Friday, April 22, 2011

April 22: Tornado Warning- Near Mt. Eden, KY


THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  CENTRAL ANDERSON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
  SOUTHERN SHELBY COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
  NORTHERN SPENCER COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...

* UNTIL 630 PM EDT...

* AT 558 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
  STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR WATERFORD...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

* THIS TORNADIC STORM WILL ALSO IMPACT...
  TAYLORSVILLE...
  RIVALS AND OLIVE BRANCH...
  LITTLE MOUNT...
  SOUTHVILLE AND MOUNT EDEN...
  HARRISONVILLE AND JUNTE...

April 22: Tornado Warning- Near Columbia, MO


...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEASTERN MONITEAU AND
NORTHWESTERN COLE COUNTIES UNTIL 530 PM CDT...

AT 458 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.  THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR CALIFORNIA...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

IN ADDITION...HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF GOLF BALLS IS LIKELY WITH THIS
STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  CALIFORNIA...MCGIRK...JAMESTOWN...CENTERTOWN...ST. MARTINS...
  KLIEVER...SANDY HOOK AND ELSTON.

Christian County, IL Tornadoes April 19-20



TORNADO 1

A TORNADO DEVELOPED AT 617 PM CDT 4 MILES SOUTHWEST OF KINCAID. THE
TORNADO DESTROYED A GRAIN BIN AND BOUNCED IT THROUGH A FIELD...THE
FRONT YARD OF A HOME AND THEN OUT INTO A FIELD ABOUT ONE QUARTER
MILE AWAY. THE TORNADO CONTINUED EAST AND DESTROYED TWO MORE GRAIN
BINS AND A LARGE FARM STORAGE BUILDING. ONE BIN BENT OVER A TREE AND
WAS BLOWN INTO A GARAGE...PUSHING IT OFF ITS FOUNDATION. THE SECOND
GRAIN BIN WAS BLOWN OVER THE GARAGE AND OUT INTO A FIELD ABOUT ONE
QUARTER MILE AWAY TO THE EAST. THE LARGE FARM STORAGE BUILDING AS A
120 FT BY 48 FT BUILDING AND WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. THE DEBRIS
FROM THIS BUILDING WAS THROWN INTO A BRICK HOUSE AND CAVED IN THE
NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE UPPER PART OF THE HOUSE. OTHER DEBRIS FROM
THE LARGE BUILDING WAS LODGED IN BETWEEN THE HOUSE AND THE
GARAGE...BROKE OUT WINDOWS ON THE HOUSE...AND DROVE SEVERAL WOOD
PIECES INTO THE HOUSE AND GARAGE. THE TORNADO CONTINUED
EAST-SOUTHEAST...DEPOSITING GRAIN BIN DEBRIS FOR ANOTHER 1.5 MILES
BEFORE DISSIPATING 2.5 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF KINCAID AROUND 620
PM CDT.

BEGINNING: 617 PM CDT...4 MILES SOUTHWEST OF KINCAID
ENDING: 620 PM CDT...2.5 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF KINCAID
PATH LENGTH: 2 MILES
MAXIMUM WIDTH: 100 YARDS
ESTIMATED MAX WIND: 100 MPH
EF SCALE RATING: EF1
TORNADO 2

A TORNADO DEVELOPED AT 632 PM CDT 2 MILES NORTHEAST OF TAYLORVILLE.
THE TORNADO TRAVELED EAST AND KNOCKED OVER 8 EMPTY RAIL CARS. THE
TORNADO CONTINUED ABOUT ANOTHER HALF MILE TO THE EAST AND DISSIPATED
2.5 MILES NORTHEAST OF TAYLORVILLE AROUND 633 PM CDT.

BEGINNING: 632 PM CDT...2 MILES NORTHEAST OF TAYLORVILLE
ENDING: 633 PM CDT...2.5 MILES NORTHEAST OF TAYLORVILLE
PATH LENGTH: 1 MILE
MAXIMUM WIDTH: 100 YARDS
ESTIMATED MAX WIND: 100 MPH
EF SCALE RATING: EF1
TORNADO 3

A TORNADO DEVELOPED AT 630 PM CDT 4 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
MORRISONVILLE. THE TORNADO KNOCKED DOWN SEVERAL POWER POLES ALONG
RTE 48 AND TRAVELED EAST OUT IN THE COUNTRY. THE TORNADO CONTINUED
EAST FOR ALMOST 3 MILES AND TORE OFF THE ROOF OF A HOG PEN. PART OF
THE ROOF WAS BLOWN INTO A STORAGE BUILDING...MAKING A HOLE IN THE
SIDE OF THE BUILDING. ANOTHER PART OF THE ROOF WAS BLOWN OVER THE
BUILDING AND DRIVEN INTO THE GROUND NEAR THE HOUSE...TO THE EAST.
THE TORNADO ALSO COLLAPSED IN THE NORTH DOORS OF A LARGE METAL FARM
BUILDING AND TORE OFF A SMALL PART OF THE ROOF NEAR THE DOOR. THE
TORNADO ALSO COLLAPSED A SMALL BARN ACROSS THE STREET AND BLEW
ADDITIONAL DEBRIS FROM THE HOG PEN ROOF ONE HALF MILE TO THE
EAST-SOUTHEAST. THE TORNADO DISSIPATED 3 MILES SOUTH OF
MORRISONVILLE AROUND 632 PM CDT.

BEGINNING: 630 PM CDT...4 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MORRISONVILLE
ENDING: 632 PM CDT...3 MILES SOUTH OF MORRISONVILLE
PATH LENGTH: 3.5 MILE
MAXIMUM WIDTH: 100 YARDS
ESTIMATED MAX WIND: 85 MPH
EF SCALE RATING: EF0

Franklin County, KY EF-0 Tornado April 19-20


Franklin County EF-0
DAMAGE TYPE: TORNADO

BEGIN TIME: 01:28 AM EDT
   END TIME: 01:33 AM EDT

BEING POINT: 1.6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF FRANKFORT
  END POINT: 3.25 MILES EAST OF FRANKFORT

   EF SCALE: EF-0
WIND SPEED: 65-70 MPH

PATH LENGTH: 4.7 MILES
PATH WIDTH: 30 YARDS

   INJURIES: 0
FATALITIES: 0

NARRATIVE: NWS STORM DAMAGE SURVEY TEAM CONFIRMS AN
EF-0 TORNADO NEAR FRANKFORT.  THE TORNADO STARTED ON THE SOUTH SIDE
OF FRANKFORT...ABOUT 1.6 MILES SW OF THE CITY CENTER. IT TRACKED
NORTHEAST TO ABOUT 3.25 MILES EAST OF FRANKFORT.  THE TORNADO
DAMAGED SEVERAL TREES AND KNOCKED SHINGLES OFF OF HOUSES.  THE MOST
INTENSE DAMAGE WAS FOUND NEAR THE FRANKFORT CEMETERY AND THE
FRANKFORT CAPITOL BUILDING.  ESTIMATED WIND SPEEDS WERE BETWEEN
65-70 MPH ALONG THE 4.7 MILE PATH.  THE PATH WIDTH WAS APPROXIMATELY
30 YARDS.

Breckinridge/Meade County, KY Tornado April 19-20


Breckinridge and Meade County EF-0
DAMAGE TYPE: TORNADO

BEGIN TIME: 1154 PM EDT
   END TIME: 1204 AM EDT

BEGIN POINT: 7.3 MILES SOUTHWEST OF PAYNEVILLE
  END POINT: 4.3 MILES WEST OF BRANDENBURG

WIND SPEED: 65-80 MPH

PATH LENGTH: 11 MILES
PATH WIDTH: 50 YARDS

   INJURIES: 0
FATALITIES: 0

NARRATIVE: NWS STORM DAMAGE SURVEY PRELIMINARILY CONFIRMS AN EF-0
TORNADO SPANNING ACROSS BRECKINRIDGE AND MEADE COUNTIES. THE TORNADO
TOUCHED DOWN IN BRECKINRIDGE COUNTY...WHERE DAMAGE SUPPORTED
EVIDENCE OF APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WINDS. DUE TO THE TERRAIN AND THE
NATURE OF THE STORM THAT HAD PRODUCED THE TORNADO...IT APPEARS TO
HAVE LIFTED IN SEVERAL LOCATIONS ALONG THE PATH LINE. THE STRONGEST
WINDS OF APPROXIMATELY 80 MPH APPEAR TO HAVE OCCURRED AT A HOUSE IN
AN ELEVATED LOCATION ALONG SIROCCO ROAD. HERE...A CARPORT THAT WAS
ATTACHED TO THE HOUSE BLEW ACROSS THE FIELD BEHIND IT...TREES WERE
SNAPPED AND/OR UPROOTED...A BARN DOOR WAS BLOWN IN...AND SHINGLES
WERE BLOWN OFF OF THE ROOF OF ANOTHER NEARBY HOUSE.