Hail in Kentucky, July 23, 2003

Name: Hail in Kentucky, July 23, 2003
Start: 2003-07-23T16:20
End: 2003-07-23T16:20
Location: Kentucky

July 23, 2003 · NWS JKL · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 1

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Jackson, KY wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 23, 3:25 PM EST, 55 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 23, 3:25 PM EST, 55 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
425 PM EDT WED JUL 23 2003

CONVECTION BEGAN THIS MORNING WITH A COUPLE OF TROUGH AXES LEFT TO
PASS THROUGH THE AREA ALONG WITH THE APPROACH OF ONE OF THE LAST
PIECES OF VORT ENERGY TO AFFECT OUR NEAR TERM WEATHER.  TEMPERATURES
THIS AFTERNOON BARELY REACHED THE 70 DEGREE MARK.

H5 TROUGH AXIS TO PASS TO OUR EAST AND LIFT NORTHEAST AS LAST BIT OF
ENERGY ROUNDS THE BASE OF THE TROUGH.  EXPECT THE TSRA ACTIVITY TO
DIMINISH WITH BOTH THE LOSS OF DAYTIME HEATING AND THE PASSAGE OF
THE MAIN H5 TROUGH AXIS.  TEMPERATURES TONIGHT WILL BE NEAR RECORD
LOWS AS JKL RECORD IS 60 AND LOZ 57.  WILL WORD THE ZONES IN THOSE
AREAS AS SUCH. WITH LOW LEVEL MOISTURE AND LIGHT WINDS TONIGHT, KEPT
PATCHY FOG IN FORECAST.

KEPT SLIGHT CHANCE POPS IN FOR EASTERN COUNTIES...LOOKS LIKE IT WILL
BE PRIMARILY A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS WITH A THUNDERSTORM OR TWO IN THE
AFTERNOON.  KEPT THE AREAS OF FOG IN FOR THU NIGHT AS SKIES WILL
CLEAR MORE AND HIGH PRESSURE COMPLETELY SLIDES OVER THE AREA.

FOR THE UPCOMING COUPLE OF DAYS, DRIER AIR AND HIGH PRESSURE WILL
DOMINATE KEEPING THE FORECAST DRY.  THERE ARE SOME INDICATIONS OF A
RIDGE VALLEY SPLIT FOR FRI MORNING...WILL WORD THE ZONES THAT WAY
WITH A RELATIVELY SMALL SPLIT.  OVERALL, TEMPERATURES WILL BE ON THE
INCREASE AS HIGH PRESSES EAST AND RETURN FLOW BEGINS.

EXTENDED: TROUGH OVER THE EASTERN US IS EXPECTED TO REESTABLISH
ITSELF OVER THE NORTHEAST US. A SFC COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO PUSH
SOUTH INTO THE OH VALLEY ON SUN AS THIS TROUGH DEEPENS. WENT WITH
CHANCE POPS ON SUN AS THE FRONT SHOULD PUSH TO OR JUST S OF TH OH
RIVER BY MON NIGHT. THIS FRONT SHOULD STALL OUT IN THE VICINITY AND
WITH DAYTIME HEATING AND DISTURBANCES MOVING INTO THE TROUGH EXPECT
A MAINLY DIURNAL CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ON MON AND TUE.
A STRONGER DISTURBANCE IS EXPECTED TO DROP DOWN INTO THE GREAT LAKES
ON TUE INTO WED. THIS WILL PROBABLY LEAD TO SFC LOW DEVELOPMENT
ALONG THE OLD BOUNDARY WITH A COLD FRONT CROSSING THE REGION LATE IN
THE PERIOD. TEMPS SHOULD REMAIN NEAR SEASONAL AVERAGES.

.JKL...NONE.

OUDEMAN/PELTON
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PREVIOUS DISCUSSION FOLLOWS
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408 AM EDT WED JUL 23 2003

UNUSUAL UPPER TROUGH OVER THE EASTERN U.S. CONTINUES TO BE OUR
DOMINANT WEATHER FEATURE.  THE ORIGINAL SURFACE BOUNDARY TO OUR
NORTHWEST IS FADING OUT AS THE FRONT MAKES A TRANSITION EAST OF THE
MOUNTAINS. ALTHOUGH OUR DEWPOINTS HAVE DROPPED OFF SEVERAL
DEGREES...INSTABILITY PERSISTS DUE TO COLD AIR ALOFT. THERE ARE
STILL SHOWERS AND STORMS..ESPECIALLY JUST TO OUR NORTH.

AS HEATING KICKS IN TODAY...WE WILL ONLY DESTABILIZE FURTHER. IN
ADDITION...A SHORTWAVE CURRENTLY OVER THE MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY
WILL ROUND THE BASE OF THE TROUGH. THE END RESULT SHOULD BE NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WIND FIELDS ALOFT WILL BE RATHER WEAK
UNTIL YOU GET ABOVE 500 MB...SO THE THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER IS
MINIMAL. CAN NOT RULE OUT MARGINAL SEVERE HAIL DUE TO COLD AIR
ALOFT...BUT SUB SEVERE HAIL IN THE STRONGER STORMS IS MORE LIKELY.

WITH LOSS OF HEATING...WILL EXPECT CONVECTION TO DIMINISH THIS
EVENING...AND WILL ONLY CARRY OVER A SMALL CHANCE INTO
TONIGHT...FOLLOWED BY PARTIAL CLEARING.

BY THURSDAY THE ATMOSPHERE SHOULD DRY OUT A LITTLE BIT MORE AND THE
CHANCE OF CONVECTION WILL DECREASE. ALSO...THERE IS NOT AGREEMENT ON
A BOOSTER SUCH AS THE SHORTWAVE ON WEDNESDAY. HOWEVER...WITH THE
TROUGH AXIS PASSING OVERHEAD...INSTABILITY WILL PERSIST AND CAN NOT
RULE OUT A THUNDERSTORM...ESPECIALLY NORTHEAST. WILL USE A 20
PERCENT POP FOR ALL BUT OUR SOUTHWEST COUNTIES ON THURSDAY.

THERE IS SOME DISCREPANCY AMONG THE ETA AND GFS CONCERNING HOW FAST
THE UPPER TROUGH LIFTS OUT AT THE END OF THE WEEK. THE AVN IS THE
MOST CONSISTENT MODEL AND LIFTS THE TROUGH OUT FASTER...AND WILL
LEAN THAT DIRECTION WITH THE FORECAST.

FOR TEMPS...WILL USE A GUIDANCE COMPROMISE FOR HIGHS. FOR
LOWS...PREFER TO GO A COUPLE DEGREES ABOVE GUIDANCE
TONIGHT...THINKING THAT LINGERING MOISTURE WILL KEEP US FROM GETTING
QUITE AS COLD AS GUIDANCE. COLDEST NIGHT LOOKS TO BE THURSDAY
NIGHT...ESPECIALLY IN VALLEYS...AS SURFACE HIGH DRIFTS OVER AND
DRIER AIR IS IN PLACE.

.JKL...NONE.

HAL

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PREVIOUS DISCUSSIONS FOLLOW
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1015 PM EDT TUE JUL 22 2003

WIDESPREAD PRECIP CONTINUES AHEAD OF SFC COLD FRONT IN SOUTHEAST
KY...AND IN AREA OF UPPER DIVERGENCE ASSOCIATED WITH LEFT FRONT QUAD
OF UPPER JET NOSING INTO EASTERN KY. ONLY CHANGES TO THE FORECAST
WILL BE TO INCREASE POPS EARLY IN THE OVERNIGHT PERIOD FOR THE
SOUTHEAST PORTION OF THE AREA...THEN TAPER OFF TO CHANCE POPS.
RELUCTANT TO REMOVE ALL POPS AFTER FRONT PASSES...AS 18Z MESOETA
KEEPS LI/S BELOW ZERO AND UPPER DIVERGENCE OVER THE SOUTHEAST
PORTION OF OUR FORECAST AREA THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.

HYSELL

Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 23, 4:45 AM EST, 11 hours 35 minutes before

KYZ044-050>052-058>060-068-069-079-080-083>088-104-106>120-241100-

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
545 AM EDT WED JUL 23 2003

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN KENTUCKY.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY TODAY. SOME OF THE STORMS MAY PRODUCE
HAIL...BUT IT IS LIKELY TO REMAIN SMALL IN SIZE. LOCALLY HEAVY
RAINFALL IS ALSO A POSSIBILITY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ON THURSDAY OVER PORTIONS
OF EASTERN KENTUCKY. THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE ON SUNDAY
THROUGH TUESDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.

HAL

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 23, 2:27 PM EST, 1 hour 53 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON, KY
327 PM EDT WED JUL 23 2003

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

1120 AM    MEANS                     KY   FLASH FLOODS
07/23/03   MENIFEE                        ROADS COVERED IN WATER AND
                                          WATER SURROUNDING A
                                          HOUSE.REPORTED BY SPOTTERS.

CM

Local storm report, Jul 23, 2:30 PM EST, 1 hour 50 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON, KY
330 PM EDT WED JUL 23 2003

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

1120 AM    MEANS                     KY   FLASH FLOODS
07/23/03   MENIFEE                        ROADS COVERED IN WATER AND
                                          WATER SURROUNDING A
                                          HOUSE.REPORTED BY SPOTTERS.

1120 AM    FRENCHBURG                KY   FLOOD
07/23/03   MENIFEE                        18 INCHES OF WATER OVER
                                          BRIDGE. REPORTED BY CO-OP
                                          OBSERVERS

CM

Local storm report, Jul 23, 2:34 PM EST, 1 hour 46 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON, KY
334 PM EDT WED JUL 23 2003

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

1120 AM    MEANS                     KY   FLASH FLOODS
07/23/03   MENIFEE                        ROADS COVERED IN WATER AND
                                          WATER SURROUNDING A
                                          HOUSE.REPORTED BY SPOTTERS.

1120 AM    FRENCHBURG                KY   FLOOD
07/23/03   MENIFEE                        18 INCHES OF WATER OVER
                                          BRIDGE. REPORTED BY CO-OP
                                          OBSERVERS

1120 AM    FRENCHBURG                KY   FLOOD
07/23/03   MENIFEE                        ROUTE 460 CLOSED FROM
                                          FRENCHBURG TO MONTGOMERY
                                          COUNTY LINE. WATER COVERED
                                          ROAD IN MANY
                                          LOCATIONS.REPORTED BY LAW
                                          ENFORCEMENT

CM

Local storm report, Jul 23, 2:36 PM EST, 1 hour 44 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON, KY
336 PM EDT WED JUL 23 2003

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

1120 AM    MEANS                     KY   FLASH FLOODS
07/23/03   MENIFEE                        ROADS COVERED IN WATER AND
                                          WATER SURROUNDING A
                                          HOUSE.REPORTED BY SPOTTERS.

1120 AM    FRENCHBURG                KY   FLOOD
07/23/03   MENIFEE                        18 INCHES OF WATER OVER
                                          BRIDGE. REPORTED BY CO-OP
                                          OBSERVERS

1120 AM    FRENCHBURG                KY   FLOOD
07/23/03   MENIFEE                        ROUTE 460 CLOSED FROM
                                          FRENCHBURG TO MONTGOMERY
                                          COUNTY LINE. WATER COVERED
                                          ROAD IN MANY
                                          LOCATIONS.REPORTED BY LAW
                                          ENFORCEMENT

1120 AM    SUDITH                    KY   FLOOD
07/23/03   MENIFEE                        EVERSAW ROAD CLOSED DUE TO
                                          HIGH WATER.REPORTED BY
                                          SPOTTERS

CM

Local storm report, Jul 23, 3:18 PM EST, 1 hour 2 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON, KY
418 PM EDT WED JUL 23 2003

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0257 PM    MARROWBONE                KY   .75 INCH HAIL
07/23/03   PIKE                           REPORTED BY
24 HOUR POINT

CM

Local storm report, Jul 23, 3:22 PM EST, 58 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON, KY
422 PM EDT WED JUL 23 2003

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0257 PM    MARROWBONE                KY   .75 INCH HAIL
07/23/03   PIKE                           REPORTED BY 24 HOUR
                                          SPOTTER

CM

The radar

The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 100 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:21 UTC.

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Event by event

1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Knox

When: July 23, 4:20 PM EST
Where: Knox County, Moore Hill
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: FIRE DEPT/RESCUE SQUAD
Coordinates: 36.933, -84.083

What these are

Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Kentucky in 2003 Every state in 2003 This day in weather history Warnings in Kentucky, July 2003

Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5376626.