Severe wx awareness May 2003 5 years back

This is such a big event known as the 11 days of the May or the 2003 tornado fest. Several tornadoes occured in both Tornado and Dixie Alley and even as far north as the northest most NWS offices in the centrla and eastern areas had a event and sometimes 4 to track and survey in thier areas.
This following list is tornadoes that effected the West KY and Middle Tn areas only.
May 4th (the most proflic day of this sequence and a top 10 event in number of tornaodes in West KY and Mid TN)
Overall- With the left exit jet and a strong low along with ample May instabity a recipe for diaster was presented. At first SPC issued a slight and then a MDT risk for West KY and Mid TN. At the end the final outlook issued was a high risk in far west Ky and MDT risk for the rest of the area.
The Hailers (Historic West KY hailstorms) Before we can even get to tornadoes two supercells formed out of the blue in West KY. One tracked from SE Missouri and into Ballard County this storm caused 30- 40 Million dolalrsi n Hail damage and some injuries as it tracked into Lone Oak the hail became the size of tennis balls. Cars, Trees, builings, some cars in garages got extensively damaged. Roofs had to be replaced and multiple car insurance claims were filed. Then it moved into Livingston then finally into Marshall county. This is where the biggest hail feel it was baseball sized. Roof were damaged and every car in the hailstorms path was damaged. There are hail pictures and more information in this section. http://www.crh.noaa.gov/pah/storm/may4_03/hail.php
The Twisters:
Start with West KYSupercell 1- The Murray area F-2 Tornado. This supercell formed in Graves County then moved into Calloway COunty. Around 10:30pm this storm formed the biggest event an F2 torndo that started from 3 miles Northeast of Murray then moved a mile before ending. This caused enough for $350,000 dollars of damage several barns damaged and destroyed with minor to moderate damage. Many trees got split opened. Later on downbursts from 65 to as high as 85mph occured in Graves and Calloway County.
Supercell 2- ( the long one from Northeast corner of Ballard COunty to St. Joseph in SW daviess county) This produced 10 of the 11 tornadoesi n this outbreak with just this one supercell. Started in Ballard COunty into Mcracken into SOuth IL but came out around Livingston COunty some minor to moderate damge was reported in Livingston County some F1 damage occured as the cell apporached Marion the tornadoes did stop in Marion area then a tornado touched down severla miles east of Marion KY. The most damage occured as it approached Webster COunty several areas of damage as 3 tornadoes poped up and bounced up and down producing f-1 and f-2 damage in the city of Clay. Some decent damge was done as this storm moved on to St. Joseph KY area.
Mid TN
Nine Tornadoes occured in the Mid TN area. One deadly tornado occured just to the west in the jackson TN area as a F4 followed by a F3 went though the Jackson TN area then weakened into Lexington TN area.
One main storm formed in Stewart COunty then the supercell produced the strongest tornado of the day in Mid TN. A F2 in Clarksville TN area in SOuthern Montgomery area causing heavy damage to several homes. This strong but weaken to a F1 ias it did heavy damage to a factory in the Cross Plains TN area.
Also tornadoes touched down breifly in Thompson Station and La Vergne Tn areas.
May 5th
A high risk but wasn't as sinister as May 4th. A f0 tornado touched down near Kingston Springs TN. The biggest tornado of the day touched down in Petersburg Tn area in Lincoln COunty along highway 431 a two were heavily damaged to destroyed and rated a high end F-1
Several hail reports of quarter size and damaging winds did occur in South West Ky and Mid TN
May 6th
In Mid Tn serious flooding and flash flooding occured in Middle TN. ANother high shear day getting in touch with May heat occured.
West KY got this one better. Not as sig as the deadly tornado in SOuth Illnois. Wickliffe Ky got the strongest tornado a F2 tornado touched down just west and south of Wickliffe and caused a lot of tree damage. This storm produced a f1 tornado south of paduach and a long string of tornadoes into Graves and Marshall County KY
A F1 formed into south Graves County from Hickman county
May 11th
This was the last tornado day was from 1-4am May 11th,
Sacramento KY tornado This tornado was formed in supercell and start of a big squall line event. This tornado started in the southern outskirts of Sacramento then moved into town and in the eastern side of town. Several homes damaged and a moblie home was diensembled. This tornado was rated an F03 and 2 minor injuries occured.
Middle TN (Nashville area F1 and Northern Rutherford County F3)This tornado moved tohugh Nashville and to Gallatin during house damage and tree damage.
A tornado in Northern Rutherford COutny destroyed a 2 story house.
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