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Weather Forecast Office

Photo Album: Thunderstorms 2009

Special page: Lincoln County tornado of April 10

Special page: Garrard/Madison County tornado of May 8

Special page: Tornadoes, wind damage, and flooding of October 9

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	Wind damage on February 11 in Garrad County. T. G. Shuck/WKYT
	Straight-line winds tore the roof off of the Jamestown Cafe in Jamestown, Kentucky on February 11. T. G. Shuck/WKYT
	Another view of the Jamestown Cafe in Jamestown, Kentucky on February 11. T. G. Shuck/WKYT
	Southwest High School in Hanover, Indiana lost part of its roof on February 11. John Belski/WAVE
	Madison, Indiana on February 11. John Belski/WAVE
	Looking to the east as a squall line leaves Lexington, Kentucky on February 11. John Bradshaw
	Hail in Burgin, Kentucky on February 18. T. G. Shuck/WKYT
	Hail at Harrodsburg, Kentucky on February 18. Heather Thomas/T. G. Shuck/WKYT/Bill Meck/WLEX
	Hail near Lancaster, Kentucky on February 18. T. G. Shuck/WKYT
	Hail in Richmond, Kentucky on February 18. T. G. Shuck/WKYT
	Hail in Garrard County on February 18. Lonnie Bentley/Bill Meck WLEX
	Hail covered the ground in Harrodsburg on February 18. Genie Sims/Bill Meck WLEX
	Another view of the hail-covered ground in Harrodsburg on February 18. Logan Hall/Bill Meck WLEX
	A wall cloud approaches Burkesville on February 18... Cumberland County News
	...and soon a funnel cloud develops. The funnel came to within a few hundred feet of the ground, but never touched down. Cumberland County News
	Quarter sized hail did fall in Burkesville with the February 18 storm. Cumberland County News
	A falling tree crushed this car during a thunderstorm near Versailles on March 28. Woodford County Emergency Management
	The wind sent these boards through the air as missles during a strong thunderstorm northeast of Versailles on March 28. Woodford County Emergency Management
	Strong thunderstorm winds caused this old barn to collapse on March 28 near Versailles. Woodford County Emergency Management
	These weakly rooted trees were neatly felled by thunderstorm winds on March 28 between Versailles and Lexington. Woodford County Emergency Management
	Here is a map of the wind damage locations in Woodford County on March 28. Woodford County Emergency Management
	An EF1 tornado removed the roof from this log cabin east of Liberty on April 5. NWS
	Trees blown down in Casey County by an EF1 tornado on April 5. NWS
	The EF1 tornado in Casey County on April 5 blew debris up into these trees. NWS
	A barn was destroyed on Parton Ridge Road in Casey County by an EF1 tornado on April 5. NWS
	More tornado damage in Casey County on April 5. NWS
	This damage was actually done by straight-line winds on US 127 six miles south of Liberty on April 5. NWS
	Here's the track of the April 5 tornado in Casey County. NWS
	Low hanging storm clouds in Madison County on April 10. This feature may be a developing wall cloud with a trailing tail cloud signifying moist inflow. Chris and Jason Rawlins
	A well-developed wall cloud in Madison County on April 10. Chris and Jason Rawlins
	Wall cloud in Madison County on April 10. Chris and Jason Rawlins
	Hail drifts in northern Madison County on April 10.
	Thunderstorm damage along Bull Run Road about a mile east of Columbia in Adair County on April 13. Daniel Wilson/WHVE-FM
	Powerful thunderstorm winds near Columbia, Kentucky speared this barn's roof with boards from a nearby structure on April 13. Daniel Wilson/WHVE-FM
	Sign damage after a storm in Columbia, Kentucky on April 13. Daniel Wilson/WHVE-FM
	On May 8 an EF-1 tornado formed in Barren County and moved east into Metcalfe County. NWS
	The tornado did spotty, mostly EF-0 damage. NWS
	Many trees were snapped. NWS
	This small barn was destroyed by the twister. NWS
	Path map of the May 8 Barren/Metcalfe EF1 tornado.
	A tree fell on this trailer two and a half miles east of Russell Springs on May 25. Daniel Wilson, WHVE-FM
	The tree took out this power pole. Daniel Wilson, WHVE-FM
	Note how much of the tree was hollow. It probably didn't take severe winds to fell this old tree. Daniel Wilson, WHVE-FM
	This picture of a cumulonimbus (thunderstorm) cloud was taken on June 2 at 7pm CDT, looking to the southeast from Glasgow.
	This is an excellent picture of a wall cloud, taken five miles west of Hanover, Indiana on June 12. The storm was rotating but didn't produce a tornado. Many storms rotate, and it is a meteorologist's challenge to decide which rotating storms will produce a tornado, and which will not. Grady Joslin
	A stormy day in Taylor County on June 22. Kristy Keene
	Strong winds on June 22 destroyed this poultry house near Leitchfield, and scattered the debris a couple thousand feet across nearby fields. Randy Saltsman
	An incerdible photograph of lightning striking the Louisville riverfront on June 23. WDRB-TV
	One of Louisville's tall buildings bearing the brunt of a lightning strike on June 23. WDRB-TV
	Swirling clouds over Lexington on June 25. John Bradshaw
	Turbulent skies over Elizabethtown on July 12. Steven Townsend/Code 3 Images
	Thunderstorm wind damage in Huntingburg, Indiana, at the city park on July 25. Gary Fritz
	Thunderstorm wind damage in Huntingburg, Indiana, at the city park on July 25. Gary Fritz
	Turbulent skies over Lexington on July 25. Even though the clouds appear to reach the ground, and could be mistaken for funnels or tornadoes, they are actually above the ground near the horizon and are harmless. John Bradshaw


The above photos are courtesy of the Allen County Citizen-Times. A severe thunderstorm brought strong winds to the northern tip of Allen County at 11:40pm CDT on July 30, resulting in the damage shown in the photos. Click on each image for a larger version. Three track maps are available: zoomed in (local view), zoomed out (regional view), and a satellite map with damage points plotted.

	This barn was destroyed by 70 mph straight-line winds near Stamping Ground on August 4. NWS
	Near the destroyed barn in the above photo, this home was also damaged. NWS
	A map of where the damage occurred in Scott County, Kentucky, on August 4. Arrows show the direction in which debris was blown. NWS
	This funnel cloud was seen near Beaver Dam, in Ohio County, on September 26 at 5:55pm. It is not known to have touched down. Eric Hughes