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High Winds from Remnants of Hurricane Ike

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Overview

The remnants of Hurricane Ike brought strong and damaging winds to southeast Missouri, southern Illinois, southwest Indiana and western Kentucky on Sunday September 14th, 2008. Numerous reports of wind gusts ranging from 50-75 mph were received from Trained Spotters and Emergency Management officials. There were many reports of widespread tree damage, trees down, power lines down, roof damage and mobile home damage.​

Wind

 

Here is a table of observed wind reports from across the region:

Location State County Max Wind Gust Source
PALMA KY MARSHALL 75 TRAINED SPOTTER
CALVERT CITY KY MARSHALL 74 NWS EMPLOYEE
OWENSBORO KY DAVIESS 73 EMERGENCY MNGR
DONIPHAN MO RIPLEY 71 LAW ENFORCEMENT
HARDIN KY MARSHALL 70 TRAINED SPOTTER
POSSUM TROT KY MARSHALL 70 TRAINED SPOTTER
POPLAR BLUFF MO BUTLER 66 ASOS
ST. JOSEPH KY DAVIESS 65 TRAINED SPOTTER
MADISONVILLE KY HOPKINS 65 TRAINED SPOTTER
METROPOLIS IL MASSAC 65 TRAINED SPOTTER
WEST PADUCAH KY MCCRACKEN 65 NWS EMPLOYEE
EVANSVILLE IN VANDERBURGH 64 ASOS
OWENSBORO KY DAVIESS 63 AWOS
MURRAY KY CALLOWAY 60 TRAINED SPOTTER
1 S CRUTCHFILED KY FULTON 60 TRAINED SPOTTER
LONE OAK KY MCCRACKEN 60 TRAINED SPOTTER
CAPE GIRARDEAU MO CAPE GIRARDEAU 56 ASOS
CARBONDALE IL JACKSON 56 ASOS
WEST PADUCAH KY MCCRACKEN 56 ASOS
NEELYVILLE MO BUTLER 55 TRAINED SPOTTER
METROPOLIS IL MASSAC 55 AWOS
NEWBURGH IN WARRICK 55 TRAINED SPOTTER
CARMI IL WHITE 55 AWOS
MAYFIELD KY GRAVES 50 TRAINED SPOTTER
MOUNT CARMEL IL WABASH 50 TRAINED SPOTTER
NEWBURGH IN WARRICK 50 TRAINED SPOTTER

 

Photos:

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Tree on house - Mayfield, KY Large tree uprooted on Jefferson Street in Paducah, KY Roof damage to building in Benton, KY Shed destroyed in Metropolis, IL

Radar:

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Radar Loop from 12 AM through 12 PM on Sunday September 14th

Satellite Imagery at 7:45 AM on September 14th

 

Storm Reports

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Report Time (CDT) County Location State Event Type Mag. Source Remark
9/14/08 6:04 CARTER ELLSINORE MO NON-TSTM WND DMG   TRAINED SPOTTER POWER LINES DOWN IN CITY.
9/14/08 6:35 BUTLER NEELYVILLE MO NON-TSTM WND GST 55.00 TRAINED SPOTTER SEVERAL TREES DOWN
9/14/08 6:37 RIPLEY DONIPHAN MO NON-TSTM WND GST 58.00 TRAINED SPOTTER TREES DOWN
9/14/08 6:55 BUTLER POPLAR BLUFF MO NON-TSTM WND GST 66.00 ASOS CORRECTED REPORT.
9/14/08 6:58 CAPE GIRARDEAU FRIEDHEIM MO NON-TSTM WND DMG   TRAINED SPOTTER SMALL SHED BLOWN OVER AND TREE LIMBS DOWN.
9/14/08 7:22 RIPLEY DONIPHAN MO NON-TSTM WND GST 71.00 LAW ENFORCEMENT  
9/14/08 7:28 BUTLER 1 W POPLAR BLUFF MO NON-TSTM WND DMG   TRAINED SPOTTER TREE DOWN ON HOUSE
9/14/08 7:45 MISSISSIPPI CHARLESTON MO NON-TSTM WND DMG   LAW ENFORCEMENT TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN IN MANY COMMUNITIES IN MISSISSIPPI COUNTY.
9/14/08 7:58 MARSHALL CALVERT CITY KY NON-TSTM WND GST 60.00 NWS EMPLOYEE SMALL BRANCHES BLOWN DOWN
9/14/08 7:58 MCCRACKEN LONE OAK KY NON-TSTM WND GST 50.00 NWS EMPLOYEE TOPS OF 2 TREES BROKE OFF AND DOWN ON GROUND
9/14/08 7:59 CAPE GIRARDEAU CAPE GIRARDEAU MO NON-TSTM WND GST 56.00 ASOS MAXIMUM WIND GUST BEFORE SENSOR OUTAGE.
9/14/08 8:00 MARSHALL PALMA KY NON-TSTM WND GST 75.00 TRAINED SPOTTER  
9/14/08 8:00 MARSHALL BENTON KY NON-TSTM WND DMG   TRAINED SPOTTER TREE DOWN ON HOUSE.
9/14/08 8:00 MARSHALL PALMA KY NON-TSTM WND DMG   TRAINED SPOTTER LARGE TREES DOWNED. POWER OUT FROM 630 AM CDT TO 800 AM CDT. ENTIRE LARGE FRONT PORCH AND ROOF BLOWN OFF HOME...ALONG WITH SOFFET AND GUTTER DAMAGE.
9/14/08 8:05 CAPE GIRARDEAU CAPE GIRARDEAU MO NON-TSTM WND DMG   EMERGENCY MNGR MANY TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN. ALSO AN INTERSTATE 55 SIGN BLEW ACROSS ROADWAY
9/14/08 8:05 CAPE GIRARDEAU FRUITLAND MO NON-TSTM WND DMG   EMERGENCY MNGR 2 ROOFS BLOWN OFF METAL TRAILERS...POWER LINES DOWN ALONG WITH TREES
9/14/08 8:19 BUTLER POPLAR BLUFF MO NON-TSTM WND GST 62.00 ASOS  
9/14/08 8:20 GRAVES MAYFIELD KY NON-TSTM WND GST 50.00 TRAINED SPOTTER  
9/14/08 8:25 NEW MADRID NEW MADRID MO NON-TSTM WND DMG   EMERGENCY MNGR MANY TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN ALL OVER THE COUNTY.
9/14/08 8:30 CARLISLE BARDWELL KY NON-TSTM WND DMG   EMERGENCY MNGR 20 HOMES/MOBILE HOMES DESTROYED DUE TO FALLING TREES. HUNDREDS OF HOMES WITH VARYING DEGREES OF WIND DAMAGE. POWER OUTAGES COUNTY-WIDE. STATE OF EMERGENCY IN EFFECT IN COUNTY. REPORT TIME BASED ON TIME OF INITIAL REPORTS OF DAMAGE. REPORT RELAYED BY CARLISLE COUNTY EMA DIRECTOR OFFICE.
9/14/08 8:44 MARSHALL CALVERT CITY KY NON-TSTM WND GST 66.00 NWS EMPLOYEE  
9/14/08 8:47 MCCRACKEN LONE OAK KY NON-TSTM WND GST 60.00 TRAINED SPOTTER TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES DOWN
9/14/08 8:49 HICKMAN CLINTON KY NON-TSTM WND DMG   EMERGENCY MNGR MANY TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. DECLARED STATE OF EMERGENCY
9/14/08 8:54 GRAVES MAYFIELD KY NON-TSTM WND DMG   TRAINED SPOTTER  
9/14/08 8:59 MCCRACKEN LONE OAK KY NON-TSTM WND GST 60.00 TRAINED SPOTTER SEVERAL COMMERCIAL BUSINESSES WITH WINDOWS BLOWN OUT
9/14/08 9:00 MCCRACKEN WEST PADUCAH KY NON-TSTM WND GST 65.00 NWS EMPLOYEE  
9/14/08 9:00 MCCRACKEN LONE OAK KY NON-TSTM WND DMG   TRAINED SPOTTER TREES DOWN OVER CHARLOTTE ANN DRIVE.
9/14/08 9:00 GRAVES MAYFIELD KY NON-TSTM WND DMG   TRAINED SPOTTER 5 TOBACCO BARNS KNOCKED DOWN AND BURNED. ROUTES 408...303...849...339...1241 AND 1820 PARTIALLY OR COMPLETELY BLOCKED DUE TO TREES BETWEEN 9 AND 11 AM. WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES IN GRAVES COUNTY. TIME OF DAMAGE BASED ON TIME OF REPORT AND COVERAGE COUNTY-WIDE.
9/14/08 9:00 MASSAC METROPOLIS IL NON-TSTM WND DMG   NWS EMPLOYEE PORTABLE STORAGE BUILDING BLOWN AWAY. HAM RADIO REPORT RELAYED TO NWS EMPLOYEE.
9/14/08 9:00 MCCRACKEN PADUCAH KY NON-TSTM WND DMG   TRAINED SPOTTER WIDESPREAD TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN THROUGHOUT MCCRACKEN COUNTY
9/14/08 9:00 MCCRACKEN WEST PADUCAH KY NON-TSTM WND DMG   NWS EMPLOYEE SIDING AND GUTTERS BLOWN INTO ROADS NEAR FOOD WORLD. GUTTERS BLOWN OFF OF HOME 1 MILE NORTHWEST OF NWS OFFICE IN PADUCAH. REPORT RELAYED TO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA HAM RADIO REPORTS.
9/14/08 9:05 MASSAC METROPOLIS IL NON-TSTM WND GST 55.00 AWOS  
9/14/08 9:09 MCCRACKEN WEST PADUCAH KY NON-TSTM WND GST 56.00 ASOS AT BARKLEY REGIONAL AIRPORT.
9/14/08 9:09 MCCRACKEN WEST PADUCAH KY NON-TSTM WND DMG   NWS EMPLOYEE SHINGLES OFF ROOF AT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE OFFICE IN PADUCAH.
9/14/08 9:10 MCCRACKEN PADUCAH KY NON-TSTM WND DMG   TRAINED SPOTTER SEMI-TRACTOR TRAILER BLOWN OVER ON INTERSTATE 24. TRAFFIC DETOURED OFF INTERSTATE INTO PADUCAH. REPORT RELAYED BY PADUCAH DES.
9/14/08 9:14 GRAVES MAYFIELD KY NON-TSTM WND DMG   NWS EMPLOYEE FOUR TREES DOWN RANGING FROM 1 TO 1.5 FEET IN DIAMETER. ONE TREE WAS UPROOTED AND OTHERS SNAPPED OFF 3-5 FEET OFF THE GROUND.
9/14/08 9:25 MARSHALL CALVERT CITY KY NON-TSTM WND GST 74.00 NWS EMPLOYEE SHINGLES BLOWN OFF HOUSE
9/14/08 9:25 MARSHALL POSSUM TROT KY NON-TSTM WND GST 70.00 TRAINED SPOTTER  
9/14/08 9:25 MASSAC METROPOLIS IL NON-TSTM WND DMG   TRAINED SPOTTER WIDESPREAD TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN THROUGOUT THE COUNTY.
9/14/08 9:25 MCCRACKEN PADUCAH KY NON-TSTM WND DMG   TRAINED SPOTTER SEMI-TRUCK BLOWN OVER ON INTERSTATE 24.
9/14/08 9:30 FULTON 1 S CRUTCHFILED KY NON-TSTM WND GST 60.00 TRAINED SPOTTER  
9/14/08 9:30 FULTON 1 S CRUTCHFILED KY NON-TSTM WND DMG   TRAINED SPOTTER TREES DOWN. POWER POLES SNAPPED IN HALF ON HIGHWAY 45. ROOFS PEELED OFF CHICKEN HOUSES. NUMEROUS CORN FIELDS FLATTENED.
9/14/08 9:30 BALLARD LA CENTER KY NON-TSTM WND DMG   EMERGENCY MNGR TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN COUNTY WIDE...BALLARD.
9/14/08 9:36 PULASKI KARNAK IL NON-TSTM WND DMG   TRAINED SPOTTER ADVERTISING SIGN BLOWN OFF CONCESSION STAND. WIND ESTIMATED AT 50 MPH.
9/14/08 9:40 CARLISLE BARDWELL KY NON-TSTM WND DMG   EMERGENCY MNGR MANY TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN. SEVERAL FIRES REPORTED. DECLARED STATE OF EMERGENCY
9/14/08 9:40 TODD ELKTON KY NON-TSTM WND DMG   LAW ENFORCEMENT NUMEROUS TREES DOWN AROUND THE COUNTY. POWERLINES ALSO DOWN IN ELKTON AND TRENTON
9/14/08 9:43 DAVIESS ST. JOSEPH KY NON-TSTM WND GST 65.00 TRAINED SPOTTER TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN
9/14/08 9:44 MCCRACKEN LONE OAK KY NON-TSTM WND DMG   TRAINED SPOTTER UPDATED REPORTS OF DAMAGE IN LONE OAK. ROOF DAMAGE TO CAR WASH. SEVERAL CARS DESTROYED BY TREES. ASHCREEK ROAD HAS SEVERAL HOUSES WITH SHINGLES BLOWN OFF. NUMEROUS FENCES BLOWN DOWN OR APART. NUMBER OF AWNINGS DAMAGED ON BUSINESSES.
9/14/08 9:44 MCCRACKEN PADUCAH KY NON-TSTM WND DMG   TRAINED SPOTTER UPDATED REPORTS ON DAMAGE IN PADUCAH. SEVERAL BUSINESS SIGNS DAMAGED. WINDOWS BLOWN OUT OF SEVERAL BUILDINGS. NUMEROUS BUILDING HAVE SHINGLES OFF OF ROOFS. CHIMNEY BLOWN DOWN OFF HOUSE ON JEFFERSON STREET. POWER LINES AND TRAFFIC LIGHTS BLOWN DOWN IN AND NEAR KENTUCKY OAKS MALL...BLOCKING ROAD. WIDESPREAD TREE DAMAGE AND POWER LINES DOWN THROUGHOUT MCCRACKEN COUNTY AS WELL.
9/14/08 9:45 FULTON HICKMAN KY NON-TSTM WND DMG   EMERGENCY MNGR NUMEROUS TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN ALL OVER THE COUNTY.
9/14/08 9:45 GRAVES MAYFIELD KY NON-TSTM WND DMG   TRAINED SPOTTER UPDATED REPORT FOR GRAVES COUNTY...INCLUDING MAYFIELD. WIDESPREAD TREE DAMAGE. NUMEROUS ROADS BLOCKED WITH TREES. WINDOWS BLOWN OUT IN ONE BUSINESS ON THE COURTHOUSE SQUARE. FENCES BLOWN DOWN IN THE CITY OF MAYFIELD AND ACROSS THE COUNTY. SHINGLES AND SIDING OFF OF ROOFS AND HOMES WITH SEVERAL REPORTS OF TREES ON TOP OF CARS AND HOUSES.
9/14/08 9:48 SALINE HARRISBURG IL NON-TSTM WND DMG   EMERGENCY MNGR TREE ON CAR ON MOUNT MORIAH ROAD NORTH OF HARRISBURG. TREES ON FIRE IN ELDORADO AND HARRIBURG. POWER LINES DOWN IN HARRIBURG...ELDORADO AND CARRIER MILLS ILLINOIS.
9/14/08 9:51 GRAVES MAYFIELD KY NON-TSTM WND DMG   TRAINED SPOTTER TREES DOWN REPORTED ACROSS GRAVES COUNTY.
9/14/08 9:51 GRAVES SYMSONIA KY NON-TSTM WND DMG   TRAINED SPOTTER NUMEROUS LARGE TREES DOWN AVERAGING 2-3 FEET IN DIAMETER. POWER LINES DOWN AND COUNTLESS DAMAGE TO ROOFS. SHINGLES AND SIDING OFF HOUSES. WINDS ESIMATED AT 60 MPH.
9/14/08 9:54 BUTLER POPLAR BLUFF MO NON-TSTM WND GST 62.00 ASOS  
9/14/08 9:54 JACKSON CARBONDALE IL NON-TSTM WND GST 56.00 ASOS  
9/14/08 9:57 CRITTENDEN MARION KY NON-TSTM WND DMG   EMERGENCY MNGR TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN COUNTY WIDE.
9/14/08 10:02 WARRICK NEWBURGH IN NON-TSTM WND DMG   TRAINED SPOTTER NUMEROUS REPORTS OF DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES. NUMEROUS REPORTS OF TRANSFORMER FIRES. WINDS ESTIMATED AT 47 MPH.
9/14/08 10:27 TRIGG LAND BETWEEN THE LAKES KY NON-TSTM WND DMG   NWS EMPLOYEE 3 TREES DOWN. 60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
9/14/08 10:30 HOPKINS MADISONVILLE KY NON-TSTM WND GST 65.00 TRAINED SPOTTER  
9/14/08 10:30 MASSAC METROPOLIS IL NON-TSTM WND GST 65.00 TRAINED SPOTTER TREES DOWN ON CARTER DRIVE. ROOF DAMAGE TO HOUSE ON 11TH STREET AND BROADWAY. LARGE OAK TREE ON HOUSE ON COUNTRY CLUB ROAD. SEVERAL HOMES IN MASSAC COUNTY HAVE ROOF DAMAGE...WITH SHINGLES OFF AND TARPS PLACED ON HOMES.
9/14/08 10:30 CALLOWAY MURRAY KY NON-TSTM WND GST 60.00 TRAINED SPOTTER  
9/14/08 10:30 WABASH MOUNT CARMEL IL NON-TSTM WND GST 50.00 TRAINED SPOTTER NUMEROUS LARGE LIMBS DOWN. ONE LOCAL ROAD BLOCKED BY TREE BY CLEARED BY CITY WORKERS.
9/14/08 10:30 HOPKINS MADISONVILLE KY NON-TSTM WND DMG   EMERGENCY MNGR *** 11 INJ *** WIDESPREAD TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN WITH DEBRIS. APPROXIMATELY 2700 HOUSEHOLDS WITHOUT POWER. UNCONFIRMED REPORTS OF 11 TO 16 PERSONS WITH INJURIES. REPORT RELAYED FROM HOPKINS COUNTY EMA.
9/14/08 10:30 MASSAC ROUND KNOB IL NON-TSTM WND DMG   TRAINED SPOTTER BARN/SHED DESTROYED.
9/14/08 10:32 WARRICK NEWBURGH IN NON-TSTM WND GST 55.00 TRAINED SPOTTER TREE LIMBS 6-8 INCHES WIDE BROKEN OFF. LARGE AMOUNT OF TREE/LIMB DAMAGE IN ROADWAYS. MINOR ROOFING DAMAGE OBSERVED.
9/14/08 10:37 WARRICK NEWBURGH IN NON-TSTM WND DMG   TRAINED SPOTTER 55 MPH WINDS. LARGE LIMBS DOWN.
9/14/08 10:40 VANDERBURGH EVANSVILLE IN NON-TSTM WND DMG   TRAINED SPOTTER 60-70 MPH WINDS. TREES DOWN.
9/14/08 10:40 CHRISTIAN HOPKINSVILLE KY NON-TSTM WND DMG   EMERGENCY MNGR NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN COUNTY WIDE. FT. CAMPBELL BLVD HAS NUMEROUS TREES DOWN ACROSS THE ROAD.
9/14/08 10:43 VANDERBURGH EVANSVILLE IN NON-TSTM WND GST 64.00 ASOS  
9/14/08 10:46 SPENCER ROCKPORT IN NON-TSTM WND DMG   TRAINED SPOTTER 60-70 MPH WINDS. TREES DOWN.
9/14/08 11:00 MARSHALL HARDIN KY NON-TSTM WND GST 70.00 TRAINED SPOTTER EYEWITNESS REPORT OF A BARN BLOWN DOWN...CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNED.
9/14/08 11:00 WARRICK NEWBURGH IN NON-TSTM WND GST 50.00 TRAINED SPOTTER NUMEROUS TREE LIMBS DOWN 1 MILE WEST OF SHARON SCHOOL.
9/14/08 11:00 VANDERBURGH EVANSVILLE IN NON-TSTM WND DMG   TRAINED SPOTTER SLIDING DOOR BLOWN OFF OF CROSSROADS CHRISTIAN CHURCH AT STATE ROUTE 62 AND 164. SEVERAL TREES AND LARGE LIMBS BLOWN DOWN IN NEIGHBORHOOD 1/2 MILE NORTHEAST OF U.S. 41 AND STATE ROUTE 62. WIND ESTIMATED AT 50 MPH.
9/14/08 11:00 MUHLENBERG GREENVILLE KY NON-TSTM WND DMG   LAW ENFORCEMENT NUMEROUS TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. A COUPLE OF TRANSFORMERS DOWN.
9/14/08 11:00 SALINE HARRISBURG IL NON-TSTM WND DMG   EMERGENCY MNGR TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN COUNTY WIDE...WITH SCATTERED ROOF DAMAGE TO HOMES.
9/14/08 11:00 CALDWELL PRINCETON KY NON-TSTM WND DMG   LAW ENFORCEMENT TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN ACROSS THE COUNTY.
9/14/08 11:04 DAVIESS OWENSBORO KY NON-TSTM WND GST 63.00 AWOS FROM AWIS SYSTEM AT OWENSBORO AIRPORT.
9/14/08 11:07 DAVIESS OWENSBORO KY NON-TSTM WND GST 73.00 EMERGENCY MNGR WIND GUST LOGGED ON WEATHER STATION AT DAVIESS COUNTY COURTHOUSE.
9/14/08 11:10 DAVIESS OWENSBORO KY NON-TSTM WND GST 73.00 EMERGENCY MNGR DAMAGE TO MOBILE HOME. NUMEROUS TREES DOWN.
9/14/08 11:15 POSEY MOUNT VERNON IN NON-TSTM WND DMG   TRAINED SPOTTER TREES DOWN POSEY COUNTY...AREA WIDE.
9/14/08 11:20 UNION UNIONTOWN KY NON-TSTM WND DMG   TRAINED SPOTTER TREES DOWN.
9/14/08 11:27 DAVIESS OWENSBORO KY NON-TSTM WND GST 73.00 EMERGENCY MNGR RECORDED AT WEATHER STATION AT COURT HOUSE.
9/14/08 11:30 MCCRACKEN PADUCAH KY NON-TSTM WND DMG   TRAINED SPOTTER EVACUATIONS DUE TO HIGH VOLTAGE LINE PROBLEM IN THE FARLEY AREA...3100 BENTON ROAD. SEVEN TO EIGHT RESIDENCES OR BUSINESSES EVACUATED BETWEEN 1130-1200 PM. ROAD CLOSED. REPORTED RELAYED VIA MCCRACKEN COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICE. TIME OF REPORT BASED ON TIME OF EVACUATIONS.
9/14/08 11:32 PERRY PINCKNEYVILLE IL NON-TSTM WND DMG   TRAINED SPOTTER TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN ALL AROUND TOWN. ILLINOIS ROUTE 154 HAD POWER POLE SLANTING AT AN ANGLE AND TIED BACK BY AMEREN IP. CHIMNEY TOPS ARE OFF BUILDINGS AROUND THE COUNTY COURTHOUSE. ONE REPORT OF A HOUSE FIRE. DAMAGE TO SCREEN HOUSES AROUND TOWN.
9/14/08 11:38 PERRY DU QUOIN IL NON-TSTM WND DMG   EMERGENCY MNGR MULTIPLE TREES DOWN ACROSS ROADS AND STREETS IN CITY. APPROXIMATELY 948 HOMES REPORTED WITHOUT POWER.
9/14/08 11:45 EDWARDS 2 N GRAYVILLE IL NON-TSTM WND DMG   TRAINED SPOTTER WIDESPREAD WIND DAMAGE TO ELECTRICAL LINES...NUMEROUS TREES DOWN AND PARTIAL BLOCKAGE OF AREA ROADS. ESTIMATED WIND SPEED 40 MPH.
9/14/08 11:46 WHITE CARMI IL NON-TSTM WND GST 55.00 AWOS  
9/14/08 11:46 TRIGG 4 SW CADIZ KY NON-TSTM WND DMG   CO-OP OBSERVER TREES DOWN AT HIGHWAY 139 AND 68. TREES DOWN IN CADIZ AND POWER OUTAGE IN THE CITY OF CADIZ.
9/14/08 11:46 DAVIESS OWENSBORO KY NON-TSTM WND DMG   TRAINED SPOTTER WIDESPREAD DAMAGE THROUGHOUT OWENSBORO AND DAVIESS COUNTY. TREES DOWN BLOCKING NUMEROUS STREETS AND POWER LINES DOWN IN MANY AREAS. TRAFFIC LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE AND IN MANY CASES RIPPED OFF LINES. REPORT RELAYED BY MESSENGER-INQUIRER REPORTER/NWS SPOTTER.
9/14/08 11:47 MARSHALL BENTON KY NON-TSTM WND DMG   TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTS OF SEVERAL BUSINESSES WITH ROOFS SEVERELY DAMAGED OR PARTIALLY BLOWN OFF. TREE ON SCHOOL BUS. NUMEROUS REPORTS OF TREES ON HOMES AND POWER LINES DOWN. FENCE AND SHED DAMAGE. WINDS ESTIMATED AT 70 MPH.
9/14/08 12:08 CHRISTIAN HOPKINSVILLE KY NON-TSTM WND DMG   TRAINED SPOTTER NUMEROUS TREES LIMBS AND POWER LINES DOWN.ROOF OF BROWN MAKIE COLLEGE DAMAGED.
9/14/08 12:14 WARRICK BOONVILLE IN NON-TSTM WND GST 45.00 EMERGENCY MNGR REPORT RELAYED FROM SPENCER COUNTY EMA DEPUTY DIRECTOR.
9/14/08 12:14 WARRICK BOONVILLE IN NON-TSTM WND DMG   EMERGENCY MNGR NUMEROUS TREES DOWN AND POWER OUTAGE COUNTY WIDE. REPORT RELAYED BY SPENCER COUNTY EMA DEPUTY DIRECTOR.
9/14/08 12:14 SPENCER ROCKPORT IN NON-TSTM WND DMG   EMERGENCY MNGR NUMEROUS TREES DOWN AND POWER OUTAGES COUNTY WIDE. WIND BLOWN DUST REDUCING VISIBILITY ON ROADS. REPORT FROM SPENCER COUNTY EMA DEPUTY DIRECTOR.
9/14/08 12:21 WEBSTER SLAUGHTERS KY NON-TSTM WND DMG   TRAINED SPOTTER TREES DOWN AND POWER OUTAGES. SOME MINOR ROOF DAMAGE TO ONE HOME.
9/14/08 12:33 CHRISTIAN HOPKINSVILLE KY NON-TSTM WND DMG   TRAINED SPOTTER TREE LIMBS ON ONE HOME. PERIODIC POWER OUTAGES.
9/14/08 13:00 PIKE WINSLOW IN NON-TSTM WND DMG   TRAINED SPOTTER THREE HOMES DAMAGED BY TREES. ONE PERSON TRAPPED BUT RESCUED FROM ONE HOME...NO INJURIES. TREE CLEARED FROM PEARL STREET IN WINSLOW. TREES REPORTED DOWN ON HIGHWAY 61 FROM CAMPBELLSTOWN TO PETERSBURG...HIGHWAY 57 FROM PETERSBURG TO OAKLAND CITY AND ALONG HIGHWAY 64 FROM ARTHUR TO OAKLAND CITY.
9/14/08 13:17 CALLOWAY DEXTER KY NON-TSTM WND DMG   TRAINED SPOTTER WIDESPREAD TREE DAMAGE AND POWER LINES DOWN. NUMEROUS TREES OVER ROADS. WINDS ESTIMATED AT 70 MPH.
9/14/08 13:30 HOPKINS EARLINGTON KY NON-TSTM WND DMG   TRAINED SPOTTER ROOF OFF OF FACTORY.
9/14/08 13:30 HOPKINS MORTONS GAP KY NON-TSTM WND DMG   TRAINED SPOTTER TREES DOWN.
9/14/08 19:26 FRANKLIN SESSER IL NON-TSTM WND DMG   TRAINED SPOTTER TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN. DELAYED REPORT.

 

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