Severe weather summary for November 18, 2017 - Damaging winds and a few tornadoes

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Tornado #1 - Bremen, Kentucky Muhlenberg County Date Nov. 18, 2017 Time (Local) 3:02 PM - 3:04 PM CST EF Rating EF1 Est. Peak Winds 90 mph Path Length 2 3/4 miles Max Width 300 yards Injuries/Deaths 0 Summary: Tornado touched down 2 1/4 miles southwest of Bremen and lifted 2 3/4 miles southeast of town. One barn was destroyed, another two sustained major damage, and at least 5 others sustained minor roof or siding damage. A half a dozen houses had some shingle loss. Dozens of trees were uprooted or had large limbs broken off. The damage was most extensive from Bennett Lane to Burden Hill Lane on either side of Highway 181. Track Map

Tornado #2 - Round Knob, Illinois Massac County Date Nov. 18, 2017 Time (Local) 1:38 P.M. CST EF Rating EF0 Est. Peak Winds 65 mph Path Length 100 yards Max Width 10 yards Injuries/Deaths 0/0 Summary: Residence had a cedar tree snapped, along with shingle damage at the house and limbs off several trees. Tornado touchdown was very brief along North Avenue south of Round Knob. Track Map

Tornado #3 - Du Quoin, Illinois Perry County Date Nov. 18, 2017 Time (Local) 12:15 PM - 12:18 PM CST EF Rating EF0 Est. Peak Winds 65 mph Path Length 0.65 miles Max Width 30 yards Injuries/Deaths 0/0 Summary:  Eyewitness reports. Numerous homes and businesses had shingle and siding damage. Hundreds of tree limbs down, damaging several vehicles. One power pole snapped. Widespread power outages reported. A dozen mobile homes damaged with one untied mobile home shifted off the foundation. Hail occurred on west side of community before tornado touched down. Track Map

Tornado #5 - NW of Elkton, Kentucky Todd County Date Nov. 18, 2017 Time (Local) 3:36 PM - 3:37 PM CST EF Rating EF0 Est. Peak Winds 85 mph Path Length 0.75 miles Max Width 300 yards Injuries/Deaths 0/0 Summary:  4 houses had more than 20% of their shingles blown off. The tornado lifted a well built porch. A brick foundation was blown out and insulation was blown west in the storms wake. A grain bin was destroyed and blown 30 yards into a field. A barn was destroyed and one of the walls was blown out of a building. The tornado also blew storm drains and shutters off of a residence. Numerous trees were broken off. Yard furniture was blown northwest of tornado track. Several windows were broken in a home as well. Track Map

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:

Barn damage in Muhlenberg (NWS)	Barn destroyed in Bremen, KY (NWS)	Tree damage in Bremen (NWS)

Tree damage in Du Quoin, IL (NWS)	Mobile home moved off foundation in Du Quoin, IL (NWS)	Tornado damage near Round Knob, IL (NWS)

Radar:

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Here are screenshots of the circulation in Muhlenberg County that produced the tornado south of Bremen, KY. Reflectivity is on the left with velocity on the right.

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Storm Reports

The image below shows all storm reports issued for the event. (Map icons: purple-hail, red-tornado, yellow-wind)

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
450 PM CST SAT NOV 18 2017

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

1215 PM     TORNADO          DU QUOIN                38.00N 89.24W
11/18/2017  F0               PERRY              IL   NWS STORM SURVEY

            EF-0 TORNADO STUCK EAST SIDE OF TOWN. EYEWITNESS REPORTS.
            BEGAN AT INTERSECTION OF DIVISION ST. AND EAST COLE ST.
            AND TRAVELED 0.65 MILES TO INTERSECTION OF HIDDEN LAKES
            DRIVE AND EAST COLE STREET. MAX WIND SPEED 65 MPH AND 30
            YARDS WIDE. NUMEROUS HOMES AND BUSINESSES HAD SHINGLE AND
            SIDING DAMAGE. HUNDREDS OF TREE LIMBS DOWN DAMAGING
            SEVERAL VEHICLES. ONE POWER POLE SNAPPED. WIDESPREAD
            POWER OUTAGES REPORTED. A DOZEN MOBILE HOMES DAMAGED,
            WITH ONE UNTIED MOBILE HOME SHIFTED OFF THE FOUNDATION.

1215 PM     TSTM WND DMG     DU QUOIN                38.00N 89.24W
11/18/2017                   PERRY              IL   COCORAHS

            SMALL TREE LIMBS DOWN. WIND GUSTS ESTIMATED 50 MPH. MINOR
            STREET FLOODING REPORTED. ADDITIONAL REPORT... MOBILE
            HOME OFF FOUNDATION ON SMITH AVE. ALSO REPORT OF POWER
            LINES DOWN AND TREE LIMBS DOWN NEAR THIS AREA.

1218 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG PETERSBURG              38.49N 87.28W
11/18/2017                   PIKE               IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            FOUR STREET LIGHTS REPORTED DOWN IN PETERSBURG.

1218 PM     TSTM WND DMG     POPLAR BLUFF            36.76N 90.41W
11/18/2017                   BUTLER             MO   EMERGENCY MNGR

            CORRECTION TO TIME BASED ON ASOS REPORT...EMERGENCY
            MANAGEMENT REPORTED ROAD SIGNS AND TREE LIMBS DOWN. 14
            DEGREE TEMPERATURE DROP BEHIND THE COLD FRONT.

1219 PM     HAIL             CAMPBELL HILL           37.93N 89.55W
11/18/2017  M0.88 INCH       JACKSON            IL   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            NICKEL SIZED HAIL REPORTED IN THE COMMUNITY. ROOF DAMAGE
            DUE TO WINDS REPORTED.

1235 PM     TSTM WND DMG     HERRIN                  37.80N 89.03W
11/18/2017                   WILLIAMSON         IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TIME ESTIMATED. POWER LINES DOWN ACROSS HIGHWAY 166.
            HIGHWAY IS CLOSED TO TRAFFIC.

1238 PM     HAIL             HERRIN                  37.80N 89.03W
11/18/2017  M0.75 INCH       WILLIAMSON         IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED DIME SIZED HAIL IN HERRIN, ALONG
            WITH ESTIMATED WIND GUSTS OF 40 MPH AND TREE LIMBS DOWN
            BETWEEN HERRIN AND COLP.

1258 PM     TSTM WND GST     CAPE GIRARDEAU          37.31N 89.55W
11/18/2017  M47.00 MPH       CAPE GIRARDEAU     MO   ASOS

0115 PM     TSTM WND GST     HARRISBURG              37.74N 88.55W
11/18/2017  M49.00 MPH       SALINE             IL   AWOS

0118 PM     TSTM WND GST     CAPE GIRARDEAU          37.31N 89.55W
11/18/2017  M51.00 MPH       CAPE GIRARDEAU     MO   ASOS

0130 PM     TSTM WND GST     ALBION                  38.38N 88.06W
11/18/2017  E50.00 MPH       EDWARDS            IL   BROADCAST MEDIA

            REPORTED BY PUBLIC TO BROADCAST MEDIA

0138 PM     TORNADO          1 S ROUND KNOB          37.21N 88.73W
11/18/2017                   MASSAC             IL   NWS STORM SURVEY

            EF-0 TORNADO WITH PEAK WINDS OF 65 MPH BRIEFLY TOUCHED
            DOWN. SNAPPED A CEDAR TREE ALONG WITH SHINGLE DAMAGE TO
            RESIDENCE AND BROKE LIMBS OFF SEVERAL TREES. TIME
            ESTIMATED BY RADAR. PATH LENGTH WAS APPROXIMATELY 100
            YARDS WITH MAXIMUM WIDTH OF 10 YARDS.

0140 PM     TSTM WND GST     MOUNT CARMEL            38.42N 87.77W
11/18/2017  E51.00 MPH       WABASH             IL   UTILITY COMPANY

0210 PM     TSTM WND GST     HENDERSON               37.84N 87.58W
11/18/2017  M53.00 MPH       HENDERSON          KY   AWOS

0210 PM     TSTM WND DMG     WEST PADUCAH            37.08N 88.74W
11/18/2017                   MCCRACKEN          KY   PUBLIC

            DOWNED TREES REPORTED IN THE COMMUNITY. PHOTOS SENT
            SOCIAL MEDIA.

0215 PM     TSTM WND DMG     PADUCAH                 37.07N 88.64W
11/18/2017                   MCCRACKEN          KY   TRAINED SPOTTER

            REPORTED POWER OUTAGES THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY.

0215 PM     TSTM WND GST     MARION                  37.33N 88.08W
11/18/2017  M51.00 MPH       CRITTENDEN         KY   AWOS

0217 PM     TSTM WND GST     EVANSVILLE              37.98N 87.54W
11/18/2017  E55.00 MPH       VANDERBURGH        IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            WIND GUSTS 50 TO 55 MPH WITH TORRENTIAL RAINFALL.

0225 PM     TSTM WND GST     BOONVILLE               38.05N 87.27W
11/18/2017  M52.00 MPH       WARRICK            IN   BROADCAST MEDIA

            MEASURED AT COURTHOUSE SQUARE.

0226 PM     TSTM WND DMG     EVANSVILLE              37.98N 87.54W
11/18/2017                   VANDERBURGH        IN   UTILITY COMPANY

            ESTIMATED 250 CUSTOMERS WITHOUT POWER.

0227 PM     TSTM WND DMG     PROVIDENCE              37.40N 87.75W
11/18/2017                   WEBSTER            KY   NWS STORM SURVEY

            DAMAGE PATH WAS APPXOIMATELY 1.25 MILES LONG ACROSS THE
            TOWN OF PROVIDENCE WITH WINDS RATED UP TO 75 MPH.
            HUNDREDS OF TREES AND LIMBS WERE UPROOTED OR SNAPPED.
            AROUND 50+ HOMES HAD PARTIAL SHINGLE LOSS OR STRUCTURAL
            DAMAGE. A PORCH WAS BLOWN OFF ONE HOME. ONE BARN HAD A
            WALL BLOWN OUT. GARAGE DOORS WERE BLOWN IN AT ONE
            RESIDENCE. WIDESPREAD STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE OCCURRED
            ACROSS TOWN.

0238 PM     TORNADO          REO                     37.90N 87.11W
11/18/2017                   SPENCER            IN   NWS STORM SURVEY

            AN EF-1 TORNADO WITH MAXIMUM WINDS OF 90 MPH TOUCHED DOWN
            ON THE NORTH SIDE OF REO AND LIFTED APPOXIMATELY 2.5
            MILES NORTHEAST OF REO. A DOZEN TREES WERE UPROOTED OR
            SNAPPED. A DETACHED GARAGE WAS BLOWN DOWN. AROUND A HALF
            DOZEN BARNS/SHEDS EXPERIENCED LOSS OF METAL ROOFING AND
            AT LEAST A HALF DOZEN HOMES HAD SHINGLE OR FACIA DAMAGE
            TO THEM.

0245 PM     TSTM WND DMG     PROVIDENCE              37.40N 87.75W
11/18/2017                   WEBSTER            KY   EMERGENCY MNGR

            WIDESPREAD TREE DAMAGE AND DOWNED POWERLINES. ALL OF
            PROVIDENCE AND CLAY ARE WITHOUT POWER.

0245 PM     TSTM WND DMG     6 NW PRINCETON          37.17N 87.96W
11/18/2017                   CALDWELL           KY   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TREES DOWN NEAR HWY 91 AND WHITE SULPHUR ROAD.

0248 PM     TSTM WND GST     DAWSON SPRINGS          37.17N 87.69W
11/18/2017  E60.00 MPH       HOPKINS            KY   TRAINED SPOTTER

0248 PM     TSTM WND DMG     MURRAY                  36.61N 88.32W
11/18/2017                   CALLOWAY           KY   TRAINED SPOTTER

            MULTIPLE REPORTS OF TREES DOWN WITHIN CALLOWAY CO.
            SPOTTER ESTIMATED WINDS NEAR 50 MPH. 37 CUSTOMERS WITHOUT
            POWER.

0249 PM     TSTM WND DMG     4 WNW ROCKPORT          37.91N 87.12W
11/18/2017                   SPENCER            IN   EMERGENCY MNGR

            ROOF SHINGLES BLOWN OFF AND TREES DOWN NEAR THE COMMUNITY
            OF REO. ADDITIONAL REPORTS OF A BARN BLOWN DOWN AND
            MULTIPLE TREES SNAPPED OR UPROOTED NORTHEAST OF REO.

0302 PM     TORNADO          2 SW BREMEN             37.34N 87.24W
11/18/2017  F1               MUHLENBERG         KY   NWS STORM SURVEY

            AN EF-1 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN 2 1/4 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
            BREMEN KENTUCKY AND LIFTED 2 3/4 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
            BREMEN. THE PATH LENGTH WAS 2 3/4 MILES, THE MAX WIDTH
            WAS 300 YARDS, AND THE ESTIMATED PEAK WIND WAS 90 MPH.
            ONE BARN WAS DESTROYED, TWO OTHERS SUSTAINED MAJOR DAMAGE
            AND AT LEAST 5 OTHERS HAD MINOR ROOF OR SIDING DAMAGE. A
            HALF DOZEN HOMES HAD SOME SHINGLE LOSS. DOZENS OF TREES
            WERE UPROOTED OR HAD LARGE LIMBS BROKEN OFF.

0303 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG MURRAY                  36.61N 88.32W
11/18/2017                   CALLOWAY           KY   EMERGENCY MNGR

            SCATTERED REPORTS OF DOWNED TREES BLOCKING ROADS.

0309 PM     TSTM WND GST     GRACEY                  36.88N 87.63W
11/18/2017  M59.00 MPH       CHRISTIAN          KY   EMERGENCY MNGR

0312 PM     TSTM WND DMG     SW BREMEN               37.36N 87.22W
11/18/2017                   MUHLENBERG         KY   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            3 BARNS WERE DESTROYED AND NUMEROUS TREES UPROOTED ON
            BENNETT LANE. NUMEROUS REPORTS OF TREES DOWN AND
            ROOF/SHINGLE DAMAGE TO BUILDINGS IN THE BREMEN COMMUNITY.


0315 PM     TSTM WND DMG     CADIZ                   36.87N 87.82W
11/18/2017                   TRIGG              KY   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES DOWN ALONG CERULEAN ROAD. SHED BLOWN FROM FRONT
            YARD TO BACK YARD. POWER OUTAGES REPORTED. TIME
            ESTIMATED.

0315 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST 7 ENE HARDIN            36.80N 88.18W
11/18/2017  E57.00 MPH       MARSHALL           KY   EMERGENCY MNGR

0315 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG 6 E DAWSON SPRINGS      37.17N 87.58W
11/18/2017                   HOPKINS            KY   EMERGENCY MNGR

            REPORT OF BARN BLOWN DOWN AND MINOR HOUSE DAMAGE ALONG
            HART ROAD. TIME ESTIMATED. WIND DAMAGE FROM GUSTY WINDS
            BEHIND COLD FRONT PASSAGE.

0336 PM     TORNADO          6 NNW ELKTON            36.89N 87.20W
11/18/2017                   TODD               KY   NWS STORM SURVEY

            AN EF-0 TORNADO WITH PEAK WINDS OF 85 MPH TOUCHED DOWN
            NORTHWEST OF ELKTON KENTUCKY AND TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY
            3/4 OF A MILE. A BRICK FOUNDATION WAS BLOWN OUT AND A
            WELL BUILT PORCH WAS LIFTED UP. A BARN WAS DESTROYED AND
            ONE OF THE WALLS WAS BLOWN OUT OF A BUILDING. NUMEROUS
            TREES WERE BROKEN OFF. THE TORNADO BEGAN NEAR THE
            INTERSECTION OF ALLEGRE ROAD AND LIBERTY ROAD.

0352 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST 3 WNW FORT CAMPBELL NOR 36.67N 87.51W
11/18/2017  M52.00 MPH       CHRISTIAN          KY   AWOS

            WIND GUST REPORT BEHIND COLD FRONT PASSAGE.