10 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 30, 1:30 PM EST, 7 hours 50 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 230 PM EDT SUN MAY 30 2004 ...STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT... ...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT... SURFACE ANALYSIS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON SHOWS A WARM FRONT EXTENDING FROM NEAR JACKSON...NORTHWEST ACROSS CINCINATTI...TOWARDS INDIANAPOLIS. STRONG STORMS HAVE MOVED FROM CENTRAL INTO EASTERN KENTUCKY. ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA AND CENTRAL KENTUCKY...PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES HAVE ALLOWED RAPID DESTABILIZATION. SCATTERED SEVERE STORMS HAVE DEVELOPED ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA...AND ARE EXPECTED ACROSS WEST CENTRAL KENTUCKY DURING THE EVENING HOURS. STRONG UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL BECOME NEGATIVELY TILTED AND WILL MOVE INTO THE LOWER MISSOURI VALLEY OVERNIGHT. STRONG LINEAR FORCING WILL AID IN DEVELOPING A SQUALL LINE THAT WILL MOVE ACROSS REGION DURING THE LATE EVENING HOURS AND OVERNIGHT. WITH STRONG MID-LEVEL WINDS...BOW ECHOS AND WIDESPREAD DAMAGING WINDS ARE LIKELY WITH THIS SQUALL LINE. AS FRONT PASSES OUT OF EASTERN KENTUCKY EARLY TOMORROW...MUCH LOWER DEWPOINTS WILL BRING RAPID CLEARING DURING THE AFTERNOON FROM WEST TO EAST. MUCH LOWER DEWPOINTS WILL ALLOW COOLER TEMPERATURES FOR TUESDAY. && .LMK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... IN...TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 8 PM EDT. KY...TORNADO WATCH FOR WEST CENTRAL KENTUCKY THROUGH 8 PM EDT. && DENMAN
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 130 PM EDT SUN MAY 30 2004 INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>067- 070>078-081-082-310900- 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 130 PM EDT (1230 PM CDT) SUN MAY 30 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS PLACED THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE OUTLOOK ARE IN A MODERATE RISK FOR SEVERE WEATHER THIS AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT WHILE THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE OUTLOOK AREA IS IN A SLIGHT RISK. THE DIVISION IS BASICALLY ALONG INTERSTATE 65. A LATE SPRING STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY TONIGHT. THIS SYSTEM WILL SPAWN A STRONG COLD FRONT WHICH WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE OUTLOOK AREA. STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AHEAD OF THE APPROACHING COLD FRONT THIS AFTERNOON.THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WIND SHEAR...INSTABILITY AND LINEAR LIFT ASSOCIATED WITH THE FRONT WILL TRIGGER A SQUALL LINE WITH EMBEDDED SUPERCELL STORMS AND THE POTENTIAL FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SEVERE STORMS MAY INHABIT THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF THE LINE ACROSS SOUTHERN INDIANA AND CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND PRODUCE WIDESPREAD WIND DAMAGE. LARGE HAIL ASSOCIATED WITH SUPERCELLS IS LIKELY AS WELL. ALTHOUGH THE STORMS WILL BE FAST MOVING SOME MAY PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAIN IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME SO LOCAL FLOODING WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS REQUESTED THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. DK
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
722 PM EDT SUN MAY 30 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0719 PM FLASH FLOOD RICHMOND 37.74N 84.29W
05/30/2004 MADISON KY LAW ENFORCEMENT
NUMEROUS ROADS FLOODED IN THE CITY.
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SZAPPANOSPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
748 PM EDT SUN MAY 30 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0130 PM TSTM WND DMG DUBOIS 38.45N 86.80W
05/30/2004 DUBOIS IN AMATEUR RADIO
NUMEROUS TREES DAMAGED OR DOWN.
&&
SZAPPANOSPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
758 PM EDT SUN MAY 30 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0755 PM HAIL WINCHESTER 38.00N 84.19W
05/30/2004 0.75 INCH CLARK KY AMATEUR RADIO
REPORTED IN THE CITY.
&&
SZAPPANOSPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
804 PM EDT SUN MAY 30 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0801 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 4 S LA GRANGE 38.34N 85.38W
05/30/2004 OLDHAM KY PUBLIC
REPORTED IN CENTERFIELD.
&&
SZAPPANOSPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
824 PM EDT SUN MAY 30 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0820 PM FLASH FLOOD WINCHESTER 38.00N 84.19W
05/30/2004 CLARK KY AMATEUR RADIO
HWY 89 AND RUCKERSVILLE FLOODED.
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SZAPPANOSSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 1020 PM EDT SUN MAY 30 2004 INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>067- 070>078-081-082-310500- ADAIR KY-ALLEN KY-ANDERSON KY-BARREN KY-BOURBON KY-BOYLE KY- BRECKINRIDGE KY-BULLITT KY-BUTLER KY-CASEY KY-CLARK IN-CLARK KY- 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 IN-HARRISON KY-HART KY-HENRY KY- JEFFERSON IN-JEFFERSON KY-JESSAMINE KY-LARUE KY-LINCOLN KY-LOGAN KY- MADISON KY-MARION KY-MEADE KY-MERCER KY-METCALFE KY-MONROE KY- NELSON KY-NICHOLAS KY-OHIO KY-OLDHAM KY-ORANGE IN-PERRY IN- RUSSELL KY-SCOTT IN-SCOTT KY-SHELBY KY-SIMPSON KY-SPENCER KY- TAYLOR KY-TRIMBLE KY-WARREN KY-WASHINGTON IN-WASHINGTON KY- WOODFORD KY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARDSTOWN...BOWLING GREEN... CAMPBELLSVILLE...COLUMBIA...CORYDON...CYNTHIANA...DANVILLE... ELIZABETHTOWN...FRANKFORT...FRANKLIN...GLASGOW...HARDINSBURG... HARRODSBURG...JASPER...LEITCHFIELD...LEXINGTON...LOUISVILLE... NEW ALBANY...RICHMOND...RUSSELLVILLE...SHELBYVILLE...STANFORD... VERSAILLES...WINCHESTER 1020 PM EDT (920 PM CDT) SUN MAY 30 2004 ...LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IMMINENT ACROSS SOUTH-CENTRAL INDIANA AND CENTRAL KENTUCKY... A SQUALL LINE OF POTENTIALLY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE RAPIDLY EAST ACROSS CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND SOUTH-CENTRAL INDIANA THROUGH ABOUT 100 AM EDT. WIND GUSTS OF 60 MPH OR GREATER ARE POSSIBLE IN ASSOCIATION WITH THIS SQUALL LINE. THESE WINDS COULD CAUSE EXTENSIVE PROPERTY DAMAGE AND MAY BE A THREAT TO LIFE. IN ADDITION THERE WILL BE A THREAT OF TORNADOES ASSOCIATED WITHIN THE SQUALL LINE...AS WELL AS A FLASH FLOODING THREAT. THE SQUALL LINE WILL REACH FROM THE LOUISVILLE AREA TO BOWLING GREEN AROUND 1130 PM EDT. CONTINUE TO MONITOR LOCAL MEDIA...NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET...IF A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM...TORNADO...OR FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS ISSUED FOR YOUR LOCATION. NOW IS THE TIME TO CHECK YOUR EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PLAN JB
The Louisville radar (KLVX), 72 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 02:19 UTC.
10 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm winds caused extensive roof damage to two multi story warehouses. Flying debris caused additional damage to nearby buildings. Trees were blown on to homes and other buildings. Numerous trees were downed in the city. About 800 city residents were without power for up to four hours.
Numerous trees were downed.
Power lines and trees were downed along Interstate 64.
Numerous trees were downed.
Power lines were downed along Interstate 64.
Numerous trees were downed.
Trees were downed county wide. In the city of Corydon, trees were blown on to two homes, doing extensive damage. No serious injuries were reported, however.
Trees were downed.
Trees were downed.
Trees were downed.
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: 5396777, 5396778, 5396779, 5396780, 5396781, 5396782, 5396868, 5396783, 5396784, 5396785.