By Chris Taylor
Murray, KY – Last night's line of storms passed through our region leaving comparatively little damage. High winds brought down some trees across roads and knocked out power to parts of Paducah, affecting some 15 hundred customers for a few hours. Several highways through McCracken, Marshall, Calloway, and Graves counties were closed for a few hours overnight as crews repaired downed power lines and removed fallen debris. It was much the same in Paris, Tennessee where fallen trees damaged a handful of homes in the community. About 25 hundred residents were without power for some time during the night, but many homes' connections have been restored. Henry County Emergency Management Director Ronald Watkins estimates some 20 to 30 homes suffered minor damage. McCracken County Emergency Management Meteorologist Beau Dodson says over 75 tornadoes reportedly struck southeast Missouri, southern Illinois, western Kentucky, and western Tennessee. The National Weather Service is sending out survey teams today. Dodson says damage was mostly confined to rural areas, sparing cities and larger towns the most intense damage. In Massac County, Illinois, a tornado is believed to have caused damage to a farm.