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Event Details
| Event | Tornado |
| -- Scale | EF2 |
| -- Length | 14.06 |
| -- Width | 275 |
| State | KENTUCKY |
| County/Area | CHRISTIAN |
| WFO | PAH |
| Begin Date | 02/05/2008 19:09:00 CST-6 |
| Begin Range | 4 |
| Begin Azimuth | WNW |
| Begin Location | SINKING FORK |
| Begin Lat/Lon | 36.96/-87.65 |
| End Date | 02/05/2008 19:25:00 CST-6 |
| End Range | 3 |
| End Azimuth | NE |
| End Location | CROFTON |
| End Lat/Lon | 37.08/-87.44 |
| Deaths Direct/Indirect | 0/0 (fatality details below, when available...) |
| Injuries Direct/Indirect | 2/0 |
| Property Damage | 4.40M |
| Crop Damage | 0.00K |
| Episode Narrative | A deepening low pressure system moved northeast from Arkansas along a warm front that extended across southeast Missouri and southern Illinois. Surface dew points were in the upper 50's to lower 60's along and southeast of the warm front. A strong upper level trough over the western Plains produced a strong southwest flow of 60 to 80 knots at 500 mb. Winds at 850 mb were south to southwest around 40 knots. |
| Event Narrative | Twenty-seven homes were damaged and 17 were destroyed. A total of 19 garages, sheds, and barns were damaged or destroyed. Of the destroyed homes, at least five were mobile homes. The two injured persons transported themselves to local hospitals. The county was declared a federal major disaster area. Peak winds were estimated near 130 mph. The average path width was 225 yards. |
All events for this episode:
| Location | County/Zone | St. | Date | Time | T.Z. | Type | Mag | Dth | Inj | PrD | CrD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals: | 3 | 27 | 26.491M | 0.00K | |||||||
| SEDALIA | GRAVES CO. | KY | 02/05/2008 | 17:38 | CST-6 | Hail | 0.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| MILBURN | CARLISLE CO. | KY | 02/05/2008 | 18:10 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 50.00K | 0.00K |
| MURRAY | CALLOWAY CO. | KY | 02/05/2008 | 18:10 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 45.00K | 0.00K |
| LYNN GROVE | CALLOWAY CO. | KY | 02/05/2008 | 18:13 | CST-6 | Hail | 0.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| MAGEE SPGS | CARLISLE CO. | KY | 02/05/2008 | 18:18 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 65 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 30.00K | 0.00K |
| POTTERTOWN | CALLOWAY CO. | KY | 02/05/2008 | 18:25 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 35.00K | 0.00K |
| WHITE PLAINS | HOPKINS CO. | KY | 02/05/2008 | 18:32 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 78 kts. EG | 0 | 1 | 130.00K | 0.00K |
| CANTON | TRIGG CO. | KY | 02/05/2008 | 18:40 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 65 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 10.00K | 0.00K |
| CANTON | TRIGG CO. | KY | 02/05/2008 | 18:45 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 8.00K | 0.00K |
| MAPLE GROVE | TRIGG CO. | KY | 02/05/2008 | 18:50 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 60.00K | 0.00K |
| SINKING FORK | CHRISTIAN CO. | KY | 02/05/2008 | 19:09 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF2 | 0 | 2 | 4.400M | 0.00K |
| MAYFIELD | GRAVES CO. | KY | 02/05/2008 | 19:13 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 3.00K | 0.00K |
| GREENVILLE | MUHLENBERG CO. | KY | 02/05/2008 | 19:44 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF3 | 3 | 24 | 21.300M | 0.00K |
| OAK GROVE | CHRISTIAN CO. | KY | 02/05/2008 | 21:00 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 83 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 320.00K | 0.00K |
| UTICA | DAVIESS CO. | KY | 02/05/2008 | 21:22 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 74 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 25.00K | 0.00K |
| CUNNINGHAM | CARLISLE CO. | KY | 02/05/2008 | 21:26 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 83 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 75.00K | 0.00K |
| STATE LINE | FULTON CO. | KY | 02/05/2008 | 22:04 | CST-6 | Hail | 0.88 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| DIXON | WEBSTER CO. | KY | 02/05/2008 | 22:05 | CST-6 | Hail | 0.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| HANSON | HOPKINS CO. | KY | 02/05/2008 | 22:26 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| DAWSON SPGS | HOPKINS CO. | KY | 02/05/2008 | 22:40 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 56 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| CALHOUN | MCLEAN CO. | KY | 02/05/2008 | 22:40 | CST-6 | Hail | 0.88 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| Totals: | 3 | 27 | 26.491M | 0.00K |
