What a strong and severe line of storms we had this morning and early afternoon. We had every threat but a tornado out there with winds more than 70 mph, hail, flooding rain, and frequent lightning. Here is a list of the dozens of storm reports around Kentuckiana. This same storm system created hundreds of reports from eastern Nebraska through southeastern Kentucky.
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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
119 PM EDT THU JUN 18 2009
..TIME.. ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE.. ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION.. ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0954 AM TSTM WND DMG ORLEANS 38.66N 86.45W
06/18/2009 ORANGE IN LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES DOWN
0954 AM TSTM WND DMG ORLEANS 38.66N 86.45W
06/18/2009 ORANGE IN TRAINED SPOTTER
LIMBS DOWN ALL OVER ORLEANS...MAX DIAMETER 1 FOOT
1005 AM TSTM WND DMG ECKERTY 38.32N 86.62W
06/18/2009 CRAWFORD IN TRAINED SPOTTER
A TREE REPORTED DOWN
1005 AM TSTM WND DMG CHAMBERSBURG 38.52N 86.38W
06/18/2009 ORANGE IN TRAINED SPOTTER
TREE DAMAGE
1020 AM HAIL MILLTOWN 38.34N 86.27W
06/18/2009 M1.00 INCH CRAWFORD IN ESPOTTER
1020 AM FLASH FLOOD 1 WNW SALEM 38.61N 86.12W
06/18/2009 WASHINGTON IN COCORAHS
BRIDGE COVERED BY 2 FEET OF WATER AND STILL RISING.
1025 AM TSTM WND GST MARTINSBURG 38.45N 86.03W
06/18/2009 E65 MPH WASHINGTON IN ESPOTTER
1035 AM TSTM WND DMG CORYDON 38.21N 86.13W
06/18/2009 HARRISON IN EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES DOWN ACROSS COUNTY...TREES ACROSS POWER LINES AND
ROADS...ESTIMATED WINDS 60MPH
1036 AM TSTM WND GST FLOYDS KNOBS 38.32N 85.87W
06/18/2009 E60 MPH FLOYD IN TRAINED SPOTTER
1041 AM TSTM WND GST FLOYDS KNOBS 38.32N 85.87W
06/18/2009 E70 MPH FLOYD IN BROADCAST MEDIA
1042 AM TSTM WND DMG NEW ALBANY 38.30N 85.83W
06/18/2009 FLOYD IN BROADCAST MEDIA
POWER LINES DOWN
1045 AM TSTM WND DMG 5 SW FORT KNOX 37.84N 86.03W
06/18/2009 MEADE KY EMERGENCY MNGR
TREE IN HOUSE
1048 AM TSTM WND DMG GEORGETOWN 38.30N 85.97W
06/18/2009 FLOYD IN BROADCAST MEDIA
TREES DOWN
1050 AM TSTM WND DMG JEFFERSONVILLE 38.30N 85.73W
06/18/2009 CLARK IN TRAINED SPOTTER
TREE DAMAGE AND ESTIMATED 70MPH WINDS
1050 AM TSTM WND GST HANOVER 38.72N 85.47W
06/18/2009 M70 MPH JEFFERSON IN AMATEUR RADIO
1053 AM TSTM WND GST LOUISVILLE 38.22N 85.74W
06/18/2009 E70 MPH JEFFERSON KY PUBLIC
TREES DOWN
1100 AM TSTM WND DMG SHEPHERDSVILLE 37.99N 85.71W
06/18/2009 BULLITT KY EMERGENCY MNGR
LINES AND TREES DOWN...COUNTYWIDE. ESTIMATED WINDS OF
60MPH
1100 AM TSTM WND DMG CECILIA 37.67N 85.95W
06/18/2009 HARDIN KY BROADCAST MEDIA
TREES DOWN
1102 AM TSTM WND DMG SELLERSBURG 38.39N 85.76W
06/18/2009 CLARK IN TRAINED SPOTTER
SHINGLE DAMAGE NEAR AIRPORT
1115 AM LIGHTNING LOUISVILLE 38.22N 85.74W
06/18/2009 JEFFERSON KY COUNTY OFFICIAL
REPORTS OF LIGHTNING STRIKING 2 HOUSES IN JEFFERSONTOWN
AREA...AND CAUSING SEVERAL STRUCTURAL FIRES ACROSS THE
COUNTY.
1130 AM LIGHTNING SIMPSONVILLE 38.22N 85.35W
06/18/2009 SHELBY KY AMATEUR RADIO
LIGHTNING STRUCK HOUSE AND STARTED STRUCTURAL FIRE
1130 AM TSTM WND DMG TAYLORSVILLE 38.03N 85.34W
06/18/2009 SPENCER KY EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES DOWN ACROSS VARIOUS ROADS IN TAYLORSVILLE AND
THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY
1130 AM FLASH FLOOD SALEM 38.60N 86.10W
06/18/2009 WASHINGTON IN EMERGENCY MNGR
4 COUNTY ROADS RIGHT NOW UNDER WATER AND IMPASSABLE
1130 AM TSTM WND DMG SALEM 38.60N 86.10W
06/18/2009 WASHINGTON IN EMERGENCY MNGR
SEVERAL POWER LINES AND TREES DOWN ACROSS COUNTY
1155 AM TSTM WND DMG CAMPBELLSVILLE 37.35N 85.35W
06/18/2009 TAYLOR KY EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN
1205 PM TSTM WND DMG LANCASTER 37.62N 84.58W
06/18/2009 GARRARD KY EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES DOWN THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY
1214 PM HAIL LIBERTY 37.32N 84.93W
06/18/2009 E0.88 INCH CASEY KY TRAINED SPOTTER
1220 PM FLASH FLOOD VALLEY STATION 38.10N 85.86W
06/18/2009 JEFFERSON KY ESPOTTER
WINDS CAUSED TREES TO FALL...ALSO SOME STANDING WATER
1220 PM TSTM WND GST VALLEY STATION 38.10N 85.86W
06/18/2009 E60 MPH JEFFERSON KY ESPOTTER
WINDS CAUSED TREES TO FALL...ALSO SOME STANDING WATER
1227 PM TSTM WND GST RICHMOND 37.74N 84.29W
06/18/2009 E80 MPH MADISON KY TRAINED SPOTTER
TENT DESTROYED...TREES BROKEN OFF.
1227 PM HAIL RICHMOND 37.74N 84.29W
06/18/2009 M1.00 INCH MADISON KY TRAINED SPOTTER
TENT DESTROYED...TREES BROKEN OFF.
1235 PM FLASH FLOOD RICHMOND 37.74N 84.29W
06/18/2009 MADISON KY EMERGENCY MNGR
MAJOR ROAD FLOODING THROUHGOUT CITY OF RICHMOND.
IMPASSABLE FOR CARS.
Good god... I'm still shocked we survived that morning, and the fact no one was seriously hurt.
I remember waking up, and it was like someone turned off the sun. It started off sounding like a regular thunderstorm with rain, then suddenly got heavy. I had no idea what was going on until we got our satellite access back a half an hour later and saw the weather.
We didn't get any damage, except a single small limb that knocked off the tree out front.
Amazing how far that line went, from Iowa to here, and kept going.