage to 44 homes and two businesses. Twenty-five homes were declared uninhabitable. Six businesses and 34 homes had minor damage. Munfordville Elementary School had part of the roof removed by the tornado. About 50 vehicles in a car dealership lot were totaled.

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.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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, November 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: 5480279.