Severe Weather December 5-6, 2021

Tornadoes:

Tornado #1 - SW of Murray, KY Graves and Calloway Counties Date 12/6/2021 Time (Local) 3:34 AM CST EF Rating EF-1 Est. Peak Winds 100 mph Path Length 10 miles Max Width 500 yards Injuries/Deaths 0/0 Summary: Trees snapped or uprooted. Many large tree branches down. Three large pole barns destroyed. Structural damage to nearby houses including roof and vehicle damage. Track Map Downloadable KMZ File (opens path map in Google Earth)

Tornado #2 - SE of Wingo, KY Graves County Date 12/6/2021 Time (Local) 3:23 AM CST EF Rating EF-0 Est. Peak Winds 85 mph Path Length 6.3 miles Max Width 100 yards Injuries/Deaths 0/0 Summary: Mainly trees and large tree branches down. Damage to a few barns and a chicken house. Track Map Downloadable KMZ File (opens path map in Google Earth)

Tornado #3 - West Frankfort, IL Franklin County Date 12/5/21 Time (Local) 10:21 PM CST EF Rating EF-1 Est. Peak Winds 95 mph Path Length 4.6 miles Max Width 175 yards Injuries/Deaths 0/0 Summary: Some business and homes sustained damage, especially roof damage. There was tree damage along the path. At one point just over 2,000 people were without power. Track Map Downloadable KMZ File (opens path map in Google Earth)

Tornado #4 - near Elkton, KY Todd County Date 12/6/21 Time (Local) 4:33 AM CST EF Rating EF-1 Est. Peak Winds 90 mph Path Length 8.3 miles Max Width 100 yards Injuries/Deaths 0/0 Summary: Several older barns were damaged or destroyed. Many large trees were uprooted or snapped. Two semi trailers were flipped over. Minor roof damage occurred to a few barns and a house. Track Map Downloadable KMZ File (opens path map in Google Earth)

Tornado #5 - near Allensville, KY Todd County Date 12/6/21 Time (Local) 4:40 AM CST EF Rating EF-0 Est. Peak Winds 85 mph Path Length 4.1 miles Max Width 75 yards Injuries/Deaths 0/0 Summary: Several sheds experienced roof damage and/or wall collapse from Old Railroad Lane to Allensville Road. Track Map Downloadable KMZ File (opens path map in Google Earth)

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

Photos

West Frankfort, IL damage (NWS photo)	Between Allensville and Elkton, KY (Daniel Smith, Todd Co EMA)	Caption (source)	Caption (source)

Radar

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Storm Reports

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
654 AM CST MON DEC 6 2021

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

0716 PM     HAIL             GAGE                    37.00N 88.89W
12/05/2021  U0.75 INCH       BALLARD            KY   PUBLIC

            REPORT FROM MPING: DIME (0.75 IN.).

0729 PM     HAIL             4 NW LONE OAK           37.08N 88.71W
12/05/2021  E0.75 INCH       MCCRACKEN          KY   NWS EMPLOYEE



0735 PM     HAIL             3 SW LONE OAK           37.01N 88.71W
12/05/2021  E1.50 INCH       MCCRACKEN          KY   NWS EMPLOYEE

            MOST HAIL WAS DIMED SIZE LARGEST WAS 1.5
            INCHES.

0815 PM     HAIL             3 SSE DEXTER            36.69N 88.28W
12/05/2021  E0.70 INCH       CALLOWAY           KY   TRAINED SPOTTER



0830 PM     HAIL             1 SSE MADISONVILLE      37.33N 87.50W
12/05/2021  E0.88 INCH       HOPKINS            KY   TRAINED SPOTTER

            CORRECTS PREVIOUS HAIL REPORT FROM 1 SSE
            MADISONVILLE.

0831 PM     TORNADO          2 WNW LEDBETTER         37.06N 88.53W
12/05/2021                   LIVINGSTON         KY   BROADCAST MEDIA

            A CAPTAIN ON THE OHIO RIVER NEAR THE
            CONFLUENCE OF THE TENNESSEE AND OHIO RIVERS
            REPORTED A TORNADO NARROWLY MISSED THEIR
            BOAT AS IT CROSSED THE RIVER. THE TORNADO
            RIPPED THE FLAG OFF THE FLAGPOLE ON THE BOW
            OF THE VESSEL. NO OTHER DAMAGE REPORTED.
            TIME AND LOCATION APPROXIMATE. RELAYED BY
            WPSD-TV.

0948 PM     HAIL             7 NW GORHAM             37.80N 89.56W
12/05/2021  U0.50 INCH       JACKSON            IL   PUBLIC

            REPORT FROM MPING: HALF-INCH (0.50 IN.).

1001 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     2 NW MURPHYSBORO        37.79N 89.37W
12/05/2021                   JACKSON            IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            POSSIBLE FUNNEL CLOUD ON CAMERA EM WILL SEND
            VIDEO IF THEY CAN.

1002 PM     HAIL             1 NNE PIEDMONT          37.16N 90.70W
12/05/2021  E0.25 INCH       WAYNE              MO   EMERGENCY MNGR



1025 PM     TSTM WND DMG     VERGENNES               37.90N 89.33W
12/05/2021                   JACKSON            IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            ROOF DAMAGE TO BUILDING , SAYS ROOF BLOWN
            OFF BATHROOM AT A STADIUM/PARK.

1025 PM     TSTM WND GST     4 SE GRAND TOWER        37.60N 89.46W
12/05/2021  M62 MPH          JACKSON            IL   MESONET

            MESONET STATION UP809 3.6 SE GRAND TOWER
            (UPR).

1026 PM     HAIL             1 S VAN BUREN           37.00N 91.01W
12/05/2021  E0.88 INCH       CARTER             MO   EMERGENCY MNGR



1027 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 WSW WEST FRANKFORT    37.90N 88.94W
12/05/2021                   FRANKLIN           IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN IN WEST FRANKFORT,
            SOME OF DOWNED TREES CAUSED STRUCTURAL
            DAMAGE TO HOMES AND BLOCKED ROADS. TIME
            ESTIMATED.

1042 PM     HAIL             1 NNW CAMBRIA           37.79N 89.12W
12/05/2021  E0.25 INCH       WILLIAMSON         IL   PUBLIC



1043 PM     TSTM WND GST     JONESBORO               37.45N 89.27W
12/05/2021  M65 MPH          UNION              IL   PUBLIC



1045 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 ESE MURPHYSBORO       37.75N 89.28W
12/05/2021                   JACKSON            IL   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN.

1209 AM     TSTM WND GST     2 N MELODY HILL         38.05N 87.52W
12/06/2021  M54 MPH          VANDERBURGH        IN   ASOS

            ASOS STATION KEVV EVANSVILLE IN.

1244 AM     TSTM WND GST     5 SSW STANLEY           37.76N 87.27W
12/06/2021  E50 MPH          DAVIESS            KY   BROADCAST MEDIA



0303 AM     TSTM WND GST     6 S WOLF ISLAND         36.66N 89.20W
12/06/2021  M52 MPH          MISSISSIPPI        MO   MESONET

            MESONET STATION EW4994 DORENA MO.

0330 AM     TSTM WND DMG     3 S SEDALIA             36.59N 88.62W
12/06/2021                   GRAVES             KY   PUBLIC

            REPORT FROM MPING: TREES UPROOTED OR
            SNAPPED; ROOF BLOWN OFF.

0339 AM     TSTM WND DMG     1 SSE LYNN GROVE        36.58N 88.44W
12/06/2021                   CALLOWAY           KY   EMERGENCY MNGR

            DAMAGE TO A BARN. TREES AND POWERLINES
            DOWNED. DAMAGE CONCENTRATED ALONG CHEROKEE
            TRAIL NEAR LYNN GROVE. TIME ESTIMATED FROM
            RADAR.

0341 AM     TSTM WND DMG     2 E HARRIS GROVE        36.57N 88.39W
12/06/2021                   CALLOWAY           KY   PUBLIC

            TREE DOWNED ONTO A HOUSE ON CROSSLAND ROAD.

0350 AM     TSTM WND DMG     4 ENE MURRAY            36.62N 88.24W
12/06/2021                   CALLOWAY           KY   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SIGNIFICANT TREE AND POWERLINE DAMAGE
            REPORTED ALONG AND NEAR HIGHWAY 280 TWO TO
            THREE MILES EAST OF MURRAY. POSSIBLE
            TORNADO.

0436 AM     TSTM WND DMG     1 NNW ELKTON            36.83N 87.17W
12/06/2021                   TODD               KY   EMERGENCY MNGR

            DAMAGE TO A HOUSE ON POND RIVER ROAD. TREES
            DOWN OVER B WHITE ROAD. POSSIBLE TORNADO.

0437 AM     TSTM WND DMG     2 NNE ELKTON            36.83N 87.15W
12/06/2021                   TODD               KY   EMERGENCY MNGR

            SEMI TRAILER STORING CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT
            OVERTURNED NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAYS
            181 AND 106. POSSIBLE TORNADO.

0437 AM     TSTM WND DMG     2 NNE ELKTON            36.83N 87.14W
12/06/2021                   TODD               KY   EMERGENCY MNGR

            SIGNIFICANT TREE DAMAGE AND STRUCTURE DAMAGE
            TO AN OUTBUILDING ON HIGHWAY 106. POSSIBLE
            TORNADO.

0440 AM     TSTM WND DMG     5 S ELKTON              36.74N 87.17W
12/06/2021                   TODD               KY   BROADCAST MEDIA

            TREES BLOCKING OLD RAILROAD LANE AND HERMAN
            ROAD. POSSIBLE TORNADO.

0443 AM     TSTM WND DMG     3 NE ELKTON             36.84N 87.11W
12/06/2021                   TODD               KY   EMERGENCY MNGR

            SIGNIFICANT TREE DAMAGE ON CLAY COLE RD.
            POSSIBLE TORNADO.