LOUISVILLE, Ky. - A strong line of thunderstorms bore down on the Louisville area after blowing over trees and dropping rain in western Kentucky.
The National Weather Service issued a tornado warning for Edmonson and Grayson Counties until 11:45 a.m.
National Weather Service hydrologist Mike Callahan in Louisville said the storms blowing through Tuesday as part of a cold front include straight line winds in excess of 75 mph, with 40-to-50 mph gusts outside of the thunderstorms.
The storms spawned tornado warnings across much of the state.
Rick Shanklin, warning coordination meteorologist for the National Weather Service in Paducah, said a roof came off a building in Hopkinsville and downed trees were scattered around western Kentucky, but damage appeared minimal.
The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet Fulton County Crew reported a grain bin blew across the roadway on KY 94 near the Intersection with KY 971 and hit a vehicle. No injuries reported.
Shanklin said investigators will look into reports of tornados, but none had been confirmed as of midday Tuesday.
Forecasters spread a tornado watch to all but a the easternmost counties in Kentucky as the storms strengthened after daylight.
The NWS also issued a tornado warning for Ohio County, Todd County and Butler County in Kentucky until 10:30 a.m.
Tornado warnings for Christian and Muhlenberg Counties in Kentucky expired at 10:15 a.m.
Tornado warnings were posted Tuesday morning near Fort Campbell and Hopkinsville. No tornado touchdowns had been confirmed by 9:30 a.m., but a video camera in Hopkinsville shown on showed a wall cloud approaching the city.
Christian and Todd Counties in Kentucky were under a tornado warning until 10 a.m. A Tornado warning expired for Trigg County in Kentucky at 9:30 a.m.
Forecasters spread a tornado watch to all but the easternmost counties in Kentucky as the storms strengthened after daylight.
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