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Event Details
| Event | Thunderstorm Wind |
| Magnitude | 61 kts. |
| State | KENTUCKY |
| County/Area | CHRISTIAN |
| WFO | PAH |
| Begin Date | 02/29/2012 09:51:00 CST-6 |
| Begin Range | 0 |
| Begin Azimuth | ENE |
| Begin Location | GRACEY |
| Begin Lat/Lon | 36.87/-87.65 |
| End Date | 02/29/2012 09:51:00 CST-6 |
| Deaths Direct/Indirect | 0/0 (fatality details below, when available...) |
| Injuries Direct/Indirect | 0/0 |
| Property Damage | 0.00K |
| Crop Damage | 0.00K |
| Episode Narrative | A squall line with embedded sustained supercells entered western Kentucky early in the morning. The embedded supercells raced east-northeast at 60 to 70 mph, while the line moved southeast at a slower rate. The storms strengthened as they encountered richer low-level moisture, with surface dew points around 60 degrees spreading rapidly north-northeastward up the Mississippi Valley. Intense low to mid-level wind fields maintained the intensity of tornadic storms despite weak instability due to lack of solar heating. A south-southwesterly low level jet from 60 to 70 knots veered to west-southwest around 75 knots at 500 mb. By mid-morning, the solid squall line evolved into a broken line of discrete storms over the Pennyrile region and Kentucky Lake region. While these discrete storms maintained severe levels, their tornado production decreased. |
| Event Narrative | A trained spotter estimated a wind gust to 70 mph. |
All events for this episode:
| Location | County/Zone | St. | Date | Time | T.Z. | Type | Mag | Dth | Inj | PrD | CrD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals: | 0 | 8 | 540.00K | 0.00K | |||||||
| OSCAR | BALLARD CO. | KY | 02/29/2012 | 05:07 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00K | 0.00K |
| LA CENTER | BALLARD CO. | KY | 02/29/2012 | 05:16 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 10.00K | 0.00K |
| RAGLAND | MCCRACKEN CO. | KY | 02/29/2012 | 05:17 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF2 | 0 | 5 | 150.00K | 0.00K |
| WHITE CITY | HENDERSON CO. | KY | 02/29/2012 | 05:57 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF1 | 0 | 2 | 80.00K | 0.00K |
| ZION | HENDERSON CO. | KY | 02/29/2012 | 06:03 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 kts. MG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| ZION | HENDERSON CO. | KY | 02/29/2012 | 06:03 | CST-6 | Hail | 0.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| MADISONVILLE | HOPKINS CO. | KY | 02/29/2012 | 06:40 | CST-6 | Hail | 0.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| MADISONVILLE | HOPKINS CO. | KY | 02/29/2012 | 06:40 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 10.00K | 0.00K |
| PEE VEE | HOPKINS CO. | KY | 02/29/2012 | 06:40 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 40.00K | 0.00K |
| HANSON | HOPKINS CO. | KY | 02/29/2012 | 06:45 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| BREMEN | MUHLENBERG CO. | KY | 02/29/2012 | 06:57 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| MADISONVILLE | HOPKINS CO. | KY | 02/29/2012 | 07:00 | CST-6 | Heavy Rain | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| BENTON | MARSHALL CO. | KY | 02/29/2012 | 07:28 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| KIRKSEY | CALLOWAY CO. | KY | 02/29/2012 | 08:00 | CST-6 | Heavy Rain | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| GRACEY | CHRISTIAN CO. | KY | 02/29/2012 | 08:36 | CST-6 | Funnel Cloud | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| GREENVILLE | MUHLENBERG CO. | KY | 02/29/2012 | 08:45 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 30.00K | 0.00K |
| GREENVILLE | MUHLENBERG CO. | KY | 02/29/2012 | 08:45 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF2 | 0 | 1 | 100.00K | 0.00K |
| HOPKINSVILLE | CHRISTIAN CO. | KY | 02/29/2012 | 09:00 | CST-6 | Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| CADIZ | TRIGG CO. | KY | 02/29/2012 | 09:00 | CST-6 | Heavy Rain | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| GRACEY | CHRISTIAN CO. | KY | 02/29/2012 | 09:00 | CST-6 | Heavy Rain | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| DEXTER | CALLOWAY CO. | KY | 02/29/2012 | 09:10 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| AURORA | MARSHALL CO. | KY | 02/29/2012 | 09:24 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| ENERGY | TRIGG CO. | KY | 02/29/2012 | 09:36 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| CADIZ | TRIGG CO. | KY | 02/29/2012 | 09:36 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| GRACEY | CHRISTIAN CO. | KY | 02/29/2012 | 09:48 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.50 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| GRACEY | CHRISTIAN CO. | KY | 02/29/2012 | 09:51 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| CADIZ | TRIGG CO. | KY | 02/29/2012 | 09:55 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 kts. MG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| HOPKINSVILLE | CHRISTIAN CO. | KY | 02/29/2012 | 10:05 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| HOPKINSVILLE | CHRISTIAN CO. | KY | 02/29/2012 | 10:05 | CST-6 | Hail | 0.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| CADIZ | TRIGG CO. | KY | 02/29/2012 | 10:14 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| HOPKINSVILLE | CHRISTIAN CO. | KY | 02/29/2012 | 10:28 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| HOPKINSVILLE | CHRISTIAN CO. | KY | 02/29/2012 | 10:30 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 10.00K | 0.00K |
| HOPKINSVILLE | CHRISTIAN CO. | KY | 02/29/2012 | 10:40 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.50 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| CADIZ | TRIGG CO. | KY | 02/29/2012 | 11:00 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 10.00K | 0.00K | |
| ELKTON | TODD CO. | KY | 02/29/2012 | 11:25 | CST-6 | Hail | 0.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| Totals: | 0 | 8 | 540.00K | 0.00K |
