Friday, April 22, 2011

Simpson County, KY EF-1 Tornado April 19-20


Simpson County EF-1
DAMAGE TYPE: TORNADO

BEGIN TIME: 02:30 AM EDT
   END TIME: 02:33 AM EDT

BEGIN POINT: 3.5 MILES WEST OF FRANKLIN
  END POINT: 1.1 MILES NORTH OF FRANKLIN

   EF SCALE: EF-1
WIND SPEED: 90-95 MPH

PATH LENGTH: 3.3 MILES
PATH WIDTH: 100 YARDS

   INJURIES: 0
FATALITIES: 0

NARRATIVE: NWS STORM DAMAGE SURVEY CONFIRMS AN EF-1 TORNADO NEAR
FRANKLIN IN SIMPSON COUNTY.  AT THE INITIAL TOUCHDOWN 3.5 MILES WEST
OF FRANKLIN NEAR HIGHWAY 100...THIS TORNADO DESTROYED A BARD AND
THREW THE DEBRIS FROM THE BARN ABOUT A QUARTER MILE.  THE TORNADO
THEN MOVED NORTHEAST DAMAGING THE ROOF OF ANOTHER BARN AND UPROOTING
OR SNAPPING AT LEAST 100 TREES.  THE TORNADO LIFTED JUST NORTH OF
FRANKLIN NEAR THE JUNCTION OF HIGHWAY 31 AND OGLES STREET.  MAXIMUM
WIND SPEEDS WITH THIS TORNADO WERE BETWEEN 90-95 MPH WITH A PATH
LENGTH OF 3.3 MILES AND PATH WIDTH OF 100 YARDS.



Oldham County, KY EF-1 Tornado April 19-20


Oldham County EF-1
DAMAGE TYPE: TORNADO

BEGIN TIME: 12:49 AM EDT
   END TIME: 12:49 AM EDT

BEGIN POINT: 1.9 MILES NORTHWEST OF LA GRANGE
  END POINT: 1.7 MILES NORTHWEST OF LA GRANGE

   EF SCALE: EF-1
WIND SPEED: 90 MPH

PATH LENGTH: 0.2 MILES
PATH WIDTH: 80 YARDS

   INJURIES: 0
FATALITIES: 0

NARRATIVE: NWS STORM DAMAGE SURVEY TEAM CONFIRMS A VERY BRIEF EF-1
TORNADO NORTHWEST OF LA GRANGE IN OLDHAM COUNTY.  THE TORNADO
DESTROYED A BARN AND SNAPPED HUGE HARDWOOD TREES 30 FEET OFF OF THE
GROUND AT THE BEGINNING POINT...1.9 MILES NORTHWEST OF LA GRANGE. IT
THEN MOVED NORTHEAST DAMAGING THE ROOF OF A HOUSE AND ANOTHER BARN.
THE TORNADO WAS ONLY ON THE GROUND FOR TWO TENTHS OF A MILE BEFORE
IT LIFTED.  ESTIMATED WIND SPEEDS WERE AROUND 90 MPH WITH A PATH
WIDTH OF 80 YARDS.



Scott County, KY EF-1 Tornado April 19-20


Scott County EF-1
DAMAGE TYPE: TORNADO

BEGIN TIME: 01:54 AM EDT
   END TIME: 01:54 AM EDT

BEGIN POINT: 6.5 MILES NORTHEAST OF GEORGETOWN
  END POINT: 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF GEORGETOWN

   EF SCALE: EF-1
WIND SPEED: 90-95 MPH

PATH LENGTH: 0.5 MILES
PATH WIDTH: 50 YARDS

   INJURIES: 0
FATALITIES: 0

NARRATIVE: NWS STORM DAMAGE SURVEY TEAM CONFIRMS A VERY BRIEF EF-1
TORNADO NORTHEAST OF GEORGETOWN IN SCOTT COUNTY.  A TRAILER THAT WAS
TIED DOWN WAS OVERTURNED BY THIS TORNADO.  ALSO SEVERAL OUTBUILDINGS
WERE DESTROYED OR DAMAGED ALONG ITS PATH. FINALLY A GARAGE WALL OF A
WELL BUILT HOME BUCKLED DUE TO THE TORNADIC WINDS.  WIND SPEEDS WERE
BETWEEN 90-95 MPH WITH A PATH LENGTH OF A HALF MILE AND PATH WIDTH
OF 50 YARDS.




Scott County, IN EF-0 Tornado April 19-20


Scott County EF-0
DAMAGE TYPE:  TORNADO

BEGIN TIME: 12:19 AM EDT APRIL 20 2011
   END TIME: 12:22 AM EDT APRIL 20 2011

BEGIN POINT: SCOTTSVILLE
  END POINT: 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF SCOTTSVILLE

   EF SCALE: EF-0
WIND SPEED: 65-80 MPH

PATH LENGTH: 5.2 MILES
PATH WIDTH: 50 TO 100 YARDS

   INJURIES: 0
FATALITIES: 0

NARRATIVE: HOLIDAY INN NEAR I-65 WAS DAMAGED ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE
SECOND FLOOR. SEVERAL NEARBY HOUSES HAD ROOF DAMAGE. SEVERAL ROOFS
WERE DAMAGED IN THE CITY OF SCOTTSVILLE AND NUMEROUS TREES AND
BRANCHES WERE DOWN. THIS TYPE OF DAMAGE CONTINUED FOR ABOUT 3.2
MILES TO THE NORTHEAST. THE DAMAGE IS ESTIMATED TO END NEAR INDIANA
203 AND NORTH BETHLEHEM ROAD WHERE SEVERAL TREES WERE
DOWN...AGRICULTURAL BULDINGS AND RESIDENTIAL ROOFS WERE DAMAGED.
THIS PATH MAY BE LENGTHENED AFTER NWS TEAMS SURVEY INTO JEFFERSON
COUNTY INDIANA ON APRIL 22ND.

Washington/Scott County, IN Tornadoes April 19-20


Washington and Scott County EF-0
DAMAGE TYPE:  TORNADO

BEGIN TIME: 12:14 AM EDT APRIL 20 2011
   END TIME: 12:27 AM EDT APRIL 20 2011

BEGIN POINT: 4 SSW LITTLE YORK
  END POINT: 5 NNE AUSTIN

   EF SCALE: EF-0
WIND SPEED: 65-80 MPH

PATH LENGTH: 13 MILES
PATH WIDTH: 50 TO 200 YARDS

   INJURIES: 0
FATALITIES: 0

NARRATIVE: SEVERAL TREES WERE SNAPPED OR UPROOTED AND A ROOF WAS
DAMAGED NEAR NORTH RUTHERFORD HOLLOW ROAD IN WASHINGTON COUNTY WHERE
THE FIRST SIGNS OF TORNADO DAMAGE WERE OBSERVED. A SKIPPING PATH OF
MAINLY TREE DAMAGE WAS OBSERVED NORTHEAST FROM THIS POINT FOR 13
MILES ACROSS MAINLY AGRICULTURAL AND WOODED AREAS. THE DAMAGE
APPEARS TO END NORTHEAST OF AUSTIN NORTH OF EAST CROTHERSVILLE ROAD.