A fourth tornado emergency was in effect for Dawson Springs and St. Charles as the storm moved through the area. 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. Damage in this area was rated EF2 to low-end EF3.[26]. December 13, 2021: HQ-21-260: Release Date: . Chelsea Emmons holds onto a cat that belongs to her mother, Kim Goforth, Dec. 11, 2021, in Bremen, Ky., while searching Goforth's following a tornado that struck overnight. The Paducah officealso saidan aerial assessment of damage appearedto show an "historic long track tornado" that was at least three-quarters of a mile wide in Kentucky as it went from southwest of Cayce in Fulton County to at least Beaver Dam in Ohio County. 1159 damaged and 730destroyed The tornado continued northeast causing mostly tree damage before completely destroying four tobacco barns and damaging three equipment garages off of Bradshaw Road. There were at least 22 reported tornadoes across six states: Arkansas, Kentucky, Illinois, Mississippi, Missouri and Tennessee. Cheney Orr / Reuters However, the National Weather Service did not confirm this.[48][49]. At 5:51p.m. CST, the National Weather Service office in North Little Rock issued the first tornado warning associated with the storm for portions of Jackson, Lawrence, White, and Woodruff counties. In a statement Saturday night, Kelly Nantel, an Amazon spokesperson, said: "Were deeply saddened by the news that members of our Amazon family passed away as a result of the storm in Edwardsville, IL. PADUCAH McCracken County Judge Executive Craig Clymer has declared a state of emergency the county in light of tornado damage sustained during Friday's severe weather. The death toll in the "most severe tornado event in Kentucky's history" may end up "exceeding 100 before the day is done," Beshear said. [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. The large and well-constructed Graves County Courthouse had much of its roof torn off, its clock tower collapsed, and it had some of its exterior upper-floor walls knocked down. (NWS Storm Survey). [1] Homes and businesses sustained significant EF3 damage in this area, and two tractor-trailers were lifted and thrown 40 yards (37m), with one of the cabs being badly mangled. Five large chicken houses were destroyed, and hundreds of large hardwood trees were snapped and uprooted along a quarter-mile wide swath along this section of the path. [18][19], The SPC issued a record-setting 43 mesoscale discussions (MCD) throughout the course of the day (12 UTC December 10 to 12 UTC December 11), all of which were associated with the broader storm system: 38 of the MCDs issued were convective discussions relating to the severe thunderstorm activity, and five were non-convective discussions relating to heavy snow associated with the system that concurrently fell throughout much of the Upper Midwest. We also want to thank all the first responders for their ongoing efforts on scene.". The worst of the damage occurred near the Dawson Springs park, where several homes were completely destroyed, including a few low rise apartment buildings. Commercial properties: [35][26][46] A photograph was lofted from a destroyed house in Dawson Springs and transported almost 130 miles (210km) by the intense tornadic updrafts, eventually being found in New Albany, Indiana. (Chris Conley/270 Drones Aerial Imagery), Tornado devastation in Bremen on December 13, 2021. 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. The tornado began in Obion County, in northwest Tennessee, and tracked across 11 counties in western Kentucky: Fulton, Hickman, Graves, Marshall, Lyon, Caldwell, Hopkins, Muhlenberg, Ohio, Breckenridge, and Grayson. In Kentucky, it struck Mayfield directly before moving northeast through Benton, Princeton and Beaver Dam before weakening in Breckinridge County. Rescuers continued to search for survivors Monday after tornadoes tore through Kentucky and neighboring states over the weekend, devastating entire towns and killing dozens of people. To be exact, 72 of those counties are without obstetric services. Those numbers "could rise significantly," he said Saturday afternoon. In all, there were 15 fatalities, 200 injuries, and over 1500 damaged structures in Hopkins County. Kentucky tornadoes: governor says death toll expected to grow as crews sift through ruins. Its. Deaths: 1 In all, the tornado covered over 165 miles in about three hours, claiming 57 lives and injuring over 500 people. A road sign along the Western Kentucky Parkway was blown about a tenth of a mile near the end of the track. . The tornado then followed U.S. 62, producing EF2 to EF3 damage to homes in the small communities of Lewistown and Midway. More than half of Kentucky's 120 counties did not have a dedicated OB-GYN in 2020 and 2021. [66], The tornado's major impacts on Graves County Court operationsincluding the destruction of the courthouse in Mayfieldled the Kentucky Supreme Court to suspend the county's court operations (including physical and electronic court filings) between December 13, 2021 and January 11, 2022. (Brett Adair/Live Storms Media), Tornado devastation in Dawson Springs on December 13, 2021. "One block from my grandparents' house, there's no house standing," Beshear said. It abruptly intensified to high-end EF4 strength as it crossed and paralleled KY 175 through the north side of town. 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. [55] Some weakening occurred, but significant damage continued after the tornado exited Bremen and crossed US 431, where some homes and mobile homes were damaged or destroyed, and hundreds of large trees were snapped and denuded. Land Between the Lakes area of Stewart County and did massive tree damage to heavily wooded areas uprooting thousands of trees along its path. 66 damaged and 37 destroyed, Marshall County, KY: (Photo from @MeanMotionMedia ) shows a possible second vortex to the left", "This is looking SSW just as the tornado was entering Dawson Springs. Tornado path through an open field south of Hodge Road in Hickman County. 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. Many homes were destroyed along this portion of the path, including several that were obliterated and completely swept away, with little debris remaining. The event developed as a trough progressed eastward across the United States, interacting with an unseasonably moist and unstable . On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Injuries: 25 A neighborhood near the Princeton Golf and Country Club was hit at 10:18 p.m., and several structures experienced EF-4 tornado damage. Questions? National Weather Service 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. 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. Satellite In this area, 15 residents of Dawson Springs perished. Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims, their loved ones, and everyone impacted by the storm. As many as 70 people are believed to have been killed in western Kentucky, and the death toll could exceed 100, according to Gov. Over 3,778 residences, 183 commercial properties, and 103 other buildings were either damaged or totally destroyed, including the county courthouse and the Mayfield Consumer Products candle factory. In Tennessee, four people died as a result of the storms, Tennessee Emergency Management Agency Chief of Staff Alex Pellom said. 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. 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. Multiple tornadoes touched down in several midwestern states late Friday evening. 2021 Western Kentucky tornado 1 language During the late evening of Friday, December 10, 2021, a violent, long-tracked EF4 tornado moved across Western Kentucky, producing severe to catastrophic damage in numerous towns, including Mayfield, Princeton, Dawson Springs, and Bremen. [37] 22 people were killed in and around Mayfield, with hundreds more injured, many severely.[38][39][40][26]. [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. Unreal #kywx", "Kentucky tornado updates: Death toll now 76; another Mayfield candle factory worker dies", "We're out here at the UK Research Center in Princeton and this is the most intense tornado damage I've ever seen in my life", "Damage Survey of the Mayfield, KY Tornado: 10 December 2021", "Tornado Emergency For Dawson Springs and St. Charles", "Dawson Springs mother clutched her 2 kids in bed when the storm lifted her mattress into the air", "Photo from tornado-damaged home lands almost 130 miles away", "1.) The Fulton County, KY: The tornado finally weakened and dissipated near the Falls of Rough in Grayson County at 11:55 p.m. A mother and her three children survived with relatively minor injuries by hanging on to a mattress as they were thrown 200 feet through the air into a field after the tornado swept their Dawson Springs home from its foundation. Damaged homes on US 62 west of Dawson Springs in Lyon County. More:Here's how the National Weather Service decides a tornado's rating, For the category of the biggest tornado, the National Weather Service office in PaducahtweetedSaturday it would likely "take some time to make a determination on intensity / rating.". Injuries: At least 200 Sun 12 Dec 2021 08.32 EST First published on Sun 12 Dec 2021 00.57 EST. Click here for an interactive StoryMap about the tornado outbreak that occurred across the region. Perhaps relevant to the deadly toll in the Kentucky event, tornado frequency is increasing in winter months, . (NWS Storm Survey), Aerial view of the destruction of the Cambridge Shores community on Kentucky Lake (NWS Storm Survey). (@Kentuckyweather) December 11, 2021. In 2022, Timothy Marshall, . Structures destroyed or uninhabitable: 84. A tornado near Hornersville, Missouri, was on the ground at about 8 p.m. local time. (Chris Conley), Complete destruction of a home near Bremen. Structures destroyed: 500 (estimate), Muhlenberg County, KY [67], Disaster relief and humanitarian groups such as the American Red Cross, The Salvation Army, and World Vision collected donations and provided aid after the tornado. Deaths: 15 Many trees continued to be denuded and debarked. The tornado was the deadliest in U.S. history to occur in the month of December. User Defined Area Forecast The tornado struck a well constructed single Tornado damaged businesses after multiple tornadoes tore through the area, Dec. 11, 2021, in Mayfield, Ky. A line of severe storms sparked tornadoes overnight in Missouri, Kentucky, Illinois and Arkansas. Even counties that weren't hit by tornadoes were impacted by storms. It's a radar artifact that is usually caused by very large hail. 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. The tornado outbreak that took place this night over the western Kentucky region resulted in damage costs up to $3.5 billion. Devastated forecast at Hillman Ferry in Land Between the Lakes NRA. At least six people died in the collapse, Illinois Gov. [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. Additional high-end EF3 damage occurred and another tornado emergency was issued as it moved through Barnsley, just south of Earlington. The Enhanced Fujita (EF) Scale classifies tornadoes into the following categories: Tornado devastation in Mayfield on December 11, 2021. 165 damaged and 18 destroyed [11] One of the first tornadoes associated with the storm, an EF0, touched down in western Poinsett County (near Weiner) around 6:40p.m. CST; about fifteen minutes later, storm spotters reported a large tornado near Greenfield, prompting a PDS tornado warning for portions of Poinsett, Craighead and Mississippi counties (including areas to the south of Jonesboro). About. Aerial view of damage to the Cambridge Shores and Sherwood Shores communities on Kentucky Lake. 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. The tornado that killed dozens and hit Western KY reportedly traveled 223 miles, which would be a new record in length. [1] 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. There were reports of two people dead after a tornado moved through northeast Arkansas, according to Gov. . See photos of the tornado damage across the state. Concrete floor slabs were torn from the foundation of one home and shattered, while the paved driveway of another residence was cracked and scoured. Click to enlarge. was granted after FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell and DHS Sec. "I say to all the victims, you're in our prayers.". [71][72] Workers said they were told by management that "if you leave, youre more than likely to be fired. Continuing into northern Muhlenberg County, yet another tornado emergency was issued for the community of Bremen as the tornado approached from the southwest. After exiting Bremen, the tornado crossed through mainly rural areas of eastern Muhlenberg, Ohio, Breckenridge, and Grayson counties. [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. Beshear has activated the National Guard, with 181 guardsmen deployed for search and rescue and recovery operations. The largest and most devastating of the five tornadoes that ripped into Kentucky overnight Saturday tore through hundreds of miles and multiple states. . [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. Forecasters indicated that atmospheric conditions favored the development of nocturnal supercells capable of producing long-tracked, strong tornadoes.[6]. "For those that have seen it, what it's done here in Graves County and elsewhere, it is indescribable.". No deaths or injuries. All NOAA. ", During a press briefing Saturday, Biden said this was likely "one of the largest tornado outbreaks in our history. Moving northeast, the tornado raced through Graves County, reaching the city of Mayfield at 9:26 p.m. Mayfield experienced profound damage, including the near-total destruction of Mayfields downtown historic district. A nearby church had minor structural damage. President Joe Biden approved the emergency declaration, which applies to 15 impacted counties, Saturday afternoon. At 3:00p.m. CST (21:00UTC), the SPC issued a tornado watch across the highest risk area (encompassing central and eastern Arkansas, west Tennessee, northwestern Mississippi, southeastern Missouri, and southern portions of Illinois and Indiana), the first of eleven issued over subsequent hours over the middle Mississippi Valley. Please try another search. William Widmer for The New York Times. . Still producing violent EF-4 damage, numerous homes and pieces of infrastructure suffered catastrophic damage. The Dawson Village apartment complex was totally destroyed, and several two-story brick apartment buildings sustained EF4 damage there, being largely reduced to rubble with only a few first-floor interior walls left intact. The most Weakening slightly to high-end EF3 strength but continuing to cause major damage, the tornado tracked to the northeast beyond Dawson Springs, passing north of Ilsley and through the rural community of Carbondale. Chris Phillips/Maverick Media Group, LLC via Reuters. Andy Beshear. Snowfall The EF-3 tornado had peak winds of at least 155 mph, according to the National Weather Service. Drone footage from storm chaser Brandon Clement shows the devastation left by a powerful storm in Mayfield, Kentucky. Paducah, KY, FORECASTS [60], Damage totals vary by source, but the tornado produced profound destruction in multiple communities. [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. Structures destroyed: 300 (estimate), Hopkins County, KY [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. Complete destruction of homes on Bethlehem Cemetery Road in Bremen. Where did the tornado hit in Kentucky? 1:46 . 2023 www.courier-journal.com. Farm outbuildings and mobile homes were demolished, and multiple houses sustained major damage or were destroyed, some of which of which were flattened. Cars were thrown hundreds of yards and mangled. All four tornadoes touched down in Western 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. Structures damaged: 40 Hopkinsville, KY Andy Beshear told reporters the death. MAYFIELD, Ky. Three days after tornadoes tore a 200-mile wound through Kentucky, scores of people remained unaccounted for on Monday. The post office, city hall, fire station, and police station were also significantly damaged or destroyed,[29] and the emergency operations center lost the ability to transmit radio communications. Share on Facebook; . 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. 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. Items of Interest Damage to several homes in a neighborhood at the Princeton County Club. MAYFIELD, Ky., Dec 11 (Reuters) - At least 100 people were feared dead in Kentucky after a swarm of tornadoes tore a 200-mile path through the U.S. Midwest and South, demolishing homes,. Structures destroyed: 45, Caldwell County, KY: The tornado moved northeast, uprooting and snapping numerous trees along its path. We hope for a miracle', "Was the tornado that hit Mayfield an EF5? Forest destruction in the Land Between the Lake NRA. widespread and severe damage in Stewart County was between Indian Branch and Morgan Branch, to the south of Bumpus Mills. Photos by Jeff Stevens on facebook", "Tragic tornado damage to neighborhood on NW side of Bremen, KY", "Kentucky district judge confirmed dead in tornado outbreak", "NWS Damage Survey for 12/10/2021 Tornado Event Ohio/Breckinridge/Grayson County Kentucky Tornado", "One Year Later, Tornado Recovery Continues to Make Progress", "Kentucky tornado survivors living in limbo nearly one year later", "Kentucky hardest hit as storms leave dozens dead in 5 states", "Governor Andy Beshear declares a State of Emergency after Western Kentucky tornadoes", "Mayfield, Ky., mayor: 'There's always hope. Click here for an interactive radar loop for the entire event. (NWS Storm Survey), Blueridge Road near Lake Barkley in Lyon County. 12:01am CST #SPC_Watch WW 2 TORNADO AR KY MO TN 010555Z - 011300Z, #arwx #kywx #mowx #tnwx, https://t.co . 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. Destruction in Cambridge Shores looking east across Kentucky Lake. 200 PHOTOS . Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? Several dozen workers were able to escape from the building on their own, Edwardsville Police Chief Michael Fillback said Saturday morning. Aerial footage of damage in Dawson Springs. [74] The following January, the factory closed and Mayfield Consumer Products laid off approximately 250 workers there, shifting operations and the remaining workers to a new plant in the nearby town of Hickory.[75]. An American Legion post and a car wash were flattened, while a church and a medical clinic sustained major damage. At 10:14 p.m., the tornado reached Caldwell County. 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.

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