Quick summary of seven found tornadoes:
EF-1 tornado in Orange County at 1:47am EST
EF-0 tornado in Meade County at 4:05am EST
EF-0 tornado in Harrison County, IN and Jefferson County, KY at 4:17am EST
EF-2 tornado in Warren County at 3:38am CST
EF-1 tornado in Edmonson County at 3:42am CST
EF-1 tornado in Barren County at 3:49am CST
EF-0 tornado in Marion County at 5:42am EST
January 30, 2013 Tornadoes
Click on a county for information specific to that county:
A powerful line of storms moved through the Ohio Valley during the pre-dawn hours of January 30th, 2013. The storms developed ahead of a strong cold front trailing from a strengthening surface low that moved into the lower Great Lakes. These storms tapped into incredibly strong winds just above the surface and produced scattered instances of damage throughout southern Indiana and central Kentucky. Below is a surface map from just after midnight on the 30th, depicting the strong surface low and trailing cold front. Note the sharp temperature changes between the upper 60s across our area, and temperatures below zero in Montana and southern Canada.
Below is a summary map of the reports across the region:
Below is a summary of preliminary storm reports the NWS in Louisville has received so far.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 346 PM EST THU JAN 31 2013 ..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON... ..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.... ..REMARKS.. 0147 AM TORNADO 3 N WEST BADEN SPRINGS 38.61N 86.61W 01/30/2013 ORANGE IN NWS STORM SURVEY A HOME HAD SEVERE ROOF DAMAGE AND ITS PORCH WAS THROWN SEVERAL YARDS...SMALL TWIGS DRIVEN THROUGH THE SIDING OF THE HOME...SEVERAL TREES WERE TOPPLED...EF0 0202 AM TSTM WND DMG 5 WSW GATCHEL 38.03N 86.74W 01/30/2013 PERRY IN EMERGENCY MNGR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE ON A HOUSE...INCLUDING WALLS DOWN ON A GARAGE. FIELD TANKS WERE ALSO OVERTURNED AND SEVERAL TREES WERE DOWNED. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR 0311 AM TSTM WND DMG BATTLETOWN 38.07N 86.30W 01/30/2013 MEADE KY TRAINED SPOTTER TREES DOWN IN THE BATTLETOWN AREA. 0315 AM TSTM WND DMG 3 E SALEM 38.60N 86.04W 01/30/2013 WASHINGTON IN EMERGENCY MNGR ROOF BLOWN OFF OF A RESIDENCE NEAR STATE ROAD 160 ALSO 2 BARNS DAMAGED AND POWER LINES DOWN. 0318 AM TSTM WND DMG 3 N ROCHESTER 37.25N 86.90W 01/30/2013 OHIO KY EMERGENCY MNGR SEVERAL TREES DOWN 0330 AM TSTM WND DMG MORGANTOWN 37.22N 86.70W 01/30/2013 BUTLER KY FIRE DEPT/RESCUE NUMEROUS TREES ACROSS COUNTY 0330 AM TSTM WND DMG 7 NW CANEYVILLE 37.50N 86.58W 01/30/2013 GRAYSON KY PUBLIC FARM BUILDINGS DAMAGED...ONE ROOF GONE 0335 AM TSTM WND DMG YEAMAN 37.52N 86.58W 01/30/2013 GRAYSON KY EMERGENCY MNGR TREES DOWN 0335 AM TSTM WND DMG FALLS OF ROUGH 37.60N 86.55W 01/30/2013 BRECKINRIDGE KY EMERGENCY MNGR TREES DOWN 0337 AM TSTM WND DMG 7 N CANEYVILLE 37.53N 86.49W 01/30/2013 GRAYSON KY TRAINED SPOTTER TREES DOWN 0345 AM TSTM WND DMG LEITCHFIELD 37.48N 86.29W 01/30/2013 GRAYSON KY TRAINED SPOTTER TREE DOWN 0406 AM TSTM WND DMG 5 NW FORT KNOX 37.94N 86.03W 01/30/2013 MEADE KY PUBLIC DOWNED POWER LINES NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 1638 AND 1248. 0410 AM TSTM WND DMG CANEYVILLE 37.42N 86.49W 01/30/2013 GRAYSON KY LAW ENFORCEMENT SMALL GARAGE BLOWN INTO THE ROAD. 0410 AM TSTM WND DMG FRANKLIN 36.73N 86.57W 01/30/2013 SIMPSON KY EMERGENCY MNGR NUMEROUS TREES DOWN IN SOUTHERN HALF OF COUNTY 0412 AM TSTM WND GST FORT KNOX 37.89N 85.96W 01/30/2013 M60 MPH HARDIN KY OTHER FEDERAL 0415 AM TSTM WND DMG BROWNSVILLE 37.19N 86.26W 01/30/2013 EDMONSON KY LAW ENFORCEMENT SEVERAL TREES DOWN ACROSS THE COUNTY. 0415 AM TSTM WND DMG 4 S VALLEY STATION 38.05N 85.87W 01/30/2013 JEFFERSON KY BROADCAST MEDIA TREES BLOCKING PENDLETON ROAD 0416 AM TSTM WND DMG 2 NNE WEST POINT 38.01N 85.94W 01/30/2013 JEFFERSON KY PUBLIC A PONTOON BOAT WAS THROWN ONTO A FENCE AND A FEW TREES WERE UPROOTED. A LARGE PLASTIC SIGN WAS ALSO DAMAGED. 0417 AM TSTM WND GST OTISCO 38.54N 85.67W 01/30/2013 E60 MPH CLARK IN TRAINED SPOTTER SPOTTER ESTIMATED 50-60 MPH WINDS. TIME ESTIMATED BASED ON RADAR DATA. 0417 AM TORNADO 3 E ELIZABETH 38.13N 85.92W 01/30/2013 HARRISON IN NWS STORM SURVEY FOUR HOMES AND TWO BARNS WERE DAMAGED ALONG HWY 111...THE PORCH OF ONE HOME WAS LIFTED AND THROWN 30 FEET...THE WALLS OF ONE OF THE BARNS COLLAPSED IN MULTIPLE DIRECTIONS. SEVERAL TREES WERE DOWNED. EF0 0417 AM TORNADO 3 NW VALLEY STATION 38.13N 85.90W 01/30/2013 JEFFERSON KY NWS STORM SURVEY A TORNADO CROSSED THE OHIO RIVER INTO JEFFERSON COUNTY AND DOWNED MANY SOFTWOOD TREES...A PINE TREE WAS SNAPPED AND A TRAMPOLINE WAS BLOWN OVER. EF0 0421 AM TSTM WND DMG PLEASURE RIDGE PARK 38.15N 85.85W 01/30/2013 JEFFERSON KY LAW ENFORCEMENT TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN. 0426 AM TSTM WND DMG 3 SSW LOUISVILLE 38.18N 85.76W 01/30/2013 JEFFERSON KY COUNTY OFFICIAL METROSAFE REPORT OF TREES DOWN IN THE 4500 BLOCK OF 2ND STREET. 0438 AM TSTM WND DMG 3 SE CLAYPOOL 36.86N 86.21W 01/30/2013 ALLEN KY PUBLIC THREE HOMES LOST THEIR ROOFS AND FIFTEEN TREES DOWN 0439 AM TSTM WND DMG 6 N SCOTTSVILLE 36.84N 86.20W 01/30/2013 ALLEN KY PUBLIC BARN SHIFTED OFF OF FOUNDATION...PORTIONS OF SHEDS BLOWN SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET...NUMEROUS TREES DOWN 0440 AM TSTM WND DMG SMITHS GROVE 37.05N 86.21W 01/30/2013 WARREN KY BROADCAST MEDIA SIGNS BLOWN DOWN...NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES...SOME STRUCTURAL DAMAGE IN SMITHS GROVE. 0440 AM TSTM WND DMG 4 SSE THREE FORKS 36.90N 86.18W 01/30/2013 ALLEN KY TRAINED SPOTTER SEVERAL TREES BLOWN DOWN BLOCKING HWY 1533 0440 AM TSTM WND DMG 2 N HOLLAND 36.73N 86.07W 01/30/2013 ALLEN KY COUNTY OFFICIAL A FEW BARN ROOVES DOWN ALONG PITCHFORD RIDGE ROAD. PARTIAL HOME ROOF DAMAGE AS WELL AS SEVERAL TREES DOWN AROUND THE COUNTY. 0440 AM TSTM WND DMG PEWEE VALLEY 38.31N 85.49W 01/30/2013 OLDHAM KY LAW ENFORCEMENT A TREE FELL AND DOWNED A POWER LINE IN THE PEWEE VALLEY AREA. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR 0440 AM TSTM WND DMG 5 W FOREST SPRINGS 36.65N 86.26W 01/30/2013 ALLEN KY PUBLIC METAL ROOF OFF OF AN OLDER HOUSE...SHINGLES AND A DOOR OFF OF A DOUBLE WIDE...LIMBS DOWN 0442 AM TSTM WND DMG SCOTTSVILLE 36.75N 86.20W 01/30/2013 ALLEN KY LAW ENFORCEMENT TREES DOWN ACROSS THE COUNTY. 0443 AM TSTM WND DMG 3 W PARK CITY 37.09N 86.11W 01/30/2013 EDMONSON KY EMERGENCY MNGR BODY SHOP DESTROYED... 5000 LB TANK MOVED 300 YARDS... DEBRIS IN TREES 0445 AM TSTM WND GST 4 SSE ROSEVILLE 36.83N 85.90W 01/30/2013 M62 MPH BARREN KY CO-OP OBSERVER 0450 AM TSTM WND GST GLASGOW 37.00N 85.92W 01/30/2013 M57 MPH BARREN KY MESONET AT THE MESONET IN BARREN COUNTY. 0450 AM TSTM WND DMG CAVE CITY 37.14N 85.96W 01/30/2013 BARREN KY LAW ENFORCEMENT SHED BLOWN ONTO HWY 90 0455 AM TSTM WND DMG 2 S UPTON 37.44N 85.89W 01/30/2013 HART KY NWS EMPLOYEE TREES DOWN 0455 AM TSTM WND GST GLASGOW 37.00N 85.92W 01/30/2013 E60 MPH BARREN KY TRAINED SPOTTER 0456 AM TSTM WND DMG GLASGOW 37.00N 85.92W 01/30/2013 BARREN KY PUBLIC DOWNED TELEPHONE POLE BLOCKING HWY 1297 NORTH OF HWY 31 IN GLASGOW 0459 AM TSTM WND GST CAVE CITY 37.14N 85.96W 01/30/2013 M59 MPH BARREN KY TRAINED SPOTTER 0516 AM TSTM WND DMG EDMONTON 36.98N 85.62W 01/30/2013 METCALFE KY EMERGENCY MNGR TREES REPORTED DOWN IN THE CITY. 0517 AM TSTM WND DMG EDMONTON 36.98N 85.62W 01/30/2013 METCALFE KY PUBLIC TREES AND LINES DOWN...ALONG WITH A SMALL OUTBUILDING BLOWN ONTO A ROADWAY IN EDMONTON. 0530 AM TSTM WND GST CAMPBELLSVILLE 37.35N 85.35W 01/30/2013 M55 MPH TAYLOR KY MESONET 0535 AM TSTM WND GST LEBANON 37.57N 85.25W 01/30/2013 M55 MPH MARION KY MESONET 0542 AM TORNADO 7 WSW BRADFORDSVILLE 37.46N 85.27W 01/30/2013 MARION KY NWS STORM SURVEY *** 2 INJ *** A MOBILE HOME WAS DESTROYED AND A SMALL SHED SLID OFF ITS FOUNDATION...EF0 0549 AM TSTM WND DMG CAMPBELLSVILLE 37.35N 85.35W 01/30/2013 TAYLOR KY LAW ENFORCEMENT SEVERAL TREES DOWN ACROSS THE COUNTY. 0552 AM TSTM WND DMG 3 SSE ELLA 37.12N 85.11W 01/30/2013 ADAIR KY EMERGENCY MNGR BARN FLATTENED AS WELL AS TREE DAMAGE AND GUTTER DAMAGE ON A HOUSE 0557 AM TSTM WND DMG 2 N JAMESTOWN 37.02N 85.07W 01/30/2013 RUSSELL KY EMERGENCY MNGR TREES DOWN 0559 AM TSTM WND DMG COLUMBIA 37.10N 85.31W 01/30/2013 ADAIR KY EMERGENCY MNGR TREES DOWN ACROSS THE COUNTY 0600 AM TSTM WND DMG 2 ESE SHAKERTOWN 37.81N 84.83W 01/30/2013 MERCER KY PUBLIC MOBILE HOME DAMAGED SUBSTANTIALLY WITH ROOF TORN OFF. TIME ESTIMATED BASED ON RADAR. 0619 AM TSTM WND DMG 1 S NICHOLASVILLE 37.86N 84.58W 01/30/2013 JESSAMINE KY EMERGENCY MNGR A TV TOWER AT THE COUNTY UTILITY BUILDING WAS BLOWN DOWN. 0621 AM TSTM WND DMG 3 E NICHOLASVILLE 37.88N 84.52W 01/30/2013 JESSAMINE KY EMERGENCY MNGR TIN FROM A BARN ROOF WAS THROWN INTO THE ROADWAY. 0626 AM TSTM WND DMG 4 ENE LEXINGTON 38.07N 84.39W 01/30/2013 FAYETTE KY LAW ENFORCEMENT UTILITY POLE DOWN ON BRIAR HILL ROAD 0633 AM TSTM WND DMG 5 W RICHMOND 37.74N 84.39W 01/30/2013 MADISON KY EMERGENCY MNGR PORTIONS OF A BARN ROOF BLOWN OFF ALONG WITH SEVERAL DOWNED TREES 0640 AM TSTM WND DMG WINCHESTER 38.00N 84.19W 01/30/2013 CLARK KY EMERGENCY MNGR FEW TREES REPORTED DOWN IN THE CITY.