Wednesday, January 04, 2006

6 Confirmed Tornadoes

The National Weather Service has confirmed that six tornadoes struck central Kentucky on January 2, 2006:

Lincoln County, F2...especially around McKinney...one minor injury (hospitalized and released)
Adair County, F2...east side of Columbia
Adair County, F1...northeast part of the county near Pellyton
Hardin County, F2...especially on the north side of Elizabethtown
Jefferson County, Kentucky, F1...far west side of town near Campground Road
Larue County, F1...from 2 miles southeast of Upton near Exit 76 on Interstate 65, skipped northeast for 6 miles to west of Buffalo



Storm Relative Velocity Scan showing strong tornadic rotation over Lincoln County in East Central Ky.

**KEY INFORMATION**
STARTING POINT/TIME: 3 MILES SOUTH OF MCKINNEY AT 434 PM

ESTENDING POINT/TIME: EAST OF US 27 NEAR HALLS GAP AT 448 PM

ESTMAXIMUM WIND SPEED: APPROX 130 MPH (F2 FUJITA SCALE)

PATH LENGTH: INTERMITTENT DAMAGE OCCURRED ALONG AN APPROXIMATELY 8.5 MILE LONG PATH.PATH

WIDTH: APPROX 200 YARDS MAXIMUM DEATHS: 0 INJURIES: 1 MINOR INJURY





SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS MOVED INTO LINCOLN COUNTY MONDAY AFTERNOON. ATORNADO TOUCHED DOWN ABOUT 3 MILES SOUTH OF MCKINNEY AT 434 PM EST.SEVERAL MOBILE HOMES AND OTHER SMALL STRUCTURES WERE DAMAGED ORDESTROYED. EYE WITNESSES DESCRIBED THE TORNADO AS IT TOUCHED DOWN.THE TORNADO THEN SKIPPED NORTHEAST 8.5 MILES TO ABOUT HALLSGAP...JUST EAST OF HIGHWAY 27 SOUTH OF STANFORD AROUND 448 PM EST.AT ONE LOCATION 2X6 BOARDS WERE FOUND FIRMLY EMBEDDED IN THE GROUND.ONE INJURY REQUIRING HOSPITALIZATION WAS REPORTED WHEN A BARN COLLAPSED ON A MAN.





More Storm Data to come

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