Louisville, KY

Weather Forecast Office

Severe Weather Summary for Friday, July 20, 2018

Overview

Rounds of severe storms hammered southern Indiana and central Kentucky on Friday, July 20, 2018 bringing very large hail, wind damage, heavy rain, and 4 confirmed tornadoes. The largest hail report we received was 4 inches in diameter (softball size) in Tompkinsville! The strongest measured wind gust was 70 mph at the Lexington Bluegrass Airport.

NWS Damage Survey Teams confirmed four tornadoes:

EF-1 Harrison County, IN

EF-1 Hart County, KY

EF-0 Metcalfe County, KY

EF-0 Washington County, IN

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Tornado - New Middletown
Harrison County, IN

Date	7/20/2018
Time (Local)	2:04 PM - 2:20 PM EDT
EF Rating	EF-1
Est. Peak Winds	105 mph
Path Length	6 miles
Max Width	250 yards
Injuries/Deaths	1/0
Summary: The National Weather Service in conjunction with Harrison County EMA conducted a storm survey around the New Middletown area where the supercell went through on Friday. A tornado was confirmed of EF1 scale with a maximum wind speed of 105 mph. The tornado first touched down along Justin`s Trail in the Southwind Estates subdivision. There was significant tree damage along Pleasure Ridge Road where a large tree fell on a garage. Farther east along Pleasure Ridge Road, several small funnels from the main funnel did extensive damage. A 2 x 8 impaled a concrete grain silo. At least four big barns received extensive damage, including a turkey barn. Further east, several funnels congealed into one main tornado doing extensive damage to hardwood trees and significant roof damage to several homes. Along South Pleasant Road, one home had mud spatter on the back east side of the house where several pieces of wood were impaled in the ground. At that property, a pole barn was completely destroyed and thrown in different directions. A truck and horse trailer was moved and twisted 50 feet. The wind speeds in this area were the strongest at 105mph and the maximum width was 250 yards. At the end of Sarabeth Way, there was extensive hardwood tree damage which included uprooted, twisted, and mangled trees. This included several healthy hickory trees which were snapped. Further east on Sinker Road, there was impressive cyclonic crop damage across a corn field with corn laying in every direction. On Simler Road, there was consistent snapped tree damage and we observed a camper that had been tossed and flipped over and several barns received extensive damage. During the final stages of the tornado, it struck homes along Peyton Road flipping over single wide trailers, lifting the roof of a barn, and doing extensive tree damage. Parts of the barn, including insulation and sheet metal, were thrown into the trees. A New Middletown Volunteer Fire Department member suffered a minor injury. Thanks to Greg Reas and Tony Combs of Harrison County Emergency Management for their assistance with this survey.

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Tornado - Edmonton
Metcalfe County, KY

Date	7/20/2018
Time (Local)	6:03 PM - 6:05 PM CDT
EF Rating	EF-0
Est. Peak Winds	80-85 mph
Path Length	2.1 miles
Max Width	60 yards
Injuries/Deaths	0
Summary: This short-lived spin-up occurred as a northeast-moving storm interacted with outflow winds from a southeastward-moving storm in eastern Metcalfe County. The first damage occurred along Subtle Road, where a carport was overturned and a large part of a metal outbuilding's roof was torn off, in addition to snapping numerous trees. The tornado then moved east-northeast at tree-top level over wooded areas and farm fields, doing its next major damage a mile away where it pushed a double-wide mobile home to the northwest off its blocks, breaking windows, and ripping off shingles from the roof. The tornado continued on for another mile, causing occasional tree damage, and dropping debris before lifting near the east end of Groce Road, where it peeled roofing material from a metal out building. The NWS thanks Metcalfe County Emergency Management for their assistance in this survey.

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Tornado - Bonnieville
Hart County, KY

Date	7/20/2018
Time (Local)	9:56 PM - 9:59 PM CDT
EF Rating	EF-1
Est. Peak Winds	90-95 mph
Path Length	1.2 miles
Max Width	60 yards
Injuries/Deaths	0
Summary: This tornado touched down in a wooded area midway between J Riggs Rd and Copelin Rd north of state highway 728, snapping trees as it moved southeast along a hay field where it destroyed two 1200 lb hay bales and rolled numerous others up to a tenth of a mile into a soybean field and uphill onto a knoll. Snapping trees on the land adjacent to the hay and soybean fields, the tornado took a slight right turn, crossing highway 728, and destroyed a large barn. Large parts of the barn debris were lofted into trees southwest of the structure, snapping their trunks. A 20 x 20 section of the barn was blown 500 feet to the south-southeast. The tornado continued southward for another two-tenths of a mile, downing trees along Campground Rd before lifting. The NWS thanks Hart County Emergency Management for their assistance in this survey.

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Tornado - Salem, Indiana
Washington County, Indiana

Date	July 20, 2018
Time (Local)	2:03 PM - 2:05 PM EDT
EF Rating	EF-0
Est. Peak Winds	80 mph
Path Length	1.1 miles
Max Width	75 yards
Injuries/Deaths	0
Summary: This very small, skipping tornado did its damage primarily on hilltops between Sparks Ferry Road and the intersection of State Road 135 and Lewellen Road. A few tree limbs and a small fence were downed near Sparks Ferry Road before it moved northeast over a large wooded area and open farmland. The next damage was concentrated about a quarter mile south of Water Tower Road, just west of Highway 135. Here the tornado tore multiple metal roof panels off a barn, blew the southward-facing overhead doors of a garage in, and tore the entrance door off the garage on the west side. The attached home sustained considerable siding and roof damage. A small play shed on the west side of the home was destroyed, with the debris blown to the west-northwest. Debris from the barn and home were scattered in a narrow path through row crops up to a third of a mile to the northeast, where a resident witnessed large sheets of roofing and siding fall into a hay field on the north side of Lewellen Road. A corn field on the south side of Lewellen Road showed cyclonic rotation in a narrow path of flattened corn. The NWS thanks Washington County EM Director Desi Alexander for her assistance in this survey.

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The Enhanced Fujita (EF) Scale classifies tornadoes into the following categories:

EF0 Weak 65-85 mph	EF1 Moderate 86-110 mph	EF2 Significant 111-135 mph	EF3 Severe 136-165 mph	EF4 Extreme 166-200 mph	EF5 Catastrophic 200+ mph

Wind & Hail:

Wind


Versailles, KY Courtesy of James Perkins	Versailles, KY Courtesy of James Perkins	Versailles, KY Courtesy of Judy Kincaid	Lexington, KY Courtesy of Krystal Porter


Lexington, KY Courtesy of W700 Weather Inc.	Lexington, KY Courtesy of W700 Weather Inc.	Lexington, KY Courtesy of W700 Weather Inc.	Lexington, KY Courtesy of W700 Weather Inc.

Hail


4" Hail in Tompkinsville, KY Courtesy of Amy Arnett	Tompkinsville, KY Courtesy of Amy Arnett	Tompkinsville, KY Courtesy of Lisa Hutson (WHAS)	Coxs Creek, KY Courtesy of Brandi Stone


Louisville, KY - Shively Courtesy of Zach Meiman	Louisville, KY - PRP Courtesy of LeAnne Sergeant	Louisville, KY - Highview Courtesy of Bryce Jones	Casey County, KY Courtesy of Heather Luttrell

Video:

Harrison County, IN EF-1 Tornado near Corydon, IN

Video Courtesy of Gregory Linker

Video courtesy of August Veron

Video courtesy of Patrick Koch

Radar:

Harrison County Tornado


2:05PM EDT Z (Top left), ZDR (top right), SRM (bottom left), CC (bottom right)	2:14PM EDT Z (Top left), ZDR (top right), SRM (bottom left), CC (bottom right)	2:21PM EDT Z (Top left), ZDR (top right), SRM (bottom left), CC (bottom right)

Metcalfe County Tornado


6:02PM CDT Z (Top left), ZDR (top right), SRM (bottom left), CC (bottom right)	6:04PM CDT Z (Top left), ZDR (top right), SRM (bottom left), CC (bottom right)

Hart County Tornado


9:55PM CDT Z (Top left), ZDR (top right), SRM (bottom left), CC (bottom right)	9:57PM CDT Z (Top left), ZDR (top right), SRM (bottom left), CC (bottom right)

Storm Reports

Full List of Storm Reports for southern Indiana and central Kentucky:

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0810 AM     TSTM WND DMG     6 W FORD                37.90N 84.35W
07/20/2018                   FAYETTE            KY   BROADCAST MEDIA  

            TREES DOWN ON US 25 AND INTERSTATE 75 NEAR 
            MM 99. 

0121 PM     HAIL             FREDONIA                38.18N 86.40W
07/20/2018  M2.00 INCH       CRAWFORD           IN   TRAINED SPOTTER  



0122 PM     HAIL             SULPHUR                 38.23N 86.47W
07/20/2018  M1.75 INCH       CRAWFORD           IN   PUBLIC           



0128 PM     HAIL             LEAVENWORTH             38.20N 86.35W
07/20/2018  E1.25 INCH       CRAWFORD           IN   EMERGENCY MNGR   



0145 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 W ANDYVILLE           38.04N 86.41W
07/20/2018                   MEADE              KY   911 CALL CENTER  

            TREE DOWN ON STATE ROAD 144. 

0201 PM     HAIL             CORYDON                 38.21N 86.13W
07/20/2018  E1.75 INCH       HARRISON           IN   EMERGENCY MNGR   

            HAIL FELL FOR 30 MIN IN DOWNTOWN CORYDON. 
            LARGEST WAS GOLFBALL SIZE. 

0203 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 ESE BLOCHER           38.71N 85.61W
07/20/2018                   JEFFERSON          IN   911 CALL CENTER  

            A TREE BLEW DOWN ON STATE ROAD 56 EAST OF 
            STATE ROAD 3. 

0204 PM     TORNADO          4 N CENTRAL             38.15N 86.14W
07/20/2018                   HARRISON           IN   NWS STORM SURVEY 

            ESTIMATED PEAK WIND 105 MPH; PATH LENGTH 6 
            MILES; PATH WIDTH 250 YARDS; TIME ON GROUND 
            16 MINUTES. DAMAGE INCLUDES SEVERAL BARNS 
            DESTROYED, SIGNIFICANT ROOF DAMAGE TO 
            SEVERAL HOMES, SIGNIFICANT TREE DAMAGE, POLE 
            BARN COMPLETELY DESTROYED, CYCLONIC CROP 
            DAMAGE, FLIPPED OVER SINGLE WIDE TRAILERS 
            AND A CAMPER. 

0214 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 ESE SIROCCO           37.96N 86.23W
07/20/2018                   MEADE              KY   911 CALL CENTER  

            TREE DOWN ON HIGHWAY 79. 

0215 PM     HAIL             HANOVER                 38.72N 85.47W
07/20/2018  E0.75 INCH       JEFFERSON          IN   TRAINED SPOTTER  

            STORM SPOTTER REPORTS 0.75 INCH HAIL IN 
            HANOVER, JEFFERSON COUNTY IN. 

0225 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 S DOE VALLEY          37.95N 86.10W
07/20/2018                   MEADE              KY   911 CALL CENTER  

            POWER LINES AND TREE BLEW DOWN KNOCKING 
            POWER OUT TO SEVERAL IN THE AREA. 

0227 PM     HAIL             MILTON                  38.71N 85.37W
07/20/2018  E2.75 INCH       TRIMBLE            KY   911 CALL CENTER  



0228 PM     HAIL             1 S MADISON             38.74N 85.38W
07/20/2018  E1.75 INCH       JEFFERSON          IN   911 CALL CENTER  

            JEFFERSON COUNTY DISPATCH REPORTS GOLF BALL 
            SIZE HAIL AT THEIR LOCATION. 

0228 PM     HAIL             PLEASURE RIDGE PAR      38.15N 85.85W
07/20/2018  E1.25 INCH       JEFFERSON          KY   PUBLIC           



0229 PM     HAIL             MADISON                 38.76N 85.38W
07/20/2018  E1.50 INCH       JEFFERSON          IN   EMERGENCY MNGR   



0231 PM     HAIL             1 W SCOTTSBURG          38.69N 85.80W
07/20/2018  E0.88 INCH       SCOTT              IN   PUBLIC           



0236 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 N SCOTTSBURG          38.70N 85.78W
07/20/2018                   SCOTT              IN   911 CALL CENTER  

            POWER LINES BLEW DOWN ON CEDAR STREET. 

0236 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 N SCOTTSBURG          38.70N 85.78W
07/20/2018                   SCOTT              IN   911 CALL CENTER  

            POWER LINES BLEW DOWN ON GARDNER STREET. 

0236 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 ESE SCOTTSBURG        38.68N 85.77W
07/20/2018                   SCOTT              IN   911 CALL CENTER  

            TREE BLEW DOWN ON MADISON STREET. 

0236 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 W SCOTTSBURG          38.69N 85.81W
07/20/2018                   SCOTT              IN   911 CALL CENTER  

            POWER LINES BLEW DOWN ON WILLOW SHORE DRIVE. 

0236 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 NNW SCOTTSBURG        38.70N 85.79W
07/20/2018                   SCOTT              IN   911 CALL CENTER  

            POWER LINES BLEW DOWN ON CARLA LANE. 

0238 PM     HAIL             1 NE BRIDGEPORT         38.18N 85.91W
07/20/2018  E1.50 INCH       HARRISON           IN   PUBLIC           

            AT HORSESHOE SOUTHERN INDIANA CASINO. 

0243 PM     HAIL             LITTLE YORK             38.70N 85.90W
07/20/2018  E1.00 INCH       WASHINGTON         IN   NWS STORM SURVEY 

            SIGNIFICANT CROP DAMAGE CAUSED BY QUARTER 
            SIZED HAIL...REPORTED AT LITTLE YORK 
            WASHINGTON COUNTY IN. 

0245 PM     HAIL             3 SE SHIVELY            38.17N 85.78W
07/20/2018  E2.00 INCH       JEFFERSON          KY   PUBLIC           



0246 PM     HAIL             SHIVELY                 38.20N 85.81W
07/20/2018  E1.75 INCH       JEFFERSON          KY   LAW ENFORCEMENT  



0248 PM     HAIL             4 NW OKOLONA            38.19N 85.73W
07/20/2018  E1.00 INCH       JEFFERSON          KY   ASOS             

            METAR KSDF GR 1. 

0248 PM     TSTM WND DMG     DUPONT                  38.90N 85.52W
07/20/2018                   JEFFERSON          IN   EMERGENCY MNGR   

            POWER LINES DOWN. 

0250 PM     HAIL             3 SSE SHIVELY           38.16N 85.78W
07/20/2018  E1.75 INCH       JEFFERSON          KY   AMATEUR RADIO    

            LARGE HAIL IN IROQUOIS PARK. 

0250 PM     HAIL             2 E SHIVELY             38.20N 85.77W
07/20/2018  E1.75 INCH       JEFFERSON          KY   PUBLIC           

            GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AT CHURCHILL DOWNS. 

0253 PM     HAIL             3 NNW OKOLONA           38.18N 85.72W
07/20/2018  E2.00 INCH       JEFFERSON          KY   CO-OP OBSERVER   



0257 PM     HAIL             3 SE LOUISVILLE         38.22N 85.73W
07/20/2018  E1.00 INCH       JEFFERSON          KY   PUBLIC           

            THURSTON AVENUE IN LOUISVILLE. 

0257 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 S OKOLONA             38.12N 85.69W
07/20/2018                   JEFFERSON          KY   TRAINED SPOTTER  

            REPORT OF LARGE MAPLE TREE DOWN NEAR SOUTH 
            PARK RD AND BLUE LICK RD. 

0300 PM     TSTM WND DMG     4 SSE LOUISVILLE        38.20N 85.73W
07/20/2018                   JEFFERSON          KY   911 CALL CENTER  

            LARGE TREE DOWN ON BUILDING. 

0302 PM     HAIL             4 NNW OKOLONA           38.20N 85.71W
07/20/2018  E1.00 INCH       JEFFERSON          KY   TRAINED SPOTTER  

            4200 BLOCK OF POPLAR LEVEL ROAD. 

0304 PM     HAIL             1 SSE JEFFERSONTOWN     38.19N 85.57W
07/20/2018  E1.00 INCH       JEFFERSON          KY   NWS EMPLOYEE     



0310 PM     TSTM WND DMG     6 NW LEXINGTON          38.10N 84.59W
07/20/2018                   FAYETTE            KY   EMERGENCY MNGR   

            EIGHT STRUCTURES WITH TREES ON ROOFS. POWER 
            OUTAGES ALSO WIDESPREAD THROUGHOUT THE 
            COUNTY. 

0318 PM     TSTM WND DMG     SHELBYVILLE             38.22N 85.23W
07/20/2018                   SHELBY             KY   EMERGENCY MNGR   

            POWER LINES DOWN. 

0329 PM     HAIL             3 E SHEPHERDSVILLE      37.99N 85.66W
07/20/2018  E1.00 INCH       BULLITT            KY   EMERGENCY MNGR   



0340 PM     TSTM WND GST     4 WSW MILLVILLE         38.12N 84.88W
07/20/2018  M51 MPH          FRANKLIN           KY   MESONET          

            FRANKLIN COUNTY KY MESONET SITE. 

0340 PM     TSTM WND DMG     FRANKFORT               38.17N 84.90W
07/20/2018                   FRANKLIN           KY   COUNTY OFFICIAL  

            MULTIPLE TREES DOWN AROUND THE CITY, SOME ON 
            POWER LINES. 

0342 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 NW ALTON              38.10N 84.95W
07/20/2018                   ANDERSON           KY   EMERGENCY MNGR   

            TREE DOWN ON CAR WITH PEOPLE INSIDE OF IT. 
            MANY OTHER TREES DOWN IN THE AREA. 

0345 PM     TSTM WND GST     4 WSW MILLVILLE         38.12N 84.88W
07/20/2018  M61 MPH          FRANKLIN           KY   MESONET          

            FRANKLIN COUNTY MESONET. 

0352 PM     HAIL             2 WNW COXS CREEK        37.92N 85.51W
07/20/2018  E2.50 INCH       NELSON             KY   PUBLIC           



0352 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 SSE MILLVILLE         38.10N 84.79W
07/20/2018                   WOODFORD           KY   PUBLIC           

            TREES DOWN NEAR MCCRACKEN PIKE AND STEELE 
            ROAD. 

0353 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 S VERSAILLES          38.03N 84.72W
07/20/2018                   WOODFORD           KY   PUBLIC           



0354 PM     HAIL             COXS CREEK              37.90N 85.47W
07/20/2018  E2.00 INCH       NELSON             KY   PUBLIC           



0359 PM     TSTM WND DMG     VERSAILLES              38.05N 84.73W
07/20/2018                   WOODFORD           KY   EMERGENCY MNGR   

            LARGE TREES DOWN. 

0401 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 SSW MIDWAY            38.11N 84.70W
07/20/2018                   WOODFORD           KY   PUBLIC           

            LARGE TREES DOWN ALONG MIDWAY ROAD. 

0402 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 SSW LEXINGTON         38.02N 84.52W
07/20/2018                   FAYETTE            KY   BROADCAST MEDIA  

            TREE ON A HOME IN VENICE PARK. 

0403 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 NW MIDWAY             38.17N 84.71W
07/20/2018                   WOODFORD           KY   PUBLIC           

            CORRECTED LSR FOR TIME BASED ON RADAR. 

0405 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 SSE LEXINGTON         38.04N 84.50W
07/20/2018                   FAYETTE            KY   NEWSPAPER        

            TREE ON A HOUSE, ROSE AND MAXWELL. 

0405 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 SSW LEXINGTON         38.00N 84.52W
07/20/2018                   FAYETTE            KY   PUBLIC           

            TREE DOWN ACROSS MALIBU DRIVE. 

0406 PM     TSTM WND GST     6 W LEXINGTON           38.04N 84.60W
07/20/2018  M70 MPH          FAYETTE            KY   OFFICIAL NWS OBS 

            MEASURED AT BLUE GRASS AIRPORT. 

0407 PM     TSTM WND DMG     4 NE LEXINGTON          38.09N 84.45W
07/20/2018                   FAYETTE            KY   PUBLIC           

            TREE DOWNED ON LESLIE DRIVE. 

0410 PM     TSTM WND DMG     6 NW LEXINGTON          38.11N 84.58W
07/20/2018                   FAYETTE            KY   EMERGENCY MNGR   

            CORRECTED LSR FOR TIME BASED ON RADAR. EIGHT 
            STRUCTURES WITH TREES ON ROOF. POWER OUTAGES 
            ALSO WIDESPREAD THROUGH COUNTY. 

0415 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 SSW CHAPLIN           37.88N 85.23W
07/20/2018                   NELSON             KY   LAW ENFORCEMENT  

            TREES DOWN NEAR OLD TUNNEL MILL ROAD. 

0417 PM     TSTM WND DMG     4 NNE CENTERVILLE       38.27N 84.35W
07/20/2018                   BOURBON            KY   BROADCAST MEDIA  

            ROOF TORN OFF A BARN AND MULTIPLE TREES DOWN 
            ON BRENTSVILLE ROAD. 

0424 PM     TSTM WND DMG     5 SW LEXINGTON          38.01N 84.57W
07/20/2018                   FAYETTE            KY   PUBLIC           

            TREE BRANCHES SHEARED 6 FT ABOVE GROUND. 

0430 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 N KEENE               37.98N 84.62W
07/20/2018                   JESSAMINE          KY   911 CALL CENTER  

            MULTIPLE TREES DOWN FROM STRONG WINDS. 

0435 PM     TSTM WND DMG     4 NNW CARLISLE          38.37N 84.07W
07/20/2018                   NICHOLAS           KY   911 CALL CENTER  

            TREES DOWN ON CALCUTTA RD. 

0438 PM     TSTM WND DMG     4 WSW MOOREFIELD        38.23N 84.00W
07/20/2018                   NICHOLAS           KY   911 CALL CENTER  

            TREES REPORTED DOWN AT SOMERSET RD NICHOLAS 
            COUNTY KY. 

0443 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 ENE CARLISLE          38.32N 84.02W
07/20/2018                   NICHOLAS           KY   911 CALL CENTER  

            TREES DOWN ON YOUNG ST. 

0507 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 ESE HARRODSBURG       37.76N 84.82W
07/20/2018                   MERCER             KY   911 CALL CENTER  

            WIDESPREAD TREE DAMAGE ALONG BURGIN ROAD. 

0513 PM     TSTM WND DMG     REDHOUSE                37.83N 84.27W
07/20/2018                   MADISON            KY   COUNTY OFFICIAL  

            TREES DOWN. 

0518 PM     TSTM WND DMG     4 WNW REDHOUSE          37.86N 84.33W
07/20/2018                   MADISON            KY   EMERGENCY MNGR   

            TREES DOWN. 

0527 PM     HAIL             4 ESE REDHOUSE          37.80N 84.20W
07/20/2018  E0.75 INCH       MADISON            KY   TRAINED SPOTTER  



0531 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 NW MIDWAY             38.16N 84.71W
07/20/2018                   WOODFORD           KY   PUBLIC           



0611 PM     HAIL             LORETTO                 37.64N 85.40W
07/20/2018  E0.75 INCH       MARION             KY   TRAINED SPOTTER  



0615 PM     HAIL             LORETTO                 37.64N 85.40W
07/20/2018  E1.25 INCH       MARION             KY   TRAINED SPOTTER  



0622 PM     HAIL             JACKTOWN                37.45N 85.02W
07/20/2018  E1.00 INCH       CASEY              KY   PUBLIC           



0624 PM     HAIL             3 W KNOB LICK           37.08N 85.74W
07/20/2018  E1.00 INCH       METCALFE           KY   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE 



0629 PM     HAIL             1 W SULPHUR WELL        37.10N 85.64W
07/20/2018  E1.75 INCH       METCALFE           KY   BROADCAST MEDIA  

            VIEWER REPORTS GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL NEAR 
            SULPHUR WELL. 

0630 PM     HAIL             1 SW SAINT CATHERINE    37.69N 85.26W
07/20/2018  E1.75 INCH       WASHINGTON         KY   911 CALL CENTER  

            GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL ALONG HIGHWAY 152. 

0633 PM     TSTM WND DMG     SAINT CATHERINE         37.70N 85.25W
07/20/2018                   WASHINGTON         KY   911 CALL CENTER  

            TREES DOWN AT BARDSTOWN ROAD AND HIGHWAY 
            152. 

0639 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 SE EDMONTON           36.98N 85.61W
07/20/2018                   METCALFE           KY   EMERGENCY MNGR   

            FIRE CHIEF REPORTS TREES, POWER LINES DOWN 
            AND SHOP DESTROYED NEAR EDMONTON ALONG 
            HIGHWAY 496. HIGHWAY 496 CLOSED DUE TO 
            DEBRIS. 

0643 PM     HAIL             5 W SALOMA              37.41N 85.50W
07/20/2018  E1.50 INCH       TAYLOR             KY   LAW ENFORCEMENT  

            IN THE MAC COMMUNITY. 

0646 PM     HAIL             LEBANON                 37.57N 85.25W
07/20/2018  E1.00 INCH       MARION             KY   911 CALL CENTER  

            REPORTED AT BEDROCK LANE LEBANON MARION 
            COUNTY KY. 

0647 PM     HAIL             1 ENE ELK HORN          37.32N 85.27W
07/20/2018  E1.00 INCH       TAYLOR             KY   TRAINED SPOTTER  



0649 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 SSW MIDDLEBURG        37.34N 84.82W
07/20/2018                   CASEY              KY   911 CALL CENTER  

            TREES BLOCKING THE ROAD ON N KY 501. 

0649 PM     TSTM WND GST     CAMPBELLSVILLE          37.34N 85.34W
07/20/2018  M60 MPH          TAYLOR             KY   LAW ENFORCEMENT  



0654 PM     HAIL             2 SE MIDDLEBURG         37.32N 84.79W
07/20/2018  E2.50 INCH       CASEY              KY   PUBLIC           



0657 PM     HAIL             4 NNE BRADFORDSVILLE    37.56N 85.13W
07/20/2018  E1.00 INCH       MARION             KY   911 CALL CENTER  

            NEAR BRADFORDSVILLE. 

0659 PM     HAIL             1 WNW ROCKBRIDGE        36.79N 85.69W
07/20/2018  E1.00 INCH       MONROE             KY   TRAINED SPOTTER  



0700 PM     HAIL             5 E HOBSON              37.42N 85.28W
07/20/2018  E1.75 INCH       TAYLOR             KY   PUBLIC           



0701 PM     HAIL             GRADYVILLE              37.08N 85.42W
07/20/2018  E1.50 INCH       ADAIR              KY   TRAINED SPOTTER  



0703 PM     TORNADO          2 SE EDMONTON           36.96N 85.59W
07/20/2018                   METCALFE           KY   NWS STORM SURVEY 

            ESTIMATED PEAK WIND 80-85 MPH; PATH LENGTH 
            2.1 MILES; PATH WIDTH 60 YARDS; ON THE 
            GROUND FOR 2 MINUTES. DAMAGE INCLUDES 
            CARPORT OVERTURNED, METAL ROOF TORN OFF OF 
            METAL OUTBUILDING, NUMEROUS TREES SNAPPED, 
            PUSHED MOBILE HOME OFF BLOCKS AND BREAKING 
            WINDOWS AND ROOF SHINGLES RIPPED OFF. 

0718 PM     HAIL             1 NNW MEMPHIS           38.49N 85.77W
07/20/2018  E0.88 INCH       CLARK              IN   PUBLIC           



0719 PM     HAIL             4 SE GRADYVILLE         37.05N 85.37W
07/20/2018  E1.75 INCH       ADAIR              KY   BROADCAST MEDIA  

            VIEWER REPORT OF HAIL A LITTLE LARGER THAN 
            GOLF BALL SIZE NEAR COLUMBIA. 

0719 PM     HAIL             3 S CAMPBELLSVILLE      37.31N 85.34W
07/20/2018  E1.00 INCH       TAYLOR             KY   PUBLIC           



0726 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 SSW BLOCHER           38.71N 85.66W
07/20/2018                   SCOTT              IN   911 CALL CENTER  

            A LARGE TREE WAS REPORTED DOWN ON STATE ROAD 
            56 NEAR BLOCHER. 

0726 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 N HENRYVILLE          38.56N 85.76W
07/20/2018                   CLARK              IN   BROADCAST MEDIA  

            LISTENER REPORTS TREES DOWN AT US 31 AND 
            BROWNSTOWN ROAD NORTH OF HENRYVILLE. 

0730 PM     HAIL             2 ESE MARROWBONE        36.81N 85.47W
07/20/2018  E1.75 INCH       CUMBERLAND         KY   PUBLIC           



0742 PM     HAIL             2 W BUCKNER             38.38N 85.47W
07/20/2018  E1.00 INCH       OLDHAM             KY   PUBLIC           



0745 PM     TSTM WND DMG     BROWNSBORO              38.36N 85.50W
07/20/2018                   OLDHAM             KY   PUBLIC           

            REPORTED AT 7511 HWY 329 CRESTWOOD TREES AND 
            POWERLINES DOWN. 

0754 PM     HAIL             TOMPKINSVILLE           36.70N 85.69W
07/20/2018  M4.00 INCH       MONROE             KY   BROADCAST MEDIA  

            VERIFIED PHOTO ON TWITTER. TIME ESTIMATED 
            FROM RADAR. 

0800 PM     HAIL             TOMPKINSVILLE           36.70N 85.69W
07/20/2018  E1.00 INCH       MONROE             KY   PUBLIC           

            REPORTED AT TOMPKINSVILLE. 

0810 PM     FLASH FLOOD      1 W SAINT MATTHEWS      38.25N 85.66W
07/20/2018                   JEFFERSON          KY   EMERGENCY MNGR   

            WATER RESCUE--CAR DROVE INTO HIGH WATER ON 
            LEXINGTON ROAD AT OXFORD PLACE. 

0810 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 SSW SAINT MATTHEWS    38.24N 85.64W
07/20/2018                   JEFFERSON          KY   EMERGENCY MNGR   

            TREE ON A HOUSE AT ALTON RD AND SHERRIN AVE 
            IN ST. MATTHEWS. 

0810 PM     HAIL             LEAVENWORTH             38.20N 86.35W
07/20/2018  E0.75 INCH       CRAWFORD           IN   PUBLIC           



0810 PM     HAIL             1 ENE COLUMBIA          37.10N 85.29W
07/20/2018  E1.00 INCH       ADAIR              KY   PUBLIC           



0810 PM     HAIL             CURBY                   38.24N 86.38W
07/20/2018  E1.00 INCH       CRAWFORD           IN   PUBLIC           



0810 PM     HAIL             1 NNE CURBY             38.25N 86.38W
07/20/2018  E1.00 INCH       CRAWFORD           IN   NWS EMPLOYEE     



0810 PM     HAIL             CAREFREE                38.24N 86.36W
07/20/2018  E1.00 INCH       CRAWFORD           IN   PUBLIC           



0815 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 SW PEWEE VALLEY       38.30N 85.51W
07/20/2018                   JEFFERSON          KY   PUBLIC           

            TREE DAMAGE ALONG OLD LAGRANGE ROAD NEAR 
            WESTPORT ROAD. 

0820 PM     LIGHTNING        1 ENE WACO              37.74N 84.14W
07/20/2018                   MADISON            KY   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE 

            STRUCTURE FIRE DUE TO LIGHTNING STRIKE ON 
            WACO LOOP. 

0822 PM     HAIL             4 NW TELL CITY          38.00N 86.80W
07/20/2018  E0.75 INCH       PERRY              IN   AMATEUR RADIO    

            PENNY SIZE HAIL NEAR TROY. 

0828 PM     HAIL             CLARKSVILLE             38.32N 85.77W
07/20/2018  E1.00 INCH       CLARK              IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0846 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 WSW VERSAILLES        38.04N 84.76W
07/20/2018                   WOODFORD           KY   EMERGENCY MNGR   

            DELAYED REPORT...A COUPLE OF REPORTS PHONED 
            INTO DISPATCH THAT LIKELY WERE ASSOCIATED 
            WITH THE EVENING WARNING AND NOT THE 
            AFTERNOON. PART OF THE ROOF AT LEDVANCE WAS 
            LOST, WITH WATER COMING INTO A COMPUTER 
            ROOM. ALSO NEARBY AT EMERSON DR AND TYRONE 
            PIKE A TREE WAS DOWN BLOCKING THE ROAD. TIME 
            ESTIMATED BASED ON RADAR.

0855 PM     HAIL             1 N VALLEY STATION      38.12N 85.85W
07/20/2018  M1.00 INCH       JEFFERSON          KY   PUBLIC           

            HAIL WAS MEASURED AT STONESTREET ROAD. TIME 
            FROM RADAR. 

0901 PM     HAIL             1 SW VALLEY STATION     38.09N 85.88W
07/20/2018  E1.00 INCH       JEFFERSON          KY   PUBLIC           



0910 PM     FLASH FLOOD      1 W SAINT MATTHEWS      38.25N 85.66W
07/20/2018                   JEFFERSON          KY   EMERGENCY MNGR   

            CORRECTED LSR FOR TIME BASED ON RADAR. WATER 
            RESCUE -- CAR DROVE INTO HIGH WATER ON 
            LEXINGTON ROAD AT OXFORD PLACE. 

0913 PM     HAIL             LANESVILLE              38.24N 85.99W
07/20/2018  E0.50 INCH       HARRISON           IN   PUBLIC           



0914 PM     TSTM WND DMG     5 ENE WEST POINT        38.01N 85.86W
07/20/2018                   BULLITT            KY   911 CALL CENTER  

            A LARGE TREE WAS REPORTED DOWN ON MERKER 
            LANE. TIME BASED ON RADAR. 

0919 PM     TSTM WND DMG     5 ENE WEST POINT        38.01N 85.87W
07/20/2018                   BULLITT            KY   911 CALL CENTER  

            A TREE FELL AND KNOCKED DOWN POWER LINES AT 
            HIGHWAY 44 AND KNOB CREEK. TIME BASED ON 
            RADAR. 

0919 PM     HAIL             1 W CENTRAL BARREN      38.37N 86.11W
07/20/2018  E1.75 INCH       HARRISON           IN   EMERGENCY MNGR   

            GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL ALONG HANCOCK CHAPEL 
            ROAD. 

0922 PM     TSTM WND DMG     4 NW SHEPHERDSVILLE     38.02N 85.77W
07/20/2018                   BULLITT            KY   911 CALL CENTER  

            THERE WAS A TREE DOWN ON MOUNT ELMIRA ROAD. 
            TIME BASED ON RADAR. 

0924 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 E GEORGETOWN          38.30N 85.93W
07/20/2018                   FLOYD              IN   PUBLIC           

            DELAYED REPORT...FACEBOOK POST ABOUT DAMAGE 
            ON EDWARDSVILLE-GALENA ROAD. SAID STORM TOOK 
            OUT TREES AND ELECTRICAL POSTS AND WIRES. 
            TIME ESTIMATED BASED ON RADAR. 

0925 PM     TSTM WND DMG     5 NE MOUNT WASHINGTON   38.09N 85.48W
07/20/2018                   BULLITT            KY   911 CALL CENTER  

            THERE WAS A TREE REPORTED DOWN ON KINGSWOOD 
            AVENUE AT KINGS CHURCH ROAD. TIME FROM 
            RADAR. 

0925 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 NW SHEPHERDSVILLE     38.01N 85.75W
07/20/2018                   BULLITT            KY   911 CALL CENTER  

            THERE WAS A TREE REPORTED DOWN ON THE 1500 
            BLOCK OF RAYMOND ROAD. TIME BASED ON RADAR. 

0925 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 NW SHEPHERDSVILLE     38.02N 85.75W
07/20/2018                   BULLITT            KY   911 CALL CENTER  

            TWO TREES AND POWER LINES WERE REPORTED DOWN 
            ON THE 800 BLOCK OF WALLS HOLLOW ROAD NORTH. 

0927 PM     TSTM WND DMG     4 SSE HILLVIEW          38.02N 85.65W
07/20/2018                   BULLITT            KY   911 CALL CENTER  

            A POWER LINE WAS REPORTED DOWN ON SANDY 
            DRIVE. TIME BASED ON RADAR. 

0933 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 NNW DEATSVILLE        37.94N 85.59W
07/20/2018                   BULLITT            KY   911 CALL CENTER  

            THERE WAS A TREE DOWN ON LOTUS DRIVE NEAR 
            DEATSVILLE ROAD. TIME BASED ON RADAR. 

0934 PM     TSTM WND DMG     JEFFERSONVILLE          38.28N 85.72W
07/20/2018                   CLARK              IN   TRAINED SPOTTER  

            LARGE TREE, MULTIPLE LIMBS, AND POWER LINES 
            DOWNED JUST NE OF DOWNTOWN JEFFERSONVILLE. 

0940 PM     TSTM WND GST     2 SW SAINT MATTHEWS     38.23N 85.66W
07/20/2018  M60 MPH          JEFFERSON          KY   ASOS             



0941 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 N DEATSVILLE          37.95N 85.56W
07/20/2018                   BULLITT            KY   911 CALL CENTER  

            A TREE WAS REPORTED DOWN ON WOODSDALE ROAD. 
            TIME BASED ON RADAR. 

0941 PM     HAIL             2 NNE HILLVIEW          38.10N 85.67W
07/20/2018  E1.00 INCH       JEFFERSON          KY   PUBLIC           



0941 PM     FLOOD            2 SSW HIGHVIEW          38.11N 85.64W
07/20/2018                   JEFFERSON          KY   AMATEUR RADIO    

            6-8 INCHES OF WATER REPORTED ON STREET OF 
            CUL-DE-SAC. 

0945 PM     HAIL             MCDANIELS               37.60N 86.43W
07/20/2018  E1.00 INCH       BRECKINRIDGE       KY   CO-OP OBSERVER   



0945 PM     FLASH FLOOD      3 E ANCHORAGE           38.27N 85.49W
07/20/2018                   JEFFERSON          KY   NWS EMPLOYEE     

            OLD HENRY ROAD FLOODED TO FACTORY LANE FROM 
            THE SNYDER. ANOTHER REPORT OF RAPIDS IN 
            WATER FLOWING ALONG MILE MARKER 28 ON 
            SNYDER. 

0945 PM     HAIL             2 NE ANCHORAGE          38.29N 85.51W
07/20/2018  M1.00 INCH       JEFFERSON          KY   NWS EMPLOYEE     

            ALSO SAW TREE BRANCHES AND LEAVES DOWN. 

0945 PM     HAIL             2 S PEWEE VALLEY        38.28N 85.48W
07/20/2018  E1.00 INCH       JEFFERSON          KY   PUBLIC           



0950 PM     HAIL             3 E ANCHORAGE           38.27N 85.49W
07/20/2018  E1.00 INCH       JEFFERSON          KY   PUBLIC           



0952 PM     FLOOD            1 SSW CEMENTVILLE       38.34N 85.75W
07/20/2018                   CLARK              IN   AMATEUR RADIO    

            4 INCHES OF WATER ON INTERSTATE 65. 

1019 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 SSE BIG CLIFTY        37.53N 86.14W
07/20/2018                   GRAYSON            KY   PUBLIC           

            DELAYED REPORT...RECEIVED A PICTURE OF LARGE 
            TREE SNAPPED ALONG MORRISON ROAD. TIME 
            ESTIMATED BASED ON RADAR. 

1030 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 NNW TELL CITY         37.98N 86.77W
07/20/2018                   PERRY              IN   LAW ENFORCEMENT  

            TREES DOWN ALONG HIGHWAY 66 BETWEEN TELL 
            CITY AND TROY. 

1048 PM     TSTM WND GST     1 NW FORT KNOX          37.90N 85.97W
07/20/2018  M51 MPH          HARDIN             KY   AWOS             

            AWOS STATION FTK, 1 NW FORT KNOX. 

1056 PM     TORNADO          3 NE PRICEVILLE         37.39N 85.95W
07/20/2018                   HART               KY   NWS STORM SURVEY 

            ESTIMATED PEAK WIND 90-95 MPH; PATH LENGTH 
            1.2 MILES; PATH WIDTH 60 YARDS; ON THE 
            GROUND FOR 3 MINUTES. DAMAGE INCLUDES 
            DESTROYED LARGE BARN, NUMEROUS SNAPPED 
            TREES, DESTROYED LARGE HAY BALES. 

1059 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 W BONNIEVILLE         37.38N 85.94W
07/20/2018                   HART               KY   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE 

            HART COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORTED TREES 
            DOWN AROUND THE INTERSECTION OF 728 AND 
            CAMPGROUND ROAD. 

1100 PM     TSTM WND GST     2 NE MCQUADY            37.72N 86.49W
07/20/2018  E51 MPH          BRECKINRIDGE       KY   MESONET          

            BRECKINRIDGE COUNTY KY MESONET SITE. 

1111 PM     TSTM WND DMG     4 E BARDSTOWN           37.82N 85.39W
07/20/2018                   NELSON             KY   LAW ENFORCEMENT  

            TREES DOWN NEAR WOODLAWN ROAD. 

1122 PM     TSTM WND DMG     4 WNW SUMMERSVILLE      37.35N 85.68W
07/20/2018                   GREEN              KY   EMERGENCY MNGR   

            TREES DOWN ON HWY 569. 

1129 PM     TSTM WND DMG     ALLENDALE               37.37N 85.58W
07/20/2018                   GREEN              KY   EMERGENCY MNGR   

            HWY 61 BLOCKED BY DOWNED TREE LIMBS. 

1138 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 NNE PIERCE            37.22N 85.59W
07/20/2018                   GREEN              KY   EMERGENCY MNGR   

            DOWNED TREE BLOCKING HWY 1464 NEAR GRAB 
            ROAD. 

1142 PM     HAIL             2 SW GREENSBURG         37.23N 85.53W
07/20/2018  E1.00 INCH       GREEN              KY   EMERGENCY MNGR   

            QUARTER SIZE HAIL IN THE THURLOW AREA. 

1142 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 SSE GREENSBURG        37.22N 85.47W
07/20/2018                   GREEN              KY   EMERGENCY MNGR   

            DOWNED TREES BLOCKING HWY 61 AND OLD SPRING 
            ROAD. 

1145 PM     HAIL             EXIE                    37.17N 85.53W
07/20/2018  E1.00 INCH       GREEN              KY   EMERGENCY MNGR   



1148 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 SW EXIE               37.16N 85.54W
07/20/2018                   GREEN              KY   EMERGENCY MNGR   

            TREE LIMBS PARTIALLY BLOCKING MATNEY ROAD. 

1150 PM     HAIL             1 NNE EXIE              37.18N 85.53W
07/20/2018  E1.00 INCH       GREEN              KY   EMERGENCY MNGR   

            CORRECTS PREVIOUS HAIL REPORT FROM 1 NNE 
            EXIE. 

0110 AM     TSTM WND DMG     1 ESE GLASGOW           37.00N 85.91W
07/21/2018                   BARREN             KY   BROADCAST MEDIA  

            VIEWER-RELAYED REPORT OF TREE DOWN ON CAR ON 
            EAST FRONT STREET. TIME ESTIMATED BASED ON 
            RADAR. 

0215 AM     HEAVY RAIN       3 NW WINDYVILLE         37.24N 86.37W
07/21/2018  M2.15 INCH       EDMONSON           KY   PUBLIC

Rain Reports

Environment

A very strong, anomalous upper level low brought multiple rounds of severe weather to the region.


Figure 1: 500mb analysis at 18z (7/20)	Figure 2: MSLP and surface winds (7/20)	Figure 3: Surface observations at 18z (7/20)

Afternoon storm environment.


Figure 4: SBCAPE at 18z (7/20)	Figure 5: 0-6km bulk shear at 18z (7/20)	Figure 6: ESRH at 18z (7/20)

Evening/Overnight storm environment.


Figure 7: SBCAPE at 00z (7/21)	Figure 8: 0-6km bulk shear at 00z (7/21)	Figure 9: ESRH at 00z (7/21)

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Heavy Rainfall and Severe Thunderstorms in the Southern Plains

Severe Weather Summary for Friday, July 20, 2018