Overview of the Rare July Tornado Outbreak of July 9, 2024

Tornadoes:

Tornado #1 - Grove Center, KY Union County, Kentucky Date July 9, 2024 Time (Local) 3:28 - 3:34 PM CDT EF Rating EF-1 Est. Peak Winds 105 mph Path Length 3.22 miles Max Width 150 yards Injuries/Deaths Zero/Zero Summary: A long track supercell produced its first tornado in southwestern Union County on the afternoon of July 9th as an EF-1. The tornado touched down near the 270 and 492 intersection then lifted just northeast of Grove Center. Minor to moderate roof damage to two homes occurred near Grove Center. Several large trees were uprooted and snapped along the path. Crops were severely damaged in the path of the tornado with large sections of corn flattened.  Track Map Downloadable KMZ File

Tornado #2 - Uniontown, KY Union County, Kentucky Date July 9, 2024 Time (Local) 3:40 - 3:52 PM CDT EF Rating EF-1 Est. Peak Winds 100 mph Path Length 6.34 miles Max Width 150 yards Injuries/Deaths Zero/Zero Summary: A long track supercell produced its second tornado in Union County on the afternoon of July 9th as an EF-1. The tornado began along KY 56 W then moved north to the River View Coal Mine. Along the path several large trees were uprooted and snapped with significant damage to crops. The most clustered area of snapped trees was along KY 360 just west of Uniontown. The tornado lifted over the Ohio River.  Track Map Downloadable KMZ File

Tornado #3 - Mount Vernon, IN Posey County, Indiana Date July 9, 2024 Time (Local) 4:18 - 4:28 PM CDT EF Rating EF-3 Est. Peak Winds 140 mph Path Length 5.85 miles Max Width 300 yards Injuries/Deaths Zero/Zero Summary: The long track cell entering from northwest Kentucky produced its first southwest Indiana tornado on the afternoon of July 9th with an EF-3 tornado. Tree debris and crops flattened in a convergent pattern occurred north of Port Rd, just south of the Kenco facility. The tornado intensified quickly with the Kenco facility the EF-3 damage point, undergoing removal of roughly half the roof and the collapse of several large segments of outer walls. The tornado continued northward, overturning semi trailers and train cars near Old Highway 62. A manufactured home had its roof blown off and walls collapse near Seibert Ln. Damage to roofs of homes and farm buildings occurred on Nation Rd. just west of Breeze Rd. Primarily tree damage occurred for the remainder of the path, while a shed door was pushed in on Copperline Rd. The tornado lifted north of Johnson Rd.  Track Map Downloadable KMZ File

Tornado #4 - Springfield, IN Posey County, Indiana Date July 9, 2024 Time (Local) 4:32 - 4:41 PM CDT EF Rating EF-1 Est. Peak Winds 105 mph Path Length 3.29 miles Max Width 300 yards Injuries/Deaths Zero/Zero Summary: The long track supercell produced its second southwest Indiana tornado on the afternoon of July 9th with an EF-1 tornado that began just east of Springfield. A power pole was bent on Oliver Springfield Rd. The tornado tracked to the NNW, damaging a tree grove on Old Beech Creek. Additional tree damage occurred along Old Beech Rd. and Lynn Harmony Township Rd. with the tornado lifting before reaching Shakerag Rd.  Track Map Downloadable KMZ File

Tornado #5 - South of Francisco, IN Gibson County, Indiana Date July 9, 2024 Time (Local) 4:37 - 4:38 PM CDT EF Rating EF-1 Est. Peak Winds 105 mph Path Length 0.41 miles Max Width 40 yards Injuries/Deaths Zero/Zero Summary: A brief EF-1 tornado associated with the remnants of Hurricane Beryl occurred in eastern Gibson County, Indiana, during the afternoon of Tuesday, July 9, 2024. The most significant damage occurred near the intersection of County Road 575 East and County Road 500 East. Here, a detached garage was destroyed, and a single family residence has about half of its roof removed. Additionally two wooden power poles were leaning. The rest of the damage caused by the tornado was by damaging crops in nearby agricultural fields. Peak width of the tornado was estimated from images and video. NWS Paducah would like to thank the Gibson County Emergency Management Agency for their assistance with this damage survey.  Track Map Downloadable KMZ File

Tornado #6 - Poseyville to Johnson, IN Posey and Gibson County, Indiana Date July 9, 2024 Time (Local) 4:51 - 5:14 PM CDT EF Rating EF-2 Est. Peak Winds 120 mph Path Length 8.38 miles Max Width 400 yards Injuries/Deaths Zero/Zero Summary: The long track supercell produced its third southwest Indiana tornado on the afternoon of July 9th with an EF-2 tornado that began on the north side of Poseyville, just south of I-64. Primarily crop and small branch damage occurred initially as the tornado tracked northeastward with corn fields flattened. Around W 1050 S the tornado shifted to a more northward trajectory. The tornado strengthened, breaking a power pole at W 925 S and removing the roof from an outbuilding along S 1075 W. A barn collapsed on W 850 S. The damage field broadened with the collapse of multiple farm buildings and a manufactured home where W 800 S meets S 1050 W. More damage occurred to the north with some portions of roads inaccessible. An outbuilding collapsed near a damaged roof on a home along IN 165. The tornado passed approximately 1.75 miles west of the KVWX radar outside Owensville. Roads were blocked off along IN 165 on the west side of Johnson due to additional damage. The tornado lifted after damaging crops and multiple outbuildings north of Johnson.  Track Map Downloadable KMZ File

Tornado #7 - Patoka, IN Gibson County, Indiana Date July 9, 2024 Time (Local) 5:50 - 5:52 PM CDT EF Rating EF-1 Est. Peak Winds 100 mph Path Length 1.06 miles Max Width 25 yards Injuries/Deaths Zero/Zero Summary: A brief EF-1 tornado struck the west side of Patoka on the afternoon of July 9th. A power pole was leaning on W 350 N with tree limb and crop damage. The tornado tracked northward producing more tree limb damage before dissipating near W 450 N.  Track Map Downloadable KMZ File

The Enhanced Fujita (EF) Scale classifies tornadoes into the following categories:

EF0 Weak 65-85 mph	EF1 Moderate 86-110 mph	EF2 Significant 111-135 mph	EF3 Severe 136-165 mph	EF4 Extreme 166-200 mph	EF5 Catastrophic 200+ mph

Photos & Video

Damage to Kenco in Mount Vernon, IN. (NWS Damage Survey)	Tornado near Poseyville, IN. (Logan Kieffer and Kayden Lord)	Tornado crossing the Ohio River into Mount Vernon, IN. (Zachary Jennings, Matt Reneer, and Jordan Steitler)	Tornado over the Ohio River at Uniontown, KY.  (Wesley Belt)

Blown down corn by tornadic winds near Grove Center, KY. (NWS Damage Survey)	Tree damage near Uniontown, KY. (NWS Damage Survey)	Damage to a camper near Johnson, IN. (Peyton Davis)	Tree damage in Maumee Cemetery near Johnson, IN. (Peyton Davis)

Damage to a trees and a corn field in Mount Vernon, IN. (NWS Damage Survey)	Damage to homes and outbuilding in Mount Vernon, IN. (NWS Damage Survey)	Tornado just west of Morganfield, KY. (Mary Burke)	View of the tornado-producing supercell as it passed through Johnson, IN. (Aaron Fryxell)

Radar

Click here for an interactive radar loop of this severe weather event. 

KVWX 0.5° base reflectivity and storm relative velocity at 3:09 PM CDT centered over Sturgis, KY.	KVWX 0.5° base reflectivity and storm relative velocity at 3:31 PM CDT centered over Grove Center, KY.	KVWX 0.5° base reflectivity and storm relative velocity at 3:51 PM CDT centered over Uniontown, KY.	KVWX 0.5° base reflectivity and storm relative velocity at 4:22 PM CDT centered over Mt. Vernon, IN.

KVWX 0.5° base reflectivity and storm relative velocity at 4:31 PM CDT centered near Solitude, IN.	KVWX 0.5° base reflectivity and storm relative velocity at 4:53 PM CDT centered over Poseyville, IN.	KVWX 0.5° base reflectivity and storm relative velocity at 5:08 PM CDT centered over Johnson, IN.	KVWX 0.5° base reflectivity and storm relative velocity at 5:47 PM CDT centered over Patoka, IN.

Storm Reports

Preliminary Local Storm Report...Summary
National Weather Service Paducah KY
524 AM CDT Sun Jul 14 2024

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0250 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     4 SE Vienna             37.36N 88.84W
07/09/2024                   Johnson            IL   Public           

            Mobile home slid off the foundation and had 
            areas of roofing damage. Multiple tree limbs 
            blown down. 

0328 PM     Tornado          2.5 S Grove Center      37.60N 88.01W
07/09/2024                   Union              KY   NWS Storm Survey 

            An EF-1 Tornado touched down 2.5 miles south 
            of Grove Center and lifted 1 mile northeast 
            of Grove Center. The estimated peak wind was 
            105 mph. The path length was 3.22 miles and 
            the maximum path width was 150 yards. Two 
            homes had minor to moderate roof damage. 
            Several large trees were uprooted or 
            snapped. Crops were severely damaged. 

0331 PM     Tornado          6 N Sturgis             37.63N 88.01W
07/09/2024                   Union              KY   Emergency Mngr   

            Corrects previous tornado report from 6 N 
            Sturgis. Warned Tornado confirmed on the 
            ground. 

0331 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     6 WSW Morganfield       37.64N 88.00W
07/09/2024                   Union              KY   Emergency Mngr   

            Tornado damage reported, power lines down, 
            damage to house. 

0340 PM     Tornado          3.1 W Morganfield       37.69N 87.97W
07/09/2024                   Union              KY   NWS Storm Survey 

            An EF-1 Tornado touched down 3.1 miles west 
            of Morganfield and lifted 0.5 miles west of 
            Uniontown. The estimated peak wind was 100 
            mph. The path length was 6.34 miles and the 
            maximum path width was 150 yards. Several 
            large trees were uprooted or snapped and 
            there was significant damage to crops. 

0418 PM     Tornado          2 E Mount Vernon        37.93N 87.87W
07/09/2024                   Posey              IN   NWS Storm Survey 

            An EF-3 tornado touched down 2 miles east of 
            Mt Vernon and lifted 2.4 miles east 
            southeast of Solitude in Posey County. The 
            estimated peak wind was 140 mph. The path 
            length was 5.85 miles and the maximum path 
            width was 300 yards. The worst damage 
            occurred to the Kenco Facility where roughly 
            half of the roof was removed and several 
            large segments of the outer walls collapsed. 
            Semi trailers and train cars were overturned 
            near Old Highway 62. One manufactured home 
            had its roof blown off and walls collapsed. 
            A few other homes and farm buildings had 
            roof damage. Tree and crop damage occurred 
            all along the path. 

0421 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     7 W Evansville          37.99N 87.68W
07/09/2024                   Vanderburgh        IN   Trained Spotter  

            power outage reported. 

0425 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     3 W Owensville          38.28N 87.75W
07/09/2024                   Gibson             IN   Public           

            pole barn knocked completely down. 

0432 PM     Tornado          0.4 E Springfield       38.04N 87.86W
07/09/2024                   Posey              IN   NWS Storm Survey 

            An EF-1 Tornado touched down 0.4 miles east 
            of Springfield and lifted 4.6 miles west 
            southwest of Wadesville in Posey County. The 
            estimated peak wind was 105 mph. The path 
            length was 3.29 miles and the maximum path 
            width was 300 yards. One power pole was bent 
            and numerous trees were damaged. 

0437 PM     Tornado          5 SSW Francisco         38.27N 87.47W
07/09/2024                   Gibson             IN   Emergency Mngr   

            Corrects previous tornado report from 5 SSW 
            Francisco. Delayed Report. Brief tornado 
            touched down just west of Mackey, IN. Damage 
            reported to a home and crops. 

0440 PM     Tornado          6 ESE New Harmony       38.09N 87.85W
07/09/2024                   Posey              IN   Trained Spotter  

            confirmed tornado on the ground. 

0451 PM     Tornado          0.7 N Poseyville        38.18N 87.79W
07/09/2024                   Posey              IN   NWS Storm Survey 

            An EF-2 Tornado touched down 0.7 miles north 
            of Poseyville and lifted 1.3 miles north of 
            Johnson in Gibson County. The estimated peak 
            wind was 120 mph. The path length was 8.38 
            miles and the maximum path width was 400 
            yards. One manufactured home and several 
            farm and outbuildings were collapsed. A 
            power pole was broken. Crop and tree damage 
            occurred all along the path. 

0515 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     4 W Owensville          38.27N 87.76W
07/09/2024                   Gibson             IN   Public           

            Report from mPING: Trees uprooted or 
            snapped; Roof blown off. 

0550 PM     Tornado          0.8 WSW Patoka          38.41N 87.61W
07/09/2024                   Gibson             IN   NWS Storm Survey 

            An EF-1 touched down 0.8 miles west 
            southwest of Patoka and lifted 1.1 miles 
            northwest of Patoka. The estimated peak wind 
            was 100 mph. The path length was 1.06 miles 
            and the maximum path width was 25 yards. One 
            power pole was leaning and there was crop 
            and tree limb damage. 

0629 PM     Rain             6 ESE Newburgh          37.92N 87.30W
07/09/2024  E2.25 Inch       Warrick            IN   Trained Spotter  

            rainfall estimated amount reported. 

0708 PM     Rain             2 SE Evansville         37.96N 87.51W
07/09/2024  M0.97 Inch       Vanderburgh        IN   Trained Spotter  

            storm total rain amount. 

Environment

Figure 1: National Hurricane Center advisory for Beryl issued July 7, 2024.	Figure 2: Storm Prediction Center Day 1 severe weather outlook for July 9, 2024.	Figure 3: Tornado Watch #516 issued for much of the Lower Ohio Valley on the afternoon July 9, 2024.