After storms devastated the nation’s center on Monday, Tuesday’s severe weather outbreak resulted in hundreds of reports of damage from winds, large hail and tornadoes.
The first severe thunderstorms caused damage across the Ohio Valley in the morning, followed by individual supercells in the late afternoon and early evening.
The hardest hit areas appear to be along the Ohio River, with reports of damage to trees, power lines and buildings.
Following the storm system, PowerOutage.us More than 250,000 power outages were reported, many in West Virginia.
Severe storms hit the Ohio Valley Tuesday, causing injuries.
Early Tuesday morning, wind gusts of up to 134 mph were reported near Evansville, Indiana. City officials reported significant storm damage across the city, especially in the north.
Near Vanderburgh, Indiana, the roof of the city’s emergency operations center was damaged. According to the National Weather Service, there were multiple reports of downed trees, power lines and damage to mobile homes across the city.
Additional high winds and downed trees caused significant damage south of Booneville, Indiana, leading to roof and structure damage. Strong winds also caused utility poles to snap in Chrisney, Indiana.
Emergency managers reported that one person suffered minor injuries after a tree fell on a mobile home in Uniontown, Kentucky, according to the NWS office in Paducah, Kentucky.
There was significant damage to various structures and extensive damage to trees and power lines in Ohio and West Virginia.
The Proctorville, Ohio, fire department building was destroyed and several other buildings sustained significant damage. Multiple structures were damaged in South Point, Ohio, and there was extensive damage to trees and power lines. Several trailers flipped over in Hanging Rock, Ohio.
On Tuesday morning, wind gusts of 92 mph were reported near Huntington, West Virginia, and gusts of 162 mph were reported in Boyd County, Kentucky.
These winds toppled trees and power lines, damaging several homes.
The governors of Kentucky and West Virginia have declared states of emergency ahead of the worst weather.
Jeff Diederich, Williamson County Sheriff illinoisSignificant property damage was reported in the county early Tuesday. He said the damage also included downed trees and power lines.
“Our house has large trees planted across the roof,” Diederich told FOX Weather. “Some isolated residential areas have lost their roofs, and there are also multiple businesses with significant damage or complete destruction.
High winds caused several vehicles to overturn along Interstate 265 in southern Indiana outside of Louisville, Kentucky, during severe weather. Westbound lanes were blocked by the overturned vehicle as emergency services attended the scene.
Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg announced a local state of emergency for Jefferson County, Kentucky, citing thousands of power outages, but no injuries were reported from the storm.
Tornadoes reported in Georgia and Alabama
A powerful storm with a tornado watch struck Georgia Tuesday night, leaving thousands without power early Wednesday morning, with damage in its wake.
A possible tornado struck Rockdale County, Georgia, just before midnight, knocking down trees in several locations along Hurst Road, according to storm reports recorded by the NWS and NOAA’s Storm Prediction Center.
Dozens of roads were reported to be impassable due to downed trees and power lines, according to FOX 5 in Atlanta. Emergency officials called on people who do not need to travel to stay at home until the situation is safer. Additionally, there were reports that another tornado was possible in Conyers, Georgia, Tuesday night, potentially bringing down power lines and trees throughout the region.
About 320 miles southwest in Chilton, Alabama, multiple structures were damaged along county roads and trees were downed or uprooted. There were three more reports of possible tornadoes around midnight there, according to the NWS.
