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9:20pm

<\/STRONG>0504 PM     TORNADO          3 ENE KIRKSVILLE        37.68N  84.37W
05\/08\/2009                   MADISON            KY   EMERGENCY MNGR

            *** 1 FATAL *** AN ELDERLY MALE WAS KILLED WHEN HIS
            PICKUP WAS FLIPPED OVER INTO A POND. THE FATALITY
            OCCURRED NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAYS 52 AND 1295

0900 PM     FLASH FLOOD      BEATTYVILLE             37.58N 83.71W
05\/08\/2009                   LEE                KY   NWS EMPLOYEE

            HWY 52 IS FLOODED AND CLOSED

9:10pm

<\/STRONG>BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED   TORNADO WARNING   NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY   859 PM EDT FRI MAY 8 2009 
   THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON KY   HAS ISSUED A 
   * TORNADO WARNING FOR… 
  NORTHEASTERN HARLAN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY… 
  SOUTHWESTERN KNOTT COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY… 
  EAST CENTRAL LESLIE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY… 
  LETCHER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY… 
  CENTRAL PERRY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY… 
   * UNTIL 930 PM EDT 


 BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING   NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY   903 PM EDT FRI MAY 8 2009 
   THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON KY   HAS ISSUED A 
   * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR… 
  NORTHWESTERN MAGOFFIN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY… 
  SOUTHWESTERN MORGAN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY… 
  WOLFE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY… 
   * UNTIL 945 PM EDT 


842pm

<\/STRONG>THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON KY   HAS ISSUED A 
   * TORNADO WARNING FOR… 
  SOUTHWESTERN BREATHITT COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY… 
  NORTHEASTERN CLAY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY… 
  SOUTHWESTERN KNOTT COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY… 
  NORTHEASTERN LESLIE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY… 
  PERRY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY… 
   * UNTIL 900 PM EDT 


8:25pm

<\/STRONG>TORNADO WARNING for Breathitt, Estill, Lee, Powell, Wolfe [KY] till 9:00 PM EDT …* AT 822 PM EDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR WINSTON… OR 7 MILES WEST OF IRVINE…MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.


8:15pm

<\/STRONG>THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON KY   HAS ISSUED A 
   * TORNADO WARNING FOR… 
  SOUTHWESTERN BREATHITT COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY… 
  NORTH CENTRAL CLAY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY… 
  EAST CENTRAL JACKSON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY… 
  EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN LEE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY… 
  EXTREME NORTHWESTERN LESLIE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY… 
  OWSLEY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY… 
  WEST CENTRAL PERRY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY… 
   * UNTIL 845 PM EDT 
   * AT 806 PM EDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A 
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR GREEN 
  HALL…OR 8 MILES EAST OF MCKEE…MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH. 
   * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE… 
  BOONEVILLE… 
  BANFORD… 
  BEECH… 
  BLAKE… 
  BUCKHORN. 


8pm

<\/STRONG>TORNADO WARNING  for Knott, Leslie, Letcher, Perry [KY] till 8:30 PM EDT …* AT 759 PM EDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR DIABLOCK… OR NEAR HAZARD…MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.

7:50pm

<\/STRONG>Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Knott, Leslie, Letcher, Perry [KY] till 8:30 PM EDT

7:44pm

<\/STRONG>TORNADO WARNING for Estill, Jackson, Lee, Owsley, Rockcastle [KY] till 8:15 PM EDT …* AT 741 PM EDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR MORRILL… OR 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BEREA…MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.

7:40

<\/STRONG>THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON KY   HAS ISSUED A 
   * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR… 
  SOUTHWESTERN ESTILL COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY… 
  NORTHEASTERN ROCKCASTLE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY… 
  NORTHERN JACKSON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY… 
  EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN LEE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY… 
   * UNTIL 800 PM EDT 


7:15pm

<\/STRONG>Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Breathitt, Clay, Jackson, Leslie, Owsley, Perry [KY] till 7:45 PM EDT

7:10pm

<\/STRONG>Flash Flood Warning  for Breathitt, Floyd, Johnson, Knott, Leslie, Magoffin, Morgan, Perry, Wolfe [KY] till 10:00 PM EDT

0650 PM     FLASH FLOOD      CAMPBELLSVILLE          37.35N  85.35W
05\/08\/2009                   TAYLOR             KY   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            THREE PEOPLE WERE RESCUED AFTER A WALKING BRIDGE WAS
            WASHED AWAY. THE EVENT OCCURRED NEAR KY 210 AT THE
            SOCCER FIELD.


6:50pm

<\/STRONG>Severe Thunderstorm Warning  for Clay, Jackson, Owsley [KY] till 7:15 PM EDT

0510 PM     TSTM WND DMG     RICHMOND                37.74N  84.29W
05\/08\/2009                   MADISON            KY   BROADCAST MEDIA

            A RAIL CAR WAS BLOWN OVER.



6:45pm

<\/STRONG>0512 PM     TSTM WND DMG     6 ENE LANCASTER         37.65N  84.49W
05\/08\/2009                   GARRARD            KY   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            BARNS AND HOUSES WERE DAMAGED. TREES AND POWER LINES
            WERE DOWNED NEAR THE INTERSECTION
\nOF KY 1131 AND 1295.

0620 PM     TSTM WND DMG     5 E SALYERSVILLE        37.75N 82.97W
05\/08\/2009                   MAGOFFIN           KY   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREE DOWN ON HWY 1888 BLOCKING BOTH SIDES OF THE HIGHWAY.

6:30pm

<\/STRONG>0619 PM     FLASH FLOOD      PERRYVILLE              37.65N  84.95W
05\/08\/2009                   BOYLE              KY   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            MANY ROADS IN THE CITY ARE IMPASSABLE

0520 PM     FLASH FLOOD      7 N UPTON               37.57N  85.89W
05\/08\/2009                   HARDIN             KY   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            WATER COVERED DIXIE HIGHWAY BETWEEN UPTON AND SONORA.


6:20pm

<\/STRONG>Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Breathitt, Floyd, Johnson, Magoffin, Martin, Morgan, Pike [KY] till 7:00 PM EDT

6pm

<\/STRONG>0550 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     LONDON                  37.13N 84.08W
05\/08\/2009                   LAUREL             KY   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            STATE POLICE REPORT OF FUNNEL CLOUD 2 MILES WEST OF MILE
            MARKER 62 ON INTERSTATE 75

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5:55pm

<\/STRONG>BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED   TORNADO WARNING   NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY   551 PM EDT FRI MAY 8 2009 
   THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON KY   HAS ISSUED A 
   * TORNADO WARNING FOR… 
  SOUTHWESTERN KNOTT COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY… 
  CENTRAL LESLIE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY… 
  CENTRAL LETCHER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY… 
  SOUTHEASTERN PERRY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY… 
   * UNTIL 630 PM EDT 
   * AT 549 PM EDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A 
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR ESSIE…OR 
  9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF HYDEN…MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH. 
   * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE… 
  HYDEN… 
  VICCO… 
  LEWIS CREEK… 
  AMBURGEY… 
  AMELIA. 
   PRECAUTIONARY\/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS… 

5:30pm
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TORNADO WARNING for Estill, Powell [KY] till 5:45 PM EDT …AT 524 PM EDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR KIMBRELL…OR 8 MILES WEST OF STANTON…MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.

WIDESPREAD STRUCTURAL DAMAGE REPORTED IN RICHMOND AND MADISON COUNTY.<\/STRONG>

A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM EDT FOR BELL…   SOUTHEASTERN WHITLEY AND SOUTH CENTRAL KNOX COUNTIES… 
   AT 524 PM EDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO   INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR DAVISBURG…OR 7   MILES SOUTHWEST OF PINEVILLE…MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. 

5:20 UPDATE

<\/STRONG>TWITTER is down so I will gvie you updates here…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON KY   HAS ISSUED A 
   * TORNADO WARNING FOR… 
  SOUTHERN LAUREL COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY… 
  NORTH CENTRAL WHITLEY COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY… 
  SOUTHERN CLAY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY… 
  NORTHERN KNOX COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY… 
  NORTHWESTERN LESLIE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY… 
  WEST CENTRAL PERRY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY… 
   * UNTIL 600 PM EDT 

BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED   TORNADO WARNING   NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY   512 PM EDT FRI MAY 8 2009 
   THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A 
   * TORNADO WARNING FOR… 
  EASTERN MADISON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY… 
   * UNTIL 530 PM EDT… 
   * AT 512 PM EDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A 
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR WACO… 
  MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH. 



4PM UPDATE
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Severe thunderstorms continue to roll eastward across western and central Kentucky. Reports of 100mph wind gusts have been reported across southern Illinois near the center of this “Landcane”.  Hopkinsville in western Ky recorded a wind gust of 80mph a little earlier.

This whole wind machine continues to move eastward across the state and may result in widespread wind damage. This may also spawn a few tornadoes. I will keep updating the blog with more frequent updates through TWITTER. You can see those in the top right of the blog or sign up to follow me and get those updates on your cell phones free of charge.

Take care.

Good afternoon gang. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH is now in effect for most of central and eastern Kentucky until 8pm this evening…

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Current warnings…
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To be blunt… this thing is a monster and may produce extreme wind damage to those areas in its path. It may also spin up some tornadoes as well to go along with large hail and torrential rains that may cause flash flooding. You can track this thing  almost due eastward on radar…





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Wow… that is impressive! When you see a storm cluster (MCS) take on the look of a tropical system on radar… LOOK OUT!

A TORNADO WATCH is already out for most of western Kentucky… 

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Current warnings…

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The latest risk map from the SPC…

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In addition to the severe weather threat… a FLASH FLOOD WATCH is out for much of the area as well…



I will have updates through the afternoon and will also send out TWITTER updates that you will find in the top right corner of the blog. You can also sign up to get these updates on your cell phone free of charge. This is how I will be sending out the latest warnings.

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