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January 1-2, 2006 tornado outbreak
Tornado damage in Jefferson County
Tornadoes
confirmed		19
Max. rating1F3 tornado
Fatalities0 tornadic , 1 non-tornadic[1]
Damageunknown
Areas affectedMissouri, Illinois, Mississippi, Florida, Kentucky and Georgia
1Most severe tornado damage; see Fujita scale

The January 1-2, 2006 tornado outbreak was a tornado outbreak that occured in early January, 2006. The outbreak affected much of the Central United States and Southern United States and produced nineteen tornadoes. The tornadoes caused considerable damage in the states of Kentucky and Georgia. There were no tornado related fatalites and only minor injuries were reported.

Storm history

Outlook for January 2, 2006 by the Storm Prediction Center.

A low pressue system crossed over the Central United States and a short wave trough was forming over Texas, contributing to record warmth on January 1 and 2 in the lower Ohio Valley and southern United States. Areas from Missouri to Indiana reported tempreatures reaching from the high 60s°F to mid 70s°F.[2]

On December 31, 2005 at 0600 UTC, in its day 1 forecast for January 1, 2006, the Storm Prediction Center issued in a slight risk of severe storms for the United States Gulf Coast and Ohio Valley as scattered to numerous thunderstorms were forecast to form over Alabama and Florida Panhandle. [3] At 1300 UTC, the SPC extended the slight risk for severe weather as the trough shifted eastward across the Mississippi River Valley and the southern Jet stream combined with increasing moisture shifting across the U.S. Gulf Coast and Southeastern United States.[4] On January 1, 2006, the SPC then issued a moderate risk of severe weather for much of the Southeastern United States and extended the slight risk of severe weather for the Ohio Valley and West Virginia and Pennsylvania[5] as a strong area of low pressure with a trailing cold front moves across South Carolina.[6] The National Weather Service forecast that the combanation of warm air and the low will bring thunderstorms, damaging hail and tornadoes across Georgia and South Carolina.[7]

Tornado damage in Henry County.

On January 2, the SPC doppler radar detected a convective band of thunderstorms forming over southeastern Georgia and northern Florida.[8] The SPC issued in its outlook that southeastern Alabama, Florida Panhandle, Georgia and South Carolina could experience severe thunderstorms, hail and tornadoes.[9] At 12:17 PM (EST), the National Weather Serivce issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Tattnall County in southeastern Georgia[10] as doppler radar detaced a line of severe thunderstorms producing hail and winds up to 60 mph.[11] Another severe thunderstorm warning was issued at 1:07 (EST) for Effingham County and Bulloch County.[12] At 1:23 PM (EST), the National Weather Service issued a tornado watch for southeastern Georgia and southeastern South Carolina.[13] The National Weather Service then issued a tornado warning for Effingham and Chatham counties.[14] After that, the thunderstorms contiued to produce hail and high winds across much of Georgia and South Carolina, causing the NWS to issue more severe thunderstorm warnings and another tornado watch until 11:30 PM (EST).[15] Elsewhere, thunderstorms also spawned numerous reports of tornadoes, hail and high winds in Kentucky, Indiana.[16] Overall there were 19 confirmed tornadoes across the Southeastern United States.

Tornadoes reported

Confirmed tornadoes by Fujita rating
FU F0 F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 Total
0 5 9 4 1 0 0 19

January 1 event

List of reported tornadoes - Sunday, January 1 2006
F#
Location
County
Coord.
Time (UTC)
Path length
Damage
Mississippi
F1 S of Spring Cottage Marion 31°03′N 89°45′W / 31.05°N 89.75°W / 31.05; -89.75 1525 1 mile (1.6 km) 50 ft wide tornado caused $10,000 dollars (2006 USD) in damage.[17]

January 2 event

List of reported tornadoes - Monday, January 2, 2006
F#
Location
County
Coord.
Time (UTC)
Path length
Damage
Missouri
F0 W of Chesterfield St. Charles 38°41′N 90°55′W / 38.68°N 90.92°W / 38.68; -90.92 0300 0.5 miles (0.8 km) Brief touch down, no damage.[18]
F0 W of Corridon Reynolds 37°23′N 91°06′W / 37.38°N 91.1°W / 37.38; -91.1 0445 0.5 miles (0.8 km) Brief touchdown, no damage.[19]
F1 W of St. Louis St. Louis 38°40′N 90°25′W / 38.67°N 90.42°W / 38.67; -90.42 0525 0.5 miles (0.8 km) Brief touchdown, no damage.[20]
Illinois
F1 S of Oconne Shelby 39°16′N 89°07′W / 39.27°N 89.12°W / 39.27; -89.12 2248 0.1 miles (0.2 km) Tornado destroyed barn and blew down a few tree limbs. Damage from the tornado amounted to $15,000 (2006 USD).[21]
Florida
F0 Sumatra Liberty 30°01′N 84°59′W / 30.02°N 84.98°W / 30.02; -84.98 1155 0.2 miles (0.3 km) Tornado damaged unoccupied trailer and powerlines causing $10,000 (2006 USD) in damage.[22]
Kentucky
F2 SW of Elizabethtown Hardin 37°40′N 85°58′W / 37.67°N 85.97°W / 37.67; -85.97 1343 8.4 miles (13.5 km)
F1 E of Tanner Laure 37°27′N 85°52′W / 37.45°N 85.87°W / 37.45; -85.87 1350 6.4 miles (10.3 km)
F1 SW of Louisville Jefferson 38°13′N 85°50′W / 38.22°N 85.83°W / 38.22; -85.83 1422 1.5 miles (2.4 km)
F2 NE of Columbia Adair 37°06′N 85°17′W / 37.1°N 85.28°W / 37.1; -85.28 1422 0.6 miles (1.0 km)
F1 N of Pellyton Adair 37°13′N 85°05′W / 37.22°N 85.08°W / 37.22; -85.08 1457 0.1 miles (0.2 km)
F2 SW of New Salem Lincoln 37°24′N 84°46′W / 37.4°N 84.77°W / 37.4; -84.77 1534 8.7 miles (14.0 km)
Georgia
F2 SW of Atlanta, Georgia Fulton,Fayette 33°31′N 84°40′W / 33.52°N 84.67°W / 33.52; -84.67 1545 7 miles (11.3 km)
F3 S of Hollonville Pike 33°09′N 84°27′W / 33.15°N 84.45°W / 33.15; -84.45 1612 3 miles (4.8 km)
F0 SE of Liberty Hill Lamar 33°09′N 84°08′W / 33.15°N 84.13°W / 33.15; -84.13 1644 0.2 miles (0.3 km)
F1 NE of Flippen Henry 33°30′N 84°09′W / 33.5°N 84.15°W / 33.5; -84.15 1648 0.6 miles (1.0 km)
F1 NW of Wayside Jones 33°04′N 83°37′W / 33.07°N 83.62°W / 33.07; -83.62 1735 3 miles (4.8 km)
F1 N of Kite Johnson, Emanuel 32°45′N 82°31′W / 32.75°N 82.52°W / 32.75; -82.52 1922 12 miles (19.3 km)
F0 SE of Four Points Jenkins County, Georgia 32°39′N 81°56′W / 32.65°N 81.93°W / 32.65; -81.93 2015 0.1 miles (0.2 km)

Central Kentucky tornadoes

Tornado damage in Adair County, Kentucky.

The severe weather entered central Kentucky in the afternoon of January 2.[16] At 2:30 pm (EST), a supercell thunderstorm formed over western Hardin County, Kentucky and intensified as it approached the town of Cecilia. At 2:45 pm, the storm produced a 100 yard wide tornado which touched down northwest of Cecilia. The F2 tornado damaged multiple homes, sheds, trees and other stuctures before dissapating near Fort Knox at 2:58 pm.[23] Damage from the tornado amounted to $2 million (2006 USD).[24] At 2:45 pm, another thunderstorm formed in northwestern Hart County and crossed Interstate 65 and into Larue County. At 2:50 pm, the storm spawned an F1 tornado that touched down near Talley. During its broken path, the tornado damaged several homes, outbuildings and a barn.[25] The Larue County tornado left $500,000 (2006 USD) in damage.[26]

Another storm moving across the Ohio River and into Louisville, Kentucky spawned a tornado that damaged several houses before dissapating. As the supercell thunderstorm crossed over Louisville, National Weather Service doppler radar detected rotation at the mid-levels of the thunderstorm as it crossed the city producing hail and heavy rain.[27] In Adair County, two tornadoes were reported. One was an F2 tornado which touched down south of Columbia destroying a mobile home and damaging several houses. Another tornado, an F1 touched down near Pellytown causing damage to several homes.[28] In Lincoln County, another thunderstorm spawned a tornado that touched down 3 miles south of McKinney and moved northeast peaking at F2 strength before dissapating. The tornado damaged or destroyed several mobile homes and injured two people person.[29][30]Damage from the tornado amounted to $350,000 dollars (2006 USD).[30]

Central and Southeastern Georgia tornadoes

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Tornado damage in Fayette County, Georgia.

As the low pressure system crossed the Ohio Valley, it triggered more severe thunderstorms across Georgia and South Carolina.[15] The severe weather spawned six tornadoes ranging from F0 to F3 on the Fujita Scale. The first tornado touched down near Palmetto and moved southwest.[31] The F2 tornado caused moderate damage to trees and destroyed an apartment house.[32] Damage from the tornado amounted to $225,000 (USD)[31] In Pike County, an F3 tornado touched down south of Hollonville. The tornado damaged or destroyed five houses and injured three people.[32]Damage in Pike County, Georgia amounted to $750,000 (2006 USD).[33] The same thunderstorm that produced the tornado in Pike County, produced another tornado that touched down in Lamar County causing minor tree damage.[32] In Henry County, Georgia a short lived F1 tornado caused minor tree damage while in Jones County, an F1 tornado touched down near Wayside where it damaged a three mobile homes and destroyed a machine shop.[32] Later in Johnson County, a tornado touched down near Kite where it moved 2 miles before crossing into Emanuel County causing moderate tree damage.[32]

Non tornadic events

Supercell thunderstorm in Gasconade County, Missouri.

High winds

The line of severe thunderstorms also produced high winds , heavy rainfall and hail across the Ohio Valley.[16] and Southeastern United States.[15] In Indiana a thunderstorm caused scattered power outages and one fatality was reported in Evansville.[1] A weather station in Jeffersonville reported winds of 60 mph.[34] In Chicago, Illinois, high winds left 11,500 residents without power and cancelled flights at O'Hare International Airport.[2]

Hail and Rainfall

In Indiana hail up to an 1.25 inches [35] The storm also dropped 1.3 inches of rain across the state.[36] Hail up 0.75 inches were reported in Illinois.[35] Hail was also reported in Michigan.[2]

See also

References

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