Clusters of thunderstorms formed over western Kentucky early in the afternoon. Several of these storms produced large hail or damaging wind. However, the main event was a line of severe thunderstorms that entered southeast Missouri about mid-afternoon and then tracked east across western Kentucky late in the afternoon and early in the evening. Several EF-1 tornadoes were associated with this line, in addition to scattered pockets of wind damage. The storms occurred under a rather strong southwest wind flow ahead of a weak cold front over far western Missouri. A 500 mb shortwave trough over the western high Plains provided some additional support for the storms. The air mass was strongly unstable, with surface capes over 3000 j/kg.

Funnel Cloud in CALLOWAY, KENTUCKY
From 23-JUN-19 12:50:00 to 23-JUN-19 12:50:00 (CST-6)
Location: KIRKSEY
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Hail in CALLOWAY, KENTUCKY
From 23-JUN-19 12:43:00 to 23-JUN-19 12:43:00 (CST-6)
Location: MURRAY
Magnitude: 0.88 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Lightning in CALLOWAY, KENTUCKY
From 23-JUN-19 16:45:00 to 23-JUN-19 16:45:00 (CST-6)
Location: MURRAY
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Eyewitnesses observed lightning strike next to a woman on the campus of Murray State University. The 50-year-old woman immediately collapsed. CPR was administered, and she died shortly thereafter at a Tennessee hospital.

Flash Flood in DAVIESS, KENTUCKY
From 23-JUN-19 13:15:00 to 23-JUN-19 19:00:00 (CST-6)
Location: ANDERSONVILLE
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Some road closures were reported due to flooding.

Thunderstorm Wind in MUHLENBERG, KENTUCKY
From 23-JUN-19 12:45:00 to 23-JUN-19 12:55:00 (CST-6)
Location: GREENVILLE
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 2.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

A tree was down near State Road 949 at Penrod. Another tree was down near Greenville.

Hail in DAVIESS, KENTUCKY
From 23-JUN-19 13:13:00 to 23-JUN-19 13:13:00 (CST-6)
Location: OWENSBORO
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Thunderstorm Wind in BALLARD, KENTUCKY
From 23-JUN-19 15:38:00 to 23-JUN-19 15:38:00 (CST-6)
Location: GAGE
Magnitude: 56.00 EG
Property damage: 3.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Tree damage occurred off State Road 2532 near the McCracken County line.

Thunderstorm Wind in MARSHALL, KENTUCKY
From 23-JUN-19 16:07:00 to 23-JUN-19 16:07:00 (CST-6)
Location: CALVERT CITY
Magnitude: 65.00 EG
Property damage: 5.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

A line of thunderstorms downed some trees across northern Marshall County. About four miles northeast of Benton, a tree was uprooted, and a few large limbs were broken. At Calvert City, a tree was uprooted.

Tornado in CARLISLE, KENTUCKY
From 23-JUN-19 15:20:00 to 23-JUN-19 15:21:00 (CST-6)
Location: BARDWELL
Tornado F-scale: EF1
Property damage: 20.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

Numerous trees were uprooted and snapped by this tornado, which passed across U.S. Highway 51. Peak winds were estimated near 110 mph. This was the first of three tornadoes that were spawned along a path extending northeastward to the Paducah area.

Thunderstorm Wind in BALLARD, KENTUCKY
From 23-JUN-19 15:26:00 to 23-JUN-19 15:28:00 (CST-6)
Location: BLANDVILLE
Magnitude: 61.00 EG
Property damage: 10.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Just southwest of Blandville, two trees were snapped. A large tree fell through a home near Slater.

Tornado in CARLISLE, KENTUCKY
From 23-JUN-19 15:27:00 to 23-JUN-19 15:28:00 (CST-6)
Location: MAGEE SPGS
Tornado F-scale: EF1
Property damage: 5.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

Trees were snapped and uprooted by this very brief tornado, which crossed Highway 121 near the Ballard County line. Peak winds were estimated near 110 mph. This tornado was the second of three that were spawned along a path from western Carlisle County to McCracken County.

Thunderstorm Wind in MUHLENBERG, KENTUCKY
From 23-JUN-19 17:26:00 to 23-JUN-19 17:26:00 (CST-6)
Location: MOORMAN
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 1.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

A large tree was down.

Thunderstorm Wind in HENDERSON, KENTUCKY
From 23-JUN-19 17:20:00 to 23-JUN-19 17:20:00 (CST-6)
Location: ROBARDS
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 1.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Wires were down.

Thunderstorm Wind in MCLEAN, KENTUCKY
From 23-JUN-19 17:23:00 to 23-JUN-19 17:26:00 (CST-6)
Location: LIVERMORE
Magnitude: 61.00 EG
Property damage: 5.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

In Livermore, a tree was down on a house. The roof was torn off a tool shed. A couple miles northeast of Livermore, a large tree that was 100 to 150 years old was uprooted.

Tornado in BALLARD, KENTUCKY
From 23-JUN-19 15:33:00 to 23-JUN-19 15:35:00 (CST-6)
Location: LOVELACEVILLE
Tornado F-scale: EF1
Property damage: 5.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

The tornado touched down near Lovelaceville in Ballard County, but the vast majority of the track was in McCracken County. This tornado uprooted and snapped several trees before it crossed into McCracken County. The tornado crossed U.S. Highway 62 near the south edge of Lovelaceville. Peak winds in Ballard County were estimated near 100 mph. This was the third and longest of three tornadoes that occurred along a path from western Carlisle County to McCracken County.

Thunderstorm Wind in CARLISLE, KENTUCKY
From 23-JUN-19 15:35:00 to 23-JUN-19 15:35:00 (CST-6)
Location: MILBURN
Magnitude: 70.00 EG
Property damage: 10.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

Part of the roof of an old barn was blown off. The top of a silo was torn off.

Thunderstorm Wind in CHRISTIAN, KENTUCKY
From 23-JUN-19 17:35:00 to 23-JUN-19 17:45:00 (CST-6)
Location: HERNDON
Magnitude: 61.00 EG
Property damage: 5.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Trees were snapped in the Herndon and Oak Grove area. A shed was damaged.

Tornado in MCCRACKEN, KENTUCKY
From 23-JUN-19 15:35:00 to 23-JUN-19 15:53:00 (CST-6)
Location: CAMMELIA
Tornado F-scale: EF1
Property damage: 500.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

This tornado tracked from Ballard County east-northeast across McCracken County. The tornado stayed mainly over rural farm country of southwest McCracken County until it crossed the Lone Oak and Hendron communities near Paducah. The tornado finally dissipated as it crossed the south side of Paducah, a few miles northwest of Reidland. Although there was some minor roof damage to homes along the path, almost all of the damage was done to large, mature trees. Hundreds of trees were snapped or uprooted (50/50). Several sheds and outbuildings were damaged. Grain bins and barns were damaged on farms in rural southwest parts of the county. On the south side of Paducah, windows were blown out of a strip mall, signage to a business was destroyed, and there was roof damage to a former church. The two main areas of significant damage were along Gum Springs Road (near Lone Oak) and in the Hendron area. A large swath of straight-line damaging winds (up to 110 mph) paralleled the track about one-half mile south from the inception of the tornado until about Interstate 24, where they merged over the Hendron area and became a single smaller path to the south side of Paducah. Peak winds in the tornado were also estimated near 110 mph.

Thunderstorm Wind in GRAVES, KENTUCKY
From 23-JUN-19 15:37:00 to 23-JUN-19 15:40:00 (CST-6)
Location: FANCY FARM
Magnitude: 70.00 EG
Property damage: 8.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

A National Weather Service storm survey found scattered tree damage in and near Fancy Farm. Several trees had large broken limbs or were uprooted. One house sustained gutter and roof damage from falling limbs. Estimated peak winds were 80 mph.

Thunderstorm Wind in GRAVES, KENTUCKY
From 23-JUN-19 15:45:00 to 23-JUN-19 15:48:00 (CST-6)
Location: HICKORY
Magnitude: 78.00 EG
Property damage: 50.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

A microburst containing winds near 90 mph struck the Hickory area. Numerous large tree limbs and trees were down. An empty semi truck was overturned at a large chicken processing plant at Hickory. A large section of the east wall of a metal building was blown out after garage doors on the west side were opened by the wind. The damage swath was approximately 1.3 miles long and up to 250 yards wide.

Thunderstorm Wind in GRAVES, KENTUCKY
From 23-JUN-19 15:53:00 to 23-JUN-19 15:53:00 (CST-6)
Location: SYMSONIA
Magnitude: 61.00 EG
Property damage: 5.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Trees were down.

Thunderstorm Wind in MCCRACKEN, KENTUCKY
From 23-JUN-19 15:53:00 to 23-JUN-19 15:53:00 (CST-6)
Location: REIDLAND
Magnitude: 56.00 EG
Property damage: 3.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

A large tree fell onto a fence and the side of a house. Soffit was blown off a home.

Thunderstorm Wind in MCCRACKEN, KENTUCKY
From 23-JUN-19 15:49:00 to 23-JUN-19 15:49:00 (CST-6)
Location: PADUCAH
Magnitude: 54.00 MG
Property damage: 15.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

About four miles west of Paducah, a wind gust to 62 mph was measured by a trained spotter. Downed trees and power lines blocked Kentucky Highway 305 between Interstate 24 and Highway 358 for several hours.

Tornado in LIVINGSTON, KENTUCKY
From 23-JUN-19 16:02:00 to 23-JUN-19 16:03:00 (CST-6)
Location: SMITHLAND
Tornado F-scale: EF1
Property damage: 100.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

This tornado began on the south side of town and peeled the roof back on a church. A mobile home was destroyed. Other homes in the path sustained minor roof damage. Large trees were snapped, and numerous large branches were down. There was also minor damage to a gas station canopy. Peak winds were estimated near 110 mph.

Tornado in LIVINGSTON, KENTUCKY
From 23-JUN-19 16:07:00 to 23-JUN-19 16:08:00 (CST-6)
Location: VICKSBURG
Tornado F-scale: EF1
Property damage: 20.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

Numerous trees were uprooted and snapped along the three-quarter mile path. The tornado was in a very rural area about four miles northeast of Smithland. Peak winds were estimated near 110 mph.

Tornado in MARSHALL, KENTUCKY
From 23-JUN-19 16:13:00 to 23-JUN-19 16:14:00 (CST-6)
Location: TATUMSVILLE
Tornado F-scale: EF1
Property damage: 1.00M
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

A very brief tornado with maximum estimated winds of 100 mph damaged part of a marina on Kentucky Lake. A 50-yard section of the marina was twisted and overturned. This was one of three sections that extended into Kentucky Lake. A boat that was docked in this part of the marina was lifted onto the debris. The entire marina structure was shifted several feet and pulled away from the shore, dislodging several spud poles that anchored the floating marina structure to the lake bottom.

Thunderstorm Wind in LIVINGSTON, KENTUCKY
From 23-JUN-19 16:15:00 to 23-JUN-19 16:20:00 (CST-6)
Location: BURNA
Magnitude: 65.00 EG
Property damage: 30.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

A line of thunderstorms produced pockets of wind damage in northern Livingston County. In downtown Salem, windows were blown out of a business. Large trees were uprooted and power lines were down in and near Salem. A large tree was down at Burna.

Thunderstorm Wind in WEBSTER, KENTUCKY
From 23-JUN-19 16:41:00 to 23-JUN-19 16:44:00 (CST-6)
Location: PROVIDENCE
Magnitude: 65.00 EG
Property damage: 30.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

A microburst snapped numerous large tree limbs and uprooted a few trees as it moved east through Providence. Large trees and power lines were down, including trees on houses. In particular, numerous trees were down in the Baptist Hill area on the west side of town.

Thunderstorm Wind in HOPKINS, KENTUCKY
From 23-JUN-19 16:52:00 to 23-JUN-19 16:52:00 (CST-6)
Location: BEULAH
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 1.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

A tree was down near Highway 70 and Sixth Vein Road.

Thunderstorm Wind in HOPKINS, KENTUCKY
From 23-JUN-19 17:00:00 to 23-JUN-19 17:00:00 (CST-6)
Location: MADISONVILLE
Magnitude: 65.00 EG
Property damage: 30.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Widespread damaging winds accompanied a line of thunderstorms across the Madisonville area. Several trees were snapped or uprooted in Hanson. Large trees were down in Madisonville. A wind gust to 62 mph was measured at a mesonet site four miles south of Madisonville.

Thunderstorm Wind in HENDERSON, KENTUCKY
From 23-JUN-19 12:40:00 to 23-JUN-19 12:40:00 (CST-6)
Location: REED
Magnitude: 61.00 EG
Property damage: 5.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Several trees were down, and power was out.