Yet another round of severe weather impacted the region Friday night, bringing hail, strong winds, and even isolated tornadoes.  One such tornado struck the small community of Poole in western Kentucky late in the evening.  Following is a damage assessment of the storm that produced the tornado damage.

Map showing track of tornado through Poole, Kentucky on the night of Friday, April 22, 2010

 

...DAMAGE SURVEY RESULTS FOR HENDERSON...WEBSTER...AND UNION
COUNTY KENTUCKY DAMAGE...

THE FOLLOWING SURVEY IS THE DAMAGE ASSESSMENT FOR STORM DAMAGE
THAT OCCURRED ON FRIDAY APRIL 22ND:

* EVENT TYPE.....EF2 TORNADO

* EVENT DATE.....FRIDAY APRIL 22 2011

* EVENT TIME.....ESTIMATED 1050 PM CDT UNTIL 1109 PM CDT

* EVENT LOCATION.....9 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MORGANFIELD/8 MILES
  SOUTHWEST OF POOLE TO 12 MILES SOUTH OF HENDERSON/1 MILE
  SOUTHWEST OF ROBARDS.

* PEAK WIND.....125 MPH

* AVERAGE WIDTH.....150 YARDS

* PATH LENGTH.....13.2 MILES

* INJURIES.....2 MINOR

* FATALITIES.....NONE

* DAMAGE DETAIL.....3 HOMES WITH ROOF COMPLETELY REMOVED ON THE
  WEST AND NORTH SIDE OF POOLE. SEVERAL HOMES IN POOLE WITH
  PARTIAL LOSS OF SHINGLES AND DAMAGE PRIMARILY BY FALLEN TREES.
  SEVERAL GARAGES DAMAGED OR DESTROYED IN POOLE. SEVERAL GRAIN
  BINS AND BARNS DESTROYED ALONG THE UNION/WEBSTER COUNTY LINE
  ALONG HIGHWAY 56 AND ON RAY MELTON ROAD. BARN AND GARAGE
  DESTROYED BETWEEN POOLE AND ROBARDS WITH MANY DOZENS OF TREES
  UPROOTED OR SNAPPED ALONG THE ENTIRE DAMAGE TRACK.

SURVEYOR.....SHANKLIN

 

Below is a summary of other storm reports received by the National Weather Service during the severe weather event Friday night:

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
419 AM CDT SAT APR 23 2011
..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..
0825 PM     HAIL             ZALMA                   37.14N 90.08W
04/22/2011  M1.25 INCH       BOLLINGER          MO   EMERGENCY MNGR

            FALLING WEST AND SOUTHWEST OF CITY LIMITS
0830 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     12 NE POPLAR BLUFF      36.89N 90.25W
04/22/2011                   BUTLER             MO   TRAINED SPOTTER

            IT HAS ALREADY LIFTED
0831 PM     HAIL             CARBONDALE              37.72N 89.22W
04/22/2011  E0.50 INCH       JACKSON            IL   TRAINED SPOTTER
0833 PM     HAIL             CARBONDALE              37.72N 89.22W
04/22/2011  E0.75 INCH       JACKSON            IL   TRAINED SPOTTER
0900 PM     HAIL             GRANDIN                 36.83N 90.82W
04/22/2011  M1.00 INCH       CARTER             MO   TRAINED SPOTTER
0900 PM     TSTM WND GST     VANDUSER                36.99N 89.69W
04/22/2011  E60.00 MPH       SCOTT              MO   TRAINED SPOTTER

            HOUSE TRAILER OVERTURNED AND TREES DOWN IN TOWN
0904 PM     HAIL             PERKINS                 37.09N 89.78W
04/22/2011  E1.00 INCH       SCOTT              MO   TRAINED SPOTTER

            50 MPH WINDS ALSO REPORTED
0905 PM     TSTM WND GST     CHAFFEE                 37.18N 89.66W
04/22/2011  E50.00 MPH       SCOTT              MO   TRAINED SPOTTER
0917 PM     HAIL             ORAN                    37.08N 89.65W
04/22/2011  E1.00 INCH       SCOTT              MO   EMERGENCY MNGR

            NUMEROUS TREES DOWN. ALSO POWER LINES DOWN IN ORAN AND
            CHAFFEE
0935 PM     HAIL             KARNAK                  37.29N 88.98W
04/22/2011  E0.75 INCH       PULASKI            IL   TRAINED SPOTTER
0945 PM     TSTM WND DMG     MONKEYS EYEBROW         37.19N 88.99W
04/22/2011                   BALLARD            KY   EMERGENCY MNGR

            PARTIAL ROOF AND SIDING OFF RESIDENCE. ALSO...WINDOW OUT
            OF CAR
0956 PM     TSTM WND GST     ROUND KNOB              37.22N 88.73W
04/22/2011  M76.00 MPH       MASSAC             IL   EMERGENCY MNGR
0956 PM     TSTM WND GST     JOPPA                   37.21N 88.84W
04/22/2011  E55.00 MPH       MASSAC             IL   TRAINED SPOTTER
0956 PM     TSTM WND GST     ROUND KNOB              37.22N 88.73W
04/22/2011  E60.00 MPH       MASSAC             IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            BETWEEN JOPPA AND METROPOLIS. MULTIPLE POWER FLASHES OF
            BLOWN TRANSFORMERS
1001 PM     TSTM WND GST     METROPOLIS              37.15N 88.71W
04/22/2011  E60.00 MPH       MASSAC             IL   TRAINED SPOTTER
1024 PM     TSTM WND DMG     GOLCONDA                37.36N 88.49W
04/22/2011                   LIVINGSTON         IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREE FELL ON A HOUSE AT INTERSECTION OF ILLINOIS AND
            COLUMBUS
1024 PM     FLASH FLOOD      CHAFFEE                 37.18N 89.66W
04/22/2011                   SCOTT              MO   TRAINED SPOTTER

            LOW LYING STREETS IN THE AREA ARE FLOODED OR PARTIALLY
            COVERED. SEVERAL DITCHES AROUND TOWN HAVE SPILLED OVER
            THEIR BANKS.
1030 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     CHARLESTON              36.92N 89.34W
04/22/2011                   MISSISSIPPI        MO   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
1103 PM     HAIL             2 W WEST PADUCAH        37.08N 88.78W
04/22/2011  E0.50 INCH       MCCRACKEN          KY   NWS EMPLOYEE
1107 PM     TSTM WND DMG     5 WSW ROBARDS           37.66N 87.64W
04/22/2011                   HENDERSON          KY   EMERGENCY MNGR

            JUST NORTH OF WEBSTER-HENDERSON COUNTY LINE ON NORTH END
            OF POOLE. MULTIPLE HOUSES DAMAGED AND AT LEAST 1 WITH
            ROOF OFF. NUMEROUS TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN.
1111 PM     HEAVY RAIN       POSEYVILLE              38.17N 87.78W
04/22/2011  E0.00 INCH       POSEY              IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            2 INCHES REPORTED WITH COMMON STREET FLOODING.
1127 PM     TORNADO          STANLEY                 37.82N 87.24W
04/22/2011                   DAVIESS            KY   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            POWER LINES DOWN
1133 PM     HAIL             LEDBETTER               37.05N 88.50W
04/22/2011  E0.75 INCH       LIVINGSTON         KY   EMERGENCY MNGR
1133 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     OWENSBORO               37.76N 87.12W
04/22/2011                   DAVIESS            KY   TRAINED SPOTTER

            MAJOR ROTATION N OR HOSPITAL IN OWENSBORO ALONG OHIO
            RIVER.
1243 AM     HAIL             3 W POSEYVILLE          38.17N 87.84W
04/23/2011  E1.00 INCH       POSEY              IN   TRAINED SPOTTER
0208 AM     FLASH FLOOD      CARBONDALE              37.72N 89.22W
04/23/2011                   JACKSON            IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            1 1/2 FEET OF WATER OVER WASHINGTON STREET. IT HAS BEEN
            CLOSED OFF TO ALL TRAFFIC.
0228 AM     HAIL             OAKLAND CITY            38.34N 87.35W
04/23/2011  E0.88 INCH       GIBSON             IN   BROADCAST MEDIA
0330 AM     HEAVY RAIN       6 NE GRANDVIEW          38.00N 86.91W
04/23/2011  E0.00 INCH       SPENCER            IN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            WATER OVER ROADWAY AT THE INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 70 AND
            HIGHWAY 245. HIGH WATER SIGNS HAVE BEEN PUT UP.
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