John1122 Posted yesterday at 03:27 AM Share Posted yesterday at 03:27 AM Tornado on the ground just blew through Somerset and is going to pass about a county north of me. It is a confirmed large and extremely dangerous tornado per the warning. It's in @Kentucky backyard. Hope he's okay. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaxjagman Posted yesterday at 03:29 AM Author Share Posted yesterday at 03:29 AM That cell is trucking 70mph Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John1122 Posted yesterday at 03:35 AM Share Posted yesterday at 03:35 AM Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service JACKSON KY 1118 PM EDT Fri May 16 2025 KYC121-125-199-203-170400- /O.CON.KJKL.TO.W.0026.000000T0000Z-250517T0400Z/ Laurel KY-Knox KY-Pulaski KY-Rockcastle KY- 1118 PM EDT Fri May 16 2025 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT FOR LAUREL...NORTHWESTERN KNOX...EAST CENTRAL PULASKI AND SOUTH CENTRAL ROCKCASTLE COUNTIES... At 1118 PM EDT, a confirmed large and extremely dangerous tornado was located near Mount Victory, or 13 miles east of Somerset, moving east at 45 mph. This is a PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. TAKE COVER NOW! HAZARD...Damaging tornado. SOURCE...Radar confirmed tornado. IMPACT...You are in a life-threatening situation. Flying debris may be deadly to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes will be destroyed. Considerable damage to homes, businesses, and vehicles is likely and complete destruction is possible. The tornado will be near... Bunch around 1125 PM EDT. Other locations in the path of this tornadic thunderstorm include Bernstadt, London, Levi Jackson S.P. and Lida. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... To repeat, a large, extremely dangerous and potentially deadly tornado is on the ground. To protect your life, TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect yourself from flying debris. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John1122 Posted yesterday at 03:36 AM Share Posted yesterday at 03:36 AM The warning sounds pretty grim. Decently populated area around London plus it's crossing the interstate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John1122 Posted yesterday at 03:42 AM Share Posted yesterday at 03:42 AM https://www.facebook.com/share/v/14ukssL7gD/ Video of the tornado in Somerset. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John1122 Posted yesterday at 04:17 AM Share Posted yesterday at 04:17 AM There's another tornado warning just west of Somerset, moving its way at 70mph. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew70 Posted yesterday at 04:18 AM Share Posted yesterday at 04:18 AM 34 minutes ago, John1122 said: https://www.facebook.com/share/v/14ukssL7gD/ Video of the tornado in Somerset. Unbelievable now another tornado in London. Back to back. Sadly this is most likely an historic event unfolding in the SE KY area. More than likely 2-EF4 tornadoes back to back. Truly sad. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John1122 Posted yesterday at 04:59 AM Share Posted yesterday at 04:59 AM One of the tornadoes hit the London/Corbin Airport and destroyed the medivac helicopter. I read that this is being considered a mass casualty event in Somerset. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John1122 Posted yesterday at 06:00 AM Share Posted yesterday at 06:00 AM Heavy rain and stout wind here but no tornado thankfully. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John1122 Posted yesterday at 06:46 AM Share Posted yesterday at 06:46 AM Tornado warning for Southern Valley, headed towards @TellicoWx potentially. Very wrapped up cell, rotating on radar that broke out from the line. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John1122 Posted yesterday at 06:50 AM Share Posted yesterday at 06:50 AM Multiple fatalities reported in London, KY area. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John1122 Posted yesterday at 06:41 PM Share Posted yesterday at 06:41 PM 14 fatalities so far in the Somerset/London area. I have a friend in the area and all the windows were blown out of their house and the roof lifted off, but they were unharmed. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew70 Posted yesterday at 08:18 PM Share Posted yesterday at 08:18 PM Tuesday. Tuesday. Does the trend continue to keep tornadoes away from the state. We shall see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaxjagman Posted 18 hours ago Author Share Posted 18 hours ago 8 hours ago, Matthew70 said: Tuesday. Tuesday. Does the trend continue to keep tornadoes away from the state. We shall see. Could be Monday as well,where ever the boundary sets up.GFS has been showing this for several runs now,but Tuesday looks better as you mentioned ...Portions of the TN Valley... Multiple rounds of thunderstorms are possible along a residual baroclinic boundary across the TN Valley, both during the morning hours, and later in the evening. While not quite as unstable as points farther to the west, modest mid-level lapse rates amid elongated hodographs should support multicells, supercells, and short line segments. The stronger storms may be capable of isolated instances of large hail, gusty winds, and perhaps a brief tornado. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nrgjeff Posted 5 hours ago Share Posted 5 hours ago Tuesday it appears that the warm front will be up along the Ohio River again. Outflow should at least start out in Tennessee. System should be strong enough to lift it north again. However the timing is just a little faster than on Friday.. So we get other prefrontal convergence line(s) in Tennessee. That's not necessary a recipe for upgrade. As SPC notes it's a bit veered off. Shortwave could also outrun storms, which would really help keep things in check. Slower wave than what the globals show would tee up the Valley a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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