Amazing info. The Mid South right now is where the Cold NorthWestern Pacific Arctic Air mass ends up slamming with full force into the South Central Sub Tropical Air mass. Apparently this storm was also fueled by a disturbance that came in low and also affected So Cal. We did not get as much rain as the previous storms. The current track has 6 to 8 storms in a row coming off the Pacific. These are tracking toward the Northwest US. The Northwest will be buried under more snow after this next set. An Arctic air mass is also coming down from Northwestern Canada. So now that the Mid South has cooled down, these additional storms should be on the cold side when they get down there. Right now we need the increasing daylight to start warming the US. That would cause the Titanic Tornadic activity to shift more west into the Tornado Alley. They are more prepared for these types of events. Although if your historic early season activity is any indication, perhaps not.
Sorry, it was Brandenburg, not Bardstown, that took a hit last night. Fortunately, it was a small F1 that some homes and businesses and only caused one minor injury. Back on April 3, 1974, during the Great Tornado Outbreak, Brandenburg was almost wiped off the map by an F5 that destroyed or heavily damaged 90% of the buildings in the town and killed 32 people.
I went over to see the damage to Central Hardin High and it looks pretty bad. Almost half of the gym's roof is completely gone, there are large holes in the roof of the main building, almost every window in the school is broken, the enclosed hallway between the main building and the freshman wing has collapsed, the marching band director's tower is knocked over, all of the light poles in the parking lot are lying on the ground, and the press box in the football stadium is sitting on the fifty yard line.
Here's what the inside of the gym looks like.
The Central boys basketball team had just clinched first place in the regular season just a few hours earlier in this gym and were supposed to host the 17th District Boys Basketball Tournament starting this coming Saturday. The school district has not yet determined where the tournament will be played, much less where the students will go to class until their school has been repaired.