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Event Details
| Event | Tornado |
| -- Scale | EF2 |
| -- Length | 9.54 |
| -- Width | 300 |
| State | KENTUCKY |
| County/Area | CHRISTIAN |
| WFO | PAH |
| Begin Date | 05/02/2010 01:49:00 CST-6 |
| Begin Range | 3 |
| Begin Azimuth | NNW |
| Begin Location | ERA |
| Begin Lat/Lon | 37.06/-87.6 |
| End Date | 05/02/2010 02:00:00 CST-6 |
| End Range | 1 |
| End Azimuth | ENE |
| End Location | SELDON |
| End Lat/Lon | 37.13/-87.45 |
| Deaths Direct/Indirect | 0/0 (fatality details below, when available...) |
| Injuries Direct/Indirect | 0/0 |
| Property Damage | 300.00K |
| Crop Damage | 0.00K |
| Episode Narrative | A surface cold front extended from the Chicago area southwestward across the eastern fringes of the St. Louis metro area to a weak low pressure center over southeast Missouri. The low ejected northeast across southern and eastern Illinois, with the trailing cold front moving east across the Lower Ohio Valley. A broken cluster of severe thunderstorms, with embedded supercells and small bow echoes, moved east-northeastward across western Kentucky. Increasing south-southwesterly low level winds brought plenty of moisture northward into the Lower Ohio Valley, aiding in sufficient destabilization for supercells. The two primary supercells of the night followed similar paths across southern parts of the Purchase area, the Lakes region, and the southern Pennyrile region. Heavy rainfall with the storms, in combination with saturated ground from the May 1 storms, produced localized flash flooding. |
| Event Narrative | The highest concentrations of damage were where the tornado crossed State Route 1348 west of Crofton and Route 407 north of Crofton. Three unoccupied mobile homes were severely damaged or destroyed on Route 1348 west of Crofton. On Route 407, two mobile homes suffered moderate to major damage and a garage was levelled. The roof was peeled off one of the mobile homes. This tornado was very near the site of an EF3 tornado in Mannington just over a year earlier. One of the victims whose home was destroyed in the previous year's tornado relocated to a new spot, only to have her new home receive minor damage in this tornado. Several barns along the damage path received minor to moderate damage. Hundreds of trees were uprooted or snapped, particularly on Route 407 and nearby U.S. Highway 41. The tornado damage path began along Highway 109 and ended just after crossing the Pennyrile Parkway. The EF-2 tornado damage was near the end of the damage path along Route 407 and U.S. Highway 41, where hundreds of trees were uprooted or snapped. The average path width was 275 yards. Peak winds were estimated near 120 mph. The supercell that spawned this tornado later produced a separate brief tornado in Hopkins County. |
All events for this episode:
| Location | County/Zone | St. | Date | Time | T.Z. | Type | Mag | Dth | Inj | PrD | CrD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 1.295M | 110.00K | |||||||
| MURRAY | CALLOWAY CO. | KY | 05/01/2010 | 19:05 | CST-6 | Heavy Rain | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| HOPKINSVILLE | CHRISTIAN CO. | KY | 05/01/2010 | 21:30 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| GREENVILLE | MUHLENBERG CO. | KY | 05/01/2010 | 22:07 | CST-6 | Hail | 0.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| HOPKINSVILLE | CHRISTIAN CO. | KY | 05/01/2010 | 22:08 | CST-6 | Hail | 0.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| BEECH CREEK | MUHLENBERG CO. | KY | 05/01/2010 | 22:14 | CST-6 | Hail | 0.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| HONEY GROVE | CHRISTIAN CO. | KY | 05/01/2010 | 22:50 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| HADENSVILLE | TODD CO. | KY | 05/01/2010 | 23:00 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 150.00K | 30.00K | |
| CLINTON | HICKMAN CO. | KY | 05/01/2010 | 23:08 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| ANNA LYNNE | FULTON CO. | KY | 05/02/2010 | 00:04 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 10.00K | 10.00K | |
| JORDAN | FULTON CO. | KY | 05/02/2010 | 00:05 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 35.00K | 0.00K |
| BARDWELL | CARLISLE CO. | KY | 05/02/2010 | 00:10 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 3.00K | 0.00K |
| CROLEY | HICKMAN CO. | KY | 05/02/2010 | 00:19 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF2 | 0 | 0 | 300.00K | 0.00K |
| CROLEY | HICKMAN CO. | KY | 05/02/2010 | 00:20 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 65 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 5.00K | 0.00K |
| WINGO | GRAVES CO. | KY | 05/02/2010 | 00:37 | CST-6 | Hail | 0.88 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| VULTONCREEK | GRAVES CO. | KY | 05/02/2010 | 00:47 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 15.00K | 0.00K |
| WICKLIFFE | BALLARD CO. | KY | 05/02/2010 | 01:00 | CST-6 | Heavy Rain | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| BLACK HAWK | CALDWELL CO. | KY | 05/02/2010 | 01:25 | CST-6 | Funnel Cloud | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| MADISONVILLE | HOPKINS CO. | KY | 05/02/2010 | 01:30 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| CRIDER | CALDWELL CO. | KY | 05/02/2010 | 01:30 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 75.00K | 0.00K | |
| OWENSBORO | DAVIESS CO. | KY | 05/02/2010 | 01:38 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| ERA | CHRISTIAN CO. | KY | 05/02/2010 | 01:49 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF2 | 0 | 0 | 300.00K | 0.00K |
| SMITHLAND | LIVINGSTON CO. | KY | 05/02/2010 | 01:55 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 10.00K | 0.00K | |
| FREMONT | MCCRACKEN CO. | KY | 05/02/2010 | 01:55 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 10.00K | 0.00K | |
| MT CARMEL | HOPKINS CO. | KY | 05/02/2010 | 02:04 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 70.00K | 0.00K |
| POTTSVILLE | GRAVES CO. | KY | 05/02/2010 | 02:22 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 150.00K | 0.00K | |
| BENTON | MARSHALL CO. | KY | 05/02/2010 | 02:27 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 20.00K | 0.00K | |
| MORGAN | MUHLENBERG CO. | KY | 05/02/2010 | 03:00 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| BOSTON | DAVIESS CO. | KY | 05/02/2010 | 04:00 | CST-6 | Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 30.00K | |
| GENEVA | HENDERSON CO. | KY | 05/02/2010 | 06:00 | CST-6 | Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| CLAY | WEBSTER CO. | KY | 05/02/2010 | 07:00 | CST-6 | Flood | 0 | 0 | 10.00K | 0.00K | |
| LIVERMORE | MCLEAN CO. | KY | 05/02/2010 | 07:00 | CST-6 | Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| HOPKINSVILLE | CHRISTIAN CO. | KY | 05/02/2010 | 07:00 | CST-6 | Flood | 0 | 0 | 20.00K | 0.00K | |
| LYNN CITY | MUHLENBERG CO. | KY | 05/02/2010 | 07:00 | CST-6 | Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 20.00K | |
| TRESS SHOP | TODD CO. | KY | 05/02/2010 | 07:00 | CST-6 | Flood | 0 | 0 | 20.00K | 20.00K | |
| EDDYVILLE | LYON CO. | KY | 05/02/2010 | 08:00 | CST-6 | Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| KIRKSEY | CALLOWAY CO. | KY | 05/02/2010 | 08:15 | CST-6 | Flood | 0 | 0 | 40.00K | 0.00K | |
| LAKEVIEW | CALDWELL CO. | KY | 05/02/2010 | 08:30 | CST-6 | Flood | 0 | 0 | 20.00K | 0.00K | |
| DOZIER HGTS | HOPKINS CO. | KY | 05/02/2010 | 08:30 | CST-6 | Flood | 0 | 0 | 2.00K | 0.00K | |
| ROCKCASTLE | TRIGG CO. | KY | 05/02/2010 | 09:00 | CST-6 | Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| DYCUSBURG | CRITTENDEN CO. | KY | 05/02/2010 | 09:00 | CST-6 | Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| OAKS | MCCRACKEN CO. | KY | 05/02/2010 | 09:30 | CST-6 | Flood | 0 | 0 | 10.00K | 0.00K | |
| DOGTOWN | MARSHALL CO. | KY | 05/02/2010 | 09:30 | CST-6 | Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| SYMSONIA | GRAVES CO. | KY | 05/02/2010 | 09:30 | CST-6 | Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| CLINTON | HICKMAN CO. | KY | 05/02/2010 | 10:00 | CST-6 | Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| MILBURN | CARLISLE CO. | KY | 05/02/2010 | 10:00 | CST-6 | Flood | 0 | 0 | 20.00K | 0.00K | |
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 1.295M | 110.00K |
