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Event Details:
Event | Tornado |
-- Scale | EF1 |
-- Length | 1.8 Miles |
-- Width | 50 Yards |
State | KENTUCKY |
County/Area | LAUREL |
WFO | JKL |
Report Source | NWS Storm Survey |
NCEI Data Source | CSV |
Begin Date | 2007-04-03 20:28 EST-5 |
Begin Location | 4ESE LONDON |
Begin Lat/Lon | 37.1079/-84.013 |
End Date | 2007-04-03 20:32 EST-5 |
End Location | 6ESE LONDON |
End Lat/Lon | 37.0968/-83.9795 |
Deaths Direct/Indirect | 0/0 (fatality details below, when available...) |
Injuries Direct/Indirect | 0/0 |
Property Damage | 150.00K |
Crop Damage | 0.00K |
Episode Narrative | A cold front moved east from the Upper Midwest and the Central Plains on the afternoon of April 3rd. Very warm, moist, unstable air was in place over much of the region. A line of severe thunderstorms developed out ahead of the front, and plowed through many areas of Eastern Kentucky. This line of thunderstorms is also known as a squall line. Many reports of wind damage were received throughout Eastern Kentucky. Five tornadoes were confirmed to have touched down in Eastern Kentucky. Two tornadoes were confirmed in Pulaski County, and also in Harlan County, with one tornado confirmed in Laurel County. For Harlan County, these were the first tornadoes ever recorded in the County. These tornadoes were embedded in areas of significant straight line wind damage. Several reports of large hail were also received. |
Event Narrative | An EF1 tornado with a path length of 1.8 miles and a path width of 50 yards destroyed a pole barn, uprooted large hardwood trees, pushed a well tied down mobile home off its foundation and blew a roof off of a store. |
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.All events for this episode:
Location | County/Zone | St. | Date | Time | T.Z. | Type | Mag | Dth | Inj | PrD | CrD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Totals: | 0 | 0 | 1.758M | 0.00K | |||||||
MT VERNON | ROCKCASTLE CO. | KY | 04/03/2007 | 18:59 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 53 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 1.00K | 0.00K |
IRVINE | ESTILL CO. | KY | 04/03/2007 | 19:13 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 55 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 12.00K | 0.00K |
MT STERLING | MONTGOMERY CO. | KY | 04/03/2007 | 19:13 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 50.00K | 0.00K |
SHARPSBURG | BATH CO. | KY | 04/03/2007 | 19:23 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 55 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 10.00K | 0.00K |
MANGUM | PULASKI CO. | KY | 04/03/2007 | 19:39 | EST-5 | Tornado | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 35.00K | 0.00K |
HOGUE | PULASKI CO. | KY | 04/03/2007 | 19:40 | EST-5 | Tornado | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 15.00K | 0.00K |
STANTON | POWELL CO. | KY | 04/03/2007 | 19:43 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 55 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 7.00K | 0.00K |
MEANS | MENIFEE CO. | KY | 04/03/2007 | 19:48 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 56.00K | 0.00K |
EUBANK | PULASKI CO. | KY | 04/03/2007 | 19:51 | EST-5 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
SOMERSET | PULASKI CO. | KY | 04/03/2007 | 19:54 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 100.00K | 0.00K |
CAMPTON | WOLFE CO. | KY | 04/03/2007 | 19:58 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 53 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.70K | 0.00K |
SOMERSET | PULASKI CO. | KY | 04/03/2007 | 19:58 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 10.00K | 0.00K |
MONTICELLO | WAYNE CO. | KY | 04/03/2007 | 20:01 | EST-5 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
CAMPTON | WOLFE CO. | KY | 04/03/2007 | 20:03 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 53 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 1.00K | 0.00K |
MONTICELLO | WAYNE CO. | KY | 04/03/2007 | 20:03 | EST-5 | Hail | 0.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
MONTICELLO | WAYNE CO. | KY | 04/03/2007 | 20:05 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 25.00K | 0.00K |
MONTICELLO | WAYNE CO. | KY | 04/03/2007 | 20:05 | EST-5 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
LONDON | LAUREL CO. | KY | 04/03/2007 | 20:13 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 55 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 35.00K | 0.00K |
MONTICELLO | WAYNE CO. | KY | 04/03/2007 | 20:13 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 35.00K | 0.00K |
WHITLEY CITY | MCCREARY CO. | KY | 04/03/2007 | 20:15 | EST-5 | Hail | 0.88 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
LONDON | LAUREL CO. | KY | 04/03/2007 | 20:23 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 53 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 3.00K | 0.00K |
EZEL | MORGAN CO. | KY | 04/03/2007 | 20:26 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 53 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 1.00K | 0.00K |
CORBIN | WHITLEY CO. | KY | 04/03/2007 | 20:28 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 55 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 30.00K | 0.00K |
LONDON | LAUREL CO. | KY | 04/03/2007 | 20:28 | EST-5 | Tornado | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 150.00K | 0.00K |
LONDON | LAUREL CO. | KY | 04/03/2007 | 20:28 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 55 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 50.00K | 0.00K |
LONDON | LAUREL CO. | KY | 04/03/2007 | 20:28 | EST-5 | Hail | 0.88 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
PEOPLES | JACKSON CO. | KY | 04/03/2007 | 20:28 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 53 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 1.00K | 0.00K |
GARRARD | CLAY CO. | KY | 04/03/2007 | 20:43 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 55 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 7.00K | 0.00K |
GARRARD | CLAY CO. | KY | 04/03/2007 | 20:43 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 55 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 18.00K | 0.00K |
JACKSON | BREATHITT CO. | KY | 04/03/2007 | 20:43 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 53 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 2.00K | 0.00K |
MANCHESTER | CLAY CO. | KY | 04/03/2007 | 20:43 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 55 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 20.00K | 0.00K |
BAXTER | HARLAN CO. | KY | 04/03/2007 | 20:45 | EST-5 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
BARBOURVILLE | KNOX CO. | KY | 04/03/2007 | 20:59 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 100.00K | 0.00K |
GRAYS KNOB | HARLAN CO. | KY | 04/03/2007 | 21:08 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 55 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 15.00K | 0.00K |
HARLAN | HARLAN CO. | KY | 04/03/2007 | 21:08 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 55 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 50.00K | 0.00K |
PINEVILLE | BELL CO. | KY | 04/03/2007 | 21:08 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 8.00K | 0.00K |
THOUSANDSTICKS | LESLIE CO. | KY | 04/03/2007 | 21:13 | EST-5 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
THOUSANDSTICKS | LESLIE CO. | KY | 04/03/2007 | 21:13 | EST-5 | Funnel Cloud | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
JEFF | PERRY CO. | KY | 04/03/2007 | 21:15 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 55 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 30.00K | 0.00K |
TWAY | HARLAN CO. | KY | 04/03/2007 | 21:17 | EST-5 | Tornado | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 20.00K | 0.00K |
CAWOOD | HARLAN CO. | KY | 04/03/2007 | 21:25 | EST-5 | Tornado | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 700.00K | 0.00K |
PIKEVILLE | PIKE CO. | KY | 04/03/2007 | 21:48 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 55 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 35.00K | 0.00K |
MIDDLESBORO | BELL CO. | KY | 04/03/2007 | 21:58 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 100.00K | 0.00K |
WHITESBURG | LETCHER CO. | KY | 04/04/2007 | 21:35 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 25.00K | 0.00K |
Totals: | 0 | 0 | 1.758M | 0.00K |