RSS Feeds8 May 2003
Perry and Breckinridge Cos.
Tornado Damage
A survey of the damage in Perry and Breckinridge Counties from severe storms
during the evening of May 8th has been completed by NWS officials. Below are
some photos from the damage survey, followed by the official report.
Tree damage.
Additional tree damage.
Pieces of metal from a shed wrapped around trees.
Collapsed part of a barn.
Piece of wood stuck in a trucks doorjamb.
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 908 PM EDT FRI MAY 9 2003
...TWO WEAK TORNADOES FROM MAY 8TH CONFIRMED IN SOUTHERN PERRY COUNTY INDIANA AND NORTHERN BRECKENRIDGE COUNTY KENTUCKY...
A STORM SURVEY PERFORMED TODAY BY A NWS FORECASTER REVEALED TWO TORNADO PATHS WITHIN THE NWS LOUISVILLE COUNTY WARNING AREA. THE TWO DAMAGE PATHS ARE RELATED TO THE SAME SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH EXHIBITED SUPERCELL CHARACTERISTICS ON THURSDAY EVENING, MAY 8, 2003.
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EVENT DATE: THURSDAY MAY 8 2003
EVENT TYPE: F1 TORNADO
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WINDS: 112 MPH
ESTIMATED TIME: TORNADO FORMED IN PERRY COUNTY INDIANA AROUND 745 PM EST. DURATION WAS ABOUT 6 MINUTES.
EVENT LOCATION: TORNADO FORMED 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF GERALD INDIANA...ABOUT 1/2 MILE NORTHWEST OF THE INTERSECTION OF GERALD ROAD AND DEER CREEK ROAD. TORNADO PATH ENDED NEAR DEER CREEK ABOUT 2 MILES NORTH OF INDIANA STATE RD 66 IN THE HOOSIER NATIONAL FOREST.
PATH LENGTH: 3 MILES PATH WIDTH: 100 YARDS
NO INJURIES OR FATALITIES REPORTED
DAMAGE: NUMEROUS ADULT TREES UPROOTED (SPRUCE/PINE/PECAN/HICKORY). A LARGE TREE ON TOP OF A MOBILE HOME WHICH WAS KNOCKED OVER. EXTENSIVE PROPERTY DAMAGE TO A LARGE HOMESTEAD NEAR INTERSECTION OF GERALD ROAD AND DEER CREEK ROAD INCLUDED LEVELING SEVERAL SMALL OUTBUILDINGS. PART OF A LARGE BARN DEMOLISHED. TIN ROOF OF LARGE BARN WAS CURLED INTO TREES NEARBY. A PIECE OF PORCH FROM A LARGE, SOLID FOUNDATION HOUSE THROWN 1/4 MILE INTO NEARBY POND. THE SEAM BETWEEN THE ROOF AND WALLS OF A CEMENT FOUNDATION BARN WAS SEPARATED.
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EVENT DATE: THURSDAY MAY 8 2003
EVENT TYPE: F0 TORNADO
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WINDS: 72 MPH
ESTIMATED TIME: 800 PM CDT. DURATION ABOUT 3 MINUTES.
EVENT LOCATION: TORNADO WAS A BRIEF TOUCHDOWN OF THE SAME CIRCULATION THAT CAUSED THE TORNADO TOUCHDOWN IN SOUTHERN PERRY COUNTY INDIANA. LOCATION WAS 3/4 MILE EAST OF THE OHIO RIVER ON KY STATE ROAD 144, 4 MILES SOUTHWEST OF STEPHENSPORT, NEAR BULL CREEK.
PATH LENGTH: 1 MILE PATH WIDTH: 50 YARDS
NO INJURIES OR FATALITIES.
DAMAGE: TORNADO OCCURRED IN FORESTED AND SPARSELY POPULATED AREA NEAR THE OHIO RIVER BANK. A FEW SHALLOW ROOTED TREES UPROOTED. NUMEROUS TREES TOPPED AND BRANCHES SNAPPED.
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