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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1105 PM EDT THU OCT 09 2014

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

0158 PM     HAIL             6 N SALEM               38.69N  86.10W
10/07/2014  E0.88 INCH       WASHINGTON         IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SPOTTER REPORT OF PENNY TO NICKEL SIZE HAIL

0232 PM     HAIL             MEMPHIS                 38.48N  85.77W
10/07/2014  E1.00 INCH       CLARK              IN   BROADCAST MEDIA

            BROADCAST MEDIA RELAYED REPORT OF ONE INCH HAIL IN
            MEMPHIS

0240 PM     TSTM WND DMG     CHARLESTOWN             38.45N  85.67W
10/07/2014                   CLARK              IN   AMATEUR RADIO

            HAM RELAYED REPORTS OF AN 18 INCH IN DIAMETER TREE DOWN
            IN A YARD AS WELL AS OTHER TREES DOWN IN THE AREA.
            MULTIPLE POWER OUTAGES WITH ESTIMATED 60MPH WINDS AND
            PEA SIZE HAIL.

0240 PM     TSTM WND DMG     CHARLESTOWN             38.45N  85.67W
10/07/2014                   CLARK              IN   BROADCAST MEDIA

            ROOF BLOWN OFF A LAUNDROMAT ON PARK STREET

0243 PM     HAIL             2 SE CHARLESTOWN        38.43N  85.64W
10/07/2014  E0.88 INCH       CLARK              IN   PUBLIC

            CHARLESTOWN STATE PARK REPORTS NICKEL SIZE HAIL AND
            POWER OUTAGES IN THE AREA

0244 PM     HAIL             3 ENE CHARLESTOWN       38.47N  85.62W
10/07/2014  E0.50 INCH       CLARK              IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SPOTTER REPORTED MARBLE SIZE HAIL ON HWY 62 NEAR
            FOURTEENMILE CREEK

0250 PM     TORNADO          2 SSE WESTPORT          38.46N  85.46W
10/07/2014                   OLDHAM             KY   NWS STORM SURVEY

            EF-1 TORNADO BRIEFLY TOUCHED DOWN IN NORTHERN OLDHAM
            COUNTY. DAMAGE INCLUDED A BARN... SEVERAL
            OUTBUILDINGS... AND SEVERAL SNAPPED LARGE HARDWOOD TREE
            LIMBS AND TWO WHOLE TREES.

0254 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 NE LA GRANGE          38.42N  85.35W
10/07/2014                   OLDHAM             KY   BROADCAST MEDIA

            MULTIPLE TREES DOWN

0255 PM     HAIL             2 NNE LA GRANGE         38.43N  85.36W
10/07/2014  E0.50 INCH       OLDHAM             KY   COCORAHS

            HALF INCH HAIL REPORTED BY COCORAHS OBSERVER

0256 PM     HAIL             LA GRANGE               38.40N  85.38W
10/07/2014  E0.70 INCH       OLDHAM             KY   PUBLIC

            REPORT OF DIME SIZE HAIL IN THE CRYSTAL LAKE AREA

0257 PM     HAIL             3 SW LA GRANGE          38.37N  85.42W
10/07/2014  E0.75 INCH       OLDHAM             KY   PUBLIC

            MPING REPORT OF PENNY SIZE HAIL

0307 PM     HAIL             EMINENCE                38.37N  85.17W
10/07/2014  E1.75 INCH       HENRY              KY   BROADCAST MEDIA

            WINDSHIELD CRACKED ON CAR DUE TO HAIL.

0313 PM     HAIL             PLEASUREVILLE           38.35N  85.11W
10/07/2014  E0.88 INCH       HENRY              KY   TRAINED SPOTTER

0332 PM     HAIL             10 NNE FRANKFORT        38.32N  84.80W
10/07/2014  E1.00 INCH       FRANKLIN           KY   TRAINED SPOTTER

            PEA TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL IN THE PEAKS MILL AREA

0340 PM     TSTM WND DMG     STAMPING GROUND         38.27N  84.69W
10/07/2014                   SCOTT              KY   EMERGENCY MNGR

            REPORT OF BARNS DOWN TREES DOWN AND HOMES DAMAGED ON
            STONETOWN ROAD

0340 PM     TSTM WND DMG     SWITZER                 38.25N  84.75W
10/07/2014                   FRANKLIN           KY   EMERGENCY MNGR

            SEVERAL TREES DOWN NEAR SWITZER AND BALD KNOB.
            POWERLINES DOWN NEAR SWITZER TOO.

0345 PM     TORNADO          6 NW SADIEVILLE         38.46N  84.60W
10/07/2014                   SCOTT              KY   NWS STORM SURVEY

            MOSTLY TREE DAMAGE DONE FROM OWEN COUTNY LINE TO 4 N
            SADIEVILLE

0348 PM     TORNADO          1 N STAMPING GROUND     38.28N  84.69W
10/07/2014                   SCOTT              KY   NWS STORM SURVEY

            THE TORNADO BEGAN AS A EF-0 WITH 80 MPH WINDS AS IT
            SNAPPED AND UPROOTED MULTIPLE TREES AND CAUSED MINOR
            SIDING DAMAGE. IT THEN TRAVELED EASTWARD AND
            STRENGTHENED TO 105 MPH CAUSING DAMAGE TO MULTIPLE
            STRUCTURES. THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO THE ROOFS OF TWO
            HOUSES AND SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE ROOF OF ANOTHER
            HOUSE. EF-1 DAMAGE OCCURRED HERE. TWO OUTBUILDINGS WERE
            ALSO DESTROYED. THE TORNADO LIFTED AFTER A SMALL
            OUTBUILDING WAS DESTROYED AND THE ROOF OF A RESIDENCE
            WAS DAMAGED.

0350 PM     TORNADO          4 ENE STAMPING GROUND   38.29N  84.63W
10/07/2014                   SCOTT              KY   NWS STORM SURVEY

            MOSTLY TREE DAMAGE. TWO SMALL BARNS DESTROYED. ROOF
            DAMAGE TO TWO HOMES.

0405 PM     TORNADO          3 E CONNERSVILLE        38.38N  84.36W
10/07/2014                   HARRISON           KY   NWS STORM SURVEY

            AN EF-1 TORNADO WITH MAXIMUM WINDS OF 110 MPH TOUCHED
            DOWN ABOUT 3.5 MILES WSW OF CYNTHIANA AND LIFTED ABOUT 2
            MILES SOUTH OF THE CITY. PATH LENGTH WAS ALMOST 4 MILES
            WITH A MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH OF 250 YARDS. TWO SMALL
            OUTBUILDINGS AND A BARN WERE DESTROYED NEAR THE START OF
            THE PATH. THE MOST IMPRESSIVE DAMAGE OCCURRED NEAR US 27
            WHERE AN EXTENSIVE AREA OF TREES WERE DOWNED.

0409 PM     HAIL             PARIS                   38.21N  84.26W
10/07/2014  E0.50 INCH       BOURBON            KY   TRAINED SPOTTER

0409 PM     TSTM WND DMG     CYNTHIANA               38.39N  84.30W
10/07/2014                   HARRISON           KY   EMERGENCY MNGR

            BARNS AND SMALL BUILDINGS BLOWN DOWN IN THE WORNALL
            LANE AREA AS WELL AS SEVERAL TREES DOWN

0412 PM     HAIL             PARIS                   38.21N  84.26W
10/07/2014  E0.70 INCH       BOURBON            KY   CO-OP OBSERVER

0412 PM     TSTM WND DMG     PARIS                   38.21N  84.26W
10/07/2014                   BOURBON            KY   CO-OP OBSERVER

            NUMEROUS POWER LINES AND POWER POLES DOWN ACROSS THE
            CITY WITH POWER OUT CITYWIDE

0412 PM     TORNADO          PARIS                   38.20N  84.26W
10/07/2014                   BOURBON            KY   NWS STORM SURVEY

            *** 1 INJ *** AN EF-1 TORNADO WITH MAXIMUM WINDS OF 100
            MPH TOUCHED DOWN ONE HALF MILE SOUTH OF PARIS AND LIFTED
            1.25 MILES NORTHEAST OF PARIS. SEVERAL HOMES SUSTAINED
            SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE INCLUDING LOSS OF PORTIONS OF ROOFS
            AND DAMAGE TO WALLS AND SIDING. THERE WAS ONE INJURY.

0413 PM     HAIL             PARIS                   38.21N  84.26W
10/07/2014  M1.00 INCH       BOURBON            KY   PUBLIC

0415 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 N MORELAND            37.51N  84.82W
10/07/2014                   LINCOLN            KY   EMERGENCY MNGR

            DOWNED TREES BLOCKING MAYME LANE

0415 PM     TSTM WND DMG     PARIS                   38.21N  84.26W
10/07/2014                   BOURBON            KY   EMERGENCY MNGR

            15 TO 20 STRUCTURES DAMAGED ON VINE STREET IN PARIS

0438 PM     HAIL             CRAB ORCHARD            37.46N  84.51W
10/07/2014  E1.00 INCH       LINCOLN            KY   BROADCAST MEDIA

0617 PM     HAIL             BUCKNER                 38.38N  85.43W
10/07/2014  M1.75 INCH       OLDHAM             KY   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            OLDHAM COUNTY DISPATCH RECEIVED SEVERAL REPORTS OF
            ROTATION AND FUNNEL CLOUDS ACROSS THE COUNTY. ALSO
            REPORTED GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL.

0617 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     BUCKNER                 38.38N  85.43W
10/07/2014                   OLDHAM             KY   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            OLDHAM COUNTY DISPATCH RECEIVED SEVERAL REPORTS OF
            ROTATION AND FUNNEL CLOUDS ACROSS THE COUNTY. ALSO
            REPORTED GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL.

0641 PM     HAIL             EMINENCE                38.37N  85.17W
10/07/2014  E1.00 INCH       HENRY              KY   TRAINED SPOTTER

0644 PM     HAIL             PLEASUREVILLE           38.35N  85.11W
10/07/2014  E1.75 INCH       HENRY              KY   TRAINED SPOTTER

0658 PM     HAIL             5 NNW FORKS OF ELKHORN  38.28N  84.85W
10/07/2014  M1.00 INCH       FRANKLIN           KY   TRAINED SPOTTER

0700 PM     HAIL             PARIS                   38.21N  84.26W
10/07/2014  E0.88 INCH       BOURBON            KY   CO-OP OBSERVER

0703 PM     HAIL             4 N SWITZER             38.31N  84.75W
10/07/2014  E0.70 INCH       FRANKLIN           KY   EMERGENCY MNGR

0715 PM     HAIL             2 W STAMPING GROUND     38.27N  84.72W
10/07/2014  E1.75 INCH       SCOTT              KY   EMERGENCY MNGR

0715 PM     HAIL             1 SE LA GRANGE          38.39N  85.37W
10/07/2014  E1.50 INCH       OLDHAM             KY   PUBLIC

0716 PM     HAIL             1 SW GEORGETOWN         38.19N  84.57W
10/07/2014  E0.70 INCH       SCOTT              KY   CO-OP OBSERVER

0720 PM     HAIL             3 W GEORGETOWN          38.20N  84.61W
10/07/2014  E1.75 INCH       SCOTT              KY   TRAINED SPOTTER

0723 PM     HAIL             GEORGETOWN              38.20N  84.55W
10/07/2014  E2.75 INCH       SCOTT              KY   PUBLIC

0740 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     5 NE LEXINGTON          38.09N  84.39W
10/07/2014                   FAYETTE            KY   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            FAYETTE COUNTY DISPATCH REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD IN THE
            NORTHERN PART OF THE COUNTY.

0750 PM     HAIL             5 N FRANKFORT           38.26N  84.87W
10/07/2014  E0.50 INCH       FRANKLIN           KY   EMERGENCY MNGR

0805 PM     HAIL             GEORGETOWN              38.20N  84.55W
10/07/2014  E1.75 INCH       SCOTT              KY   PUBLIC

0812 PM     HAIL             2 S GEORGETOWN          38.18N  84.55W
10/07/2014  E0.70 INCH       SCOTT              KY   CO-OP OBSERVER

            DIME SIZE HAIL AT IR0N WORKS AND HWY 25