Cars were thrown hundreds of yards and mangled. A few farm outbuildings were also damaged or destroyed in this area. Crick served McLean and Muhlenberg counties, the court said. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Sun 12 Dec 2021 08.32 EST First published on Sun 12 Dec 2021 00.57 EST. (NWS Storm Survey), Tossed vehicles and destroyed buildings in Mayfield. Weakening slightly to high-end EF3 strength but continuing to cause major damage, the tornado tracked to the northeast beyond Dawson Springs, passing north of Ilsley and through the rural community of Carbondale. Injuries: 200 to 225 Shortly before 7 p.m. local time, a "large and extremely dangerous tornado" was confirmed near Jonesboro, Arkansas, moving northeast at 60 mph, according to the National Weather Service. [1] Meanwhile, according to FEMA, in Mayfield 257 residential buildings were destroyed and about a thousand more were damaged, in a town with a population of just over 10,000. [44] Numerous vehicles were thrown into piles in the parking lot of the complex. [41] Damage continued through the Briensburg community at EF2 intensity, where homes sustained partial to total roof loss, outbuildings were damaged or destroyed, and a metal truss tower collapsed. Andy Beshear. Fulton County, KY: Other structures: It became strong again north of Centertown, producing EF2 damage as multiple homes and outbuildings were damaged or destroyed, including a well-built house that had much of its roof torn off and sustained collapse of an exterior wall. All four tornadoes touched down in Western Kentucky. Emmons found the cat hiding in a dresser drawer. It will be a "miracle" if anyone is found alive at this point, he said during a briefing Saturday afternoon. More significant damage Hazardous Weather Support Another person remains missing in Lake County, he said. Only large piles of bricks and lumber remained in the hardest-hit portions of the downtown area, and streets were left buried under debris. In a statement Saturday night, Kelly Nantel, an Amazon spokesperson, said: "Were deeply saddened by the news that members of our Amazon family passed away as a result of the storm in Edwardsville, IL. In Bremen, the tornado claimed the lives of 11 residents of the town of 300 people. Here are the latest weather forecasts for Tennessee, Kentucky, Missouri, Arkansas. The tornado received a maximum rating of EF2 in Stewart County, and 4 people were injured. Bowling Green and Mayfield, Ky., sustained damage after tornadoes ripped through five U.S. states overnight, on Dec. 11, 2021. The lawsuit alleges that the factory had up to three and a half hours to let workers leave as safety precautions and did not, and the company showed a "flagrant indifference to the rights of workers" and violated the Kentucky occupational safety and health workplace standards, by refusing evacuations. [13][14][15], Elsewhere, multiple lines of intense storms, some featuring embedded supercells, developed across the Mississippi Valley region through the overnight hours, contributing to additional strong and long-lived tornadoes. According to reports, the Distribution Center was struck by a tornado Friday night. [21][15], Multiple PDS tornado warnings and tornado emergencies were also issued as well in Arkansas, Tennessee, Kentucky, and Missouri. It then continued to travel northeast where it passed Indian Branch and Morgan Branch where it continued to uproot trees and destroyed some farm outbuildings, lifted the roofs off of some single and double wide mobile homes and completely flattened some barns and single wide structures. NOAA Climate Service, LOCAL INFORMATION The Dawson Village apartment complex was totally destroyed, and several two-story brick apartment buildings sustained EF4 damage there, being largely reduced to rubble with only a few first-floor interior walls left intact. Along the outskirts of the town were small barns or farm outbuildings with collapsed roofs. family brick home near Bear Creek where it took off the roof and top story. MAYFIELD, Ky. Three days after tornadoes tore a 200-mile wound through Kentucky, scores of people remained unaccounted for on Monday. It abruptly intensified to high-end EF4 strength as it crossed and paralleled KY 175 through the north side of town. Its. [1] Homes and businesses sustained significant EF3 damage in this area, and two tractor-trailers were lifted and thrown 40 yards (37m), with one of the cabs being badly mangled. Sorry, the location you searched for was not found. EF4 damage continued near the Mayfield Bypass (US 45 Bypass), where Mayfield Consumer Products, a candle factory where approximately 110 employees were working, was flattened. Chelsea Emmons holds onto a cat that belongs to her mother, Kim Goforth, Dec. 11, 2021, in Bremen, Ky., while searching Goforth's following a tornado that struck overnight. However, no tornadoes were expected nor reported north of the border.[24]. Eight of the tornado warnings issued during the event by the NWS offices in Memphis, Tennessee, and Paducah, Kentucky were tornado emergency declarations, the most issued during the month of December (breaking the previous record of three issued on December 23, 2015). Structures destroyed or uninhabitable:356, Lyon County, KY: Filmed in August 2022 by Chris Conley/270 Drone Aerial Imagery. In Kentucky, it struck Mayfield directly before moving northeast through Benton, Princeton and Beaver Dam before weakening in Breckinridge County. In Tennessee, four people died as a result of the storms, Tennessee Emergency Management Agency Chief of Staff Alex Pellom said. Bowling Green, the home of Western Kentucky University, also saw extensive damage the school canceled commencement ceremonies scheduled for Saturday in the aftermath of the storm. From there the tornado progressed over U.S. Highway 68, where power lines were destroyed along with collapsed metal truss towers, before arriving at the Cambridge Shores community on the western shore of Kentucky Lake at 9:57 p.m. One person died here, and the tornado produced EF-4 damage, including several homes with all the walls collapsed, large sections of roofs torn off, and uprooted hardwood trees. The tornado passed closest to Princeton around 10:21 p.m. Just south of the city, the University of Kentucky Research and Education Center experienced severe structural damage. [60], Damage totals vary by source, but the tornado produced profound destruction in multiple communities. Numerous large trees were snapped, denuded, and debarked, and vehicles were thrown in this area. (NWS Storm Survey), Blueridge Road near Lake Barkley in Lyon County. To the northeast of Dawson Springs and Interstate 69 there was damage to small barns and other farm outbuildings, along with roofs and walls separated from floor and undercarriages of manufactured homes. [63] On December 15, Mayor of Mayfield Kathy Stewart ONan said that recovery efforts would continue. 12:01am CST #SPC_Watch WW 2 TORNADO AR KY MO TN 010555Z - 011300Z, #arwx #kywx #mowx #tnwx, https://t.co . Below are some pictures and videos showing the recovery work that happened in 2022. [60], On December 11, Kentucky governor Andy Beshear declared a state of emergency for parts of western Kentucky, followed that same day by President Joe Biden's approval of a federal emergency disaster declaration for the state of Kentucky. [54] Among the fatalities was District Judge Brian Crick, who represented Muhlenberg and McLean counties, as confirmed in a statement from the Supreme Court of Kentucky on December 11. "I say to all the victims, you're in our prayers.". injured. In Bremen, the tornado claimed the lives of 11 residents of the town of 300 people. NWS Paducah plansto document the recovery of cities and towns that were devastatedduring this tornado outbreak. [7] Initial storms developed across central Arkansas around 2:00p.m. CST (20:00UTC), with even weaker activity developing over central Missouri a little over .mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .den{vertical-align:sub}.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px}1+12 hours later; additional clusters of thunderstorms developed over southwestern Missouri (forming between Bolivar and Carthage, eventually back-building into northeastern Oklahoma) and central Arkansas (forming southwest of Hot Springs) between 5:00 and 5:30p.m. CST (23:0023:30UTC). A CSX freight line train was derailed as the tornado struck Barnsley, and 25 multi-ton freight cars were derailed, several of which were thrown from the tracks, including one that was tossed into a house. A fire department building had its roof torn off, and large metal boat storage buildings were also destroyed. 165 damaged and 18 destroyed Submit a Storm Report, CURRENT CONDITIONS [47] South-southwest of Dawson Springs, a group of storm chasers photographed a possible satellite tornado associated with the parent tornado. Even counties that weren't hit by tornadoes were impacted by storms. At least 74 people in Kentucky have died after a weekend tornado outbreak across eight states flattened homes and businesses in the Midwest and South. "One block from my grandparents' house, there's no house standing," Beshear said. Mon 13 Dec 2021 05.26 EST Last modified on Mon 13 Dec 2021 07.51 EST. Most of the damage through this section of Marshall County ranged from EF2 to EF3 in intensity, though a few homes to the southwest of Benton were leveled or swept from their foundations at high-end EF3 strength. (@Kentuckyweather) December 11, 2021. Asa Hutchinson. In this instance, however, this is a "debris spike" due to a massive tornado lofting large objects high into the air. The tornado produced those 57 fatalities in multiple locations along its extended damage path, killing 24 people in Graves County (which also saw more than 200 of the total injuries), 15 in Hopkins County, 11 in Muhlenberg County, 4 in Caldwell County, and 1 person each in Fulton, Marshall, and Lyon counties. Please Contact Us. After crossing Lake Barkley, the tornado weakened to EF3 strength but continued to cause major damage as it crossed KY 93 and I-24 near the eastern shore of the lake, where many additional homes sustained major damage or were destroyed, including several that were leveled or swept from their foundations. The tornado then followed U.S. 62, producing EF2 to EF3 damage to homes in the small communities of Lewistown and Midway. Time lapse of home reconstruction in Mayfield. Please try another search. Storm and Precipitation Reports Click here for an interactive radar loop for the entire event. The tornado moved northeast, uprooting and snapping numerous trees along its path. Aerial view of EF4 damage in Mayfield, Kentucky, on December 12, one of several towns impacted by the tornado. [20] The National Weather Service (NWS) issued a total of 149 tornado warnings throughout the night across portions of nine states including Arkansas, Tennessee, Missouri, Mississippi, Kentucky, Illinois, and Indiana. The worst of the damage occurred near the Dawson Springs park, where several homes were completely destroyed, including a few low rise apartment buildings. Officials in Kentucky reported 77 fatalities statewide on Friday with just one person still missing after several tornadoes devastated the state a week ago. 1:46 . The tornado slightly weakened and moved northeast toward Paris Landing and eventually crossed the Tennessee River. SCOTT COUNTY, Ky. (LEX 18) When storms roll in to Scott County, a lot of people think back to the early-morning of December 6, 2021. Hundreds of trees were downed in this area, and a couple of structures sustained minor damage. Structures damaged: Unknown [68], In June 2022, the Mayfield City Council put several blocks in the city's heavily impacted downtown under a building permit freeze as they strategized how to rebuild in the area, before rezoning the area in December 2022 for "less restrictive" commercial and residential mixed-use development. Those numbers "could rise significantly," he said Saturday afternoon. The western Kentucky town of Mayfield was "ground zero" of the. Local Across Graves County, 24 people died, and at least 200 people were injured. Structures damaged: 40 Five others suffered serious injuries. Destruction in Cambridge Shores looking east across Kentucky Lake. Structures destroyed: 500 (estimate), Muhlenberg County, KY ", Kentucky tornado donations:How to donate to Kentucky tornado relief funds, blood drives. MAYFIELD, Ky., Dec 11 (Reuters) - At least 100 people were feared dead in Kentucky after a swarm of tornadoes tore a 200-mile path through the U.S. Midwest and South, demolishing homes,. Deaths: 1 Many family residence homes experienced loss of significant roof covering material, collapsed chimneys and garage doors, and walls completely folded with broken windows and shattered glass. Near the southwest city limit of Central City, a metal retail building suffered extensive loss and some damage to walls. One person perished near the western shore of Lake Barkley near Eddyville. A 58th fatality was the result of a heart attack while clearing debris and is listed as indirect. The toll makes it the deadliest tornado ever recorded in the United States in the month of December, in addition to being the deadliest tornado in over a decade. . Once the tornado crossed Fort Campbell Blvd, additional damage to electrical transmission lines was observed including over a dozen wood poles snapped. A state of emergency has been declared by Kentucky Gov. The tornado finally weakened and dissipated near the Falls of Rough in Grayson County at 11:55 p.m. occurred to several homes, farm outbuildings, and structures on Palmyra Road. During the second, more intense tornado, peak gate-to-gate velocities of 128mph (206km/h; 111kn) were recorded at 9:58p.m. CST (04:58 UTC) over northeastern Marshall County, Kentucky. (NWS Storm Survey). Some of the worst damage in Bremen occurred along Bethlehem Cemetery Road, where a row of four homes were obliterated, with debris scattered and wind-rowed long distances through fields across the street. Sat 11 Dec 2021 18.29 EST First published on Sat 11 Dec 2021 08.28 EST. of Oklahoma), Radar Loop from KPAH from 8:46 PM CST to 10:02 PM CST, 9:27 PM CST: Clockwise from top left: Base Reflectivity, Base Velocity, Storm Relative Velocity, Correlation Coefficient KPAH at Mayfield, KY, Radar Loop from KHPX from 9:55 PM CST to 11:22 PM CST, 10:36 PM CST: Clockwise from top left: Base Reflectivity, Base Velocity, Storm Relative Velocity, Correlation Coefficient KHPX near Dawson Springs, KY, SPC Day 1 Outlook update issued at 10:18 AM, SPC Day 1 Tornado Probability issued at 10:18 AM, SPC Day 1 Wind Probability issued at 10:18 AM, SPC Day 1 Hail Probability issued at 10:18 AM. [28], The National Weather Service issued a tornado emergency for Mayfield at 9:26p.m. CST (03:26 UTC) as the now-massive wedge tornado approached the town from the southwest. The large and well-constructed Graves County Courthouse had much of its roof torn off, its clock tower collapsed, and it had some of its exterior upper-floor walls knocked down. The program was created after an EF-4 tornado ripped through Mayfield, Kentucky, on Dec. 10, 2021. [26], Afterward, the tornado intensified even further, reaching near high-end EF4 intensity as it tore directly through the center of town, resulting in widespread, catastrophic damage throughout the historic downtown square of Mayfield. A nearby church had minor structural damage. Cars were thrown, copious amounts of structural debris were strewn in all directions, countless trees were shredded and debarked, and only rubble remained in the hardest-hit neighborhoods. After exiting Bremen, the tornado crossed through mainly rural areas of eastern Muhlenberg, Ohio, Breckenridge, and Grayson counties. Aviation Weather Outlooks Tornado devastation of Mayfield's central business district. Some logistics facilities and warehouses were leveled in an industrial park as the tornado exited town, and several metal self-storage unit buildings and large garages were obliterated nearby. "Overwhelmed and mixed emotions," tornado survivor Kay Houston says. [18][19], The SPC issued a record-setting 43 mesoscale discussions (MCD) throughout the course of the day (12 UTC December 10 to 12 UTC December 11), all of which were associated with the broader storm system: 38 of the MCDs issued were convective discussions relating to the severe thunderstorm activity, and five were non-convective discussions relating to heavy snow associated with the system that concurrently fell throughout much of the Upper Midwest. Track Map (Screenshot taken from interactive map above), Tornado #2 - Long-Track EF-3 across NW TN into W KY. The tornadoes were part of a weather system that also caused. ", During a press briefing Saturday, Biden said this was likely "one of the largest tornado outbreaks in our history. FEMA was advising residents from east-central Mississippi to extreme southwestern Virginia to stay vigilant as the storm system moved east. was granted after FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell and DHS Sec. [36] Several restaurants, an indoor soccer facility, a barber shop, automotive business, gym, bank, movie theatre, health and rehab center, and many other businesses were destroyed in downtown Mayfield. Its path stretched more than 220 miles, Beshear said at a 5 a.m. press conference covering the devastation. Several buildings and homes in downtown Dresden suffered significant damage or were completely destroyed. 2021 Western Kentucky tornado A long-tracked wedge spawned by the Quad-State supercell, that damaged, destroyed, or obliterated thousands of structures along a path of 165.6 miles (266.5 km) while moving at 60 miles per hour (97 km/h). The CBS program 60 Minutes interviewed staff from NWS Paducah and survivors of the tornado to share the power of its devastation with the world. Once the tornado moved out of Pembroke, two mobile homes were completely Injuries: 5 Injuries: 25 Many homes were destroyed along this portion of the path, including several that were obliterated and completely swept away, with little debris remaining. Entering Breckinridge County at EF1 intensity, it paralleled the BreckinridgeGrayson county line and passed northwest of Falls of Rough. A devastating tornado outbreak has killed dozens of people across multiple states, with Kentucky possibly seeing its deadliest tornado system ever, officials said. [29][30] The large metal-framed warehouse building completely collapsed, trapping many employees and resulting in eight deaths and numerous injuries. We also want to thank all the first responders for their ongoing efforts on scene.". Mayfield, with a population of about 10,000, is in Graves County, which borders Tennessee. (NWS Storm Survey). To be exact, 72 of those counties are without obstetric services. A neighborhood near the Princeton Golf and Country Club was hit at 10:18 p.m., and several structures experienced EF-4 tornado damage. More were expected early Saturday. (NWS Storm Survey), Graves County Courthouse in downtown Mayfield. In all, there were 15 fatalities, 200 injuries, and over 1500 damaged structures in Hopkins County. Tornado #3 - EF-1Tornado near Central City, KY. A relatively weak and short-lived tornado occurred on the evening of December 10, 2021,in central Muhlenberg County prior to the larger and more powerful EF-4 tornado in northern parts of the county. After moving through Mayfield, the tornado showed no signs of weakening as it tracked northeast through rural eastern Graves County and western Marshall County. ", "We're going to get through this together and the federal government is not going to walk away," Biden said. The tornado reached Hickman County at 9:06 p.m., where the tornado damaged 40 buildings, with at least 12 buildings completely destroyed. One person was killed at a nursing home in Monette when a suspected tornado moved through Friday night, Craighead County, Arkansas, Judge Marvin Day told Jonesboro ABC affiliate KAIT. Numerous tornadoes occurred with storms that traveled through Kentucky Friday evening into Saturday morning (Dec 10-11) including a significant long track tornado that devastated Mayfield, KY. "This is a tragic day in Illinois history," the governor said during a press briefing. A hangar and some small airplanes were destroyed at the Mayfield Graves County Airport, and multiple homes were badly damaged. Four fatalities occurred in Princeton, along with numerous injuries. [31][32][29][30] Allegedly, workers' jobs had been threatened if they left the factory between the first and second tornado warnings for the area a tornado warning had been issued earlier that evening at approximately 5:30p.m. CST and then again after the second tornado warning was issued after 9:00p.m. Continuing northeast, the tornado entered Dawson Springs in far eastern Hopkins County at 10:32 p.m. Around 10:55 p.m. the tornado left Hopkins County and entered Muhlenberg County, reaching the small community of Bremen at 11:00 p.m. Several homes experienced catastrophic EF-4 damage here. One such stormwhich formed from the initial mid-afternoon activity near Arkadelphia, Arkansasmatured into a long-lived supercell as it progressed in an unstable, deeply moist, and highly sheared environment;[10] this cell ultimately persisted for longer than 550 miles (890km) over several hours from eastern Arkansas to northeastern Kentucky, producing two large and intense tornadoes along its track, among eleven tornadoes in total. (Chris Conley), Complete destruction of a home near Bremen. Its 165.7 mile long path length was on the longest for a tornado in U.S. history. Deaths: 4 Questions? Key events. The Associated Press has confirmed the deaths of 22 people in Kentucky from the storms, as search and rescue missions are ongoing. of Oklahoma), Regional radar loop across the Lower Ohio and Mid-Mississippi River valleys from 6 PM Dec. 10 to 8 AM Dec. 11. 14 Dec 2021. Fire Weather Numerous trees and large branches were broken near and along the Western Kentucky Parkway, starting at the Wendell Ford Regional Training Center grounds and continuing to near Central City. 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(Brett Adair/Live Storms Media), Tornado devastation in Dawson Springs on December 13, 2021. (NWS Storm Survey). Observed Precipitation, RADAR [66], The tornado's major impacts on Graves County Court operationsincluding the destruction of the courthouse in Mayfieldled the Kentucky Supreme Court to suspend the county's court operations (including physical and electronic court filings) between December 13, 2021 and January 11, 2022. The most severe damage in Caldwell County occurred as the tornado passed just south of Princeton. (NWS Storm Survey), Poultry farm on Clark Road in Fulton County. Interactive Damage Survey Map- Zoom in and click the points to see damage information and pictures. Forecast Discussion Additionally dozens of vehicles were tossed hundreds of yards from the buildings parking lot. Multiple tornadoes touched down in several midwestern states late Friday evening. The tornado then took straight aim for the city of Pembroke where significant tree damage was observed along with multiple houses with roof damage. (Tomer Burg/Univ. "We're working with Governors to ensure they have what they need as the search for survivors and damage assessments continue. The post office, city hall, fire station, and police station were also significantly damaged or destroyed,[29] and the emergency operations center lost the ability to transmit radio communications. Emergency Management director Michael Hennigan remembers it . Most of the damage in this area was to farm buildings, but some homes near the town of Hartford in Ohio County suffered EF-3 damage. (NOAA/NASA), Before and after satellite imagery of Dawson Springs in Hopkins County. Kentucky tornadoes: governor says death toll expected to grow as crews sift through ruins. A house had roof damage and windows were blown out. PADUCAH McCracken County Judge Executive Craig Clymer has declared a state of emergency the county in light of tornado damage sustained during Friday's severe weather. Structures destroyed: 300 (estimate), Hopkins County, KY A fourth tornado emergency was in effect for Dawson Springs and St. Charles as the storm moved through the area. Ohio, Breckenridge, and Grayson County, KY: After the dissipation of that tornado in Obion County northeast of Samburg, the supercell produced three weak, brief tornadoes before this one formed several miles to the northeast. This time frame coincides with the start of the main tornado, following three weak tornadoes that split the two EF4's paths, implying the supercell underwent a mesocyclone re-strengthening phase during this period. A neighborhood near the Princeton Golf and Country Club was hit at 10:18 p.m., and several structures experienced EF-4 tornado damage. The small community of Cayce in Fulton County was struck directly at 9:01 p.m. 1159 damaged and 730destroyed WFO Paducah Navigator [5], As an intense upper-level trough progressed across the High Plains, with robust instability and moisture return realized across the Mississippi Valley, the SPC expanded the enhanced risk and introduced a moderate risk area from northeastern Arkansas into southern Illinois on the morning of December 10.