A cold front with strong upper level support collided with a very moist air mass over the lower Ohio Valley. The result was a widespread outbreak of severe thunderstorms, and six confirmed tornadoes. The storms produced property damage, downed trees and power lines, and large hail.

Hail in OHIO, KENTUCKY
From 18-OCT-07 19:48:00 to 18-OCT-07 19:48:00 (CST-6)
Location: JINGO
Magnitude: 0.75 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Hail in BUTLER, KENTUCKY
From 18-OCT-07 21:18:00 to 18-OCT-07 21:18:00 (CST-6)
Location: LOGANSPORT
Magnitude: 0.75 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Hail in GRAYSON, KENTUCKY
From 18-OCT-07 22:00:00 to 18-OCT-07 22:00:00 (CST-6)
Location: CANEYVILLE
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Thunderstorm Wind in OHIO, KENTUCKY
From 18-OCT-07 21:15:00 to 18-OCT-07 21:15:00 (CST-6)
Location: HARTFORD
Magnitude: 61.00 EG
Property damage: 20.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

The roof was blown off a building in Hartford.

Thunderstorm Wind in EDMONSON, KENTUCKY
From 18-OCT-07 23:05:00 to 18-OCT-07 23:05:00 (CST-6)
Location: WINDYVILLE
Magnitude: 60.00 EG
Property damage: 10.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

An outbuilding and a home damaged in Windyville.

Thunderstorm Wind in TAYLOR, KENTUCKY
From 19-OCT-07 00:30:00 to 19-OCT-07 00:30:00 (EST-5)
Location: ARISTA
Magnitude: 60.00 EG
Property damage: 20.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Barns were blown down. The roof was blown off a metal building.

Thunderstorm Wind in GARRARD, KENTUCKY
From 19-OCT-07 01:17:00 to 19-OCT-07 01:17:00 (EST-5)
Location: LANCASTER
Magnitude: 56.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Thunderstorm Wind in FAYETTE, KENTUCKY
From 19-OCT-07 01:26:00 to 19-OCT-07 01:26:00 (EST-5)
Location: JONESTOWN
Magnitude: 52.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Thunderstorm Wind in MEADE, KENTUCKY
From 18-OCT-07 19:25:00 to 18-OCT-07 19:25:00 (EST-5)
Location: BATTLETOWN
Magnitude: 60.00 EG
Property damage: 5.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

A building along Big Bend Road sustained roof damage. Several trees were downed.

Thunderstorm Wind in MEADE, KENTUCKY
From 18-OCT-07 22:07:00 to 18-OCT-07 22:07:00 (EST-5)
Location: FLAHERTY
Magnitude: 60.00 EG
Property damage: 10.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Broadcast Media

A tree was blown on to a house. One person was injured.

Thunderstorm Wind in JEFFERSON, KENTUCKY
From 18-OCT-07 22:20:00 to 18-OCT-07 22:20:00 (EST-5)
Location: AUDUBON PARK
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Power lines were downed in several parts of the Louisville Metro area.

Thunderstorm Wind in SHELBY, KENTUCKY
From 18-OCT-07 21:00:00 to 18-OCT-07 21:00:00 (EST-5)
Location: BAGDAD
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

A few trees were downed.

Tornado in HANCOCK, KENTUCKY
From 18-OCT-07 17:18:00 to 18-OCT-07 17:32:00 (CST-6)
Location: UTILITY
Tornado F-scale: EF1
Property damage: 150.00K
Crop damage: 50.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

The tornado crossed into Hancock County from Daviess County, KY, near Highway 1389. It continued northeast, with intermittent touchdowns, until it lifted in the southwest outskirts of Hawesville. A mobile home was destroyed along Highway 1389. Several barns and sheds were blown down near the intersection of highways 271 and 1389. Most of the damage, however, was in the form of large trees being uprooted or snapped. The parent thunderstorm crossed into Perry County, IN, where it later produced another tornado to the northeast of Cannelton.

Tornado in MEADE, KENTUCKY
From 18-OCT-07 21:50:00 to 18-OCT-07 21:55:00 (EST-5)
Location: FLAHERTY
Tornado F-scale: EF1
Property damage: 20.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

The tornado touched down a mile north northwest of Flaherty, and lifted near Camp Carlson in the southern portion of Fort Knox. Damage from the tornado was consistent with an EF-1 tornado. Most of the damage was concentrated near the intersection of U.S. 60 and County Road 1882. The Rock Inn sustained roof damage, and a service station canopy was  knocked over. The tornado also uprooted large trees along the damage path.

Tornado in JEFFERSON, KENTUCKY
From 18-OCT-07 18:10:00 to 18-OCT-07 18:11:00 (EST-5)
Location: HIGHLANDS
Tornado F-scale: EF0
Property damage: 3.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

The EF-0 tornado touched down briefly at a grocery store at 2200 Brownsboro Road. It blew out windows in the grocery and in a dry cleaners located in the same structure. A shopping cart corral was blown into a car, and a large power pole was blown down.

Tornado in MARION, KENTUCKY
From 19-OCT-07 00:36:00 to 19-OCT-07 00:38:00 (EST-5)
Location: BRADFORDSVILLE
Tornado F-scale: EF0
Property damage: 100.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

The tornado touched down about three quarters of a mile southwest of Bradfordsville near the intersection of Bradfordsville and Thornton Roads.  A mobile home was rolled over and two homes suffered shingle damage.  An outbuilding also sustained minor damage, and several small trees were downed. From here, the tornado moved east-northeast into Bradfordsville, doing significant tree damage, snapping power poles, and destroying several outbuildings, one of which collapsed onto a speedboat. When the tornado lifted, the parent thunderstorm continued to cause extensive tree damage on the eastern side of Bradfordsville. Structural and tree damage from the tornado was consistent with an EF-0 tornado.

Thunderstorm Wind in HART, KENTUCKY
From 18-OCT-07 22:50:00 to 18-OCT-07 22:55:00 (CST-6)
Location: HORSE CAVE
Magnitude: 70.00 EG
Property damage: 1.50M
Crop damage: 10.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

A large section of roof was blown off the Dart Plant building on U.S Highway 31W. Several tobacco barns and warehouses, and other industrial buildings suffered structural damage on east Main Street.

Tornado in BULLITT, KENTUCKY
From 18-OCT-07 22:20:00 to 18-OCT-07 22:26:00 (EST-5)
Location: HUBERS
Tornado F-scale: EF1
Property damage: 35.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

The tornado damaged two outbuildings near the initial touchdown point. It also downed trees, and the damage pattern of the trees indicated a rotary circulation. At this point the tornado moved out over a wooded and largely inaccessible area, where it may have been on the ground intermittently. Most of the structural damage occurred in about the last three quarters of a mile of the damage path. In this stretch, a few houses had chimney and roof damage. The tornado also knocked down some vertical columns on a porch overhang. The roof was blown off a cinder block garage, and three of the garage walls were collapsed.

Tornado in BRECKINRIDGE, KENTUCKY
From 18-OCT-07 20:26:00 to 18-OCT-07 20:33:00 (CST-6)
Location: ROSETTA
Tornado F-scale: EF2
Property damage: 300.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

The EF-2 tornado began one mile east northeast of Stinnettsville, and moved to the northeast through Rosetta, where most of the damage occurred. A church was destroyed. A nearby home lost a large section of roof. Two large outbuildings were destroyed. A 16 foot trailer was moved and wrapped around a tree. Winds moved a 4500 pound tractor seven feet. A pickup truck was thrown 75 feet and flipped over. Numerous trees along the tornado path were uprooted or snapped.

Thunderstorm Wind in JEFFERSON, KENTUCKY
From 18-OCT-07 18:48:00 to 18-OCT-07 18:50:00 (EST-5)
Location: HARRODS CREEK
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Broadcast Media

Trees were downed in the Brownsboro Road area.

Thunderstorm Wind in BRECKINRIDGE, KENTUCKY
From 18-OCT-07 20:45:00 to 18-OCT-07 20:52:00 (CST-6)
Location: BIG SPG
Magnitude: 60.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Power lines were downed.

Thunderstorm Wind in OHIO, KENTUCKY
From 18-OCT-07 19:34:00 to 18-OCT-07 19:34:00 (CST-6)
Location: HEFLIN
Magnitude: 60.00 EG
Property damage: 5.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Thunderstorm winds estimated at nearly 70 mph by law enforcement caused unspecified structural damages.

Thunderstorm Wind in JEFFERSON, KENTUCKY
From 18-OCT-07 18:10:00 to 18-OCT-07 18:10:00 (EST-5)
Location: HIGHLANDS
Magnitude: 70.00 EG
Property damage: 30.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Broadcast Media

A gas station awning was damaged and a large oak tree was felled by winds estimated at 70 kts in the Hillcrest area of Louisville.

Hail in JEFFERSON, KENTUCKY
From 18-OCT-07 18:08:00 to 18-OCT-07 18:08:00 (EST-5)
Location: HIGHLANDS
Magnitude: 1.25 
Property damage: 10.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Hail 1.25 inch in diameter fell in the Crescent Hill area with a storm that later produced a brief EF0 tornado farther east.

Thunderstorm Wind in CLARK, KENTUCKY
From 19-OCT-07 01:40:00 to 19-OCT-07 01:42:00 (EST-5)
Location: WINCHESTER
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Trees were downed.

Thunderstorm Wind in MADISON, KENTUCKY
From 19-OCT-07 01:56:00 to 19-OCT-07 01:59:00 (EST-5)
Location: MIDDLETOWN
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: County Official

Trees were blown on to power lines.

Thunderstorm Wind in WARREN, KENTUCKY
From 18-OCT-07 21:58:00 to 18-OCT-07 21:59:00 (CST-6)
Location: BOWLING GREEN
Magnitude: 56.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Trees were downed.

Thunderstorm Wind in LOGAN, KENTUCKY
From 18-OCT-07 21:28:00 to 18-OCT-07 21:30:00 (CST-6)
Location: RUSSELLVILLE
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Trees were downed.

Thunderstorm Wind in TRIMBLE, KENTUCKY
From 18-OCT-07 21:27:00 to 18-OCT-07 21:30:00 (EST-5)
Location: MILTON
Magnitude: 61.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Trees and power lines were downed. A trained spotter estimated at 70 mph wind gust.

Thunderstorm Wind in OLDHAM, KENTUCKY
From 18-OCT-07 23:00:00 to 18-OCT-07 23:00:00 (EST-5)
Location: WESTPORT
Magnitude: 65.00 EG
Property damage: 5.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

Straight line winds destroyed an old barn and uprooted some trees near the Trimble County line.

Thunderstorm Wind in TRIMBLE, KENTUCKY
From 18-OCT-07 23:00:00 to 18-OCT-07 23:00:00 (EST-5)
Location: WISES LNDG
Magnitude: 65.00 EG
Property damage: 5.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

Thunderstorm winds damaged a carport and a chimney at one home, and blew a tree on to another house on the Oldham County line. Minor damage was also sustained to metal sections of nearby outbuildings.

Thunderstorm Wind in LOGAN, KENTUCKY
From 18-OCT-07 20:43:00 to 18-OCT-07 20:46:00 (CST-6)
Location: AUBURN
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Trees and power lines were downed.

Thunderstorm Wind in OHIO, KENTUCKY
From 18-OCT-07 20:57:00 to 18-OCT-07 20:59:00 (CST-6)
Location: BEAVER DAM
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Trees and power lines were downed.

Thunderstorm Wind in LARUE, KENTUCKY
From 19-OCT-07 00:00:00 to 19-OCT-07 00:03:00 (EST-5)
Location: HODGENVILLE
Magnitude: 60.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Over a dozen trees were downed in and around Hodgenville.

Thunderstorm Wind in BOYLE, KENTUCKY
From 19-OCT-07 01:03:00 to 19-OCT-07 01:06:00 (EST-5)
Location: DANVILLE
Magnitude: 60.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Several trees were downed.