3 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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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 Louisville, KY wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at May 27, 2:35 AM EST, 23 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 335 AM EDT THU MAY 27 2004 ELEVATED CONVECTION CONTINUES ACROSS THE NORTHERN SECTIONS OF THE CWA ATTM...AS SOLID LL JET WITH VALUES OF 40-50 KT BECOMES MORE WESTERLY AND THE RAIN WILL TEMP END AS IT PUSHES EAST. THE LESSER CHANCE OF RAIN WILL BE IN THE MORN THRU EARLY AFTN TODAY AS ANOTHER SOLID LL JET WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION BY LATE AFTN WITH ANOTHER SHOT OF TSTORMS WITH LIS MINUS 4 TO 6, GOOD LIFT AND THE POSSIBILITY OF HEAVY RAIN WITH PW VALUES NEARING 2 INCHES. FLOOD WATCH WILL BE EXTENDED THRU 4AM FRI MORN AS MUCH OF THE AREA IS VERY SATURATED. BEST CHANCE OF RAIN WILL EXTEND INTO EARLY FRI AS THE FRONT BEGINS TO PUSH SOUTH ACROSS THE AREA...NEAR KY/TN LINE BY MORN. DRY NORTHERN HALF OF THE CWA FRI WITH NW FLOW AND LOWER DEWPTS...STORMS STILL POSSIBLE SOUTHERN PORTION AS THE FRONT DROPS FURTHER SOUTH BY FRI NIGHT. EVERYBODY UNDER NW FLOW AND DRIER AIR BY EARLY SAT MORN...MUCH LOWER DEWPTS. FRONT WILL BEGIN TO PUSH BACK NORTH LATER SAT...BUT THE FA SHOULD REMAIN DRY UNTIL EARLY SUN AS HIGHER DEWPTS AND DEEPER MOISTURE MOVE BACK INTO THE AREA BEHIND THE WARM FRONT. COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OUT OF THE MS VALLEY LATE SUN INTO MON...GOOD LL JET AND LIFT WITH HIGH PW VALUES MAY LEAD TO HEAVY RAIN LATE SUN INTO MON MORN ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE FRONT. DRYING BEHIND THE FRONT LATER MON. LITTLE CHANGE TO EXTEND. BLEND OF ETA AND GFS FOR SHORT TERM...MORE TO GFS FROM DAY 3 ON. TEMPS ARE BLEND OF ETA 12 AND GFS MOS. && .LMK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... IN...FLOOD WATCH ALL ZONES THROUGH 4 AM FRIDAY MORNING. KY...FLOOD WATCH ALL ZONES THROUGH 4 AM FRIDAY MORNING. && SCHOTT
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 615 PM EDT WED MAY 26 2004 INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>067- 070>078-081-082-270900- 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 615 PM EDT (515 PM CDT) WED MAY 26 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA. .DAY ONE...THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. AN ABUNDANTLY MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS WILL REMAIN OVER THE OUTLOOK AREA TONIGHT. PERIODS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY MORNING. PROLONGED PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL ARE POSSIBLE, THEREFORE A FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES. IN ADDITION, THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE STORMS TONIGHT ACROSS THE ENTIRE OUTLOOK AREA. THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND LARGE HAIL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. THE UNSETTLED 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 THE OUTLOOK AREA ON THURSDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... TRAINED SPOTTERS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS ARE ENCOURAGED TO RELAY REPORTS OF SEVERE WEATHER OR FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE. PYE
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
136 AM EDT THU MAY 27 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0136 AM HAIL LIBERTY 37.32N 84.93W
05/27/2004 0.50 INCH CASEY KY LAW ENFORCEMENT
&&
XXVPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
155 AM EDT THU MAY 27 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0120 AM TSTM WND DMG LINWOOD 37.33N 85.77W
05/27/2004 HART KY BROADCAST MEDIA
A NUMBER OF TREES DOWN IN THE AREA.
0150 AM TSTM WND DMG LIBERTY 37.32N 84.93W
05/27/2004 CASEY KY LAW ENFORCEMENT
NUMEROUS TREES DOWN ACROSS THE COUNTY...SOME POWER
OUTAGES.
&&
XXVPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
205 AM EDT THU MAY 27 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0205 AM TSTM WND DMG RUSSELL SPRINGS 37.05N 85.08W
05/27/2004 RUSSELL KY LAW ENFORCEMENT
NUMEROUS TREES DOWN. A REPORT OF DAMAGE TO A CAR PORT AT
A PRIVATE RESIDENCE.
&&
XXVPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
211 AM EDT THU MAY 27 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1245 AM FLOOD LEITCHFIELD 37.48N 86.29W
05/27/2004 GRAYSON KY LAW ENFORCEMENT
A NUMBER OF ROADS HAD WATER COVERING THEM. DEPTHS
UNKNOWN.
1245 AM TSTM WND DMG LEITCHFIELD 37.48N 86.29W
05/27/2004 GRAYSON KY LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES DOWN. ONE TREE FELL ONTO AN OCCUPIED TRAILER NEAR
LEITCHFIELD...HOWEVER NO INJURIES.
&&
XXVPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
216 AM EDT THU MAY 27 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0125 AM TSTM WND DMG GREENSBURG 37.26N 85.50W
05/27/2004 GREEN KY LAW ENFORCEMENT
A NUMBER OF TREES DOWN, WITH SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. ONE
REPORT OF WINDOWS BLOWN OUT OF A RESIDENCE.
&&
XXVINZ076>079-092-KYZ032-270800- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 203 AM EST THU MAY 27 2004 ...STRONG STORMS ROLLING ACROSS SOUTHERN INDIANA... AT 2 AM EST, WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A BAND OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING EASTWARD AT 40 MPH ACROSS PARTS OF SOUTHERN INDIANA. LOCATIONS SUCH AS PAOLI, SALEM, SCOTTSBURG, AND MADISON WILL LIKELY SEE THESE STORMS IN THE AREA THROUGH 3 AM EST (4 AM EDT). EXPECT WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH, FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING, HAIL OF PEA OR MARBLE SIZE, AND TORRENTIAL RAINS. XXV
The Louisville radar (KLVX), 38 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 07:56 UTC.
3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Windows were blown out in some commercial buildings.
Numerous trees were downed along a highway near Little York.
A barn was destroyed by thunderstorm winds.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Indiana in 2004Every state in 2004This day in weather historyWarnings in Indiana, May 2004
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: 5396589, 5396590, 5396591.