1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Paducah, KY wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at May 15, 12:42 AM CST, 1 hour 13 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 142 AM CDT THU MAY 15 2003 PRIMARY FORECAST CONCERN REMAINS THE PERIODIC CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. SCATTERED STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRING OVER PORTIONS OF THE CWA AS A RESULT OF UPPER LEVEL ENERGY AND VERY UNSTABLE AIRMASS. EXPECT THE SEVERITY OF THESE STORMS TO SLOWLY DIMINISH. A WEAK FRONTAL SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO PROGRESS SLOWLY ACROSS THE REGION TODAY IN RESPONSE TO AN UPPER LEVEL LOW DIGGING SOUTHEAST FROM THE NORTHERN PLAINS INTO THE SOUTHERN GREAT LAKES REGION. AS A RESULT...WILL KEEP POPS EVERYWHERE TODAY WITH HIGHEST CHANCES (50) OVER THE NORTHEAST SECTIONS. STEEPEST MID LEVEL LAPSE RATES (>6.25 C/KM) WILL REMAIN OVER THE NE SECTIONS ALSO. FEEL THAT BEST CHANCES FOR RW/TRW WILL BE MAINLY THIS MORNING AS AXIS OF UPPER TROF AND VORT MAX WILL PASS EAST OF THE REGION BETWEEN 18Z AND 00Z. AREA SHOULD BE DRY TONIGHT WITH FRONT TO THE SOUTH. WILL REINTRODUCE POPS (RW/TRW) ON FRIDAY AS A VIGOROUS SYSTEM LIFTS EAST NORTHEAST OUT OF THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. THIS SYSTEM WILL LIFT THE AFOREMENTIONED FRONT BACK UP TO THE MO/AR AND KY/TN BORDERS ON FRIDAY. THIS WILL SET THE STAGE FOR A GOOD OVERRUNNING SCENARIO THAT DUE TO THE TRACK OF THIS SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. ETA/GFS/NGM SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT IN THEIR HANDLING OF THIS SYSTEM WITH GFS BEING MOST AGGRESSIVE...SO WILL GO WITH A COMPROMISE ON TIMING OF THE RETURN OF PRECIP ON FRIDAY. SHOWALTER INDICES REMAIN AT OR BELOW ZERO SO WILL EXPECT ELEVATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FROM FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. WILL INCREASE POPS INTO THE LIKELY CATEGORY FOR FRIDAY...FRIDAY NIGHT...AND SATURDAY. WILL MAKE NO CHANGES BEYOND FIFTH PERIOD. .PAH...NONE. JAP
ILZ075>078-080>094-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ001>022-MOZ076-086-087-100- 107>112-114-151000- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 828 PM CDT WED MAY 14 2003 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...SOUTHWEST INDIANA AND WESTERN KENTUCKY. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH MIDNIGHT OVER PARTS OF SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...PARTS OF WESTERN KENTUCKY AND ALL OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE MAIN HAZARD FROM ANY SEVERE STORMS. THERE IS A CHANCE OF NON-SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE REST OF THE REGION. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY THERE IS A RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE REGION ON THURSDAY AND THEN AGAIN FROM FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS...ALONG AND NORTHWEST OF PIEDMONT MISSOURI TO PADUCAH KENTUCKY TO MARION KENTUCKY TO MOUNT CARMEL ILLINOIS LINE...SHOULD BE ALERT FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF HAIL OR DAMAGING WINDS FROM STORMS THAT MAY DEVELOP OR MOVE INTO YOUR AREA. SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED TOMORROW AS THUNDERSTORM DEVELOP ALONG AN ADVANCING COLD FRONT. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE THAT SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE. DFS
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
1001 PM CDT WED MAY 14 2003
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0952 PM 2E PIEDMONT MO 0.88 INCH HAIL
05/14/03 WAYNE RELAYED BY ESPOTTERPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
1111 PM CDT WED MAY 14 2003
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
1109 PM 1E DUDLEY MO 0.88 INCH HAIL
05/14/03 STODDARD REPORTED BY TRAINED
SPOTTERPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
1118 PM CDT WED MAY 14 2003
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
1113 PM DEXTER MO 0.75 INCH HAIL
05/14/03 STODDARD REPORTED BY POLICE
1114 PM 2SW DEXTER MO 1.00 INCH HAIL
05/14/03 STODDARD REPORTED BY TRAINED
SPOTTER...AND RELAYED
THROUGH LAW ENFORCEMENT
1115 PM 3SW DEXTER MO 1.75 INCH HAIL
05/14/03 STODDARD REPORTED BY TRAINED
SPOTTER...RELAYED THROUGH
LAW ENFORCEMENTPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
222 AM CDT THU MAY 15 2003
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0211 AM 3E BERTRAND MO 0.75 INCH HAIL
05/15/03 MISSISSIPPI REPORTED BY MISSISSIPPI
COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICEThe Paducah radar (KPAH), 44 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 07:55 UTC.
1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
A severe thunderstorm moved southeast from Missouri, across the Mississippi River. This storm had a history of producing large hail in Missouri.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Kentucky in 2003Every state in 2003This day in weather historyWarnings in Kentucky, May 2003
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: 5351791.