Shortly after one o'clock in the morning on April 26, 2011 a powerful squall line brought damaging straight-line winds to much of Logan County. The strongest winds, possibly up to 100 mph, swept from Olmstead to Chandlers Chapel.
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The episode as NWS LMK wrote it up.
Shortly after one o'clock in the morning on April 26, 2011 a powerful squall line brought damaging straight-line winds to much of Logan County. The strongest winds, possibly up to 100 mph, swept from Olmstead to Chandlers Chapel. This squall line tracked east through the early morning hours causing wind damage across south central Kentucky. Storms redeveloped later in the afternoon as a the lower Ohio was situated in an area of strong upper level divergence with multiple vortmaxes rotating across the region. The storms that developed during the afternoon and evening hours produced large hail as well as three tornadoes across Grayson and Hardin counties.
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 25, 11:30 PM CST, 52 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
130 AM EDT TUE APR 26 2011
...UPDATED AVIATION DISCUSSION...
.SHORT TERM (TONIGHT AND TUESDAY)...
...FLOODING ISSUES WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY...
SURFACE LOW WILL STRENGTHEN AND MOVE TO THE UPPER MIDWEST BY TUESDAY
EVENING...DRAGGING A COLD FRONT TO OUR WESTERN DOORSTEP. MEANWHILE...
THE OHIO VALLEY WILL STAY IN BROAD SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WITH AMPLE
AMOUNTS OF DEEP MOISTURE ADVECTING INTO THE REGION. EXPECTING A
CONTINUED ACTIVE PERIOD OF WEATHER IN THE SHORT TERM WITH ANOTHER 1
TO 2 INCHES OF TOTAL RAINFALL POSSIBLE GENERALLY WEST OF I 65
THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. AREAS SOUTHEAST OF A RUSSELLVILLE...TO
ELIZABETHTOWN...TO NEW CASTLE LINE CAN EXPECT LESS THAN AN INCH OF
RAINFALL DURING THIS FORECAST PERIOD...WITH THE BULK OF THE
PRECIPITATION FALLING DURING THE DAY ON TUESDAY. HAVE EXTENDED THE
FLASH FLOOD WATCH NORTH OF THE ABOVE-MENTIONED LINE OF CITIES TO AT
LEAST TUESDAY EVENING. SOUTH OF THE LINE...HAVE CANCELLED THE FLASH
FLOOD WATCH FOR THE TIME BEING AS BETTER CHANCES OF CONVECTIVE
RAINFALL ARE NOT EXPECTED UNTIL TOMORROW. THESE AREAS COULD BE
INCLUDED IN FUTURE FLASH FLOOD PRODUCTS.
A CLUSTER OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IS CURRENTLY MOVING INTO THE
WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE CWA AND IS EXPECTED TO MOVE NORTH THROUGH
THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. EXPECT THE BULK OF THIS FIRST WAVE
OF PRECIPITATION TO BE TO THE NORTH OF THE CWA BY 9 PM EDT WITH A
BRIEF LULL IN PRECIPITATION DURING THE LATE EVENING HOURS. ABOUT
THIS TIME...50 TO 60 KNOT LOW LEVEL JET WILL CRANK UP ACROSS THE
AREA HELPING TO PUSH THE WARM FRONT WELL NORTH OF THE REGION.
MEANWHILE...A LINE OF CONVECTION WILL FIRE AND ORGANIZE TO THE WEST
OF THE AREA AS TRAILING COLD FRONT OF STRENGTHENING LOW PRESSURE
MOVES EAST OF THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY. OUR BRIEF LULL OF
PRECIPITATION WILL GIVE WAY TO A LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
WEST OF I 65 IN THE PRE-DAWN HOURS. THIS LINE WILL GRADUALLY DIE AS
IT MOVES EAST DURING THE DAY ON TUESDAY. THERE IS SOME CONCERN WITH
SEVERE POTENTIAL WITH LINE OF STORMS MOVING INTO SOUTHWESTERN
IN/WEST CENTRAL KENTUCKY EARLY THIS MORNING AS EXCELLENT DIRECTIONAL
AND SPEED SHEAR WILL EXIST. AT THIS POINT...THE LIMITING FACTOR WILL
BE INSTABILITY AS AREA HAS BEEN WORKED OVER AND WIND THREAT WILL BE
HARD TO MIX DOWN. THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER DOES HAVE A SLIGHT
RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER IN OUR EXTREME NORTHWEST CWA...HOWEVER THEY
MENTION ONLY A CONDITIONAL CHANCE OF ANY SEVERE OCCURRING. ONCE
AGAIN...THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE FOR LIGHTNING...HEAVY RAIN AND THE
FLOODING HAZARDS THAT MIGHT ACCOMPANY THIS RAIN.
EXPECT LOW TEMPERATURES TO ONLY DIP DOWN INTO THE LOW AND MID 60S
TONIGHT WITH HIGHS ON TUESDAY SOLIDLY IN THE MID 70S. DO NOT EXPECT
MUCH IN THE WAY OF BREAKS IN THE CLOUDS AS DECAYING LINE OF STORMS
SHOULD BE OVER THE AREA FOR MUCH OF THE DAY.
.LONG TERM (TUESDAY NIGHT - MONDAY)...
...PARAMETERS STILL POINTING TO A POTENTIAL EXCESSIVE RAIN EVENT FOR
TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY...
A POWERFUL JET NOSING SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WILL
SPAWN TWO STORM SYSTEMS IN SUCCESSION OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. THE
SECOND OF THE TWO HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BRING WIDESPREAD FLOODING
RAINS TO SOUTHERN INDIANA AND THE COMMONWEALTH.
SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES EXIST IN THE EVOLUTION OF THE FIRST SYSTEM.
THESE DIFFERENCES WILL AFFECT PRECIPITATION TOTALS ACROSS CENTRAL
KENTUCKY FOR WEDNESDAY. THE LATEST OPERATIONAL GFS STRONGLY DEEPENS
AND THEN OCCLUDES LOW PRESSURE ASSOCIATED WITH THE FIRST SYSTEM OVER
WISCONSIN BY LATE EVENING TUESDAY. IT THEN DEEPENS A SECOND LOW AND
FORECASTS IT TO MOVE NORTHEAST RIGHT OVER THE COMMONWEALTH LATE
WEDNESDAY. WHILE THE NAM HAS A SIMILAR FORECAST WITH THE TRACK OF
THESE LOWS...IT BRINGS MUCH HEAVIER QPF AMOUNTS NORTHEAST INTO
CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND SOUTHERN INDIANA WEDNESDAY...AS OPPOSED TO THE
GFS...WHICH SHUNTS THE HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION FARTHER SOUTH AND EAST
ACROSS CENTRAL TENNESSEE AND EASTERN KENTUCKY.
SHOULD THE NAM VERIFY...3 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN ARE QUITE POSSIBLE FOR
THE 36 HOURS BETWEEN TUESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING...THE DRIER
GFS IS CLOSER TO TWO INCHES.
IN ANY CASE RIVER AND STREAM FLOODING...ALREADY IN PROGRESS...WILL
WORSEN BY LATE WEDNESDAY.
HOW ROBUSTLY MOISTURE RETURNS AND THE PRESENCE OF WIDESPREAD
CONVECTION TO OUR SOUTH EARLY WEDNESDAY WILL DETERMINE HOW HARD IT
WILL RAIN WEDNESDAY. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT CONVECTION OVER EASTERN
ARKANSAS AND THE TENNESSEE VALLEY EARLY WEDNESDAY WILL LIMIT
SOMEWHAT ANY MOISTURE RETURNING NORTH. EVEN IS MOISTURE IS
LIMITED...ROBUST FORCING AND DYNAMICS ASSOCIATED WITH AN APPROACHING
JET WILL BRING WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS
THROUGHOUT MUCH OF THE DAY INTO EARLY EVENING. THE THREAT OF ANY
SEVERE WEATHER WEDNESDAY IS QUITE PROBLEMATICAL. SURFACE INSTABILITY
WILL BE LIMITED. HOWEVER...STRONG WINDS AND DYNAMICS ALOFT MAY AID
IN PRODUCING AN ISOLATED WIND GUST OR MARGINALLY SEVERE HAIL.
LATE WEDNESDAY...A COLD FRONT WILL QUICKLY MOVE ACROSS THE
COMMONWEALTH AS DEEP LOW PRESSURE OCCLUDES OVER THE GREAT LAKES.
SKIES WILL BECOME PARTLY CLOUDY THURSDAY WITH BLUSTERY WEST WINDS
AND MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES.
EXPECT DRY WEATHER AND SEASONABLE TEMPERATURES FRIDAY AND EARLY
SATURDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. BY LATE
SATURDAY...THE UPPER AIR PATTERN WILL TRANSITION INTO NORTHWEST
FLOW OVER THE LOWER OHIO VALLEY. AFTER A POTENTIAL ROUND OF
THUNDERSTORMS EARLY SUNDAY...COOLER AND DRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED
MONDAY.
T 12Z TUESDAY MORNING LOW PRESSURE WILL BE CENTERED OVER NORTHERN
ILLINOIS WITH A COLD FRONT REACHING SOUTHWEST INTO TEXAS. DURING THE
DAY THE LOW WILL ONLY DRIFT NORTHWARD INTO WISCONSIN AND NEW LOW
PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP OVER TEXAS. THIS WILL KEEP THE COLD FRONT
NEARLY STATIONARY WITH WAVES OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING
ALONG AND AHEAD OF IT. THE TEXAS LOW WILL ADVANCE TO ARKANSAS BY
WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH THE WISCONSIN LOW MOVING VERY LITTLE OTHER
THAN POSSIBLY A SLIGHT SSE DRIFT. THE STUBBORN STORM SYSTEM WILL
THEN GET A SHOVE TO THE EAST AS A STRONG VORT MAX DIVES INTO THE
UPPER TROF OVER THE PLAINS. THE FRONT SHOULD PUSH EAST ACROSS
SOUTHERN INDIANA AND CENTRAL KENTUCKY OVER THE COURSE OF THE DAY ON
WEDNESDAY AND BE ALONG OR PERHAPS JUST SLIGHTLY EAST OF THE I-75
CORRIDOR BY EVENING.
TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES WILL APPROACH
1.5 INCHES WHICH IS IN THE 99TH PERCENTILE CLIMATOLOGICALLY FOR THIS
TIME OF YEAR. THE K INDEX WILL REACH THE MID TO UPPER 30S AND HPC
HAS US IN A MODERATE RISK FOR EXCESSIVE RAINFALL. SIGNIFICANT UPWARD
ATMOSPHERIC MOTION IS IMPLIED WITH A 50-60KT LLJ POINTED RIGHT AT
KENTUCKY AND THE REGION SITTING BETWEEN AN UPPER JET STREAK TO OUR
NORTH OVER THE GREAT LAKES AND ANOTHER TO OUR WEST OVER THE RED
RIVER VALLEY. WIDESPREAD 24-HOUR RAINFALL AMOUNTS FROM TUESDAY
EVENING TO WEDNESDAY EVENING LOOK TO BE RATHER DIRE...IN THE 3 TO
LOCALLY 5 INCH RANGE WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS OVER KENTUCKY.
STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
AS WELL. STORMS LEFT OVER FROM TONIGHT/S ACTIVITY WILL BE EXITING
TUESDAY MORNING. THE ATMOSPHERE IS EXPECTED TO RECOVER AND BECOME
MODERATELY UNSTABLE TUESDAY AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL STRONG TO SEVERE
STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE TUESDAY NIGHT WITH THE STRONG JET DYNAMICS
AND AGAIN WEDNESDAY AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH.
A SIGNIFICANT BREAK FROM ALL THIS RAIN WILL FINALLY ARRIVE THURSDAY
EVENING AS HIGH PRESSURE IS FORECAST TO MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST
U.S. THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. HOWEVER WET WEATHER MAY RETURN FOR THE
WEEKEND.
&&
.AVIATION (06Z TAF ISSUANCE)...
LARGE AREA OF SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL ADVANCE THROUGH THE TERMINALS
EARLY THIS MORNING. WILL USE RADAR TRENDS TO TIME THE TSRA INTO THE
AIRPORTS. MVFR CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THE STORMS IN BOTH
CIGS AND VSBYS. AS IN ANY THUNDERSTORM WINDS WILL BE VARIABLE BUT
WILL LIKELY SWITCH FROM SSE AHEAD OF THE STORMS TO WSW IN THE
STORMS. THE STORMS SHOULD DIMINISH TO SHOWERS TOWARDS DAWN AND THEN
BECOME SCATTERED FOR MOST OF THE DAY.
WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY AHEAD OF
A VERY SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT TO OUR WEST. ALSO...WINDS WILL KICK UP
AND BECOME GUSTY TODAY OUT OF THE SSW. TONIGHT THE NEXT MAIN WAVE OF
STORMS WILL MOVE IN.
&&
.LMK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
KY...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR KYZ023>034-038-061-
070.
IN...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR INZ076>079-083-084-
089>092.
&&
SHORT TERM........BJS
LONG TERM.........JSD
AVIATION..........13HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 1255 AM EDT TUE APR 26 2011 INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ025-029>034-038-270500- ORANGE IN-WASHINGTON IN-SCOTT IN-JEFFERSON IN-DUBOIS IN- CRAWFORD IN-PERRY IN-HARRISON IN-FLOYD IN-CLARK IN-MEADE KY- BULLITT KY-JEFFERSON KY-OLDHAM KY-TRIMBLE KY-HENRY KY-SHELBY KY- SPENCER KY- 1255 AM EDT TUE APR 26 2011 /1155 PM CDT MON APR 25 2011/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA AND CENTRAL KENTUCKY. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. AN AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE OUTLOOK AREA AFTER MIDNIGHT AND THEN APPROACH THE I-65 CORRIDOR BEFORE SUNRISE. AT THIS TIME...THE MAIN THREAT FROM THESE STORMS WILL BE VERY HEAVY RAINFALL AND CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. THERE IS A SMALL THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER WITH THE MAIN SEVERE WEATHER THREAT BEING DAMAGING WINDS. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS LINE AS IT MOVES THROUGH THE OUTLOOK AREA. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. EXCESSIVE RAINS ARE POSSIBLE LATE TUESDAY THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY. AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 3 INCHES OR MORE IS LIKELY THROUGH THIS PERIOD. THIS RAIN...COUPLED WITH SATURATED GROUND WILL BRING MANY SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS OUT OF BANKFULL...AND LEAD TO FLOODING ON MAIN STEM RIVERS LATER THIS WEEK. SOME THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY MAY BECOME SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WINDS THE MAIN THREAT. A COLD FRONT WILL BRING A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE SATURDAY OR EARLY SUNDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT INSTANCES OF HEAVY RAINFALL OR SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. KYZ035>037-039>043-045>049-053>057-064>067-075>078-081-082-270500- FRANKLIN KY-SCOTT KY-HARRISON KY-ANDERSON KY-WOODFORD KY- FAYETTE KY-BOURBON KY-NICHOLAS KY-NELSON KY-WASHINGTON KY- MERCER KY-JESSAMINE KY-CLARK KY-LARUE KY-MARION KY-BOYLE KY- GARRARD KY-MADISON KY-GREEN KY-TAYLOR KY-CASEY KY-LINCOLN KY- MONROE KY-METCALFE KY-ADAIR KY-RUSSELL KY-CUMBERLAND KY- CLINTON KY- 1255 AM EDT TUE APR 26 2011 /1155 PM CDT MON APR 25 2011/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL KENTUCKY. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE OUTLOOK AREA OVERNIGHT. THE BEST CHANCES FOR PRECIPITATION WILL COME TOWARD DAWN ON TUESDAY WHEN A LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS APPROACHES THE REGION FROM THE WEST. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF AN INCH OR LESS ARE EXPECTED DURING THE OVERNIGHT PERIOD. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. EXCESSIVE RAINS ARE POSSIBLE LATE TUESDAY THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY. AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 3 INCHES OR MORE IS LIKELY THROUGH THIS PERIOD. THIS RAIN...COUPLED WITH SATURATED GROUND WILL BRING MANY SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS OUT OF BANKFULL...AND LEAD TO FLOODING ON MAIN STEM RIVERS LATER THIS WEEK. SOME THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY MAY BECOME SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WINDS THE MAIN THREAT. A COLD FRONT WILL BRING A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE SATURDAY OR EARLY SUNDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT INSTANCES OF HEAVY RAINFALL OR SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. KYZ023-024-026>028-061>063-070>074-270500- HANCOCK KY-BRECKINRIDGE KY-OHIO KY-GRAYSON KY-HARDIN KY-BUTLER KY- EDMONSON KY-HART KY-LOGAN KY-WARREN KY-SIMPSON KY-ALLEN KY- BARREN KY- 1255 AM EDT TUE APR 26 2011 /1155 PM CDT MON APR 25 2011/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA AND CENTRAL KENTUCKY. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. A LINE OF STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS WILL SWEEP FROM WEST TO EAST THROUGH WESTERN KENTUCKY EARLY THIS MORNING. DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE THE MAIN THREAT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. EXCESSIVE RAINS ARE POSSIBLE LATE TUESDAY THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY. AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 3 INCHES OR MORE IS LIKELY THROUGH THIS PERIOD. THIS RAIN...COUPLED WITH SATURATED GROUND WILL BRING MANY SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS OUT OF BANKFULL...AND LEAD TO FLOODING ON MAIN STEM RIVERS LATER THIS WEEK. SOME THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY MAY BECOME SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WINDS THE MAIN THREAT. A COLD FRONT WILL BRING A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE SATURDAY OR EARLY SUNDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT INSTANCES OF HEAVY RAINFALL OR SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 142 AM EDT TUE APR 26 2011 KYZ061-062-070>073-260700- BUTLER KY-EDMONSON KY-LOGAN KY-WARREN KY-SIMPSON KY-ALLEN KY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORGANTOWN...BROWNSVILLE... RUSSELLVILLE...BOWLING GREEN...FRANKLIN...SCOTTSVILLE 1242 AM CDT TUE APR 26 2011 ...STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH DAMAGING WINDS...PENNY SIZE HAIL HAIL...AND VERY HEAVY RAINFALL... STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE HEADED TOWARD SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY THIS MORNING INCLUDING THE BOWLING GREEN AREA. THESE STORMS WILL LIKELY BRINGING DAMAGING WINDS...PENNY SIZE HAIL...AND VERY HEAVY RAINFALL. THE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO ARRIVE BETWEEN 130 AND 200 AM CDT. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS...SEEK SHELTER INDOORS AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS RADIO... WEATHER.GOV/LOUISVILLE ON THE INTERNET...OR LOCAL MEDIA FOR LATER UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. AML
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
16 thunderstorm wind, 15 hail, 4 tornado, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
A barn was blown on to the railroad tracks. Several trees were also blown down.
An NWS storm survey confirmed straight line wind damage from Olmstead to Chandlers Chapel. Several small outbuildings including a carport and a barn were severely damaged. Numerous trees were snapped. Winds were estimated to be up to 100 mph.
A tree was blown down on a house in Russellville. A tree was also blown on a tractor trailer as it was traveling on Concord Rd.
Roof damage was reported.
A trailer was blown off the foundation and destroyed on Bowling Green Rd.
A tree was blown down on Morgantown Rd.
Trees were down all over town.
A couple of trees were blown down.
The Grayson county mesonet measured a wind gust of 58 mph.
Multiple trees were blown down in Glasgow.
A few electrical outages were reported and a couple of trees were down in the Bardstown city limits.
A telephone pole was about to come down and the power line was down.
Taylor county department of highways had to remove a tree from Hwy. 55 near the Adair county line.
A well built tobacco barn was destroyed at the 4 mile marker on KY 1795.
A 62 mph gust was measured at the Bluegrass Field Airport.
An NWS storm survey comfirmed an EF-2 tornado with maximum wind speeds between 120 and 125 mph touched down in Grayson county along Danny Sadler Rd. On Danny Sadler Road a single wide trailer was destroyed and farm equipment was thrown 50 yards. The tornado continued to the northeast for approximately 2.7 miles before lifting in Hardin county near Burkhead Ln. Elsewhere along the path numerous large hardwood trees were snapped and uprooted. Numerous barns and outbuildings were destroyed with their siding thrown 500 yards. A new 24 foot travel trailer was destroyed. Fifteen homes had major roof damage.
An NWS storm survey confirmed that an EF-0 tornado with maximum winds of 75 mph touched down just south of Danny Sadler Rd. The tornado was on the ground for less than a minute and it was a secondary circulation just south of the parent tornado. Trees were snapped and uprooted along its path and power lines were blown down.
An NWS storm survey confirmed an EF-2 tornado with maximum wind speeds between 120 and 125 mph touched down in Grayson county along Danny Sadler Rd. The tornado was weakening as it crossed into Hardin county. Here is was rated an EF-0 with estimated winds of 80 mph. Multiple trees were snapped or uprooted. The tornado lifted just west of Burkhead Ln.
Trees were blown down across High Street in Glendale.
An NWS storm survey confirmed an EF-1 tornado with maximum wind speeds of 100 to 105 mph touched down about 2 miles east-northeast of Glendale. The tornado formed just west of Interstate 65 and crossed the highway, the Hardin County Fairgrounds, and lifted just east of the intersection of First Union Church Road and Sportsman Lake Road. On the fairgrounds the tornado struck a large livestock barn as well as the fairground's restaurant. The roof of the restaurant was thrown westward on top of a livestock barn. Metal siding was thrown 250 yards and several trees were snapped and uprooted. Near the end of the path there was roof damage to a one story house as well as downed power lines.
Hail was reported on St. John's Rd.
Hail was just under quarter size.
Law enforcement reported a person struck by lightning. The extent of injuries is unknown.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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