Good morning all.....................It's been a terrible Friday night and Saturday morning here in Western Kentucky with the historic storms and tornadoes passing through the area.................It sounds like a lot of fatalities and massive destruction caused by a tornado that originated in the Jonesboro , Arkansas area..
It stayed on the ground for over 200 miles , causing chaos in at least 3-4 states with Northwestern Tennessee , Southeast Missouri , Western Kentucky receiving the brunt of the damage........The governor of KY has issued a state of emergency for western and central Ky , stating it was the worst tornado event in Ky history.........The loss of life seems to be worst in Mayfield , Ky which is just 25 miles southeast of Paducah..........A candle factory there with over 110 people working at that time was hit point blank.........I'm waiting for WPSD channel 6 here in Paducah to give more info....Their 6 Saturday coverage starts in 15 minutes and with the sun coming up we will get to see the destruction for the first time........Benton , Ky is roughly 30 miles from Paducah and northeast of Mayfield and was hit hard also , but info coming from there is sparse.............I fear the loss of life in Ky will be in excess of 100 people......The governor stated this in his address @ 4 am this morning...................
I am going on 2-3 hours of tossing and turning sleep and also today is my day to call my dad , then my mom.....I will try to get some sleep @ 9-10 am this morning and prepare for the Arizona- Illini game at 4 pm with tuning into Brian B. and the pregame at 3 pm......Life does go on and it's terrible what happened last night .....crazy to have tornadoes in December and of this magnitude..............................Climate change ??............hard to know for sure but something is causing a shift in the weather ......I can't remember the last white xmas here in Paducah , but my memory is not the best indicator of knowledgeable facts...........
Today is not a day to give info on my NL's....I'll just say that NL # 3..............
and I spent last night in each others arms intently watching the excellent weather team at WPSD-TV channel 6 here in Paducah....they are top notch and give as much early warning as possible....the National Weather service and radar here in paducah lost power and never recovered last night to my knowledge.....It made the tv crew's work harder but they stayed working hard for over 4 hours straight helping folks understand how massive the tornado was and the destruction it caused......
I will post again when I have more info on destruction and loss of life......
Stay safe everyone.....