Commonwealth Of Kentucky
Division of Emergency Management
DATE May 23, 2000
BRIEF 8
Incident Number
TIME: 11:05 PM EDT
New Information for reporting period is indicated in BOLD
SITUATION: (STATEWIDE OVERVIEW)
INJURED: 8 personnel injured – most serious was one with broken leg.
DEAD: None Reported
UTILITIES: Power and telephone outages reported in impact area.
GENERAL:
a.. Line of severe storms passed across Kentucky producing ¾ inch hail and heavy rains. Tornado reported on the ground in vicinity of Leitchfied at approximately 3:00 EDT.
b.. State EOC activated 5:00 PM.
c.. KyNG providing generators and 15 personnel to support local emergency operations and two personnel to support damage assessment.
d.. UPDATE: 21 National Guard troops, 4 HUMVEES, 2 generators, one 2-1/2 ton truck are preparing to move out to Lietchfield this evening
e.. UPDATE: Local officials and residents requested National Guard provide security for the damaged area; National Guard providing three more HUMVEES for this mission.
f.. Guard plans to provide 3-4 dump trucks and two front-end loaders, as well as about a dozen troops by mid-day May 24 to assist with debris cleanup.
g.. ARC to provide shelter support and mass feeding operations. Shelter established Grayson County Middle School on Hwy 62.
h.. KCCRB deployed two personnel to Grayson County
i.. KyEM Area Manager Logan Weiler (Lexington, Area 13) dispatched to assist Area Manager Gene Logue (Elizabethtown, Area 5)
Road Closings: None Reported
Counties Reporting Problems:
a.. Grayson County: City of Leitchfield reports tornado damage- three factories with major damage; two factories moderate damage; subdivision in northern part of city with houses damaged (unknown extent); Subdivision vicinity of Clarkson with reported damage (unknown extent).
a.. Red Cross is reporting 13 people treated for minor injuries (the worst was a broken leg).
b.. Approximately 20 people will be staying in the Grayson Middle School shelter tonight.
c.. In the Kiper Subdivision area approximately 10 homes were destroyed and 35 damaged.
d.. In a second subdivision that has not been identified approximately 10 homes were damaged.
e.. In the Fountain View Subdivision area approximately 4 homes were destroyed and 10 damaged.
f.. Area Manager Gene Logue reports a total of 75-80 homes have been damaged in Leitchfield/ Grayson County, 35-40 of them with major damage or destroyed; about 15 businesses have also suffered major damage or destruction;
g.. Electrical power is still out to an estimated 500 homes in Leitchfield (7:50 p.m. CDT);
h.. Many city streets were closed by debris, but residents have moved much of it; traffic moving again;
i.. One serious hazardous materials incident: the tornado damaged a 10,000 gallon diesel tank at Skyline Manufacturing in an industrial park at Leitchfield. Diesel leaked into Beaver Dam Creek;
j.. it is NOT believed to be a threat to drinking water supplies for the area, though livestock may drink from the creek.
k.. Local officials have contacted the National Response Center for assistance on the diesel spill in the industrial park.
b.. Nelson County: Local EMA reports no injuries, power lines down, mostly in Bardstown; about two dozen homes without power as of this report; some city streets blocked by debris; minor damages to buildings.
c.. Marion County: Funnel cloud was sited by local rescue personnel at about 8:30 p.m. CDT but did not touch down; police dispatcher relayed unconfirmed report that power was lost to about 35 homes in the Sulfur Springs Rd. and Fairground Rd. areas.
d.. Green County: Reports of wind damage, power lines and trees downed; pea- to marble-size hail; power reported out for about an hour in Greensburg before being restored
e.. Adair County: Reports of much property damage about four miles Northeast of Columbia; power lines, trees down; a large amount of dime-sized hail reported to have looked like snow. Damage assessment continuing.
f.. Taylor County: Much property damage reported in the HWY 68 area Southwest of Campbellsville; roof damage; trees and power lines down;
g.. Several roads and bridges were closed; three barns destroyed; 3 inches accumulation of hail reported; report of one propane tank leaking—no additional details.
h.. Casey County: Power outages reported in Liberty; quarter-sized hail in Western portion of the county. No damage reports at this time.
i.. Russell County: Reports of power lines down around the county, along with trees downed; south end of county reported heavy, quarter-sized hail. No damage reports yet.
j.. Marshall County: Numerous reports of funnel clouds sighted; trees reported down; roads flooded.
k.. No significant damage; many trees down in SE portion of County
l.. Calloway County: Reports of tornado at 7:05 p.m. CDT, moving south. Reports of trees down and other scattered damages.
m.. Three confirmed tornadoes (confirmed by law enforcement) in rural areas; sightings of twisters were near HWY 641 East of New Concord; no property damage or injuries reported; currently have 11 roads with limbs or trees blocking them
LOCAL DECLARATIONS:
a.. Grayson County – May 23, 2000
PENDING ISSUE:
a.. Conduct of detailed preliminary damage assessment.
b.. Lieutenant Governor to visit Grayson County morning of May 24.
DAMAGE ASSESSMENT REPORTS:
a.. Assessment being made------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Jeff Servies
hal{at}netusa1.net
joshua{at}netusa1.net
Updated Indiana Weather Daly Forecast
http://www.homestead.com/weatherman11/Jeff_forecast.html
Severe WX Watches And Warnings Page
http://www.homestead.com/weatherman11/severe.html
Severe WX Safety Tips
http://www.homestead.com/weatherman11/safety.html
The Eyes That Track The Storms In The Clinton County Sky
Nice Days Really Suck
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
===================================================
CASI StormReports Email List
TOO MUCH MAIL?
Set yourself to "Digest" to receive only ONE Email per day!
http://www.egroups.com/subscribe/stormreports
CASI StormReports Administration Addresses:
Post message: stormreports{at}onelist.com
UNSUBSCRIBE: stormreports-unsubscribe{at}onelist.com OR
http://www.egroups.com/subscribe/stormreports
ReSubscribe: stormreports-subscribe{at}onelist.com OR
http://www.egroups.com/subscribe/stormreports
List owner: stormreports-owner{at}onelist.com
TO CHANGE YOUR ADDRESS PLEASE UNSUBSCRIBE THEN RESUBSCRIBE
Posting Suggestions URL:
http://www.weatherwatchers.org/members/casisr.html
===================================================
This archive was generated by hypermail 2b29 : Sat Jun 03 2000 - 11:06:26 EDT