Storm Events Database

Storm Events Database

Event Details:

Event Tornado
-- Scale EF1
-- Length 0.12 Miles
-- Width 40 Yards
State KENTUCKY
County/Area CASEY
WFO LMK
Report Source NWS Storm Survey
NCEI Data Source CSV
Begin Date 2023-07-02 18:55 EST-5
Begin Location 2WNW BEECH BOTTOM
Begin Lat/Lon 37.3809/-84.9794
End Date 2023-07-02 18:56 EST-5
End Location 2WNW BEECH BOTTOM
End Lat/Lon 37.3792/-84.9787
Deaths Direct/Indirect 0/0 (fatality details below, when available...)
Injuries Direct/Indirect 0/0
Property Damage
Crop Damage 0.00K
Episode Narrative An anomalously strong mid- and upper-level trough for early July was centered over the Plains and gradually moved eastward toward the Ohio Valley on July 1st and 2nd, 2023. A meandering surface frontal boundary gradually became more well defined throughout this period, with a warm front lifting through the Ohio Valley on July 1st before a series of remnant outflow boundaries and a convectively-enhanced cold frontal passage occurred July 2nd into the morning hours of July 3rd. Across central Kentucky and southern Indiana, there was ample fuel for convection, as temperatures in the mid-to-upper 80s and lower 90s and dewpoints in the low-to-mid 60s allowed for the development of over 2500 J/kg of mixed-layer CAPE. Since there was initially no predominant organizing feature for convection, multiple waves of showers and thunderstorms moved across the region on July 1st, producing intermittent instances of damaging straight-line winds and near-severe hail, primarily across southern Indiana. However, as the main trough and the surface cold front moved into the region on July 2nd, convection was better organized thanks to 40-45 knots of effective bulk shear in addition to moderate to high levels of instability. Convective development on July 2nd began during the early afternoon hours across southwestern Indiana and western Kentucky. Initially, convective mode was predominantly cellular, but cells gradually grew upscale through the afternoon into clusters and larger quasi-linear structures. Downdraft CAPE was over 1000 J/kg and significant hail parameter values exceeded 1 through most of the area; accordingly, strong to damaging winds and hail were the primary severe hazards observed during the afternoon and evening hours on July 2nd. However, there was just enough low-level helicity to facilitate the development of two weak tornadoes, one in Anderson County and the other in Casey County. Storms gradually subsided after sunset, with the severe threat ending across the region by midnight on July 3rd.
Event Narrative The National Weather Service conducted a storm survey of damage to a property off of Wilson Ridge Road. There a well-built home with a metal roof had its roof peeled off in the middle section of the home. In that same area, an attached back porch awning was also lifted and completely detached from the house. Some thick siding was removed from the home as well. Damage in this area was consistent with an EF-1 tornado with winds of 100-105 mph. The homeowner stated the damage occurred a little before eight o`clock, which is important given multiple storms moving across the area over that hour. Time that the tornado was on the ground was brief. Homeowner noted a small gap in the tree line north of the house which we believe was the starting point. Damage went downstream into a field of soybeans, but there was no apparent path in the soybeans themselves.


     ​

Event Map:

Note: The tornado track is approximate based on the beginning (B) and ending (E) locations. The actual tornado path may differ from a straight line.
+-
Measure
Leaflet | Tiles © Esri — Esri, DeLorme, NAVTEQ, TomTom, Intermap, iPC, USGS, FAO, NPS, NRCAN, GeoBase, Kadaster NL, Ordnance Survey, Esri Japan, METI, Esri China (Hong Kong), and the GIS User Community


All events for this episode:

Location County/Zone St. Date Time T.Z. Type Mag Dth Inj PrD CrD
Totals: 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
HAWESVILLE HANCOCK CO. KY 07/01/2023 01:41 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 51 kts. EG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
MC DANIELS BRECKINRIDGE CO. KY 07/01/2023 19:54 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 51 kts. EG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
MC QUADY BRECKINRIDGE CO. KY 07/01/2023 19:54 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 51 kts. EG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
CLOVERPORT BRECKINRIDGE CO. KY 07/02/2023 11:29 CST-6 Hail 1.00 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
WEBERSTOWN HANCOCK CO. KY 07/02/2023 11:45 CST-6 Hail 1.00 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
ROSEVILLE HANCOCK CO. KY 07/02/2023 11:48 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 51 kts. EG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
EASTON HANCOCK CO. KY 07/02/2023 12:18 CST-6 Hail 1.75 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
EKRON MEADE CO. KY 07/02/2023 13:30 EST-5 Thunderstorm Wind 52 kts. EG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
GARRETT MEADE CO. KY 07/02/2023 13:46 EST-5 Thunderstorm Wind 51 kts. EG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
BARDSTOWN JCT BULLITT CO. KY 07/02/2023 14:06 EST-5 Thunderstorm Wind 51 kts. EG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
SHEPHERDSVILLE BULLITT CO. KY 07/02/2023 14:06 EST-5 Thunderstorm Wind 53 kts. EG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
CLERMONT BULLITT CO. KY 07/02/2023 14:07 EST-5 Thunderstorm Wind 51 kts. EG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
SOLITUDE BULLITT CO. KY 07/02/2023 14:18 EST-5 Thunderstorm Wind 51 kts. EG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
TAYLORSVILLE SPENCER CO. KY 07/02/2023 14:40 EST-5 Thunderstorm Wind 52 kts. EG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
WAKEFIELD SPENCER CO. KY 07/02/2023 14:40 EST-5 Hail 1.00 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
CHAPLIN NELSON CO. KY 07/02/2023 14:47 EST-5 Thunderstorm Wind 53 kts. EG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
EKRON MEADE CO. KY 07/02/2023 14:50 EST-5 Thunderstorm Wind 53 kts. EG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
GUDGEL ANDERSON CO. KY 07/02/2023 14:55 EST-5 Tornado EF1 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
ADAIR HANCOCK CO. KY 07/02/2023 14:58 CST-6 Hail 1.00 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
LAWRENCEBURG ANDERSON CO. KY 07/02/2023 15:06 EST-5 Thunderstorm Wind 51 kts. EG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
MC BRAYER ANDERSON CO. KY 07/02/2023 15:07 EST-5 Thunderstorm Wind 51 kts. EG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
PULLIAM WASHINGTON CO. KY 07/02/2023 15:10 EST-5 Thunderstorm Wind 51 kts. EG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
TYRONE ANDERSON CO. KY 07/02/2023 15:10 EST-5 Thunderstorm Wind 51 kts. EG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
VERSAILLES WOODFORD CO. KY 07/02/2023 15:14 EST-5 Thunderstorm Wind 53 kts. EG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
BATTLE WASHINGTON CO. KY 07/02/2023 15:15 EST-5 Thunderstorm Wind 51 kts. EG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
HUNTERTON WOODFORD CO. KY 07/02/2023 15:16 EST-5 Thunderstorm Wind 51 kts. EG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
VERSAILLES WOODFORD CO. KY 07/02/2023 15:16 EST-5 Thunderstorm Wind 51 kts. EG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
VERSAILLES WOODFORD CO. KY 07/02/2023 15:18 EST-5 Thunderstorm Wind 51 kts. EG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
VERSAILLES WOODFORD CO. KY 07/02/2023 15:18 EST-5 Thunderstorm Wind 51 kts. EG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
SOUTH ELKHORN FAYETTE CO. KY 07/02/2023 15:24 EST-5 Thunderstorm Wind 51 kts. EG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
BONITA WOODFORD CO. KY 07/02/2023 15:26 EST-5 Thunderstorm Wind 53 kts. EG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
JONESTOWN FAYETTE CO. KY 07/02/2023 15:28 EST-5 Thunderstorm Wind 53 kts. EG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
JONESTOWN FAYETTE CO. KY 07/02/2023 15:28 EST-5 Thunderstorm Wind 53 kts. EG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
(LEX)BLU GRS FLD LEX FAYETTE CO. KY 07/02/2023 15:30 EST-5 Thunderstorm Wind 51 kts. MG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
JONESTOWN FAYETTE CO. KY 07/02/2023 15:30 EST-5 Thunderstorm Wind 53 kts. EG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
JONESTOWN FAYETTE CO. KY 07/02/2023 15:31 EST-5 Thunderstorm Wind 51 kts. EG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
JONESTOWN FAYETTE CO. KY 07/02/2023 15:32 EST-5 Thunderstorm Wind 51 kts. EG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
LEXINGTON FAYETTE CO. KY 07/02/2023 15:32 EST-5 Thunderstorm Wind 51 kts. EG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
NUGENT XRDS WOODFORD CO. KY 07/02/2023 15:34 EST-5 Thunderstorm Wind 51 kts. EG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
JONESTOWN FAYETTE CO. KY 07/02/2023 15:35 EST-5 Thunderstorm Wind 51 kts. EG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
JONESTOWN FAYETTE CO. KY 07/02/2023 15:35 EST-5 Thunderstorm Wind 51 kts. EG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
JONESTOWN FAYETTE CO. KY 07/02/2023 15:36 EST-5 Thunderstorm Wind 51 kts. EG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
EAST BUSHTOWN MERCER CO. KY 07/02/2023 15:37 EST-5 Thunderstorm Wind 51 kts. EG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
PRICETOWN FAYETTE CO. KY 07/02/2023 15:38 EST-5 Thunderstorm Wind 55 kts. EG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
CADENTOWN FAYETTE CO. KY 07/02/2023 15:39 EST-5 Thunderstorm Wind 53 kts. EG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
FOREST GROVE CLARK CO. KY 07/02/2023 15:54 EST-5 Thunderstorm Wind 53 kts. EG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
WINCHESTER CLARK CO. KY 07/02/2023 15:54 EST-5 Thunderstorm Wind 53 kts. EG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
SUMMERSVILLE GREEN CO. KY 07/02/2023 17:26 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 51 kts. EG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
GREENSBURG GREEN CO. KY 07/02/2023 17:37 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 51 kts. EG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
MILLEDGEVILLE LINCOLN CO. KY 07/02/2023 18:21 EST-5 Thunderstorm Wind 51 kts. EG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
GRAB ORCHARD LINCOLN CO. KY 07/02/2023 18:54 EST-5 Thunderstorm Wind 51 kts. EG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
BEECH BOTTOM CASEY CO. KY 07/02/2023 18:55 EST-5 Tornado EF1 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
Totals: 0 0 0.00K 0.00K