[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.

[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 combination of warm air and the low will bring thunderstorms, damaging hail and tornadoes across Georgia and South Carolina.

[7] On January 2, the SPC NEXRAD 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.

[16] At 2:30 pm (EST), a supercell thunderstorm formed over western Hardin County, Kentucky and intensified as it approached the town of Cecilia.

The F2 tornado damaged multiple homes, sheds, trees and other structures before dissipating near Fort Knox at 2:58 pm.

[26] Another storm moving across the Ohio River and into Louisville, Kentucky spawned a tornado that damaged several houses before dissipating.

[28] In Lincoln County, another thunderstorm spawned a tornado that touched down 3 miles south of McKinney and moved northeast peaking at F2 strength before dissipating.

[30] As the low pressure system crossed the Ohio Valley, it triggered more severe thunderstorms across Georgia and South Carolina.

[34] In Chicago, Illinois, high winds left 11,500 residents without power and cancelled flights at O'Hare International Airport.

In South Carolina, the storm brought 55 mph winds producing damage to trees and mobile homes.