Alert archive / Kentucky / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2004
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 204, NWS Louisville, KY
NWS Louisville, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 5, 2004, 1:04 PM CDT for Hancock County, Ohio County, Kentucky. It was in force for 56 min. 6 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 5, 2004, 1:04 PM CDT (18:04 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 5, 2004, 2:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 56 min
- Issued by
- NWS Louisville, KY
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Hancock County, KY, Ohio County, KY
The radar
The Louisville radar (KLVX), 90 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:06 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 5, 1:25 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Hawesville, KY | NUMEROUS TREES DOWN AS WELL AS POWER LINES DOWN ACROSS THE CITY |
| Jul 5, 1:25 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Hawesville, KY | NUMEROUS TREES DOWN AS WELL AS POWER LINES DOWN ACROSS THE CITY |
| Jul 5, 1:30 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Hartford, KY | TREES WERE DOWNED. THE SPOTTER ESTIMATED WIND SPEEDS OF 60 TO 70 MPH. |
| Jul 5, 1:30 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Hartford, KY | TREES WERE DOWNED. THE SPOTTER ESTIMATED WIND SPEEDS OF 60 TO 70 MPH. |
| Jul 5, 1:42 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 60 | Hartford, KY | NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES IN THE AREA |
| Jul 5, 1:42 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 60 | Hartford, KY | NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES IN THE AREA |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
Did it verify
Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched 3 storm reports to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 21 minutes after it went out.
Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 5, 12:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 6.1 hours before the alert went out and 163 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 2320 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -27 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 581 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 23 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 187 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 217 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 5.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WUUS53 KLMK 051804
SVRLMK
KYC091-183-051905-
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
105 PM CDT MON JUL 5 2004
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
HANCOCK COUNTY IN NORTHWEST KENTUCKY
OHIO COUNTY IN NORTHWEST KENTUCKY
* UNTIL 200 PM CDT
* AT 100 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN
EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING
FROM 28 MILES WEST OF HAWESVILLE TO 27 MILES WEST OF HAWESVILLE
TO 26 MILES WEST OF HARTFORD...AND MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
HARTFORD BY 140 PM CDT
HAWESVILLE BY 145 PM CDT
THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING WIND DAMAGE WITH GUSTS TO NEAR
60 OR 70 MPH ACROSS SOUTHERN ILLINOIS AND SOUTHWESTERN INDIANA. THIS
IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE
AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS
LAT...LON 3738 8705 3736 8710 3748 8711 3761 8697
3768 8682 3780 8681 3793 8696 3798 8681
3789 8674 3791 8667 3777 8668 3758 8662
3751 8668 3739 8664 3733 8674 3734 8681
3724 8691
$$
XXVWhat forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Louisville, KY wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jul 5, 12:05 PM CDT, 59 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 5, 12:05 PM CDT, 59 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 105 PM EDT MON JUL 5 2004 .SHORT RANGE (DAYS 0-3)... WATCHING CONVECTIVE CLUSTER TO OUR W OVER SRN IL, MAKING ESEWD PROGRESS ALONG GRADIENT IN PW FIELDS/ERN PERIPHERY OF 700MB RIDGE AXIS. THIS AREA OF TSRA WILL EITHER DIRECTLY IMPACT THE WRN PARTS OF LMK FA, OR AT THE VERY LEAST LAY OUT SOME OUTFLOW BDYS IN THE VICINITY, SO SCT TSRA CANNOT BE RULED OUT ANYWHERE THROUGH THE EVE HOURS. WIND FIELDS ARE MODEST, ABOUT THE SAME AS YESTERDAY, PER KLVX VWP, SO ANY STORMS HAVE POTL TO ORGANIZE INTO LINEAR SEGMENTS WITH WIND DAMAGE THE PRIMARY THREAT AT THIS POINT. MAIN SFC FRONTAL BDY LOOKS TO GET KICKED NWD OVERNIGHT, IN RESPONSE TO DEEPENING MID-LEVEL TROFINESS OVER CEN PLAINS, WHICH SHOULD REFOCUS BEST CONVECTIVE CHCS N OF THE FA, OVER IN/OH. THIS PICTURE CONTINUES TUE, AND FOR THE MOST PART WITH LACK OF ANY DISCERNIBLE FOCUSING, MOST OF THE DAY SHOULD BE DRY, SAVE SOME ISO CELLS THAT MAY DEVELOP IN MOIST AND UNSTABLE WARM SECTOR AIRMASS. TRENDS IN MODEL SOLNS HAVE BEEN FOR FASTER COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE SOMETIME TUE NIGHT, AND THIS IS SEEN IN 9Z SREF ENSEMBLE DATA. OVERALL WILL MAINTAIN GOOD CHC POPS FOR TUE NIGHT INTO WED. AS PARENT 500MB WAVE PASSES EWD THU, CHCS FOR PCPN SHOULD MINIMIZE AS SUMMERTIME RIDGING BUILDS INTO THE FA. XXV .LONG RANGE (DAYS 4-7)... EXTENDED MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT IN THE EXTENDED PERIOD AS UPPER LEVEL MASS FIELDS TRANSITION FROM AN AMPLIFIED PATTERN TO A MORE ZONAL PATTERN AS SIGNIFICANT RIDGING BUILDS ACROSS THE CENTRAL CONUS. AT THE SFC...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE AREA ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. THIS COMBINED WITH RIDGING ALOFT WILL KEEP THE AREA DRY WITH TEMPERATURES SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL. BY SUNDAY..WEAK H5 WAVE WILL ROUND THE TOP OF THE RIDGE AND SLIDE SOUTHEAST. THIS MAY COME FAR ENOUGH SOUTH TO SPREAD SOME ISOLATED TO SCATTERED CONVECTION ACROSS THE REGION SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND AGAIN ON MONDAY AFTERNOON. AS FOR TEMPERATURES...ENSEMBLES CONTINUE TO SHOW VERY LITTLE SPREAD AND A BLEND OF OP MEX AND HPC GUIDANCE WILL BE USED. -JARVIS && .LMK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... IN...NONE. KY...NONE. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 5, 9:20 AM CDT, 3 hours 44 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 1020 AM EDT MON JUL 5 2004 INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>067- 070>078-081-082-060900- ADAIR KY-ALLEN KY-ANDERSON KY-BARREN KY-BOURBON KY-BOYLE KY- BRECKINRIDGE KY-BULLITT KY-BUTLER KY-CASEY KY-CLARK IN-CLARK KY- CLINTON KY-CRAWFORD IN-CUMBERLAND KY-DUBOIS IN-EDMONSON KY- FAYETTE KY-FLOYD IN-FRANKLIN KY-GARRARD KY-GRAYSON KY-GREEN KY- HANCOCK KY-HARDIN KY-HARRISON IN-HARRISON KY-HART KY-HENRY KY- JEFFERSON IN-JEFFERSON KY-JESSAMINE KY-LARUE KY-LINCOLN KY-LOGAN KY- MADISON KY-MARION KY-MEADE KY-MERCER KY-METCALFE KY-MONROE KY- NELSON KY-NICHOLAS KY-OHIO KY-OLDHAM KY-ORANGE IN-PERRY IN- RUSSELL KY-SCOTT IN-SCOTT KY-SHELBY KY-SIMPSON KY-SPENCER KY- TAYLOR KY-TRIMBLE KY-WARREN KY-WASHINGTON IN-WASHINGTON KY- WOODFORD KY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARDSTOWN...BOWLING GREEN... CAMPBELLSVILLE...COLUMBIA...CORYDON...CYNTHIANA...DANVILLE... ELIZABETHTOWN...FRANKFORT...FRANKLIN...GLASGOW...HARDINSBURG... HARRODSBURG...JASPER...LEITCHFIELD...LEXINGTON...LOUISVILLE... NEW ALBANY...RICHMOND...RUSSELLVILLE...SHELBYVILLE...STANFORD... VERSAILLES...WINCHESTER 1020 AM EDT MON JUL 5 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH-CENTRAL INDIANA AND CENTRAL KENTUCKY. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT OVER THE OUTLOOK AREA. THE BEST CHANCES FOR STORMS THIS AFTERNOON LOOK TO BE FOR AREAS ROUGHLY ALONG AND WEST OF I-65, WITH THE BEST CHANCES TONIGHT FOR LOCATIONS ALONG AND NORTH OF I-64. THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS FORECAST A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE STORMS, WITH DAMAGING WINDS, HEAVY RAINFALLS, AND CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING THE MAIN THREATS. IN ADDITION, MAX HEAT INDEX VALUES ARE FORECAST TO REACH 100 TO 105 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON. REMEMBER TO TAKE FREQUENT BREAKS AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. THE BEST CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE OUTLOOK AREA. A FEW OF THE STORMS COULD REACH SEVERE LEVELS IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE COLD FRONT. IN ADDITION, HEAT INDEX VALUES ARE FORECAST TO REACH THE 100 TO 105 DEGREE RANGE TUESDAY AFTERNOON. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. XXV
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 5, 10:56 AM CDT, 2 hours 8 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 1156 AM EDT MON JUL 5 2004 INZ083-089-KYZ023-024-026-027-061-051640- BRECKINRIDGE KY-BUTLER KY-DUBOIS IN-GRAYSON KY-HANCOCK KY-OHIO KY- PERRY IN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARDINSBURG...JASPER...LEITCHFIELD 1056 AM EST (1056 AM CDT) MON JUL 5 2004 ...THUNDERSTORMS APPROACHING THE AREA... A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS NOW OVER SOUTHERN ILLINOIS IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TRACKING EAST SOUTHEASTWARD INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. SHOULD THESE STORMS MAINTAIN THEIR CURRENT STRUCTURE AND SPEED, THIS WOULD PUT THEM INTO LOCATIONS SUCH AS PERRY, HANCOCK, OHIO, AND BUTLER COUNTIES BY AROUND 1230 TO 1 PM CDT (130 TO 2 PM EDT). THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG WINDS, VERY FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING, AND A PERIOD OF TORRENTIAL RAINFALL. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO, LOCAL MEDIA, OR WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR UPDATES AS THEY ARE ISSUED. XXV
Special weather statement, Jul 5, 12:17 PM CDT, 47 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 117 PM EDT MON JUL 5 2004 INZ083-089-KYZ023-024-026-027-061-070-051800- BRECKINRIDGE KY-BUTLER KY-DUBOIS IN-GRAYSON KY-HANCOCK KY-LOGAN KY- OHIO KY-PERRY IN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARDINSBURG...JASPER...LEITCHFIELD... RUSSELLVILLE 1217 PM EST (1217 PM CDT) MON JUL 5 2004 ...THUNDERSTORMS APPROACHING THE AREA... A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS NOW OVER FAR SOUTHWESTERN INDIANA AND WESTERN KENTUCKY IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TRACKING EAST SOUTHEASTWARD THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. SHOULD THESE STORMS MAINTAIN THEIR CURRENT STRUCTURE AND SPEED, THIS WOULD PUT THEM INTO LOCATIONS SUCH AS DUBOIS, PERRY, HANCOCK, OHIO, BUTLER, AND LOGAN COUNTIES BY AROUND 1 TO 130 PM CDT (2 TO 230 PM CDT). THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG WINDS, VERY FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING, AND A PERIOD OF TORRENTIAL RAINFALL. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO, LOCAL MEDIA, OR WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR UPDATES AS THEY ARE ISSUED. XXV
Special weather statement, Jul 5, 12:17 PM CDT, 47 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 117 PM EDT MON JUL 5 2004 INZ083-089-KYZ023-024-026-027-061-070-051800- BRECKINRIDGE KY-BUTLER KY-DUBOIS IN-GRAYSON KY-HANCOCK KY-LOGAN KY- OHIO KY-PERRY IN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARDINSBURG...JASPER...LEITCHFIELD... RUSSELLVILLE 1217 PM EST (1217 PM CDT) MON JUL 5 2004 ...THUNDERSTORMS APPROACHING THE AREA... A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS NOW OVER FAR SOUTHWESTERN INDIANA AND WESTERN KENTUCKY IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TRACKING EAST SOUTHEASTWARD THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. SHOULD THESE STORMS MAINTAIN THEIR CURRENT STRUCTURE AND SPEED, THIS WOULD PUT THEM INTO LOCATIONS SUCH AS DUBOIS, PERRY, HANCOCK, OHIO, BUTLER, AND LOGAN COUNTIES BY AROUND 1 TO 130 PM CDT (2 TO 230 PM EDT). THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG WINDS, VERY FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING, AND A PERIOD OF TORRENTIAL RAINFALL. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO, LOCAL MEDIA, OR WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR UPDATES AS THEY ARE ISSUED. XXV
The office that day
Everything else NWS Louisville, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 4, 7:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bullitt | 35 min |
| Jul 4, 7:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Spencer | 37 min |
| Jul 5, 1:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Hancock, Ohio | 61 min |
| Jul 5, 1:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Butler | 45 min |
| Jul 5, 1:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Logan | 44 min |
| Jul 5, 1:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Breckinridge | 42 min |
| Jul 5, 2:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Grayson | 45 min |
| Jul 5, 2:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Meade | 40 min |
| Jul 5, 2:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bullitt | 49 min |
| Jul 5, 2:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Simpson, Warren | 45 min |
| Jul 5, 2:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Edmonson | 41 min |
| Jul 5, 2:23 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Warren | 37 min |
| Jul 5, 2:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Hardin | 44 min |
| Jul 5, 2:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Allen | 30 min |
| Jul 5, 2:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Jefferson | 46 min |
| Jul 5, 2:35 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Logan | 85 min |
| Jul 5, 2:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Hart | 34 min |
| Jul 5, 2:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Larue, Nelson | 44 min |
| Jul 5, 2:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Barren | 42 min |
| Jul 5, 2:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Monroe | 54 min |
| Jul 5, 2:55 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Allen | 95 min |
| Jul 5, 3:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Green, Taylor | 43 min |
| Jul 5, 3:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Marion, Washington | 40 min |
| Jul 5, 3:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Oldham | 36 min |
| Jul 5, 3:12 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Monroe | 33 min |
| Jul 5, 3:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Metcalfe | 44 min |
| Jul 5, 3:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Henry, Shelby | 38 min |
| Jul 5, 3:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Clinton, Cumberland | 50 min |
| Jul 5, 3:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Adair | 26 min |
| Jul 5, 3:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Anderson, Franklin | 35 min |
| Jul 5, 3:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Boyle, Mercer | 36 min |
| Jul 5, 3:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Casey | 43 min |
| Jul 5, 3:50 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Cumberland | 85 min |
| Jul 5, 3:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Woodford | 29 min |
| Jul 5, 3:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Russell | 33 min |
| Jul 5, 3:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Fayette, Jessamine | 43 min |
| Jul 5, 4:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Garrard, Lincoln | 45 min |
| Jul 5, 4:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Clark, Madison | 36 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Kentucky, 2004Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2004
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.