120 PM EDT Sat Oct 5 2002



...Friday evening tornado in Louisville Metro area...



National Weather Service meteorologist...Joe ammerman...surveyed 

storm damage from storms that Friday evening knocked down trees and 

tore roofs off several homes. His conclusion was that a tornado 

touched down briefly in the springhurst section of Jefferson County. 

The F1 tornado tore a roof off a house...drove two-by-fours into the 

ground and knocked down a number of trees. 



Previously tornados from the same system touched down briefly in New 

Albany Indiana and at locations adjacent to the Ohio River. 



In addition damage was also reported from straight-line winds in 

areas adjacent to the tornado paths.



Tornado development was part of an intense upper level weather 

system that followed the remnants of Hurricane Lili. By Saturday 

morning skies had cleared in central Kentucky and south central 

Indiana...and temperatures had cooled into the typical 50s.



Reitmeyer