The Aftermath...

What an exciting day on Monday if you were a fan of severe weather. After the SPC issued a tornado watch early in the morning yesterday, severe weather moved out of Arkansas and Missouri into west Kentucky. At first, it looked like the storms were going to weaken and save their energy for the early afternoon. Instead, the 'let's get'er done' mode kicked in, and I mean in a big way. As of this post, 2 tornadoes have been confirmed in Ballard county. Other surveys will be conducted today and most likely another 1 or 2 tornado confirmations will be announced on the NWS home page in Paducah.
In addition, the Louisville NWS will be conducting storm surveys at 5 different areas over the next couple of days.
The SPC did an excellent job of posting a tornado watch box for the area. I seriously questioned the extent of the watch box as I felt many locations should not have been included; rather a severe thunderstorm product would have sufficed. Goes to show 'don't underestimate the numbers'. In addition, although there will only be a handful of possible tornado reports, it looks like most of them occurred in Kentucky and within the designated watch box by the SPC.
And kudos to the NWS offices in Paducah and Louisville for their vigilant reporting and timely issuance of tornado warnings. And many thanks to the local media for their reports and others who gave storm reports and submitted pics/videos of their ordeals.
Now, let's look forward to a bit of quieter weather. After today, temps will start 'springing' higher for the rest of the week. Good thing, I gotta get some yard work done and the grill ready and the garage cleaned out, and...
MS