Details of the Hardin County Tornado Added Jan 3, 2006 at 9:54pm

...F2 TORNADO IN HARDIN COUNTY KENTUCKY...

A SUPERCELL THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPED IN WESTERN HARDIN COUNTY JUST
BEFORE 230 PM EST JANUARY 2. THIS STORM WAS AHEAD OF A LINE OF
STORMS MOVING ACROSS THE REGION MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE STORM
INTENSIFIED AS IT APPROACHED CECILIA.

A STRONG LOW LEVEL CIRCULATION DEVELOPED AS THE SUPERCELL MOVED INTO
CENTRAL HARDIN COUNTY. JUST BEFORE 245 PM EST A 100 YARD WIDE

TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN HALF A MILE NORTHWEST OF CECILIA ON A FARM ON
WIMP LANE. THE TORNADO INCREASED TO A FIFTH OF A MILE WIDE AND F1
INTENSITY DAMAGE OCCURRED TO SEVERAL HOMES ON SAINT JOHN ROAD.
WINDS OF AN F1 TORNADO RANGE FROM 73 MPH TO 112 MPH.  THE TORNADO
INCREASED TO A QUARTER OF A MILE WIDE ON HIGHWAY 31W APPROXIMATELY 3
MILES NORTH OF ELIZABETHTOWN. A GAS STATION SUSTAINED SIGNIFICANT
DAMAGE ALONG WITH A MOBILE HOME DEALERSHIP. F2 WINDS RANGE FROM 113
TO 157 MPH. THE TORNADO WEAKENED TO F1 ALONG CEDAR HILL DRIVE BEFORE
LIFTING UP JUST SOUTHEAST OF FORT KNOX.

DAMAGE ALONG THE TORNADO PATH CONTAINED MULTIPLE
HOMES...SHEDS...GARAGES AND BARNS WITH SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE. MANY
TREES FELL ON VEHICLES AND MANY LARGE TREES WERE UPROOTED.  THE MOST
CONCENTRATED DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED JUST SOUTH OF THE HARDIN COUNTY
HIGH SCHOOL AT THE MOBILE HOME PARK AND THE GAS STATION.

HARDIN COUNTY KENTUCKY TORNADO...

STARTING POINT/TIME:  ONE HALF MILE WEST-NORTHWEST OF CECILIA
                      AT 243 PM EST

ENDING POINT/TIME:    APPROX 2 MILES SOUTHEAST OF LONGVIEW AT 258
                      PM EST

FUJITA SCALE:         MAINLY F1 WITH MAX F2 WHERE TORNADO CROSSED
                      HIGHWAY 31W 3-4 MILES NORTH OF ELIZABETHTOWN

PATH LENGTH:          JUST UNDER 10 MILES

PATH WIDTH:           100 YARDS AT INCEPTION TO ONE-QUARTER
                      MILE MAX INTENSITY BEFORE WEAKENING 150 YARDS
                      AT END

DEATHS:               0

INJURIES:             0

THE CIVIL AIR PATROL WILL BE FLYING THIS TORNADO TRACK ALONG WITH
AS MANY OTHERS AS POSSIBLE TO PROVIDE MORE DETAIL AND INFORMATION.
THIS STATEMENT WILL LIKELY BE UPDATED ON WEDNESDAY AS SOON AS MORE
INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.