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January 1-2, 2006 tornado outbreak
Tornado damage in Jefferson County
Tornado damage in Jefferson County
Date of tornado outbreak: January 1-2, 2006
Duration1:
Maximum rated tornado2: F3 tornado
Tornadoes caused: 19
Damages: unknown
Fatalities: 0 tornadic , 1 non-tornadic[1]
Areas affected: Missouri, Illinois, Mississippi, Florida, Kentucky and Georgia

1Time from first tornado to last tornado
2Most severe tornado damage; see Fujita Scale


The January 1-2, 2006 tornado outbreak was a tornado outbreak that occured in early January, 2006. The outbreak affected much of the Central United States and Southern United States and produced sixteen tornadoes. The tornadoes caused considerable damage in the states of Kentucky and Georgia. There were no tornado related fatalites and only minor injuries were reported.

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[edit] Storm history

Outlook for January 2, 2006 by the Storm Prediction Center.
Outlook for January 2, 2006 by the Storm Prediction Center.

A low pressue system crossed over the Central United States and a short wave trough was forming over Texas, contributing to record warmth on January 1 and 2 in the lower Ohio Valley and southern United States. Areas from Missouri to Indiana reported tempreatures reaching from the high 60s°F to mid 70s°F.[2]

On December 31, 2005 at 0600 UTC, in its day 1 forecast for January 1, 2006, the Storm Prediction Center issued in a slight risk of severe storms for the United States Gulf Coast and Ohio Valley as scattered to numerous thunderstorms were forecast to form over Alabama and Florida Panhandle. [3] At 1300 UTC, the SPC extended the slight risk for severe weather as the trough shifted eastward across the Mississippi River Valley and the southern Jet stream combined with increasing moisture shifting across the U.S. Gulf Coast and Southeastern United States.[4] On January 1, 2006, the SPC then issued a moderate risk of severe weather for much of the Southeastern United States and extended the slight risk of severe weather for the Ohio Valley and West Virginia and Pennsylvania[5] as a strong area of low pressure with a trailing cold front moves across South Carolina.[6] The National Weather Service forecast that the combanation of warm air and the low will bring thunderstorms, damaging hail and tornadoes across Georgia and South Carolina.[7]

Tornado damage in Henry County.
Tornado damage in Henry County.

On January 2, the SPC doppler radar detected a convective band of thunderstorms forming over southeastern Georgia and northern Florida.[8] The SPC issued in its outlook that southeastern Alabama, Florida Panhandle, Georgia and South Carolina could experience severe thunderstorms, hail and tornadoes.[9] At 12:17 PM (EST), the National Weather Serivce issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Tattnall County in southeastern Georgia[10] as doppler radar detaced a line of severe thunderstorms producing hail and winds up to 60 mph.[11] Another severe thunderstorm warning was issued at 1:07 (EST) for Effingham County and Bulloch County.[12] At 1:23 PM (EST), the National Weather Service issued a tornado watch for southeastern Georgia and southeastern South Carolina.[13] The National Weather Service then issued a tornado warning for Effingham and Chatham counties.[14] After that, the thunderstorms contiued to produce hail and high winds across much of Georgia and South Carolina, causing the NWS to issue more severe thunderstorm warnings and another tornado watch until 11:30 PM (EST).[15] Elsewhere, thunderstorms also spawned numerous reports of tornadoes, hail and high winds in Kentucky, Indiana.[16] Overall there were 19 confirmed tornadoes across the Southeastern United States.

[edit] Tornadoes reported

Confirmed
Total		 Confirmed
F0		 Confirmed
F1		 Confirmed
F2		 Confirmed
F3		 Confirmed
F4		 Confirmed
F5
19 5 9 4 1 0 0

[edit] January 1 event

List of reported tornadoes - Sunday, January 1, 2006
F#
Location
County
Coord.
Time (UTC)
Path length
Damage
Mississippi
F1 S of Spring Cottage Marion 31°03′N 89°45′W / 31.05, -89.75 1525 1 mile (1.6 km) 50 ft wide tornado caused $10,000 dollars (2006 USD) in damage.[17]

[edit] January 2 event

List of reported tornadoes - Monday, January 2, 2006
F#
Location
County
Coord.
Time (UTC)
Path length
Damage
Missouri
F0 W of Chesterfield St. Charles 38°41′N 90°55′W / 38.68, -90.92 0300 0.5 miles (0.8 km) Brief touch down, no damage.[18]
F0 W of Corridon Reynolds 37°23′N 91°06′W / 37.38, -91.1 0445 0.5 miles (0.8 km) Brief touchdown, no damage.[19]
F1 W of St. Louis St. Louis 38°40′N 90°25′W / 38.67, -90.42 0525 0.5 miles (0.8 km) Brief touchdown, no damage.[20]
Illinois
F1 S of Oconne Shelby 39°16′N 89°07′W / 39.27, -89.12 2248 0.1 miles (0.2 km) Tornado destroyed barn and blew down a few tree limbs. Damage from the tornado amounted to $15,000 (2006 USD).[21]
Florida
F0 Sumatra Liberty 30°01′N 84°59′W / 30.02, -84.98 1155 0.2 miles (0.3 km) Tornado damaged unoccupied trailer and powerlines causing $10,000 (2006 USD) in damage.[22]
Kentucky
F2 SW of Elizabethtown Hardin 37°40′N 85°58′W / 37.67, -85.97 1343 8.4 miles (13.5 km)
F1 E of Tanner Laure 37°27′N 85°52′W / 37.45, -85.87 1350 6.4 miles (10.3 km)
F1 SW of Louisville Jefferson 38°13′N 85°50′W / 38.22, -85.83 1422 1.5 miles (2.4 km)
F2 NE of Columbia Adair 37°06′N 85°17′W / 37.1, -85.28 1422 0.6 miles (1.0 km)

[edit] Central Kentucky tornadoes

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ Associated Press (2006). Tornadoes hit parts of Eastern U.S.. USA Today. Retrieved on 2008-05-20.
  2. ^ Kruk (2006). 2006 Midwest Climate Watch. Midwestern Regional Climate Center. Retrieved on 2008-05-23.
  3. ^ NWS Storm Prediction Center (2006). Jan 1, 2006 0600 UTC Day 1 Convective Outlook. NOAA. Retrieved on 2008-06-02.
  4. ^ NWS Storm Prediction Center (2006). Jan 1, 2006 1300 UTC Day 1 Convective Outlook. NOAA. Retrieved on 2008-06-03.
  5. ^ NWS Storm Prediction Center (2006). Jan 1, 2006 0800 UTC Day 2 Convective Outlook. NOAA. Retrieved on 2008-06-05.
  6. ^ Associated Press (2006). Outbreak of severe weather possible. USA Today. Retrieved on 2008-06-05.
  7. ^ NWS Charleston, SC (2006). Special Weather Statement 415PM EST January 1, 2006. NOAA. Retrieved on 2008-06-05.
  8. ^ NWS Storm Prediction Center (2006). MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0017. NOAA. Retrieved on 2008-06-05.
  9. ^ NWS Storm Prediction Center (2006). PUBLIC SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK 1213 PM CST MON JAN 02 2006. NOAA. Retrieved on 2008-06-06.
  10. ^ NWS Charleston (2006). SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING 1217 PM EST MON JAN 2 2006. NOAA. Retrieved on 2008-06-06.
  11. ^ NWS Charleston (2006). SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT 1229 PM EST MON JAN 2 2006. NOAA. Retrieved on 2008-06-06.
  12. ^ NWS Charleston (2006). SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING 107 PM EST MON JAN 2 2006. NOAA. Retrieved on 2008-06-06.
  13. ^ NWS Charleston (2006). NWS Tornado Watch 1:23 EST January 2, 2006. NOAA. Retrieved on 2008-06-06.
  14. ^ NWS Charleston (2006). TORNADO WARNING 128 PM EST MON JAN 2 2006. NOAA. Retrieved on 2008-06-06.
  15. ^ NWS Charleston (2006). Severe Weather Outbreak - January 2, 2006. NOAA. Retrieved on 2008-06-06.
  16. ^ NWS Louisville, KY (2006). January 2, 2006 storms. NOAA. Retrieved on 2008-06-06.
  17. ^ Joshua Lietz (2008). January 1, 2006 Tornado Report for Mississippi. Tornado History Project. Retrieved on 2008-06-06.
  18. ^ Joshua Lietz (2008). Tornado Event Report on Missouri (1). Tornado History Project. Retrieved on 2008-06-06.
  19. ^ Joshua Lietz (2008). Tornado Event Report for Missouri (2). Tornado History Project. Retrieved on 2008-06-06.
  20. ^ Joshua Lietz (2008). Tornado Event Report for Missouri (3). Tornado History Project. Retrieved on 2008-06-06.
  21. ^ National Data Climatic Center (2006). Illinois Event Report. NOAA. Retrieved on 2008-06-09.
  22. ^ National Data Climatic Center (2006). Florida Event Report. NOAA. Retrieved on 2008-06-09.