During the early morning hours on July 19th, a convective system moved southeast across southern Ohio and eastern Kentucky. This left behind an outflow boundary that extended from near Madison, Indiana southeast through the Kentucky Bluegrass.
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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.
The episode as NWS LMK wrote it up.
During the early morning hours on July 19th, a convective system moved southeast across southern Ohio and eastern Kentucky. This left behind an outflow boundary that extended from near Madison, Indiana southeast through the Kentucky Bluegrass. A couple of strong storms developed by mid afternoon along this boundary and brought isolated wind damage to the Bluegrass Region. Later that afternoon, scattered severe storms developed under highly unstable conditions across southern Indiana, aided by the approach of a southward moving upper level disturbance. As these storms crossed the Ohio River, they grew upscale into several bowing segments. By evening, two of these segments merged south of Louisville into a squall line that brought widespread damaging winds to much of central Kentucky. Most locations experienced a strong gust front with at least 45 mph winds. Several Kentucky mesonet sites measured winds in excess of 58 mph.
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 Jul 19, 12:35 PM EST, 45 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
135 PM EDT THU JUL 19 2012
...Updated Aviation Discussion...
.Forecast Update...
Issued at 1023 AM EDT Thu Jul 19 2012
Updated the forecast to refresh grids with latest hourly data and
increase POPs to 50% quicker this morning. Already have storms
firing over the area in a warm soupy airmass. A couple different
boundaries were noted over central IN/OH moving southward this
morning. One of note was rather a lengthy boundary stretching from
western Ohio to southern Indiana to southern IL to southeast MO.
These boundaries will play a crucial role providing a focus for
convective initiation/location today. They've already sparked
storms near Jefferson Co, IN and Trimble Co, KY. The HRRR model
seems to be handling convection the best this morning and for the
past several days. According to the latest 10Z run, we should see 2
or 3 notable rounds of convection today. At least one during the
early afternoon hours and another this evening. There could be a
third round in between or possibly late this evening.
&&
.Short Term (Today - Friday)...
Issued at 316 AM EDT Thu Jul 19 2012
...Hot and Humid Followed by Another Round of Strong to Severe
Storms Today...
Current radar imagery shows convective complex that had looked
impressive over southeast Indiana earlier falling apart as it moves
into our less favorable environment. Will continue mention of
diminishing coverage of showers and storms across southeast IN to
the Bluegrass through dawn. Elsewhere, cannot rule out an isolated
shower or storm with moist airmass still in place and remnant
outflow boundaries wandering around.
We'll set the stage for another hot and humid day as current IR
satellite shows heavy sky cover is rapidly diminishing from earlier
storms. This will likely lead to mostly clear to partly cloudy skies
by dawn and solid heating potential through at least the early
afternoon. As has been the case, temperatures are expected to
quickly rise into the solid mid 90s by early afternoon along and
west of I-65. These temperatures combined with dew points in the
lower 70s will result in heat indices peaking just above 105 degrees
for a few hours this afternoon. Have issued a Heat Advisory along
and west of I-65 to account for this. Further east, heat indices are
expected to max out in the 100-105 range and will likely issue a
special weather statement to highlight.
A look at current water vapor imagery shows a shortwave over the
upper Midwest with an associated surface low currently near the
confluence of SE Iowa, W Illinois, and NE Missouri. The surface low
is expected to move to central Indiana by this evening with
increasing deep layer flow/lift ahead of the positively tilted
shortwave. Coverage of thunderstorms is expected to increase through
the day with numerous storms by late this afternoon and evening. Our
airmass will be strongly unstable (CAPE values between 2500-3500
J/KG suggested by forecast soundings) and with the increasing deep
layer shear, better storm organization in the form of multicells and
forward propagating segments are anticipated. The main threats from
these storms will continue to be torrential rainfall, excessive
cloud to ground lightning and damaging winds. Could also see some
hail in the stronger storms. At this point, the best timing looks to
be from 3 PM to 11 PM EDT.
Scattered to numerous storm coverage will continue through the
evening and overnight hours as surface low drags a cold front to our
doorstep and trough axis remains just to our NW. Best coverage
should be in the east CWA.
Will see chances for showers and storms diminishing from northwest
to southeast through the day on Friday as cold front and trough axis
move through the region. High temperatures are tricky in this
convective and advective pattern, however a noticeable "cool" down
into the upper 80s and low 90s is on tap.
.Long Term (Friday night through Wednesday)...
Issued at 254 AM EDT Thu Jul 19 2012
The upper trof overhead at the start of the long term will weaken
and lift out of the region over the course of Friday night and
Saturday, and will be replaced by upper ridging stretching from the
Plains to the Atlantic through early in the new week with the Ohio
and Tennessee Valleys in a saddle between mounds of high pressure to
our west and east. By mid week the ridge will sink south towards
the Gulf. Since we won't be right under the heart of the ridge
during this time, we will escape extreme heat and will not be able
to rule out scattered diurnal thunderstorm development -- both good
things for our drought-weary region.
As is typical for this time of year, surface features are weak and
amorphous. It looks like, though, the weak cool front that came
through the area in the short term will sag slowly south of Kentucky
Friday night/Saturday. High pressure to our southeast will weakly
try to build in by Monday, but then another weak cool front will
approach from the northwest during the Tuesday/Wednesday time frame.
The best chances for rain will be in the form of scattered storms
that can pop in the heat of the afternoon over southern Kentucky
Saturday-Monday, and then hopefully more widespread coverage
throughout the region by Wednesday as that front comes in from the
northwest.
High temperatures over the weekend look to be in the upper 80s and
lower 90s, and then in the lower and middle 90s for Monday through
Wednesday...with dew points in the upper 60s to lower 70s. Lows
will be around 70 Saturday morning and in the lower and middle 70s
for the rest of the long term.
&&
.Aviation (18Z TAF Issuance)...
Issued at 130 PM EDT Thu Jul 19 2012
An upper level trough moving through the area as well as multiple
sfc boundaries will cause on and off chances of t-storms this
afternoon and tonight. According to the latest 12Z NAM and 13Z HRRR
models, scattered convection near SDF/LEX looks likely this
afternoon with t-storm chances increasing this evening at BWG. It
is hard to nail down timing of storms and have left VCTS in for a
good period this afternoon and evening. Will need to refine reduced
flight conditions (MVFR or IFR) and winds as t-storms approach the
TAF sites. Outside of any t-storms late this afternoon/evening, sfc
winds will become gusty out of the SW on approach of the main upper
level trough and sfc front. The best chance of widespread storms
looks to be associated with these features between 0Z and 6Z this
evening.
After 6Z to 9Z storms should exit the TAF sites with lingering
showers possible. NAM soundings and MOS guidance indicates low cigs
(MVFR) moving in behind the main convection lasting through the
morning hours. The main wind shift (WSW to NW) with the main sfc
front will occur near the very end of this TAF period between
15-19Z tomorrow.
&&
.LMK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
IN...HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 10 PM EDT /9 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING FOR
INZ076>079-083-084-089>092.
KY...HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 10 PM EDT /9 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING FOR
KYZ023>032-061-062-070>072.
Update...........AMS
Short Term.......BJS
Long Term........13
Aviation.........AMSHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 1214 PM EDT THU JUL 19 2012 INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>032-061-062-070>072-201915- 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-BUTLER KY-EDMONSON KY-LOGAN KY-WARREN KY- SIMPSON KY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAOLI...SALEM...SCOTTSBURG...MADISON... JASPER...MARENGO...TELL CITY...CORYDON...NEW ALBANY... JEFFERSONVILLE...HAWESVILLE...HARDINSBURG...BRANDENBURG... BEAVER DAM...LEITCHFIELD...ELIZABETHTOWN...FORT KNOX... MOUNT WASHINGTON...SHEPHERDSVILLE...LOUISVILLE...LA GRANGE... BEDFORD...MORGANTOWN...BROWNSVILLE...RUSSELLVILLE...BOWLING GREEN... FRANKLIN 1214 PM EDT THU JUL 19 2012 /1114 AM CDT THU JUL 19 2012/ ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT /9 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA AND CENTRAL KENTUCKY. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL SOAR INTO THE MID TO UPPER 90S AND A CONTINUED HUMID AIRMASS WILL BE IN PLACE. THIS WILL YIELD MAX HEAT INDICES JUST ABOVE 105 DEGREES FOR A FEW HOURS THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. USE CAUTION IF PLANNING TO BE OUTDOORS. NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AHEAD OF A MID LEVEL DISTURBANCE AND ASSOCIATED SURFACE LOW. STRONG AND SEVERE STORMS ARE ANTICIPATED WITH TORRENTIAL RAINFALL... EXCESSIVE CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND DAMAGING WINDS BEING THE MAIN THREATS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING AS A WEAK COOL FRONT AND UPPER TROUGH CROSS THE REGION. THE MAIN THREATS WITH THESE STORMS WILL BE HEAVY RAIN...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...AND GUSTY WINDS. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE EACH AFTERNOON SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...ESPECIALLY ACROSS SOUTH-CENTRAL KENTUCKY. BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL AND GUSTY WINDS WILL BE THE MAIN THREAT WITH THESE STORMS. THUNDERSTORMS MAY INCREASE IN COVERAGE ON WEDNESDAY AS A WEAK COOL FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE NORTHWEST. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT INSTANCES OF STRONG WINDS AND VERY HEAVY RAIN TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE. && MORE INFORMATION...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND...AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LOUISVILLE (ALL LOWER CASE). KYZ033>043-045>049-053>057-063>067-073>078-081-082-201915- HENRY KY-SHELBY KY-FRANKLIN KY-SCOTT KY-HARRISON KY-SPENCER 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-HART KY-GREEN KY-TAYLOR KY-CASEY KY- LINCOLN KY-ALLEN KY-BARREN KY-MONROE KY-METCALFE KY-ADAIR KY- RUSSELL KY-CUMBERLAND KY-CLINTON KY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW CASTLE...SHELBYVILLE...FRANKFORT... GEORGETOWN...CYNTHIANA...TAYLORSVILLE...LAWRENCEBURG...VERSAILLES... LEXINGTON...PARIS...CARLISLE...BARDSTOWN...SPRINGFIELD... HARRODSBURG...NICHOLASVILLE...WINCHESTER...HODGENVILLE...LEBANON... DANVILLE...LANCASTER...RICHMOND...MUNFORDVILLE...GREENSBURG... CAMPBELLSVILLE...LIBERTY...STANFORD...SCOTTSVILLE...GLASGOW... TOMPKINSVILLE...EDMONTON...COLUMBIA...JAMESTOWN...BURKESVILLE... ALBANY 1214 PM EDT THU JUL 19 2012 /1114 AM CDT THU JUL 19 2012/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA AND CENTRAL KENTUCKY. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL SOAR INTO THE LOW TO MID 90S AND A CONTINUED HUMID AIRMASS WILL BE IN PLACE. THIS WILL YIELD MAX HEAT INDICES JUST BETWEEN 100 TO 105 DEGREES FOR A FEW HOURS THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. USE CAUTION IF PLANNING TO BE OUTDOORS. NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AHEAD OF A MID LEVEL DISTURBANCE AND ASSOCIATED SURFACE LOW. STRONG AND SEVERE STORMS ARE ANTICIPATED WITH TORRENTIAL RAINFALL... EXCESSIVE CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND DAMAGING WINDS BEING THE MAIN THREATS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING AS A WEAK COOL FRONT AND UPPER TROUGH CROSS THE REGION. THE MAIN THREATS WITH THESE STORMS WILL BE HEAVY RAIN...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...AND GUSTY WINDS. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE EACH AFTERNOON SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...ESPECIALLY ACROSS SOUTH-CENTRAL KENTUCKY. BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL AND GUSTY WINDS WILL BE THE MAIN THREAT WITH THESE STORMS. THUNDERSTORMS MAY INCREASE IN COVERAGE ON WEDNESDAY AS A WEAK COOL FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE NORTHWEST. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT INSTANCES OF STRONG WINDS AND VERY HEAVY RAIN TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE. && MORE INFORMATION...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND...AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LOUISVILLE (ALL LOWER CASE). BJS/13/AMS
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1245 PM EDT THU JUL 19 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0605 PM FLOOD MYERS 38.35N 83.95W
07/18/2012 NICHOLAS KY EMERGENCY MNGR
CASSIDY CREEK FLOODED NORTHEAST OF CARLISLE IN THE
MYERS AREA AND WASHED OUT SOME TOBACCO CROPS.
&&
EVENT NUMBER LMK1200810
EBWSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
100 PM EDT THU JUL 19 2012
KYC097-209-191730-
SCOTT KY-HARRISON KY-
100 PM EDT THU JUL 19 2012
...STRONG THUNDERSTORM WITH DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...HEAVY RAIN...AND 40
MPH WINDS...
AT 1259 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 11 MILES WEST OF CYNTHIANA...AND MOVING EAST AT
25 MPH.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...HEAVY RAIN WITH RAINFALL RATES
OF AROUND ONE INCH PER HOUR REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE
MILE...AND GUSTY WINDS OF AROUND 35 TO 40 MPH...ARE EXPECTED WITH
THIS STORM.
* THIS STORM WILL ALSO IMPACT...
CYNTHIANA...
RUTLAND...
CONNERSVILLE AND LEES LICK...
BRECKINRIDGE...
BROADWELL AND POINDEXTER...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM...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.
&&
LAT...LON 3833 8425 3831 8429 3831 8431 3830 8431
3829 8433 3833 8461 3845 8456 3845 8420
TIME...MOT...LOC 1700Z 281DEG 21KT 3839 8449
RSSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
132 PM EDT THU JUL 19 2012
KYC017-181-191800-
NICHOLAS KY-BOURBON KY-
132 PM EDT THU JUL 19 2012
...STRONG THUNDERSTORM WITH DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...HEAVY RAIN...AND 40
MPH WINDS...
AT 126 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES SOUTH OF CARLISLE...AND MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 20 MPH.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...HEAVY RAIN WITH RAINFALL RATES
OF AROUND ONE INCH PER HOUR REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE
MILE...AND GUSTY WINDS OF AROUND 35 TO 45 MPH...ARE EXPECTED WITH
THIS STORM.
* THIS STORM WILL ALSO IMPACT...
EAST UNION...
WESTON...
MOOREFIELD...
SPROUT...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM...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.
&&
LAT...LON 3829 8384 3818 8398 3817 8406 3824 8410
3838 8392 3837 8391 3837 8390 3837 8388
3833 8384 3831 8383
TIME...MOT...LOC 1732Z 247DEG 17KT 3823 8401
RSPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
139 PM EDT THU JUL 19 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0607 PM TSTM WND DMG CUSTER 37.73N 86.25W
07/18/2012 BRECKINRIDGE KY EMERGENCY MNGR
WIDESPREAD TREES DOWN IN CUSTER
&&
EVENT NUMBER LMK1200811
EBWSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
148 PM EDT THU JUL 19 2012
KYC017-049-067-191830-
BOURBON KY-CLARK KY-FAYETTE KY-
148 PM EDT THU JUL 19 2012
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...HEAVY RAIN...HALF
INCH HAIL...AND 40 MPH WINDS RAPIDLY DEVELOPING ACROSS THE BLUEGRASS
REGION OF CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
AT 143 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM HIGHLANDS TO 5 MILES
SOUTH OF PARIS...AND MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.
CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...HEAVY RAIN WITH RAINFALL RATES
OF AROUND ONE INCH PER HOUR REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE
MILE...HALF INCH HAIL...AND GUSTY WINDS OF AROUND 35 TO 40 MPH...ARE
EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS.
* THESE STORMS WILL ALSO IMPACT...
LEXINGTON...
BRYAN STATION...
WINCHESTER...
THOROUGHBRED ACRES...
WALNUT HILL AND SILVER LAKE...
FREQUENT LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS. MOVE INDOORS IF
POSSIBLE. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND DOORS...AND AVOID USING THE
TELEPHONE UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
&&
LAT...LON 3784 8402 3809 8464 3809 8463 3819 8427
3819 8398 3818 8398 3812 8407 3796 8397
TIME...MOT...LOC 1747Z 292DEG 14KT 3808 8449 3813 8427
MJPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
210 PM EDT THU JUL 19 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0630 PM TSTM WND DMG DEPAUW 38.33N 86.22W
07/18/2012 HARRISON IN COUNTY OFFICIAL
TREES DOWN ON NORTH COPELAND ROAD AND HWY. 337 IN
DEPAUW.
&&
EVENT NUMBER LMK1200812
EBWThe Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 93 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:20 UTC.
55 thunderstorm wind, 6 hail, 3 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
A thunderstorm produced a 59 mph wind gust measured by the Kentucky Mesonet 3 miles northwest of Winchester.
Local law enforcement reported multiple trees down on Aiken Road and Old Frankfort Pike.
A spotter reported several large trees down near the intersection of Jack's Creek Pike and Spears Road, which is just southeast of Lexington. Winds also damaged the roof of a barn in the same area.
Local police reported several trees down and transformers blown in Nicholasville.
A fallen tree briefly blocked Tates Creek Road.
Local fire department reported trees down countywide, including several to the east of Richmond.
A fallen tree blocked Lancaster Road.
Lightning struck a group of people out on the Ohio River, injuring one of them.
Local law enforcement reported that a combination of 1 inch hail and wind broke a few windows of several homes along Victory Lane.
The local fire department was briefly halted on a rescue run by downed trees on Highway 1793 near Rose Island Road.
A spotter reported 1 inch hail in Goshen.
High winds blew down a barn in eastern Madison County.
Law enforcement reported multiple trees down near Highway 1694.
A spotter estimated a wind gust of 60 mph near Pee Wee Valley.
A large oak tree fell across two cars.
Lightning struck a house on the 3900th block on third street. It started a fire in the basement that eventually consumed the house. Two people did not make it out of the house and died.
The Shelby County emergency manager reported a few trees down in Shelbyville.
A spotter reported several large trees down near Hemp Ridge Road.
Local law enforcement reported trees down around 6 miles northwest of Beaver Dam.
Two large trees fell across power lines in Hartford.
The ASOS measured a 64 mph wind gust at Standiford International Airport. The storm that produced this strong downburst downed many trees in the neighborhood and removed a portion of the Crown Plaza Hotel roof. This hotel is located just north of the airport.
The county road department reported a tree down across Locust Fork Road.
Local law enforcement reported several trees down in Dundee.
A spotter overheard information about widespread wind damage in Lawrenceburg from multiple sources. A 35 foot maple tree was downed. A trampoline was thrown over a fence. Power outages were widespread.
Ten trees were downed along Mitchell and Cook's Lanes.
One inch hail was reported by the public 6 miles northwest of Morgantown.
A spotter reported 1 inch hail accompanied by 50 mph winds.
Local media reported that quarter sized hail fell near Eden.
A tree was toppled by thunderstorm winds along Coleman Lane.
Local law enforcement reported trees down along State Highway 458 around 4 miles east of Bloomfield.
Two trees fell along Templin Avenue just north of Bardstown.
The roof was removed from a barn on Radar Hollow Road. Numerous trees were downed northwest of Munfordville. .
Several trees fell in the town of Harrodsburg. One fell across a power line.
Several trees fell and damaged some trailers.
Local law enforcement reported a tree down along Greer Lane.
A spotter reported a barn with significant structural damage at 728 Priceville Road. A nearby outbuilding was flattened. Quite a few trees were toppled in the area.
The county's emergency manager reported a tree down on Highway 1133 near Blowtown Road.
A tree toppled across State Highway 1015.
Local law enforcement reported numerous trees down between Battletown and Brandenburg.
Golf ball sized hail was reported near Elizabethtown on the Western Kentucky Parkway around mile marker 125.
A second thunderstorm affecting Louisville within two hours produced a gust front that brought scattered damage to areas generally west of Interstate 65. The local fire department reported numerous trees down in Audubon Park. Several roads were temporarily blocked.
A tree fell across Social Band Road 9 miles west of Campbellsville.
Local law enforcement reported a tree down on Mammoth Cave Street.
A Kentucky Mesonet site 8 miles west of Elizabethtown measured a 59 mph wind gust.
Law enforcement reported several trees down near Ratcliff.
Taylor County emergency management relayed a report from the road department concerning widespread downed trees in the eastern portion of the county.
Two trees were downed near Hodgenville. One fell along Herbert Howell Road and another fell along Charlie Ragland Road.
The emergency manager reported that two trees fell across roads near Cave City.
A tree fell along Fairview Church Road near the Edmonson Barren County line.
A fallen power line closed Kentucky Highway 70 between Highways 1649 and 1817. ROAD.
Several trees were downed by thunderstorm winds along Old Munfordville Road northwest of Glasgow.
A downburst flipped and damaged a light weight plane at the Bowling Green Airport. Several trees were reported down in the vicinity. The ASOS instrument at the airport measured a gust of 46 mph.
A Kentucky Mesonet site measured a 61 mph wind gust 4 miles southwest of Franklin.
Two large grain bins were damaged near the intersection of Rapids and Hickory Flat Roads. Several trees also fell in the area, one damaged a mobile home.
Winds from a microburst completely destroyed 4 barns, damaging 3 others near the intersection of Kentucky Highway 1048 and Herbert Hodges Road.
Local media reported that lightning struck the Summit Methodist Church, starting a fire. The church was a total loss.
A tree fell at 900 Millstown Road, located south of Park City.
Adair County emergency management reported that a tree fell along Cane Valley Mill Road.
Law enforcement reported that several trees were downed by thunderstorm winds countywide, including Edmonton.
The Adair County emergency manager reported several trees downed by thunderstorm winds across Adair County. One fell along Bennett Ridge Road near Green County.
A tree was toppled in Summer Shade.
A tree fell along Roseville Road at Dry Fork.
The Monroe County emergency manager reported that 2 trees were downed across the county. One fell across Celine Road just north of Tompkinsville.
A tree fell across Flippin-Lamb Road to the east of Flippin.
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lightning, Jefferson | 2012-07-19 | 19 | Female | Unknown | Indirect |
| Lightning, Jefferson | 2012-07-19 | 83 | Male | Unknown | Indirect |
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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