Power Outage in Providence, KY

Lots of large tree limbs and power lines were blown down throughout town.

A microburst snapped numerous large tree limbs and uprooted a few trees as it moved east through Providence. Large trees and power lines were down, including trees on houses. In particular, numerous trees were down in the Baptist Hill area on the west side of town.

A microburst with estimated wind speeds near 75 mph downed hundreds of trees and limbs in and near Providence. Numerous trees were snapped or uprooted. The damage path was approximately 1.25 miles long across the community of Providence. At least 50 homes sustained partial shingle loss or structural damage. A porch was blown off one home. A wall was blown out of a barn. Garage doors were blown in at a residence. Widespread damage was observed across town. Numerous power lines were down, and the entire community of Providence was without power.

Tree limbs were blown down on Highway 41-A in Providence and Dixon, as well as Highway 109 in Diamond. Power outages affected a large portion of Providence.

A roof was blown off a home, and there was other damage to the structure. Several trees and power lines were blown down in the same area.

Lightning struck an oil storage tank, causing a large explosion. The top of one of the tanks landed on U.S. Highway 41-A. Two other tanks caught fire. U.S. Highway 41-A was closed for at least several hours. The explosion damaged some power lines at the site, causing a power outage.

An EF-1 tornado touched down on Willard Wilson Road in southern Trimble County. It descended from a supercell storm that earlier brought an EF-1 tornado to Clark County Indiana. This cyclic supercell tracked just to the south of, and 15 minutes behind, another supercell that produced the EF-4 tornado across southern Indiana. Shortly after touching down, the tornado destroyed a barn and a single-wide mobile home. Farther along Willard Wilson Road, another barn had collapsed. A 400 pound four-wheeler was moved 30 feet. Another home had shingle damage. The strongest winds, estimated near 100 mph, developed near High Grove Road. A concentrated grove of trees were destroyed along with downed power lines and a gutter ripped off a house. Finally, the twister downed some power lines and hardwood trees along Carmon Creek Road. It lifted just northwest of the intersection of State Highway 421 and Interstate 71.

Ten power poles were blown down along U.S. Highway 41 between Sebree and Slaughters. A wooden barn was destroyed just west of Highway 41.

In Clay, several trees were blown down. One of the trees fell on a car. Carports and fences were damaged on Kentucky Highway 132. In Providence, several tree limbs and power lines were down.

Six trees and two power lines were blown down.