 On October 18 , several thunderstorms already developed during the morning hours and continued to intensify during the afternoon . Just after 11 : 00 am EDT , one tornado in downtown Pensacola , Florida caused some extensive damage to the roof of a Baptist church as well as portions of Cordova Mall but there were no reported injuries at the Church and daycare center . During the early evenings severe weather affected the Louisville , Kentucky Metro area in which tree damage and power outage were reported throughout the area and a possible tornado at around 7 : 00 pm EDT near the Crescent Hill area which was later confirmed as a brief EF0 . Still in the region , one tree fell over a passing car but the motorist escaped injuries although he was trapped for several minutes inside . The Louisville power authority , the LG & E reported as much as 2 @,@ 500 homes without power mostly in St. Matthews and Crescent Hill areas . More storms rolled through much of the Ohio and Tennessee Valleys during the second half of the evening and overnight with more storms in Michigan . 
