June 23, 2017 Flooding and Tornadoes

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Tornado - Near Lincoln's Birthplace LARUE COUNTY Date June 23, 2017 Time (Local) 5:37 - 5:45 PM EDT EF Rating EF-1 Est. Peak Winds 90 mph Path Length 5.1 miles Max Width 75 yards Injuries/Deaths 0/0 Summary: The tornado first downed a large tree on McDowell Rd 2.8 miles south of Hodgenville. It damaged tree tops at the Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park as it moved northeast. At the end of Earl Jones Road, the tornado destroyed one cinder block and wood barn and damaged the roof of another, scattering debris several hundred yards. The tornado then skipped intermittently over primarily open farmland for several miles before uprooting and snapping several trees along Leafdale Road west of Highway 470.   Track Map

5:40 PM EDT Reflectivity 5:40 PM Storm Relative Velocity Storm damage in LaRue County Storm damage in LaRue County

Tornado - Near Loretto, KY MARION COUNTY Date June 23, 2017 Time (Local) 6:05 - 6:07 PM EDT EF Rating EF-1 Est. Peak Winds 90 mph Path Length 2.1 miles Max Width 100 yards Injuries/Deaths 0/0 Summary: This tornado spun up in a broader area of 40-60 mph winds that caused minor tree damage across an area over a mile wide in western Marion County. The tornado touched down on the edge of a large wooded area west of Highway 527 0.4 miles south of St Francis. Moving due east, it snapped the trunks of several large trees, blocking the highway, and mowed down a line of trees along Louis Mattingly Road. It continued to to tree-top damage in a heavily wooded area as it moved east, then tore roof panels off several hog barns on the south end of A. Mills Road. Drone footage of corn near the barns showed multiple streaks of converging winds in an area approximately 100 yards in width. Continuing to east-southeast, the tornado left downed numerous more trees in a cyclonic pattern on both sides of Spencer-Hamilton Road south of Loretto. Strong inflow and outflow winds estimated at 60-80 mph damaged several outbuildings and downed other trees south of the tornado along Spencer-Hamilton Road as the tornado dissipated. The Louisville NWS office thanks John Humphress and Tanner Thompson for the drone imagery that helped pinpoint the path of this rural tornado.

605 PM EDT Reflectivity 605 PM EDT Storm Relative Velocity Storm damage in Marion County Storm damage in Marion County

Straight Line Winds - Near Wilmore, KY JESSAMINE COUNTY Date June 23, 2017 Time (Local) 7:21 - 7:23 PM EDT EF Rating N/A Est. Peak Winds 65 mph Path Length 5.5 miles Max Width Sporadic 50 yards Injuries/Deaths 0/0 Summary: Sporadic wind damage in the High Bridge community began around 7 pm Friday night. Several trees were knocked down in and around the High Bridge powerstation up to High Bridge park. On High Bridge Road, a utility pole was snapped and several were bent. There was sporadic shingle damage on several homes and a barn with minor roof damage. In Camp Nelson on the old Danville Road, several older and newer softwood and hardwood trees were snapped or overblown. All of the tree damage was facing to the east-southeast. At 7300 Old Danville Road, a carport was blown 2 feet, then pushed the car another 2 feet. One of the trees on the farm hit a bird and did a moderate amount of gutter damage. One segment of a maple tree was blown into the front window. Also in Camp Nelson on Hall Road, there were 10 to 15 trees that sustained moderate wind damage along with a chicken coop being flipped upside down which killed some chickens. A 10 x 10 dog kennel was picked up and thrown 20 feet. National Weather Service would like to thank Jessamine County Emergency Management Director Johnny Adams for all of his assistance.

731 PM EDT Reflectivity 731 PM EDT Storm Relative Velocity (purple indicates areas where radar is unsure of velocity data) Storm damage in Jessaime County Storm damage in Jessamine County

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

Flooding

Flash Flooding

Bardstown, KY	Elizabethtown, KY	Elizabethtwon, KY	Lawrenceburg, KY

Franklin County, KY	Elizabethtown, KY	Lebanon Junction, KY	Rineyville, KY

River Flooding Hydrographs

On the charts below, the blue lines show the actual river levels and the purple lines show the forecast at the time these screen captures were made. For river information, consult our Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service (AHPS) suite of web pages.
Stoner Creek at Paris	Licking River at Blue Licks Spring	Elkhorn Creek at Peaks Mill

Storm Reports

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

0902 PM     FLASH FLOOD      1 WNW GEORGETOWN        38.21N 84.57W
06/23/2017                   SCOTT              KY   EMERGENCY MNGR   

            US 460 FLOODED. WATER APPROX. 4 FEET DEEP. 

0902 PM     FLASH FLOOD      3 SSE GEORGETOWN        38.17N 84.54W
06/23/2017                   SCOTT              KY   EMERGENCY MNGR   

            LISLE ROAD FLOODED 1 FOOT DEEP FROM US 25 TO 
            RAILROAD TRACKS. 

0805 PM     TSTM WND DMG     RICHMOND                37.75N 84.29W
06/23/2017                   MADISON            KY   BROADCAST MEDIA  

            NUMEROUS TREES DOWN COUNTYWIDE. 

0745 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 SE BUENA VISTA        37.74N 84.65W
06/23/2017                   GARRARD            KY   EMERGENCY MNGR   

            MULTIPLE TREES DOWN OVER THE NORTHERN PART 
            OF THE COUNTY. A LARGE TREE WAS DOWNED ON A 
            STORAGE BUILDING AND POWER LINES ON CHENAULT 
            LANE ROAD ON HERRINGTON LAKE. POWER POLES 
            AND LINES WERE BLOCKING A COUNTY ROAD IN THE 
            AREA. 

0745 PM     FLASH FLOOD      2 WNW LEXINGTON         38.05N 84.49W
06/23/2017                   FAYETTE            KY   911 CALL CENTER  

            NUMEROUS ROADS CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER 
            AROUND LEXINGTON. BROADWAY STREET IS CLOSED 
            IN SEVERAL PLACES. 

0740 PM     TSTM WND DMG     HIGH BRIDGE             37.82N 84.72W
06/23/2017                   JESSAMINE          KY   EMERGENCY MNGR   

            POWER POLE AND SEVERAL LARGE TREES DOWN. 

0738 PM     FLASH FLOOD      3 SSW HOBSON            37.38N 85.38W
06/23/2017                   TAYLOR             KY   911 CALL CENTER  

            SWIFT WATER RESCUE ON SALEM CHURCH ROAD. 

0730 PM     FLASH FLOOD      CARLISLE                38.31N 84.03W
06/23/2017                   NICHOLAS           KY   EMERGENCY MNGR   

            THE NICHOLAS COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGER 
            REPORTED NUMEROUS ROADS CLOSED COUNTY WIDE 
            AND WATER IN A HOUSE. 

0730 PM     FLASH FLOOD      VERSAILLES              38.06N 84.73W
06/23/2017                   WOODFORD           KY   911 CALL CENTER  

            ROADS HAD TO BE CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER AT 
            BIG SINK PIKE AND MCALLENS FERRY. 

0730 PM     FLASH FLOOD      3 W BARDSTOWN           37.81N 85.51W
06/23/2017                   NELSON             KY   911 CALL CENTER  

            MULTIPLE ROADS CLOSED ACROSS THE COUNTY DUE 
            TO FLOODING INCLUDING BOSTON ROAD AND 
            BLOOMFIELD ROAD. 

0730 PM     FLASH FLOOD      3 ESE CECILIA           37.65N 85.90W
06/23/2017                   HARDIN             KY   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS 

            WESTBOUND LANES OF THE WESTERN KY PARKWAY AT 
            MM 133 BLOCKED DUE TO FLOODING. TRAFFIC 
            ROUTED OFF. 

0700 PM     FLASH FLOOD      5 WNW TARRAPIN          37.92N 85.01W
06/23/2017                   ANDERSON           KY   LAW ENFORCEMENT  

            WATER FLOWING ACROSS BALLARD ROAD. 

0700 PM     FLASH FLOOD      3 WSW ALTON             38.07N 84.98W
06/23/2017                   ANDERSON           KY   LAW ENFORCEMENT  

            WATER FLOWING ACROSS ALTON STATION ROAD. 

0700 PM     FLASH FLOOD      1 S LAWRENCEBURG        38.02N 84.90W
06/23/2017                   ANDERSON           KY   LAW ENFORCEMENT  

            WATER FLOWING ACROSS PARK LANE. 

0655 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 NNW NEVADA            37.72N 84.92W
06/23/2017                   MERCER             KY   LAW ENFORCEMENT  

            MULTIPLE TREES DOWN OUT IN MERCER COUNTY 
            SOUTHWEST OF HARRODSBURG. CORRECTED FOR 
            TIME. 

0647 PM     FLASH FLOOD      2 NNE ALTON             38.11N 84.92W
06/23/2017                   FRANKLIN           KY   LAW ENFORCEMENT  

            OLD LAWRENCEBURG ROAD, GREEN-WILSON ROAD, 
            EVERGREEN ROAD, JONES LANE ALL COVERED WITH 
            6 TO 8 INCHES OF FLOWING WATER. 

0647 PM     FLASH FLOOD      2 SE COXS CREEK         37.87N 85.43W
06/23/2017                   NELSON             KY   BROADCAST MEDIA  

            WATER FLOWING OVER MURRAY RUN RD. 

0647 PM     FLASH FLOOD      2 SSE FRANKFORT         38.17N 84.86W
06/23/2017                   FRANKLIN           KY   LAW ENFORCEMENT  

            BIG EDDY ROAD COVERED BY 6 TO 8 INCHES OF 
            FLOWING WATER. 

0647 PM     FLASH FLOOD      1 N FRANKFORT           38.20N 84.86W
06/23/2017                   FRANKLIN           KY   LAW ENFORCEMENT  

            MEADOWBROOK ROAD COVERED BY 6 TO 8 INCHES OF 
            FLOWING WATER. 

0647 PM     FLASH FLOOD      5 ENE BAGDAD            38.30N 84.97W
06/23/2017                   FRANKLIN           KY   LAW ENFORCEMENT  

            LEBANON RIDGE ROAD AND GOOSE CREEK ROAD BOTH 
            HAD 6 TO 8 INCHES OF FLOWING WATER. 

0645 PM     FLASH FLOOD      LEBANON JUNCTION        37.84N 85.73W
06/23/2017                   BULLITT            KY   BROADCAST MEDIA  

            WATER FLOWING OVER SANDERS ROAD WITH DEBRIS. 

0642 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 N ELK HORN            37.35N 85.29W
06/23/2017                   TAYLOR             KY   911 CALL CENTER  

            A TREE HAD TO BE REMOVED FROM REIDS CHAPEL 
            ROAD. 

0635 PM     TSTM WND DMG     LAWRENCEBURG            38.04N 84.90W
06/23/2017                   ANDERSON           KY   PUBLIC           

            TREES DOWN. 

0625 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 W SPRINGFIELD         37.69N 85.24W
06/23/2017                   WASHINGTON         KY   LAW ENFORCEMENT  

            MULTIPLE TREES DOWN COUNTYWIDE. 

0620 PM     TSTM WND DMG     4 NNE LEBANON           37.62N 85.24W
06/23/2017                   MARION             KY   LAW ENFORCEMENT  

            TREES DOWN ACROSS HORAN LANE. 

0615 PM     TSTM WND DMG     LORETTO                 37.64N 85.40W
06/23/2017                   MARION             KY   TRAINED SPOTTER  

            TREES DOWN. 

0615 PM     TSTM WND GST     2 ESE LORETTO           37.63N 85.37W
06/23/2017  M62 MPH          MARION             KY   MESONET          

            KENTUCKY MESONET SITE. 

0608 PM     TSTM WND DMG     4 NE SAINT MARY         37.63N 85.29W
06/23/2017                   MARION             KY   LAW ENFORCEMENT  

            TREE ON A HOUSE ON ST. ROSE ROAD. 

0601 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 ESE SAINT FRANCIS     37.61N 85.42W
06/23/2017                   MARION             KY   LAW ENFORCEMENT  

            LEWIS MATTINGLY ROAD IMPASSABLE DUE TO 
            DOWNED TREES. 

0600 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 W SAINT FRANCIS       37.62N 85.46W
06/23/2017                   MARION             KY   LAW ENFORCEMENT  

            STRINGTOWN ROAD IMPASSABLE DUE TO DOWNED 
            TREES. 

0600 PM     TSTM WND DMG     SAINT FRANCIS           37.62N 85.43W
06/23/2017                   MARION             KY   LAW ENFORCEMENT  

            TREES DOWN AND PARTS OF HIGHWAY 527 ARE 
            IMPASSABLE DUE TO DEBRIS. DAMAGE TO A 
            BUILDING IN ST. FRANCIS. 

0555 PM     TSTM WND DMG     4 NE NEW HAVEN          37.70N 85.55W
06/23/2017                   NELSON             KY   LAW ENFORCEMENT  

            MULTIPLE TREES DOWN IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF 
            NELSON COUNTY. 

0554 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 NNW BALLTOWN          37.75N 85.51W
06/23/2017                   NELSON             KY   LAW ENFORCEMENT  

            TREE SNAPPED IN THE BALLTOWN AREA. 

0554 PM     FLASH FLOOD      1 ENE HOWE VALLEY       37.69N 86.07W
06/23/2017                   HARDIN             KY   AMATEUR RADIO    

            WATER FLOWING ACROSS KENTUCKY HIGHWAY 86 
            BETWEEN CECILIA AND THE BRECKINRIDGE COUNTY 
            LINE. 

0545 PM     FLASH FLOOD      RINEYVILLE              37.75N 85.97W
06/23/2017                   HARDIN             KY   PUBLIC           

            WATER RUNNING DOWN ROAD. PICTURE VIA SOCIAL 
            MEDIA. 

0540 PM     FLASH FLOOD      3 S COLESBURG           37.74N 85.78W
06/23/2017                   HARDIN             KY   CO-OP OBSERVER   

            WATER FLOWING ACROSS US HIGHWAY 62 NORTHEAST 
            OF ELIZABETHTOWN. 

0537 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 S HODGENVILLE         37.54N 85.73W
06/23/2017                   LARUE              KY   AMATEUR RADIO    

            ROOF BLOWN OFF THE OLD STATE HIGHWAY SERVICE 
            GARAGE.

Rain Reports

Widespread 1-2 inches of rain fell across southern Indiana and central Kentucky with a higher swath of 2-4 inches (locally 5-6") falling across portions of central Kentucky and the Kentucky Bluegrass region.

NWS Louisville Forecast Area  2 Day Accumulation (June 22-23)	Kentucky 2 Day Accumulation  (June 22-23)

Environment

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This experimental product from SPC showed an increased chance of an EF0+ tornado over LaRue and Marion Counties at about the time the tornadoes occurred.