After new tornado watch is issued for the region ( video, 488 KB), I stopped at abandoned shopping mall parking lot west of Lexington to reassess the developing situation. Stop at McDonald's for a late lunch.Ĥ:20PM - Anvils from line of storms in IL, IN, and OH become visible on northwestern horizon. Pre-squall line supercells are already closing in west of Louisville, so we opt for I-64 west. The 'meat' of the high risk is to the southwest, but this area will not become active until well after sunset. After discussing the situation over the phone with Bill Coyle in Va Beach, it appears Louisville is the best bet to see anything before dark. In this part of the country, four-lane highways generally are the only roads suitable for storm photography as far as sky visibility and speed of travel are concerned. I tried several times to take a snapshot while on the Interstate, but as I had to shoot blindly while opting to give attention to the road, I missed all but the very top of it.ģ:30PM - Arrive in Lexington at the northeast corner of the High Risk, with three road options available (I-64 due west, I-75 south, and Bluegrass Parkway southwest). A small but distinct horseshoe vortex develops in the clear sky to the northwest, starting out as a slight arc and morphing into almost a full ring before dissipating. Should have taken a snapshot of this, but wanted to save batteries for the potential day ahead.ģ:15PM - East of Lexington, skies are clear with a few tiny isolated Cu. Some type of convergence zone/boundary? I guessed that it was an outflow/cold pool boundary from Saturday's convection, but can't be sure. To the north, skies are completely clear. South of the feature, isolated small Cu are visible. No precip despite the ominous appearance from underneath. A few of the clouds seem to be trying to go vertical, but none are succeeding. Skies are clear, looking good for heating.Ģ:00PM - Pass underneath interesting isolated stratocumulus line/cluster oriented northeast to southwest between Morehead, KY and Lexington. The following is a chronological log of the events during the expedition into Kentucky where tornadoes were expected to develop:ġ2:30PM - After church, left Charleston and headed west on I-64. The following map shows the locations of a staggering 479 severe weather reports, an astonishing 61 of which were tornadoes: West Virginia's events were largely related to high wind gusts. Devastating tornadoes actually occurred as far north as Ohio. Eventually, the High Risk covered a jaw-dropping area from Ohio to Louisiana, locally including parts of Kentucky and West Virginia:Ī widespread outbreak of numerous tornadoes was expected from Kentucky south into Alabama and Lousiana. Heavy damage was reported in Jackson County, West Virginia as well as other locations in our state.Ī rare and serious High Risk severe weather outlook was issued Saturday night by the Storm Prediction Center and was updated throughout the day. At least 35 people were killed as tornadoes and damaging thunderstorms raced across the region from the Gulf of Mexico to the Great Lakes. One of the largest severe weather events of the past 25 years occured across much of the eastern United States on Sunday, November 10, 2002. Major Severe Weather Outbreak in Eastern USA Storm Photography Logs Home | Expeditions by Year | Video Clips | Photo Gallery
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