Local residents walk past the scene of a train derailment after a devastating outbreak of tornadoes ripped through several states in Earlington, Ky., on Dec. 11, 2021. The tornado then crossed into Todd County where mostly tree damage and damage to farm/outbuildings were observed. In Madisonville, Kentucky, a train derailment was caused by the storms, though no injuries were reported. It then continued to travel northeast where it passed Indian Branch and Morgan Branch where it continued to uproot trees and destroyed some farm outbuildings, lifted the roofs off of some single and double wide mobile homes and completely flattened some barns and single wide structures. Amazon truck cabs are seen outside a damaged Amazon Distribution Center after it was hit by a tornado, Dec. 11, 2021, in Edwardsville, Ill. Michael B. Thomas/Getty Images The deadliest tornado in Kentucky history was March 27, 1890, when 76 people died, according to the National Weather Service. Officials in Kentucky reported 77 fatalities statewide on Friday with just one person still missing after several tornadoes devastated the state a week ago. . In Bremen, the tornado claimed the lives of 11 residents of the town of 300 people. Aerial view of EF4 damage in Mayfield, Kentucky, on December 12, one of several towns impacted by the tornado. [1][26], After moving to the northeast of Cayce, the tornado weakened but still remained strong as it moved through rural areas to the northeast of town at EF3 intensity, destroying barns and a cell tower, and tearing the roof and exterior walls from a house. In Mayfield, according to the National Weather Service, more than 4,000 structures were impacted (damaged or destroyed), including 3,778 residences, 183 commercial buildings, and 103 other structures. The tornadoes were part of a weather system that also caused. [13][14][15], Elsewhere, multiple lines of intense storms, some featuring embedded supercells, developed across the Mississippi Valley region through the overnight hours, contributing to additional strong and long-lived tornadoes. Key events. AFTER (right): this image shows the damage to homes and buildings after the tornado in Mayfield, Ky. on Dec. 11, 2021. 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Click to enlarge. Destruction in Cambridge Shores looking east across Kentucky Lake. [68], In June 2022, the Mayfield City Council put several blocks in the city's heavily impacted downtown under a building permit freeze as they strategized how to rebuild in the area, before rezoning the area in December 2022 for "less restrictive" commercial and residential mixed-use development. Filmed in August 2022 by Chris Conley/270 Drone Aerial Imagery. University of Kentucky Research and Education Center south of Princeton. "It's a very dire situation at this point," Beshear said. Over 70 feared dead as 22 reported tornadoes rip through South, Midwest Kentucky likely saw its deadliest tornado system ever, the governor said. Deaths: 0 The most Numerous homes were completely leveled in Cambridge Shores, including multiple large lakeside homes that were flattened or swept away. The event developed as a trough progressed eastward across the United States, interacting with an unseasonably moist and unstable . In Kentucky, it struck Mayfield directly before moving northeast through Benton, Princeton and Beaver Dam before weakening in Breckinridge County. A state of emergency has been declared by Kentucky Gov. Once the tornado moved out of Pembroke, two mobile homes were completely Injuries: 5 [26][56] The path was the ninth longest in recorded history. (NWS Storm Survey), Ground level view of the destruction in downtown Mayfield. Beshear has activated the National Guard, with 181 guardsmen deployed for search and rescue and recovery operations. [57] It was rated high-end EF4, with an estimated peak wind speed of 190mph (310km/h). Our Office Recovery efforts in Princeton,Dawson Springs, and Bremen. Structures destroyed: 12, Graves County, KY: (Tomer Burg/Univ. After exiting Bremen, the tornado crossed through mainly rural areas of eastern Muhlenberg, Ohio, Breckenridge, and Grayson counties. (NOAA/NASA), Tornado path across open fields northeast of Highway 116 to Highway 1127 in Fulton County. [1] The second significant tornado in an exceedingly long-tracked tornado family, this tornado began just inside northern Obion County, Tennessee, a few miles after another long-tracked EF4 tornado which traveled through northeast Arkansas, the Missouri Bootheel, and northwest Tennessee dissipated in western Obion County. The tornado outbreak that took place this night over the western Kentucky region resulted in damage costs up to $3.5 billion. The tornado received a maximum rating of EF2 in Stewart County, and 4 people were injured. "We're working with Governors to ensure they have what they need as the search for survivors and damage assessments continue. A violent, long-track tornado entered Fulton County in western Kentucky from Obion County in northwest Tennessee shortly before 9:00 p.m. CST. [62], In Marshall County, containing the heavily-damaged community of Cambridge Shores, 356 structures were destroyed or 'made uninhabitable', and 341 more sustained light or moderate damage. Tornado devastation of Mayfield's central business district. Structures destroyed: 21, Hickman County, KY: of Oklahoma), Regional radar loop across the Lower Ohio and Mid-Mississippi River valleys from 6 PM Dec. 10 to 8 AM Dec. 11. Live updates: Deadly tornadoes slam through six states One of the most devastated sites is the southwestern Kentucky city of Mayfield, where a tornado hit the Mayfield Consumer Products. Bowling Green, the home of Western Kentucky University, also saw extensive damage the school canceled commencement ceremonies scheduled for Saturday in the aftermath of the storm. Tornado #3 - EF-1Tornado near Central City, KY. A relatively weak and short-lived tornado occurred on the evening of December 10, 2021,in central Muhlenberg County prior to the larger and more powerful EF-4 tornado in northern parts of the county. (NWS Storm Survey). Concrete floor slabs were torn from the foundation of one home and shattered, while the paved driveway of another residence was cracked and scoured. Thetornado initially produced EF-1 damage but while progressing northeast, it continued to strengthen to EF3 as it approached Dresden, TN. The small community of Cayce in Fulton County was struck directly at 9:01 p.m. The governor declared a state of emergency and submitted a request for a federal emergency declaration. National Weather Service After crossing Lake Barkley, the tornado weakened to EF3 strength but continued to cause major damage as it crossed KY 93 and I-24 near the eastern shore of the lake, where many additional homes sustained major damage or were destroyed, including several that were leveled or swept from their foundations. Houses that were farther away from the center of the damage path sustained roof and exterior wall loss, while mobile homes, barns, garages, and outbuildings were also destroyed. After leaving Mayfield, the tornado weakened, producing damage at EF2 to EF3 strength and continuing northeast along I-69. Tornadoes were also confirmed on the ground in Mayfield, Kentucky, at about 9:30 p.m. local time and in Princeton, Kentucky, just after 10 p.m. Timothy Marshall, a meteorologist, and structural and forensic engineer, Christine L. Wielgos, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service of Paducah, & Brian E. Smith, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service of Omaha, later published a damage survey from Dawson Springs which rated this apartment complex as mid-EF3 intensity with winds estimated at 155 miles per hour (249km/h). Several outbuildings and mobile homes were also obliterated in the Cayce area. Multiple tornadoes touched down in several midwestern states late Friday evening. (NWS Storm Survey). Perhaps relevant to the deadly toll in the Kentucky event, tornado frequency is increasing in winter months, . Sorry, the location you searched for was not found. [31][32][29][30] Allegedly, workers' jobs had been threatened if they left the factory between the first and second tornado warnings for the area a tornado warning had been issued earlier that evening at approximately 5:30p.m. CST and then again after the second tornado warning was issued after 9:00p.m. FEMA was advising residents from east-central Mississippi to extreme southwestern Virginia to stay vigilant as the storm system moved east. CURRENT HAZARDS In all, there were 15 fatalities, 200 injuries, and over 1500 damaged structures in Hopkins County. NWS Paducah Lead Meteorologist Chris Noles did an in-depth interview with ABC News on its Good Morning America program about the tornado outbreak. 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A house along KY 339 had its roof torn off, and many trees and power poles were downed in this area. NWS Mayfield, with a population of about 10,000, is in Graves County, which borders Tennessee. Mayfield is south of Paducah, a town in Western Kentucky with an estimated population of about 25,000 people. Continuing into northern Muhlenberg County, yet another tornado emergency was issued for the community of Bremen as the tornado approached from the southwest. Damaged vehicles and personal property are strewn over a wide area, Dec. 11, 2021, in Bremen, Ky, after a devastating tornado swept through the area overnight. December 13, 2021: HQ-21-260: Release Date: . :EF3, or higherEarly estimates of the strength and size of the main Kentucky tornado. All four tornadoes touched down in Western Kentucky. Devastated forecast at Hillman Ferry in Land Between the Lakes NRA. Its path length of 165 miles was the ninth longest tornado path ever recorded in the U.S. Tornado devastation in Mayfield on December 11, 2021. Hourly Forecasts Aerial footage of damage in Dawson Springs. . Alejandro Mayorkas visited affected areas of Kentucky Sunday to see tornado destruction firsthand and meet with first responders and emergency management officials conducting operations throughout the state. Oak Grove Road. See photos of the tornado damage across the state. More were expected early Saturday. Past Briensburg, EF3 damage was noted along Lowery Road, where a poorly-anchored home was leveled, and a few other homes sustained EF2 damage along this segment of the path. On the evening of Friday, December 10, 2021, a potent storm system moving across the central United States resulted in widespread severe weather across the region, including a significant long track tornadoes. UPDATE: Tornado Warning extended to 3:15 PM Posted by Butler County Sheriff's Office on Monday, February 27, 2023 As of 3:08 p.m., wind gusts were closed at 51 mph at Lunken Airport and 46 mph at CVG. Fire Weather Around 10:55 p.m. the tornado left Hopkins County and entered Muhlenberg County, reaching the small community of Bremen at 11:00 p.m. Several homes experienced catastrophic EF-4 damage here. Other structures: [1] Crossing through eleven counties of the Jackson Purchase and Western Coal Field regions during its lifespan, the tornado was exceptionally long-tracked, traveling 165.6 miles (266.5km) while at times becoming wrapped in rain. Damaged homes on US 62 west of Dawson Springs in Lyon County. (NOAA/NASA), Before and after satellite imagery of Dawson Springs in Hopkins County. Structures destroyed: 300 (estimate), Hopkins County, KY After the dissipation of that tornado in Obion County northeast of Samburg, the supercell produced three weak, brief tornadoes before this one formed several miles to the northeast. It abruptly intensified to high-end EF4 strength as it crossed and paralleled KY 175 through the north side of town. Five others suffered serious injuries. Deaths: 1 Hopkinsville, KY Michael Dossett, director of Kentucky's Division of Emergency Management, compared the storms to the April 1974 outbreak that spawned hundreds of tornadoes across several states and killed more than 30 in Kentucky alone. However, the National Weather Service did not confirm this.[48][49]. Homes were significantly damaged, barns and mobile homes were destroyed, a cow was killed, and thousands of large hardwood trees were downed. In Marshall County, the tornado passed along the northwest edge of the city of Benton from 9:45 to 9:50 p.m. with estimated peak wind speeds of 140 MPH. One fatality occurred in Cayce, and several other people were injured. Since 1917 270-824-3300 Gov. The tornado continued northeast causing mostly tree damage before completely destroying four tobacco barns and damaging three equipment garages off of Bradshaw Road. EF 3, or higher? The tornado paralleled the OhioGrayson county line, and very briefly crossed a bend in the Rough River into Grayson County. [60], On December 11, Kentucky governor Andy Beshear declared a state of emergency for parts of western Kentucky, followed that same day by President Joe Biden's approval of a federal emergency disaster declaration for the state of Kentucky. The toll makes it the deadliest tornado ever recorded in the United States in the month of December, in addition to being the deadliest tornado in over a decade. [25], Farther to the northeast, the tornado reached EF2 strength, tearing roofs off homes, damaging or destroying outbuildings, and damaging irrigation equipment. By Emily Shapiro, Max Golembo, Daniel Peck, Mark Osborne, and Meredith Deliso December 11, 2021, 4:45 PM 5:15 Chelsea Emmons holds onto a cat that belongs to her mother, Kim Gof.Read More Please Contact Us. In 2022, Timothy Marshall, . "For those that have seen it, what it's done here in Graves County and elsewhere, it is indescribable.". Commercial properties: Large trees sustained severe denuding and debarking, grass was scoured from the ground, and vehicles were thrown through the air and severely mangled. Cars were thrown, copious amounts of structural debris were strewn in all directions, countless trees were shredded and debarked, and only rubble remained in the hardest-hit neighborhoods. [33] Several other industrial businesses were also damaged or destroyed near the candle factory, while semi-trucks and other industrial vehicles were thrown and destroyed as well, some of which were left unrecognizable. Aerial view of damage to the Cambridge Shores and Sherwood Shores communities on Kentucky Lake. [69] In December 2022, a temporary memorial was placed in the Mayfield court square. Numerous trees and large branches were broken near and along the Western Kentucky Parkway, starting at the Wendell Ford Regional Training Center grounds and continuing to near Central City. Seventy-sixpeople have been confirmed dead, Kentucky Gov. The lawsuit alleges that the factory had up to three and a half hours to let workers leave as safety precautions and did not, and the company showed a "flagrant indifference to the rights of workers" and violated the Kentucky occupational safety and health workplace standards, by refusing evacuations. Seven miles north of Benton in the small town of Briensburg, there were a few homes with large sections of roof structures removed, though most walls remained standing. Injuries: At least 200 From there the tornado progressed over U.S. Highway 68, where power lines were destroyed along with collapsed metal truss towers, before arriving at the Cambridge Shores community on the western shore of Kentucky Lake at 9:57 p.m. One person died here, and the tornado produced EF-4 damage, including several homes with all the walls collapsed, large sections of roofs torn off, and uprooted hardwood trees. Observed Precipitation, RADAR According to reports, the Distribution Center was struck by a tornado Friday night. In southern Illinois, in Edwardsville, an Amazon distribution warehouse was hit by a tornado, causing massive damage to the facility, officials said. [26][56] Damage of up to high-end EF2 intensity occurred beyond this point as the tornado crossed Humble Valley Road, Halls Creek Road, and Mount Vernon Road before passing north of Olaton. "We are strong, resilient people, and we will be there every step of the way.". "I think the largest loss of life in this tornado event is and will be there.". (Chris Conley), Complete destruction of a home near Bremen. Serving Madisonville and Hopkins County, KY. Its 165.7 mile long path length was on the longest for a tornado in U.S. history. A few farm outbuildings were also damaged or destroyed in this area. In all, the tornado covered over 165 miles in about three hours, claiming 57 lives and injuring over 500 people. SKYWARN Paducah, KY, FORECASTS MAYFIELD, Ky. Three days after tornadoes tore a 200-mile wound through Kentucky, scores of people remained unaccounted for on Monday. [26], Past Midway, the tornado became violent and reached EF4 strength again, producing catastrophic damage as it made a direct hit on the city of Dawson Springs, located along the CaldwellHopkins county line. Still producing violent EF-4 damage, numerous homes and pieces of infrastructure suffered catastrophic damage. "Heartbreaking devastation and loss of life from tornadoes and severe weather across the Midwest and South," he said on Twitter, adding that DHS and FEMA "stand ready to assist the people of Kentucky, Arkansas, Illinois, Missouri and Tennessee.". User Defined Area Forecast ", During a press briefing Saturday, Biden said this was likely "one of the largest tornado outbreaks in our history. Fulton County, KY: The tornado then took straight aim for the city of Pembroke where significant tree damage was observed along with multiple houses with roof damage. Still producing violent EF-4 damage, numerous homes and pieces of infrastructure suffered catastrophic damage. Weather History. [51] Thousands of large trees were mowed down, and vehicles were flipped. First responders surround a damaged Amazon Distribution Center on Dec. 10, 2021, in Edwardsville, Ill. A music venue housed in an old school building was badly damaged, and the Cayce Volunteer Fire Department building was totally destroyed, with the metal beams of the structure being severely twisted, while pieces of heavy machinery were tossed around. Cars were thrown from the parking lot into adjacent fields, metal light poles were ripped from their concrete footings, and ground scouring was noted as well. 1159 damaged and 730destroyed The program was created after an EF-4 tornado ripped through Mayfield, Kentucky, on Dec. 10, 2021. A church and a business were damaged nearby, and further weakening occurred further to the northeast, where EF0 to EF1 damage to trees and structures was noted. An aerial view of the damage to the candle factory after a devastating outbreak of tornadoes ripped through several states, in Mayfield, Ky., Dec. 11, 2021. 165 damaged and 18 destroyed Hundreds of trees were downed in this area, and a couple of structures sustained minor damage. Amazon said emergency safety training in case of tornadoes is given to new employees and repeated throughout the year. B. Pritzker said Saturday evening. 01:39 - Source: CNN Tornado devastation captured by incredible drone. We hope for a miracle', "Was the tornado that hit Mayfield an EF5? [5], As an intense upper-level trough progressed across the High Plains, with robust instability and moisture return realized across the Mississippi Valley, the SPC expanded the enhanced risk and introduced a moderate risk area from northeastern Arkansas into southern Illinois on the morning of December 10. Items of Interest

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