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Event Details
| Event | Tornado |
| -- Scale | EF0 |
| -- Length | 1.6 |
| -- Width | 50 |
| State | KENTUCKY |
| County/Area | CHRISTIAN |
| WFO | PAH |
| Begin Date | 04/10/2009 10:47:00 CST-6 |
| Begin Range | 1 |
| Begin Azimuth | WSW |
| Begin Location | POD |
| Begin Lat/Lon | 37.07/-87.55 |
| End Date | 04/10/2009 10:49:00 CST-6 |
| End Range | 0 |
| End Azimuth | NE |
| End Location | POD |
| End Lat/Lon | 37.08/-87.53 |
| Deaths Direct/Indirect | 0/0 (fatality details below, when available...) |
| Injuries Direct/Indirect | 0/0 |
| Property Damage | 14.00K |
| Crop Damage | 0.00K |
| Episode Narrative | A strong low pressure system tracked east to the Lower Ohio Valley, with a trailing cold front sweeping east across western Kentucky. Storms developed and increased along the advancing cold front as they moved into increasingly unstable air. Very strong low level wind shear was favorable for tornadoes. The storms became increasingly organized, with line segments and supercells moving at over 45 mph. |
| Event Narrative | This was the first tornado spawned by a supercell that tracked across northern Christian County. A few trees or tree limbs were down, along with a de-roofed farm shed. The porch roof of a house was damaged. Tin was peeled from a barn. Peak winds were near 75 mph. |
All events for this episode:
| Location | County/Zone | St. | Date | Time | T.Z. | Type | Mag | Dth | Inj | PrD | CrD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals: | 0 | 3 | 718.00K | 0.00K | |||||||
| MURRAY | CALLOWAY CO. | KY | 04/10/2009 | 08:48 | CST-6 | Hail | 0.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| CADIZ | TRIGG CO. | KY | 04/10/2009 | 09:16 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| WOODVILLE | MCCRACKEN CO. | KY | 04/10/2009 | 09:23 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| DAWSON SPGS ARPT | HOPKINS CO. | KY | 04/10/2009 | 09:50 | CST-6 | Hail | 0.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| REIDLAND | MCCRACKEN CO. | KY | 04/10/2009 | 09:59 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.25 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| SHARPE | MARSHALL CO. | KY | 04/10/2009 | 10:04 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| LEDBETTER | LIVINGSTON CO. | KY | 04/10/2009 | 10:11 | CST-6 | Hail | 0.88 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| ALMO | CALLOWAY CO. | KY | 04/10/2009 | 10:15 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 250.00K | 0.00K |
| ALMO | CALLOWAY CO. | KY | 04/10/2009 | 10:16 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 200.00K | 0.00K |
| LAKE CITY | LIVINGSTON CO. | KY | 04/10/2009 | 10:35 | CST-6 | Hail | 0.88 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| SARATOGA | LYON CO. | KY | 04/10/2009 | 10:45 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF1 | 0 | 1 | 70.00K | 0.00K |
| STURGIS | UNION CO. | KY | 04/10/2009 | 10:45 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 10.00K | 0.00K |
| POD | CHRISTIAN CO. | KY | 04/10/2009 | 10:47 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 14.00K | 0.00K |
| MANNINGTON | CHRISTIAN CO. | KY | 04/10/2009 | 10:54 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF3 | 0 | 2 | 150.00K | 0.00K |
| ROMNEY | HOPKINS CO. | KY | 04/10/2009 | 10:56 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 2.00K | 0.00K |
| ISLAND | MCLEAN CO. | KY | 04/10/2009 | 11:08 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| CROFTON | CHRISTIAN CO. | KY | 04/10/2009 | 11:38 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 2.00K | 0.00K |
| CROFTON | CHRISTIAN CO. | KY | 04/10/2009 | 11:44 | CST-6 | Hail | 3.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 20.00K | 0.00K |
| WEIR | MUHLENBERG CO. | KY | 04/10/2009 | 12:12 | CST-6 | Funnel Cloud | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| Totals: | 0 | 3 | 718.00K | 0.00K |
