Severe storms fired at sunset around the Hutchinson, KS area and a tornado touched down over open country. Hutchinson is located about 40 miles outside of Wichita.
REPORTED WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 29, 2012
1205 NEWBURGH, IN WARRICK COUNTY
UPDATE REPORT … 2 HOMES DESTORYED ON PEACHTREE ST. OTHER HOMES DAMAGED ALONG WEST CHESTER DRIVE. PATH OF DAMAGE APPEARS TO GO THROUGH DOWNTOWN JUST OF THE LOCK AND DAM.
1240 MADISONVILLE, KY HOPKINS COUNTY
TORNADO ON THE GROUND REPORTED AT EXIT 44 ALONG THE PENNYRILE PARKWAY.
1558 3 MILES NW OF HOPKINSVILLE, KY CHRISTIAN COUNTY
UNCONFIRMED REPORT OF A TORNADO ON THE GROUND IN A FIELD BY NORTH SINKING FORK ROAD.
EARLIER TUESDAY FEBRUARY 28, 2012 AND WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 29,2012
2213 9 WSW GANDY LOGAN NE
OFF DUTY NWS EMPLOYEE REPORTED A TORNADO 9 MILES WSW OF GANDY. (LBF)
0043 6 SSW HUTCHINSON RENO KS
STORM CHASER REPORTED A TORNADO LASTING ABOUT 5 MINUTES FROM 643 TO 648 PM.
0302 HARVEYVILLE WABAUNSEE KS
PRELIMINARY INFORMATION FROM INCIDENT COMMAND … POSSIBLE TORNADO … 1 CRITICAL INJURY … SEVERAL MINOR INJURIES … NUMEROUS HOMES DESTROYED … ALL PEOPLE ACCOUNTED FOR IN TOWN
0515 5 WSW JERICO SPRINGS BARTON MO
TREES DOWN.
0556 2 SW BUFFALO DALLAS MO
1 HOUSE DESTROYED ALONG WITH 3 TURKEY BARNS. DAMAGE ALONG WILDLIFE RD.
0628 2 SW LEBANON LACLEDE MO
TORNADO ON THE GROUND JUST SW OF LEBANON (SGF)
0723 BRANSON TANEY MO
MULTIPLE TREES REPORTED DOWN. GAS STATION REPORTED DAMAGED. MULTIPLE SERVICE POLES REPORTED DOWN. (SGF)
0724 BRANSON TANEY MO
CAPRI MOTOR INN DAMAGED. WALL OF RESTAURANT DOWN. SIGN DOWN. HIGHWWAY PATROL REPORTS POWERLINES DOWN ACROSS HIGHWAY. (SGF)
0729 KIMBERLING CITY STONE MO
20 HOMES DESTROYED. 20 DAMAGED. (SGF)
0925 PATTON BOLLINGER MO
6-8 HOMES HAVE ROOF DAMAGE ALONG HIGHWAY 72. 10 LARGER BARNS DESTROYED OVER A 5 MILE AREA. TREE DAMAGE IS WIDESPREAD. NUMEROUS POWER POLES DOWN.
1056 2 SW HARRISBURG SALINE IL
CONFIRMED TORNADO BY TRAINED SPOTTER. APPROACHING THE SOUTH SIDE OF HARRISBURG.
1135 METROPOLIS MASSAC IL
OFFICE OF EM REPORTING TORNADO NEAR METROPOLIS ILLINOIS. SEEING POWER FLASHES FROM TRANSFORMERS ALSO. (PAH)
1137 HARRISBURG SALINE IL
Media Reporting 6 Deaths
SOUTHEAST PORTION OF TOWN EXPERIENCED MAJOR DAMAGE. POSSIBLE ONE DEATH BUT NO COMFIRMED. SEARCH AND RESCUE IN PROCESS AT THIS TIME.
It’s sure windy today prob bc of the South storms.