Tornado in Kentucky

[beam me up scottie]

Tornado Warning

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
321 PM CST TUE NOV 15 2005

KYC047-107-152145-
/O.CON.KPAH.TO.W.0049.000000T0000Z-051115T2145Z/
HOPKINS KY-CHRISTIAN KY-
321 PM CST TUE NOV 15 2005

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM CST FOR CHRISTIAN
AND HOPKINS COUNTIES...

AT 316 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR DAWSON SPRINGS...
OR ABOUT 17 MILES SOUTH OF PROVIDENCE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE ST. CHARLES...NORTONVILLE...
EARLINGTON...MORTONS GAP...WHITE PLAINS...MADISONVILLE AND HANSON

IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE
HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM CST TUESDAY AFTERNOON
FOR SOUTHERN ILLINOIS AND WESTERN KENTUCKY AND SOUTHEAST MISSOURI. A
TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM CST TUESDAY
AFTERNOON FOR SOUTHEASTERN ILLINOIS AND SOUTHWEST INDIANA AND
NORTHWEST KENTUCKY AND SOUTHEAST MISSOURI. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CST TUESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHWEST
INDIANA AND WESTERN KENTUCKY.

LAT...LON 3709 8769 3715 8768 3716 8771 3720 8775
3750 8737 3732 8736 3731 8738 3728 8739
3724 8736 3718 8736

[hippiechick]

1. Sounds like the same area that got spanked a couple weeks ago ...

:scared:

[beam me up scottie]

7. A little south of there.

But they did have a warning in Henderson county earlier.

[Behind the Aegis]

2. still?!?!

At least the weather here in OK cleared up...who knows for how long! Be safe!

[beam me up scottie]

3. We're in for it.

I was just on the phone with a guy who's working in Hopkinsville-the sirens were going off.

I asked him why he was still talking on the phone-he said he couldn't go home anyway.

Screw that, I'm getting my ass home, the watch is until 9pm.

[Bluebear]

5. Take cover, girl. nt

[beam me up scottie]

8. We're trying to get our boss to let us go.

I got a half hour commute.

[Behind the Aegis]

6. Hopkinsville?!?!

Oh no!!! That is where my cousin lives!!! Go take cover!!! Be safe!

[Boredtodeath]

26. Family in Madisonville

They're OK, but holding on for a rough night.

[Behind the Aegis]

30. I am glad to hear that.

I am hoping my cousins are safe. I just realized this storm was reaching up into Indiana which is where my other cousin lives. I hope your family stays safe too!

[Mr.Green93]

4. Global warming is a myth

Isn't it?

[Dr.Phool]

9. Icebergs in Nevada

High surf advisory in Denver.

[Hawkeye-X]

61. Cowabunga, dude!

Pass that spliff!

[guruoo]

10. Ft. Campbell radar

Thanks for the head's up!

[beam me up scottie]

11. Thanks!

They just spotted one on the ground in Madisonville heading northeast.

[guruoo]

12. Just hit reload to update the image

[uppityperson]

68. That animation is neat. As I check back in, it keeps moving right

Interesting watching it go.

[beam me up scottie]

13. Tornado in my county now.

Sirens going off along with NOAA radio.

I have no basement so I'm going to be bathtubbing it.

I'll keep y'all updated until I lose power!

[Bluebear]

14. ----

PLEASE keep me posted dearest.

[beam me up scottie]

15. Okay, the wind just stopped completely.

Now I'm a little nervous.

[beam me up scottie]

16. you should see the lightning.

not in bathtub yet, still quiet.

[Behind the Aegis]

17. If you hear a train...

...RUN!!!!! You should really get in your tub now! Better safe than sorry!!!!!

[beam me up scottie]

21. Ha! Tracks are 1/4 mile from hear,

they better be blowing those horns so we know the difference!

[guruoo]

70. Wonder what tornados sounded like...

before trains were invented?

[politicasista]

18. Be safe and careful scottie

:hi:

[Ms. K]

19. Okay, now I'm officially freaked

Mom and Dad still live in Madisonville.

Unfortunately, I'm nearly 3000 miles away in California.

I think I'll go call my mom now....

[beam me up scottie]

20. I almost called my dad.

But I don't want him to worry, there's nothing he can do from Vermont.

Still quiet except for thunder.

Sirens are off now.

Lightning is incredible.

I've got a few snapshots, hope they turn out.

Another 20 minutes until the warning's over.

Woo hoo.

[beam me up scottie]

22. The wind really picked up.

I think that's good, there's no loud roaring sound yet, anyway!

My neighbors across the street are watching it from their doorway, like me.

I wish I still smoked.

12 minutes to go.

[WhollyHeretic]

23. Jeez, you've had a couple of fun days.

Take care of yourself and watch out for creationists flying about on broomsticks.

[beam me up scottie]

24. Somewhere fundies are laughing...

Because my county voted to go wet during the last election.

The zealots are still fighting it.

They said we'd pay!

:evilgrin:

[WhollyHeretic]

25. You might be onto something

Jeezus is probably pretty PO'd about that and then you add on top of that having an Evil Atheist™ like yourself there and it might not stop raining for 40 days. See what you've done with your atheistic and hedonistic ways :evilgrin:

[beam me up scottie]

27. Warning should have expired

No all clear given yet.

[beam me up scottie]

28. Extended til 6pm

[beam me up scottie]

29. One's on the ground

5 miles west of me

Sirens going off

Rain wind thunder lightning

[Behind the Aegis]

31. GET THEE TO A TUB!!!

I need you around to have fun with!!!

[WhollyHeretic]

32. Let us know when the storm has passed. Be careful.

[beam me up scottie]

33. BMUS reporting for duty.

wow

Just got power back

We got hit bad

Not right in my neighborhood but NOAA was reporting tornados down all around me-I was just outside, my car's still there-too dark to see anything else

I toughed it out in the living room until I heard hail

Grabbed my stupid cats and got in the bathroom

They had other ideas

Herding cats, ha ha

Oops, be right back-they are still reporting them on the ground east and north of me.

[beam me up scottie]

34. Another warning

one on the ground southwest of here, headed my way

be back soon

[WhollyHeretic]

35. .

:kick:

[beam me up scottie]

36. Dammit

Stupid weather

Stupid tornadoes

Warning expires in 3 minutes but I left my stuff in the bathroom just in case.

[WhollyHeretic]

37. Did it get bad at your house?

[beam me up scottie]

38. Well, I was out on the porch

filming it until lightning hit the radio tower 1/2 mile from my house:evilgrin:

No tornado damage in my neighborhood - my trees and car are still here.

Not many damage reports available yet, I know there was one fatality so far in KY and many injuries.

I'm going to make sure my camera is charged and ready to go for tomorrow.

[WhollyHeretic]

39. That must have been nerve-racking

I've only been near a tornado once, I was driving through the boonies of Wisconsin and there was a tornado warning right where I was driving. The sky had a green hue, I never saw anything though.

I can't imagine trying to corral cats with thunder and lighting overhead.

[beam me up scottie]

40. I was just outside talking to my neighbor

He went into town to check on his ex, there's a lot of damage.

The worst of it seems to be just north along my route to work.

Bowling Green had reports of 70 mile an hour straight line winds.

In this area there's lots of trees down, a tractor trailer got flipped, a lot of mobile home damage etc.

I hope that's it for tonight.

Way too close for comfort.

I am SO glad I had my NOAA radio with me when the power went out.

Everybody should have one.

[WhollyHeretic]

43. Good thing you had already gotten home from work

I'd never heard of a NOAA radio until my son got a radio with it.

[beam me up scottie]

44. There a must have around here.

It's horrible when the power goes out.

I'm trying to reach two of my coworkers and can't.

Hopefully they're okay.

[WhollyHeretic]

48. It's always hard to get in touch with people after stuff like this

they could have gone to a neighbors or have a bunch of family calling.

I guess there isn't a huge need for those radios in Connecticut, though we did have a couple of small tornadoes near my uncle's house last year. I guess I'll let my 8 year old know that he's in charge of getting me up if there is a tornado or an earthquake. :evilgrin: That's sounds like a quality plan, right?

[beam me up scottie]

51. Heh heh!

My dad didn't need me to wake him up when we had an earthquake when I was a kid.

I prefer Nor'easters myself.

You can see them coming and be prepared.

Stupid tornadoes-who knows?

I thought there was something wrong with my radio when it went off last weekend-it had been a beautiful day.

[WhollyHeretic]

56. The worst that can happen in a Nor'easter is you get stuck in your

house, as opposed to having roof getting pulled off.

Friends of mine in Vermont were telling me that they've already gotten a bunch of snow, well over a foot in one spot.

[beam me up scottie]

58. That's what my dad said.

They've had over 6 inches already in northwestern Vermont.

I should call him, I'm sure he's wondering if we got hit here.

[mainer]

41. Did they piss off Pat Robertson lately?

Who voted gainst God?

[beam me up scottie]

42. Heh heh-we voted for a wet county

last November.

The fundies are still fighting it tooth and nail.

How much you want to bet someone will make the connection and do a LTTE about it?

[RandomKoolzip]

45. Funny how rightists were chiding New Orleans residents about their choice

to live in a city below sea level, but nobody on the right has ever pointed out the idiocy of living in a rural area that gets a tornado every goddamn week.

[beam me up scottie]

47. Are you saying I'm an idiot?

:evilgrin:

[RandomKoolzip]

49. No, I'm saying their base is primarily idiots who live in

tornado-ravaged areas.

But if it starts a good flamewar, then sure: YOU'RE AN IDIOT!!!! Whaddya gonna do about it, Chauncey?!

Just kidding. Good luck with that storm, BTW.

[beam me up scottie]

50. No, actually I agree with you.

Not about me being an idiot, but about the stupidity of criticizing New Orleans residents when Bubba moves right back into a new trailer every time a twister takes out the local mobile home park.

I actually kept reminding my coworkers of this double standard whenever they'd whine about "bailing out" NO residents.

Didn't make me very popular.

[RandomKoolzip]

52. Good for you!

I was making the same point to a rightist acquaintance of mine a couple months ago, and he had no comeback.....and to add insult to injury, just how many of those trailer park denizens are also welfare recipients or on some other government assistance?

I guess if they're white, vote republican, and own lots of guns, they're not social parasites. :eyes:

[beam me up scottie]

54. Grrrrrrrrrrrrr

You got that right.

I had no idea how bad the bigotry was in this area.

The so called "educated" people are the worst.

They don't use the n-word in front of me anymore but they do talk around me or whisper if I'm in a bad mood.

Assholes.

At least in Vermont the bigots know better than to shoot off their mouths in public.

Down here, if you're white, they're shocked if you're not a racist.

And stunned if you tell them to STFU when they're spewing that shit.

They comfort themselves by blaming it on the fact I'm a liberal Yankee.

In other words, the old meme I would be like them if I was raised around here.

:mad:

[beam me up scottie]

46. Godammit !

Lightning just hit something close by, shook the whole house and scared the shit out of me.

Cats went scrambling too.

I'll take Vermont blizzards over this any day.

[Solly Mack]

53. Stay safe!!!!!

:hug:

[beam me up scottie]

55. Thanks!

Less than half hour to go for the tornado watch but something tells me I'll be jumpy all night anyway.

[Solly Mack]

57. Storms like that make me jumpy too

and I rather be awake than to be caught asleep.

There'd be no way I could sleep.

[beam me up scottie]

59. Me either.

I prefer my tornadoes in daylight too.:evilgrin:

I like to see what's going to kill me-sitting and waiting in the dark sucks.

[Solly Mack]

62. LOL! That's true though. I want to see it coming

I've seen many - been in them. Didn't like a damn one of them either.

and I was wide awake for them all.

[uppityperson]

60. wunderground, including helpful hints. Good luck there

Expires 9:45 PM EST on November 15, 2005

Statement as of 7:57 PM CST on November 15, 2005

The National Weather Service in Nashville has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
Rutherford County in Tennessee
this includes the city of Murfreesboro
Wilson County in Tennessee
this includes the city of Lebanon

* until 845 PM CST

* at 755 PM CST... National Weather Service Doppler radar indicated a
severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado near Smyrna... or
about 6 miles northwest of Murfreesboro... moving northeast at 35
mph. Take cover now.

* The tornado is expected to be near...
Walterhill by 805 PM CST
6 miles southeast of Lebanon by 825 PM CST
6 miles northwest of Watertown by 830 PM CST

If in Mobile homes or vehicles... evacuate them and get inside a
sturdy shelter. If no shelter is available... lie flat in the nearest
ditch or other low spot and cover your head with your hands.

The safest place to be during a tornado is in a basement. Get under a
workbench or other piece of sturdy furniture. If no basement is
available... seek shelter on the lowest floor of the building in an
interior hallway or room such as a closet. Use blankets or pillows to
cover your body and always stay away from windows

[beam me up scottie]

63. Thank you.

The tornado watch is almost done here.

It's raining and windy now but that's much better than what we had earlier.

I have no idea why people don't build houses with basements around here.

[Individualist]

64. Glad you got through it okay, bmus

Tornado watch was just issued for my area (northeast TN) effective until 3 am. I have a feeling this is going to be a sleepless night.

[beam me up scottie]

66. Thanks -be careful.

I just looked at the radar and you're in for a rough night.

[Ms. K]

65. Glad you're okay

Called my mom, she was in line at the bank when the sirens went off, she had just enough time to get home before the tornadoes hit Earlington and the Country Club, and the north end of town (Madisonville) at Lowe's and moving to Ridgewood Terrace.

Everyone on their end is fine, there were a lot of injuries, they finally have power again, but they're not hurt, and so far, I've only heard about one fatality (better than a couple hundred).

She said things have really calmed down there since the storm has passed through.

Have things calmed down since the last time you posted? I hope you didn't sustain too much damage, or really, any at all. Keep us posted, please!

[beam me up scottie]

67. It's finally quiet here.

Temperature dropped about 30 degrees since this afternoon.
My trees are still here.
Most of my neighbors are spending the night with relatives in town.
Only one confirmed fatality in KY so far.

Thanks for asking, it's nice to know I've got people looking out for me.

[Behind the Aegis]

69. YEA!!!

I am glad you're OK...who else would join me in taking over the board to bend it to our evil ways?!

As for the cats, I have almost trained mine to go into the bathroom when he hears the siren (they test once a month) or hears me screaming..."Bad Kitty! TORNADO! TORNADO!" At first he looked at me like I was nuts, now he just follows me to the bathroom. :)

Glad you are OK!!!!