Hail, Harrison
- When
- May 27, 11:02 PM EST
- Where
- Harrison County, Valley City
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.100, -86.217
Hail in Indiana, May 27, 2004
1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
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 Louisville, KY wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at May 27, 2:40 PM EST, 8 hours 22 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 27, 2:40 PM EST, 8 hours 22 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 340 PM EDT THU MAY 27 2004 .SHORT TERM...(TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY) MORNING CLOUDS HAVE DISSIPATED WITH CU DEVELOPING AS TEMPERATURES WARM INTO THE 80S. WITH DEW POINTS HIGH AND SURFACE BASED LI/S MINUS 6 TO MINUS 9 ACROSS FA EXPECT THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON. CONVECTION HAS ALREADY DEVELOP TO THE NORTH ACROSS CENTRAL INDIANA WHERE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT. EXPECT ANOTHER ROUND OF STORNG THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. WITH GROUND SATURATED FROM PAST SEVERAL DAYS RAINS AND MORE HEAVY RAIN EXPECTED TONIGHT, WILL KEEP FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH 4 AM FRIDAY MORNING. FRONT WILL PUSH SLOWLY SOUTH OVERNIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE DROPS SOUTH INTO THE UPPER GREAT LAKES WITH PRECIPITATION SLOWLY ENDING FROM NORTH TO SOUTH. WILL FOLLOW BLEND OF GFS AND ETA FOR THE SHORT TERM. HOWEVER WILL LEAVE SHOWERS IN ON FRIDAY A LITTLE LONGER THAN PREVIOUS FORECAST. BY FRIDAY NIGHT SHOWERS SHOULD HAVE ENDING ACROSS THE STATE WITH DRIER AIR SPREADING OVER THE FA FOR SATURDAY. FRONT WILL START MOVING BACK NORTH AS A WARM FRONT SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. AS DEW POINTS RISE AND AIR BECOMES MORE UNSTABLE...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL REDEVELOP OVER THE STATE SATURDAY NIGHT WITH THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUING SUNDAY INTO THE EXTENDED PERIOD. USED A BLEND OF GFS AND ETA MOS FOR SHORT TERM. .LONG TERM...(SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY) EAST TO WEST NEARLY STATIONARY FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL PERSIST OVER THE LOWER OHIO VALLEY INTO MONDAY. TROF MOVES THROUGH THE REGION ON MONDAY PROVIDING FOR MORE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. DRYING FOR THE REST OF THE EXTENDED WITH BROAD UPPER TROF...EXPECT SEASONAL TEMPERATURES. && .LMK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... IN...FLOOD WATCH ALL ZONES THROUGH 4 AM FRIDAY MORNING. KY...FLOOD WATCH ALL ZONES THROUGH 4 AM FRIDAY MORNING. && SCHOLZ/PYE
Hazardous weather outlook, May 27, 4:30 PM EST, 6 hours 32 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 530 PM EDT THU MAY 27 2004 INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>067- 070>078-081-082-280900- ADAIR KY-ALLEN KY-ANDERSON KY-BARREN KY-BOURBON KY-BOYLE KY- BRECKINRIDGE KY-BULLITT KY-BUTLER KY-CASEY KY-CLARK KY-CLARK IN- 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 KY-HARRISON IN-HART KY-HENRY KY- JEFFERSON KY-JEFFERSON IN-JESSAMINE KY-LARUE KY-LINCOLN KY-LOGAN KY- MADISON KY-MARION KY-MEADE KY-MERCER KY-METCALF KY-MONROE KY- NELSON KY-NICHOLAS KY-OHIO KY-OLDHAM KY-ORANGE IN-PERRY IN- RUSSELL KY-SCOTT KY-SCOTT IN-SHELBY KY-SIMPSON KY-SPENCER KY- TAYLOR KY-TRIMBLE KY-WARREN KY-WASHINGTON KY-WASHINGTON IN- WOODFORD KY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LOUISVILLE...LEXINGTON...BOWLING GREEN... WINCHESTER...VERSAILLES...STANFORD...SHELBYVILLE...RUSSELLVILLE... RICHMOND...HARRODSBURG...HARDINSBURG...GLASGOW...FRANKLIN... FRANKFORT...ELIZABETHTOWN...DANVILLE...CYNTHIANA...COLUMBIA... BARDSTOWN...NEW ALBANY...JASPER AND CORYDON 530 PM EDT (430 PM CDT) THU MAY 27 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. VERY MOIST AND MODERATELY UNSTABLE AIR WILL ONCE AGAIN PROVIDE THE NEEDED CONDITIONS FOR PERIODS OF SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT. PROLONGED PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL ARE POSSIBLE, THEREFORE A FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES TO BE POSTED. IN ADDITION, SOME THUNDERSTORMS COULD BE SEVERE. THE PRIMARY THREATS WILL BE DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND LARGE HAIL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THE UNSETTLED WEATHER PATTERN WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA INTO THE UPCOMING WEEKEND, RESULTING IN CONTINUED CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS. A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE STORMS IS FORECAST FOR EXTREME SOUTHERN KENTUCKY ON FRIDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... TRAINED SPOTTERS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS ARE REQUIRED TO RELAY REPORTS OF SEVERE WEATHER OR FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE. REPORT EXAMPLES INCLUDE DOWNED TREES OR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE DUE TO HIGH WINDS, HAIL LARGER THAN DIME SIZE, AND FLOODING THAT IS BLOCKING ROADWAYS.
In the hours before
Local storm report, May 27, 10:26 PM EST, 36 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1126 PM EDT THU MAY 27 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1045 PM TSTM WND DMG WINCHESTER 38.00N 84.19W
05/27/2004 CLARK KY LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN IN THE CITY.
&&
SZAPPANOSLocal storm report, May 27, 10:36 PM EST, 26 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1136 PM EDT THU MAY 27 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1135 PM HAIL 5 S ST. CROIX 38.23N 86.58W
05/27/2004 0.88 INCH CRAWFORD IN LAW ENFORCEMENT
NICKEL SIZE HAIL REPORTED BY A SHERIFFS DEPUTY ALONG
ROUTE 37.
&&
XXVLocal storm report, May 27, 10:40 PM EST, 22 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1140 PM EDT THU MAY 27 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1115 PM TSTM WND DMG WINCHESTER 38.00N 84.19W
05/27/2004 CLARK KY LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES AND POWERLINES REPORTED DOWN ALONG REDHOUSE RD
&&
XXVLocal storm report, May 27, 10:41 PM EST, 21 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1141 PM EDT THU MAY 27 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1130 PM HAIL ECKERTY 38.32N 86.62W
05/27/2004 0.50 INCH CRAWFORD IN LAW ENFORCEMENT
MARBLE SIZE HAIL REPORTED IN THE CITY.
&&
SZAPPANOSLocal storm report, May 27, 10:52 PM EST, 10 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT ... CORRECTION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1152 PM EDT THU MAY 27 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1135 PM HAIL 9 S ST. CROIX 38.10N 86.58W
05/27/2004 0.88 INCH PERRY IN LAW ENFORCEMENT
NICKEL SIZE HAIL REPORTED BY A SHERIFFS DEPUTY ALONG
ROUTE 37.
&&
XXVSpecial weather statement, May 27, 10:53 PM EST, 9 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 1153 PM EDT THU MAY 27 2004 INZ091-092-KYZ029>031-034-038-280500- BULLITT KY-CLARK IN-FLOYD IN-JEFFERSON KY-OLDHAM KY-SHELBY KY- SPENCER KY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LOUISVILLE...NEW ALBANY...SHELBYVILLE 1153 PM EDT THU MAY 27 2004 ...INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE INTO THE LOUISVILLE METROPOLITAN AREA THROUGH 1 AM EDT... AT 1145 PM EDT, WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FROM PERRY COUNTY INDIANA TO WASHINGTON COUNTY INDIANA. THE POTENTIAL WILL EXIST FOR LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS OVER 60 MPH WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY. THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE INTO THE LOUISVILLE AREA AROUND 1220 AM EDT. IF A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING IS ISSUED FOR YOUR LOCATION SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. A TORNADO WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT THROUGH 1 AM EDT. JB
The radar
The Louisville radar (KLVX), 28 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 04:03 UTC.
Event by event
1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Kentucky, May 27 to 28, 2004
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Kentucky, May 27 to 28, 2004
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Indiana, May 27, 2004
- Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, May 27, 2004
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Ohio, May 27 to 28, 2004
- Tornado and Hail in Kentucky, May 27, 2004
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in West Virginia, May 27 to 28, 2004
- Tornado in Kentucky, May 27, 2004
- Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, May 27, 2004
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Missouri, May 27, 2004
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, May 27, 2004
- Flash Flood and Hail in Texas, May 27, 2004
More
Every storm in Indiana in 2004Every state in 2004This day in weather historyWarnings in Indiana, May 2004
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: 5397324.