1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
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.
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 Paducah, KY wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 14, 1:20 AM CST, 30 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 220 AM CDT WED JUL 14 2004 .DISCUSSION... LATEST SATELLITE LOOP SHOWED CLOUDS INCREASING IN AN AXIS FROM NCNTRL AND NW MISSOURI...ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL IL INTO SOUTHWEST INDIANA. NEWLY FORMED CONVECTION WAS NOTED SE OF ST. LOUIS IN THIS INCREASING AREA OF CLOUDS. AS OF 0715 UTC...STRENGTHENING CONVECTION WAS SEEN JUST NORTH OF PERRY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS. THE CLOUDS AND CONVECTION WERE COINCIDENT WITH A SFC FRONTAL BOUNDARY...AND MID LEVEL WAVE MOVING SSE EARLY THIS MORNING. MEANWHILE...THE AIRMASS OVER OUR CWFA REMAINS VERY UNSTABLE...BUT MODESTLY CAPPED. THE EASTERN SECTOR OF THE FA HAS BEEN RAKED OVER BY CONVECTION EARLIER THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT...AND WAS NOT AS UNSTABLE. THE RUC AND ETA BOTH SHOW A WEAKENING CAP ACROSS CENTRAL AND WEST SECTIONS OF OUR CWFA OVER THE NEXT 6 TO 9 HOURS. COMBINING THE WEAKENING CAP WITH OBSERVED SAT AND RADAR TRENDS...WE WOULD FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE CARRYING A LOW POP ACROSS THE ENTIRE FA AS THE FRONT MOVES SOUTH ACROSS THE REGION. WE WILL CONFINE POPS TO MAINLY THE MORNING HOURS OVER THE NRN 1/2 OF THE FA...AND SOUTHERN 1/3 OF THE FA INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS. WITH ONLY MARGINAL MOISTURE PRESENT...AND THE FACT THAT SOME INHIBITION STILL EXISTS...MEANS WE WILL KEEP THE POPS QUITE LOW...ON THE ORDER OF 20 PERCENT (SLIGHT CHANCE). WILL RAPIDLY END POPS BY EARLY THIS EVENING OVER THE EXTREME SOUTHERN AND SOUTHWEST COUNTIES. IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT...DRIER AIR WILL BECOME ESTABLISHED ACROSS THE FA. NOT A WHOLE LOT IN THE WAY OF CLOUDS...BUT STILL ENOUGH UPPER LEVEL MOISTURE AT TIMES TO GO WITH PARTLY CLOUDY. BOTH THE ETA AND GFS SUGGESTING A DRY FRIDAY IS IN QUESTION. AFTER COORDINATING WITH LMK...AND TRYING TO BLEND WITH LSX AND ILX...WE ADDED AN AFTERNOON POP FOR FRIDAY. NW FLOW ALOFT IS FORECAST TO PERSIST...BUT THE MODELS DEPICT HEIGHT FALLS AS THE UPPER TROF DEEPENS JUST A BIT OVER THE GREAT LAKES REGION. THE CYCLONIC ASPECT SHOULD ALLOW BROAD VORTICITY TO SPIN SE...AND PROVIDE ENOUGH UPPER SUPPORT TO WARRANT THE MENTION FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE REFLECTION AT THE SFC WILL BE A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY...FORECAST TO BISECT THE FA AROUND 00Z SAT. FEW TO NO CHANGES WERE MADE TO THE FORECAST BEYOND FRIDAY. && .PAH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... KY...NONE. MO...NONE. IL...NONE. IN...NONE. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 1157 AM CDT TUE JUL 13 2004 ILZ075>078-080>094-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ001>022-MOZ076-086-087-100- 107>112-114-141000- ALEXANDER IL-BALLARD KY-BOLLINGER MO-BUTLER MO-CALDWELL KY- CALLOWAY KY-CAPE GIRARDEAU MO-CARLISLE KY-CARTER MO-CHRISTIAN KY- CRITTENDEN KY-DAVIESS KY-EDWARDS IL-FRANKLIN IL-FULTON KY- GALLATIN IL-GIBSON IN-GRAVES KY-HAMILTON IL-HARDIN IL-HENDERSON KY- HICKMAN KY-HOPKINS KY-JACKSON IL-JEFFERSON IL-JOHNSON IL- LIVINGSTON KY-LYON KY-MARSHALL KY-MASSAC IL-MCCRACKEN KY-MCLEAN KY- MISSISSIPPI MO-MUHLENBERG KY-NEW MADRID MO-PERRY MO-PERRY IL-PIKE IN- POPE IL-POSEY IN-PULASKI IL-RIPLEY MO-SALINE IL-SCOTT MO-SPENCER IN- STODDARD MO-TODD KY-TRIGG KY-UNION KY-UNION IL-VANDERBURGH IN- WABASH IL-WARRICK IN-WAYNE MO-WAYNE IL-WEBSTER KY-WHITE IL- WILLIAMSON IL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SIKESTON...POPLAR BLUFF...PERRYVILLE... CAPE GIRARDEAU...PADUCAH...OWENSBORO...MURRAY...MAYFIELD... MADISONVILLE...HOPKINSVILLE...HENDERSON...EVANSVILLE...HERRIN... HARRISBURG...CARMI...CARBONDALE AND CAIRO 1157 AM CDT TUE JUL 13 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...SOUTHWEST INDIANA AND WESTERN KENTUCKY. ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF THE QUAD STATE AREA UNTIL 7 PM CDT... .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FOR A SMALL PORTION OF SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS AND SOUTHWEST INDIANA...GENERALLY TO THE NORTHEAST OF A CISNE ILLINOIS...TO SANTA CLAUS INDIANA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE REGION. THE MAIN HAZARDS WITH THE STORMS WILL BE DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS...AND VERY HEAVY RAINFALL. AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT. THIS WARNING COVERS ALL OF SOUTHWEST INDIANA...SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...SOUTHEAST MISSOURI. IN WEST KENTUCKY...THE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL WEST KENTUCKY COUNTIES WEST AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM MURRAY AND BENTON TO MADISONVILLE AND CENTRAL CITY KENTUCKY. THE COMBINATION OF HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL RESULT IN HEAT INDICES TOPPING OUT IN THE 105 TO 110 THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER SOUTHEAST MISSOURI AND WESTERN KENTUCKY WEDNESDAY. THE MAIN HAZARDS WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. THERE IS A SMALL CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AGAIN OVER THE WEEKEND. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUESTED THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY. SMITH
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
920 PM CDT TUE JUL 13 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0917 PM HAIL PROVIDENCE 37.40N 87.75W
07/13/2004 0.88 INCH WEBSTER KY TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
SMITTYPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT ... CORRECTION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
930 PM CDT TUE JUL 13 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0631 PM TSTM WND DMG WINSLOW 36.48N 89.11W
07/13/2004 OBION TN TRAINED SPOTTER
LARGE TREE LIMBS DOWN. TREE DOWN ON HOUSE AND CAR. 100
YEAR OLD TREES REPORTED DOWN IN COMMUNITY. BARN DESTROYED
NEAR ARTHUR ALONG HIGHWAY 61.
&&
SMITTYPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT ... CORRECTION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
932 PM CDT TUE JUL 13 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0632 PM TSTM WND DMG WINSLOW 38.38N 87.21W
07/13/2004 PIKE IN TRAINED SPOTTER
LARGE TREE LIMBS DOWN. TREE DOWN ON HOUSE AND CAR. 100
YEAR OLD TREES REPORTED DOWN IN COMMUNITY. BARN DESTROYED
NEAR ARTHUR ALONG HIGHWAY 61.
&&
SMITTYPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT ... SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
944 PM CDT TUE JUL 13 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0632 PM TSTM WND DMG WINSLOW 38.38N 87.21W
07/13/2004 PIKE IN TRAINED SPOTTER
LARGE TREE LIMBS DOWN. TREE DOWN ON HOUSE AND CAR. 100
YEAR OLD TREES REPORTED DOWN IN COMMUNITY. BARN DESTROYED
NEAR ARTHUR ALONG HIGHWAY 61.
0633 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 S PETERSBURG 38.45N 87.28W
07/13/2004 PIKE IN PUBLIC
TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN ALONG STATE HIGHWAY 57 SOUTH
OF TOWN.
0634 PM TSTM WND DMG MOUNT CARMEL 38.42N 87.77W
07/13/2004 WABASH IL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES AND LARGE TREE LIMBS DOWN.
0640 PM TSTM WND DMG WINSLOW 38.38N 87.21W
07/13/2004 PIKE IN TRAINED SPOTTER
BIG TREES, LARGE LIMBS, AND POWER LINES DOWN.
0641 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 S MACKEY 38.19N 87.39W
07/13/2004 WARRICK IN TRAINED SPOTTER
LARGE TREE LIMBS DOWN.
0645 PM TSTM WND DMG 6 NE SANTA CLAUS 38.18N 86.85W
07/13/2004 SPENCER IN TRAINED SPOTTER
TREES DOWN DAMAGING VEHICLES IN THE COMMUNITY OF SAINT
MEINRAD.
0645 PM TSTM WND DMG POSEYVILLE 38.17N 87.78W
07/13/2004 POSEY IN TRAINED SPOTTER
LARGE TREE LIMBS DOWN. WIND GUST ESTIMATED 50 TO 60 MPH.
0655 PM TSTM WND DMG BOONVILLE 38.05N 87.27W
07/13/2004 WARRICK IN TRAINED SPOTTER
NUMEROUS TREES DOWN ON HOMES AND VEHICLES.
0655 PM TSTM WND GST EVANSVILLE 37.98N 87.54W
07/13/2004 58 MPH VANDERBURGH IN AWOS
MEASURED AT EVANSVILLE REGIONAL AIRPORT.
0700 PM TSTM WND DMG GRANDVIEW 37.94N 86.98W
07/13/2004 SPENCER IN TRAINED SPOTTER
TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN COUNTY WIDE.
0700 PM TSTM WND GST BOONVILLE 38.05N 87.27W
07/13/2004 65 MPH WARRICK IN TRAINED SPOTTER
LARGE TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN. LARGE LIMBS DOWN ALSO.
WIND GUST 65 MPH WITH 1/2 HAIL ASSOCIATED WITH STORM.
PORTION OF COMMUNITY WITHOUT POWER.
0707 PM TSTM WND DMG OWENSBORO 37.76N 87.12W
07/13/2004 DAVIESS KY TRAINED SPOTTER
LARGE TREE LIMBS DOWN WITH FLYING DEBRIS.
0708 PM TSTM WND DMG OWENSBORO 37.76N 87.12W
07/13/2004 DAVIESS KY EMERGENCY MNGR
SEVERAL REPORTS OF TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN THROUGHOUT
THE COUNTY.
0715 PM TSTM WND GST OWENSBORO 37.76N 87.12W
07/13/2004 60 MPH DAVIESS KY TRAINED SPOTTER
TREES DOWN WITH SHINGLES BLOWN OFF OF SOME HOMES.
0725 PM HAIL 2 S CHANDLER 38.01N 87.37W
07/13/2004 0.88 INCH WARRICK IN TRAINED SPOTTER
NICKLE SIZE HAIL 2 MILES SOUTH OF CHANDLER NEAR ROUTE 61.
0735 PM TSTM WND DMG LIVERMORE 37.49N 87.13W
07/13/2004 MCLEAN KY EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES DOWN IN PORTION OF COMMUNITY.
0745 PM TSTM WND DMG CALHOUN 37.54N 87.26W
07/13/2004 MCLEAN KY EMERGENCY MNGR
NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN IN PORTIONS OF
COMMUNITY AND THROUGHOUT COUNTY.
0800 PM TSTM WND DMG GREENVILLE 37.21N 87.18W
07/13/2004 MUHLENBERG KY TRAINED SPOTTER
SEVERAL TREES AND TREE LIMBS DOWN.
0810 PM TSTM WND DMG MADISONVILLE 37.34N 87.51W
07/13/2004 HOPKINS KY TRAINED SPOTTER
TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN.
0815 PM TSTM WND GST GREENVILLE 37.21N 87.18W
07/13/2004 60 MPH MUHLENBERG KY TRAINED SPOTTER
0820 PM TSTM WND DMG GREENVILLE 37.21N 87.18W
07/13/2004 MUHLENBERG KY LAW ENFORCEMENT
NUMEROUS TREES DOWN ALONG ROUTE 431.
0835 PM TSTM WND DMG CLIFTY 37.00N 87.15W
07/13/2004 TODD KY EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES DOWN IN THE COMMUNITIES OF CLIFTY, CLAYMORE AND
ELLEGRE.
0852 PM TSTM WND GST ALLEGRE 36.93N 87.22W
07/13/2004 60 MPH TODD KY AMATEUR RADIO
TREES DOWN COUNTY WIDE.
0852 PM TSTM WND GST ALLEGRE 36.93N 87.22W
07/13/2004 60 MPH TODD KY AMATEUR RADIO
TREES DOWN COUNTY WIDE WITH SMALL HAIL REPORTED.
0917 PM HAIL PROVIDENCE 37.40N 87.75W
07/13/2004 0.88 INCH WEBSTER KY TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
SMITTYPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
958 PM CDT TUE JUL 13 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0915 PM TSTM WND DMG 8 SSE ELKTON 36.70N 87.10W
07/13/2004 TODD KY AMATEUR RADIO
TREES DOWN OVER ROADS IN ALLENSVILLE.
&&
RJPPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
1108 PM CDT TUE JUL 13 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0635 PM TSTM WND DMG PRINCETON 38.36N 87.57W
07/13/2004 GIBSON IN LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES DOWN COUNTY WIDE, ESPECIALLY IN PRINCETON AND
OAKLAND CITY. FIRES DUE TO DOWNED POWER LINES.
0800 PM TSTM WND DMG MADISONVILLE 37.34N 87.51W
07/13/2004 HOPKINS KY LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN COUNTY WIDE
0830 PM TSTM WND DMG HOPKINSVILLE 36.85N 87.49W
07/13/2004 CHRISTIAN KY COUNTY OFFICIAL
TREES DOWN COUNTY WIDE, FIRES DUE TO DOWNED POWER LINES
&&
RSTThe national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Large tree limbs were blown onto power lines.
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