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Event Details
| Event | Thunderstorm Wind |
| Magnitude | 52 kts. |
| State | KENTUCKY |
| County/Area | CHRISTIAN |
| WFO | PAH |
| Begin Date | 07/04/2009 18:10:00 CST-6 |
| Begin Range | 4 |
| Begin Azimuth | W |
| Begin Location | HERNDON |
| Begin Lat/Lon | 36.73/-87.64 |
| End Date | 07/04/2009 18:12:00 CST-6 |
| End Range | 0 |
| End Azimuth | N |
| End Location | HERNDON |
| End Lat/Lon | 36.73/-87.57 |
| Deaths Direct/Indirect | 0/0 (fatality details below, when available...) |
| Injuries Direct/Indirect | 0/0 |
| Property Damage | 10.00K |
| Crop Damage | 10.00K |
| Episode Narrative | Western Kentucky was located in the destabilizing warm sector of a surface low across northern Missouri. Mixed layer CAPE values at or above 1000 j/kg aided thunderstorm intensification as large scale lift was maintained ahead of the surface low. Deep-layer wind shear on the order of 40 to 50 knots contributed to persistent rotating updrafts. A few tornadoes occurred with rotating storms that crossed a warm front draped across southern parts of western Kentucky. |
| Event Narrative | A metal storage building was blown across a road about four miles west of Herndon. An off-duty meteorologist estimated 60 mph wind gusts in Herndon. Northeast of Lafayette along Highway 107, about a mile stretch of corn on either side of the road was nearly flattened. |
All events for this episode:
| Location | County/Zone | St. | Date | Time | T.Z. | Type | Mag | Dth | Inj | PrD | CrD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 201.00K | 20.00K | |||||||
| BERKELEY | CARLISLE CO. | KY | 07/04/2009 | 16:20 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 kts. MG | 0 | 0 | 20.00K | 0.00K |
| BENTON | MARSHALL CO. | KY | 07/04/2009 | 16:30 | CST-6 | Heavy Rain | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| MAYFIELD | GRAVES CO. | KY | 07/04/2009 | 16:55 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 60.00K | 0.00K |
| TYLER | MCCRACKEN CO. | KY | 07/04/2009 | 17:02 | CST-6 | Heavy Rain | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| STELLA | CALLOWAY CO. | KY | 07/04/2009 | 17:20 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 kts. MG | 0 | 0 | 70.00K | 0.00K |
| MURRAY | CALLOWAY CO. | KY | 07/04/2009 | 17:20 | CST-6 | Heavy Rain | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| DEXTER | CALLOWAY CO. | KY | 07/04/2009 | 17:20 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 15.00K | 0.00K |
| ALMO | CALLOWAY CO. | KY | 07/04/2009 | 17:29 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 3.00K | 10.00K |
| GOLDEN POND | TRIGG CO. | KY | 07/04/2009 | 17:39 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 3.00K | 0.00K |
| CADIZ | TRIGG CO. | KY | 07/04/2009 | 17:45 | CST-6 | Funnel Cloud | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| LAUREL FURNACE | TRIGG CO. | KY | 07/04/2009 | 17:45 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| MAGGIE | TRIGG CO. | KY | 07/04/2009 | 18:08 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 10.00K | 0.00K |
| HERNDON | CHRISTIAN CO. | KY | 07/04/2009 | 18:10 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 10.00K | 10.00K |
| HERNDON | CHRISTIAN CO. | KY | 07/04/2009 | 18:13 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 10.00K | 0.00K |
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 201.00K | 20.00K |
