April 11, 2009: Tornado hits Calloway County, KY – Massac County Damage

  More damage information from April 10th.  Calloway County was hit by a tornado.  Right by Joey’s parents.  We called and warned them.  They didn’t see the tornado.  Damage was a couple of miles from them.

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY

355 PM CDT SAT APR 11 2009

…DAMAGE SURVEY RESULTS FOR CALLOWAY COUNTY KENTUCKY…

THE FOLLOWING IS A PRELIMINARY DAMAGE ASSESSMENT FOR DAMAGE THAT OCCURRED IN NORTHERN CALLOWAY COUNTY ON FRIDAY APRIL 10TH 2009.

THE DAMAGE PATH INCLUDES A MICROBURST PATH AND WITHIN THAT PATH WAS INCLUDED A BRIEF EF0 TORNADO.

THE TORNADO PATH SURVEYED:
* EVENT TIME – ESTIMATED 1116 AM CDT TO 1118 AM CDT
* EVENT TYPE – EF0 TORNADO

* EVENT LOCATION – BEGAN 3.5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF DEXTER AND   LIFTED 3.25 MILES SOUTHWEST OF DEXTER. OR NEAR 2635 HIGHWAY 464
 AND LIFTED NEAR 2392 HIGHWAY 464.
* PEAK WIND – 85 MPH

* AVERAGE PATH WIDTH – 75 YARDS

* PATH LENGTH – ONE QUARTER OF A MILE

* INJURIES – NONE

* DAMAGE – SEVERAL HOMES WITH SHINGLES AND SIDING OFF AND SOME LIGHT STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. SEVERAL STORAGE BUILDINGS DESTROYED. DOZENS OF TREES UPROOTED OR BROKEN OFF.

DOWNBURST SURVEYED:

* EVENT TIME – ESTIMATED 1115 AM CDT TO 1120 AM CDT

* EVENT TYPE – MICROBURST

* EVENT LOCATION –  BEGAN 4 MILES SOUTHWEST OF DEXTER AND ENDED 2
 MILES SOUTHWEST OF DEXTER. THE DAMAGE STARTED AT 2913 HIGHWAY
 464 AND ENDED NEAR 531 HICKORY GROVE ROAD.

* PEAK WIND – 70 MPH

* AVERAGE WIDTH – 100 YARDS

* PATH LENGTH – 2 MILES

* INJURIES – NONE

* DAMAGE – DOZENS OF HOUSES WITH SHINGLE AND MINOR SIDING DAMAGE.
 MOBILE HOME BLOWN OVER ON ITS SIDE. HALF A DOZEN BARNS WITH ROOF
 DAMAGE. THE EF0 TORNADO ALSO OCCURRED IN THE PATH OF THIS
 DOWNBURST.

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MAP OF THE TORNADOE’S PATH – CALLOWAY COUNTY, KENTUCKY

Radar grabs from the storm – we were watching it when it hit and Joey was on the phone with his parents warning them.

 

Image from another chaser

 

 You can see Joey’s house on the radar screen – "Joey"

 

April 10, 2009

Massac County, Illinois – Approximately 3 miles south/southwest of Round Knob, Illinois.  Google map coordinates below each image.

Damage photos in order from southwest to northeast – the photos of the home with the trampoline in the tree is northeast of these damage areas.

 

Microsoft Streets and Trip – Map – the line indicates the approximate area of the photographs below.

The damage continues on to the northeast of this path and southwest

Photographs I took in Massac County, Illinois

Debris in a tree – approximate location is 37.19774 N and – 88.75793W

Garage door damaged – Debris in a tree – approximate location is 37.19774 N and -88.75793W

Trailer damaged – approximate location is 37.20815N and -88.74418

Garage destroyed – debris from barn was thrown hundreds of feet to the east/northeast (also to
the west/southwest of this location there was a field with debris – tin – and no visible barn
nearby.  Location of this barn is approximately 37.20876 and -88.73898

Location of this debris/barn is approximately 37.20876 and -88.73898

Location of this barn is approximately 37.20876 and -88.73898

 

The squall line as it approaches the region

 

The Massac County Storm moving across the Ohio River – damage was occurring

Storm near Franklin School and Round Knob – Massac County

 

Here is the tornado track – Joey’s parents house (upper right corner)