@MattJonesKSR was in London just a little bit ago. I'm sure KSR will get some word out and try to organize something.
I'm sure Pope, Brooks, and Stoops will be getting some stuff organized too.
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I'm sure Pope, Brooks, and Stoops will be getting some stuff organized too.
Second most tornado deaths in the Commonwealth snice 1974 when Kentucky's ONLY EF5 hit Breckenridge and Meade Counties.
We sadly all know the worst one since then.
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Reed has come home and is helping out. Some things are bigger than basketball.
This is unfortunately what happens when a certain department that starts with a D indiscriminately cuts staff. There was an article in the Herald Leader yesterday before the storms about how understaffed the area NOAA and NWS stations are after the cuts.
Maybe it will help those get over him wearing some Arkansas shorts. Good for him. Prayers for all those who need the help. May you find the strength to keep going, and the healing you need.
Welcome to the Neiborhood bud, I live about ten miles (as the crow flies) from where you are. Glad you were not here during the tornado that wiped Mayfield out, it missed me by 2 miles as it went through our part of the county, a lot of my friends lost a lot. Things with the weather are so unpredictable. I am older than you, and the older you get, the more you understand how short and precious life really is. 👍
Yeah....4 houses, 10000 birds per. All will be euthanized due to injury I'm sure. One family lost their home, but no injuries. Had a Tstorm reported in Pembroke at 95 mph. Several trees blown down, lots of power poles. Pennyrile electric have been working like dogs to get power back up.
My heart goes out to the brothers in the southeast. Photos of that twister put special effects kids to shame.
Yeah, we got some of that 90 mph gusts in southside of Hoptown. I hit my bathtub and I don't do that often. I lost power and all data for a good couple of hours.
April of '97 a tornado hit my parents home. 4 HUGE oak trees were root-wadded. The largest one (4 grown men could not hold hands and reach around the tree) smashed through the back room of the house, which happened to have one end of the room devoted to a boot/coat closet. As I sorted through the closet throwing things away, I came across a quart of blackberry jam that my Mom had made w/ the last batch of blackberries I had picked as a kid. This jam was 20 years old, but looked fine. I took it home w/ me, threw some biscuits in the oven the next day and tried it out. It ended up being as good as the day it was put in the Mason jar. I ended up eating every bite w/ my only regret being how quick I went through it.
Was in London today. Devastating damage. 17 dead in Laurel County. Probably not the end total. Seen it first hand. Unreal the damage.
This. Why it wasn't given a PDS is outright baffling. 911 was flooded with calls from police, storm spotters and people like me who saw it. It started in Nancy and there was a clear hook echo, meaning they're not detecting rotation in the storm, but that there's one on the ground.
I'd also like to add that Pulaski county and Laurel county are by far the most tornado struck counties in Kentucky. Meteorologists call it a mini tornado Alley. They think the lake and foothills help inflow notches into the storms, giving it extra spin.
What makes it worse is this area has blind spots from doppler radar because of its distance from said radars. But it was crystal clear that a tornado was on the ground from radar alone in this instance. And to be fair the Lexington crews were baffled as to why it hadn't been given a PDS warning earlier.
This! A deafening silence if you will and it came out of nowhere and was instant. I'd always heard that was a dangerous thing in a tornado warned area. The hail was loud as could be and then complete silence. I literally got goosebumps and my spidey senses started tingling. It's why I went outside in a hurry. I was just in awe of it. It's one of the most incredible things I've ever seen.
Thanks to you and everyone asking me if I'm ok and telling me your glad I was ok. Means a lot.
Back in 98 I saw 5 tornadoes at one time, 1 huge one and 4 smaller ones traveling along beside it. They came within 3/4 of a mile of me. There were a patch of woods between me and them so I couldn't see them until they passed by it. Our livestock was going crazy just before and the clouds were all traveling towards each other. Also the lightning was different from normal. The sound was like train rail cars traveling along a track, a sorta low rumble. Like another poster said, it's almost mesmerizing to the point that you just can't stop watching. It's a moment that I will never forget.
Thank you muchly ! Although I was born in Nashville, my mom was from Corbin and dad basically lived his whole life once he moved from Indiana to Kentucky (Louisville). Then my parents met and moved to Nashville where I entered the picture. Kentucky is my home now, as much as anywhere in this world. I love it here !
Life really is a precious gift. I had seen the devastation of the Mayfield tornado, and so many of us have been traumatized by near misses, I'm just grateful I'm still here ! Long may it be so.
God Bless !
And that's what we like about our coaches here in he Commonwealth.
God does answer all prayers, but sometimes the answer isn't what we want
I do not know why bad things happen, but I do believe that Satan is a big reason that they do
The pics of the path of destruction left in the mountains between London and Somerset is just unbelievable.
Yes the path it left through Daniel Boone National forest is crazy.The pics of path of destruction left in the mountains between London and Somerset is just unbelievable.
Pretty much every area that was in the line Friday is back in the line again.
Kentucky has had at least 18 severe weather emergencies since 2019. Here’s a recap
The string of significant weather in recent years has left more than 150 people dead in Kentucky.
It's official. Nature freaking HATES us.
Apparently if the storms coming through this AM and into early afternoon linger on some, that will lessen the severe weather threat for later afternoon and into the evening. So bring on the rain this morning.
If y'all can bear with my rambling for a second I have 2 London stories. I grew up in Corbin, about 12 miles or so from London. Many of my old friends now live in London.
The first, a guy I consider a brother lives in a nice subdivision in London. The tornado destroyed a lot of the subdivision less than 1/2 a mile from my friends house. He and his family are ok but they said the devastation was hard to believe. Houses and trees were there but now the remnants are scattered everywhere.
The second friend, a girl I've known for almost 40 years, has a son and his family who live in London. He told his mom they didn't have much time to react but they hid behind an interior wall as thats the safest spot he could think of. After the storm passed they made their way out of the debris that used to be their 2 story home. He told his mom that he kept saying to himself "I can't believe we made it" and just kept saying that over and over. When someone with a good flashlight showed up he found that his hiding wall and 1 exterior wall was all that was standing. The next day he said emergency workers found 7 bodies "in the trees" about 200 feet from his house.
This storm has devastated so many lives, its just heart breaking. Sorry for the ramble.
The first, a guy I consider a brother lives in a nice subdivision in London. The tornado destroyed a lot of the subdivision less than 1/2 a mile from my friends house. He and his family are ok but they said the devastation was hard to believe. Houses and trees were there but now the remnants are scattered everywhere.
The second friend, a girl I've known for almost 40 years, has a son and his family who live in London. He told his mom they didn't have much time to react but they hid behind an interior wall as thats the safest spot he could think of. After the storm passed they made their way out of the debris that used to be their 2 story home. He told his mom that he kept saying to himself "I can't believe we made it" and just kept saying that over and over. When someone with a good flashlight showed up he found that his hiding wall and 1 exterior wall was all that was standing. The next day he said emergency workers found 7 bodies "in the trees" about 200 feet from his house.
This storm has devastated so many lives, its just heart breaking. Sorry for the ramble.
I'm genuinely sorry to hear that brother. It's been officially given an EF-4 rating with winds between 165-200 mph. It was also a 1/2 mile wide at that point. When I saw it in Somerset it was nowhere near that wide and I had a damn good view for about two minutes. I fear at minimum 5 deaths were people asleep in their homes. Nighttime tornadoes makeup about 70% of tornado deaths in the South. Once again I'm sorry that happened to people so close to you. I shudder to think what would've happened if it hit London directly at that strength.
I am appalled at the people on social media saying that KY and MO "deserved it" for voting red.
Imagine being that mentally deranged.
Imagine being that mentally deranged.
Not a ramble at all and thank you very much for sharing.
It's been a harrowing experience just being on the periphery of the tornados I've been in. It's easy for me to keep being mindful and sending up prayers for so many people
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