National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office

Three significant areas of damage occurred across western Kentucky on Monday. The following are preliminary summarys of these events.

1. A damage survey has been completed for two tornadoes in Ballard County, KY...rated EF-2 and EF-1. View survey results.

2. Damage survey has been completed for Muhlenberg County, KY...rated EF-1. View survey results.

3. Damage survey has been completed for Christian County, KY...rated EF-2. View survey results.

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
131 PM CDT MON APR 04 2011

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

0745 AM     HAIL             SMITHLAND               37.14N 88.40W
04/04/2011  M0.75 INCH       LIVINGSTON         KY   EMERGENCY MNGR

            DIME SIZE HAIL WITH TSTM WIND GUST 35 MPH.

0831 AM     TSTM WND DMG     5 SE THEBES             37.16N 89.39W
04/04/2011                   ALEXANDER          IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SMALL LIMBS DOWN. LOCAL POWER OUTAGES. SWING BLOWN OVER.


1015 AM     HEAVY RAIN       PARMA                   36.61N 89.82W
04/04/2011  M1.50 INCH       NEW MADRID         MO   TRAINED SPOTTER

1032 AM     TSTM WND GST     PADUCAH                 37.07N 88.64W
04/04/2011  M63.00 MPH       MCCRACKEN          KY   TRAINED SPOTTER

            63 MPH GUST AT KENTUCKY OAKS MALL

1033 AM     TSTM WND GST     PADUCAH                 37.07N 88.64W
04/04/2011  M61.00 MPH       MCCRACKEN          KY   ASOS

1039 AM     TSTM WND DMG     LA CENTER               37.07N 88.97W
04/04/2011                   BALLARD            KY   EMERGENCY MNGR

            BUILDING COLLAPASED WITH INDIVIDUALS TRAPPED.

1048 AM     HEAVY RAIN       EDDYVILLE               37.50N 88.59W
04/04/2011  U0.00 INCH       POPE               IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            STREET FLOODING IN THE CITY LIMITS

1059 AM     HEAVY RAIN       EVANSVILLE              37.98N 87.54W
04/04/2011  M0.60 INCH       VANDERBURGH        IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            RAINFALL IN PAST 30 MINUTES. LOCALIZED STREET FLOODING.

1059 AM     HAIL             1 E HARVEY              36.81N 88.40W
04/04/2011  M0.75 INCH       MARSHALL           KY   TRAINED SPOTTER

            DIME SIZE HAIL REPORTED.

1100 AM     HEAVY RAIN       NEW CONCORD             36.60N 88.07W
04/04/2011  M2.00 INCH       CALLOWAY           KY   TRAINED SPOTTER

            2 INCHES OF RAIN IN THE PAST HOUR. LOCALIZED STREET
            FLOODING. DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS LOST.

1144 AM     TSTM WND GST     CADIZ                   36.87N 87.82W
04/04/2011  M65.00 MPH       TRIGG              KY   TRAINED SPOTTER

            OCCURRED ON WEST SIDE OF COMMUNITY.

1146 AM     FUNNEL CLOUD     2 S NORTONVILLE         37.16N 87.46W
04/04/2011                   HOPKINS            KY   TRAINED SPOTTER

1200 PM     TORNADO          1 W GREENVILLE          37.21N 87.20W
04/04/2011                   MUHLENBERG         KY   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            ...UNCOMFIRMED...POSSIBLE TORNADO ALONG HIGHWAY 62. 1
            MOBLE HOME OVERTURNED WITH 1 CHILD INJURED. 1 MOBLE HOME
            BLOWN OFF OF FOUNDATION. TREES AND LIMBS DOWN. MOBLE HOME
            PARK BEING EVACUATED DUE TO GAS LEAK.

1204 PM     TORNADO          3 SE HOPKINSVILLE       36.82N 87.45W
04/04/2011                   CHRISTIAN          KY   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TORNADO ON SOUTHEAST SIDE OF COMMUNITY. THE TGASK
            MANUFACTURING PLANT DIRECTLY HIT. SEVERAL INJURIES WITH
            WIDESPREAD DEBRIS FIELD. THE PLANT IS LOCATED BETWEEN
            HOPKINSVILLE AND PEMBROKE.

The following radar images are from the Fort Campbell, KY radar near Hopkinsville. Both images were taken around 11:55 A.M. CDT.

BALLARD, MUHLENBERG and CHRISTIAN COUNTY, KY DAMAGE SURVEYS

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
747 PM CDT MON APR 4 2011

..DAMAGE SURVEY RESULTS FOR BALLARD COUNTY KENTUCKY...

THE FOLLOWING IS THE PRELIMINARY DAMAGE ASSESSMENT FOR
BALLARD COUNTY, KENTUCKY...

EVENT 1...

* EVENT TYPE...........EF1 TORNADO

* EVENT DATE...........APRIL 4, 2011

* EVENT TIME...........1018 AM TO 1022 AM

* EVENT LOCATION.......2.5 MILES SW OF SLATER/4 MILES NE WICKLIFFE
   TO 1.5 MILES E OF SLATER

* PEAK WIND............90 MPH

* TRACK LENGTH.........3.7 MILES

* INJURIES.............NONE

* FATALITIES...........NONE

* DAMAGE DETAIL........2 BARNS LEVELED (HWY 1345), NUMEROUS TREE
   SNAPPED OR UPROOTED (BATTS, BANK AND KNIGHT RD). GUTTER DAMAGE
   TO A HOUSE (BATTS RD).


EVENT 2...

* EVENT TYPE...........EF2 TORNADO

* EVENT DATE...........APRIL 4, 2011

* EVENT TIME...........1020 AM TO 1027 AM

* EVENT LOCATION.......SLATER TO 2.5 MILES SE OF KEVIL

* PEAK WIND............120 MPH

* TRACK LENGTH.........7 MILES

* AVERAGE PATH WIDTH...250 YARDS

* INJURIES.............1 (MAN TRAPPED IN FARM BUILDING DESTROYED
   NEAR HINKLEVILLE)

* FATALITIES...........NONE

* DAMAGE DETAIL........2 STORY HOUSE WITH ROOF REMOVED AND GARAGE
   LEVELED. SEVERAL OTHER HOMES WITH ROOF DAMAGE, INCLUDING
   PARTIAL ROOF LOSS. 2 MOBILE HOMES OVERTURNED. 2 LARGE CHICKEN
   BARNS DESTROYED WITH 2 OTHERS HEAVILY DAMAGED. NUMEROUS FARM
   BUILDINGS...INCLUDING GRAIN BINS DESTROYED. MANY DOZENS OF
   LARGE TREES SNAPPED OR UPROOTED.

NOTE: WHILE DAMAGE WAS PREDOMINANTLY CAUSED BY THE TORNADO
...SOME DAMAGE SOUTHEAST OF HINKLEVILLE WAS CAUSED BY A
COMBINATION OF TORNADIC AND STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.


SURVEYORS.......SHANKLIN/LUDINGTON/MACK

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
445 PM CDT TUE APR 5 2011

...DAMAGE SURVEY RESULTS FOR MUHLENBERG COUNTY KENTUCKY...

THE FOLLOWING IS THE PRELIMINARY DAMAGE ASSESSMENT FOR MUHLENBERG
COUNTY KENTUCKY FROM NEAR GREENVILLE TO CLEATON...

* EVENT TYPE.........EF1 TORNADO

* EVENT DATE.........APRIL 4 2011

* EVENT TIME.........1155 AM CDT

* EVENT LOCATION.....FROM SOUTH SIDE OF GREENVILLE TO CLEATON KY

* PEAK WIND..........109 MPH

* AVG. PATH WIDTH....100 YARDS

* PATH LENGTH........7.5 MILES

* INJURIES...........3

* FATALITIES.........NONE

* DAMAGE DETAIL......EF1 TORNADO DAMAGE WAS AT A MOBILE HOME PARK
   IN GREENVILLE. 1 MOBILE HOME WAS DESTROYED.

SURVEYORS.......PS/KL

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
458 PM CDT TUE APR 5 2011

...DAMAGE SURVEY RESULTS FOR HOPKINSVILLE/CHRISTIAN COUNTY KY...

THE FOLLOWING IS THE PRELIMINARY DAMAGE ASSESSMENT FOR
ENTER NAME HERE.

* EVENT TYPE.........EF2 TORNADO

* EVENT DATE.........MONDAY APRIL 4 2011

* EVENT TIME.........ESTIMATED AT 1204 PM CDT

* EVENT LOCATION.....TOUCHED DOWN AT INDUSTRIAL BUILDING ON U.S.
   HIGHWAY 41 6.5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF HOPKINSVILLE. ENDED 3.2 MILES
   NORTHEAST OF PEMBROKE.

* PEAK WIND..........130 MPH

* AVG. PATH WIDTH....150 YARDS

* PATH LENGTH........4.5 MILES

* INJURIES...........7

* FATALITIES.........NONE

* DAMAGE DETAIL......AT LARGE MANUFACTURING/WAREHOUSE TYPE METAL
   BUILDING ON U.S. HIGHWAY 41...LARGE SECTIONS OF ROOF UP TO 100
   BY 400 FEET WERE REMOVED. SMALL SECTIONS OF EXTERIOR WALL BLOWN
   IN OR PEELED BACK. ROOFTOP HVAC UNIT BLOWN OFF. IN FRONT OF
   BUILDING...STEEL UTILITY POLES BENT ALMOST TO THE GROUND. ALL 7
   INJURIES OCCURRED AT THIS BUILDING...WHERE WORKERS INSIDE WERE
   STRUCK BY FLYING OBJECTS. ALL BUT ONE INJURED PERSON RELEASED
   FROM HOSPITAL AS OF TUESDAY MORNING. STRONG EVIDENCE OF
   ROTATION IN DEBRIS PATTERN OUTSIDE THE BUILDING. REMAINDER OF
   PATH WAS THROUGH SPARSELY POPULATED FARM COUNTRY. TWO BARNS
   LEVELLED. METAL ROOFS OFF TWO HOUSES. DOZENS OF UPROOTED TREES.
   PATH WIDTH UP TO 200 YARDS MAXIMUM.

A COUPLE OF UPROOTED TREES IN PEMBROKE WERE CAUSED BY STRAIGHT
LINE WINDS AND NOT DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE TORNADO. A SMALL
BUILDING FORMERLY USED AS A CAR WASH WAS UNROOFED IN THE COMMUNITY
OF LACEY IN NORTHERN CHRISTIAN COUNTY. THIS WAS CAUSED BY STRAIGHT
LINE WINDS OF AROUND 75 MPH AND NOT DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE
TORNADO.

SURVEYORS.......SHANKLIN/YORK

The following image, shows the path of the EF-2 Tornado in Christian County, KY