54 thunderstorm wind, 7 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Louisville, KY wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 13, 1:30 PM EST, 5 hours 46 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 230 PM EDT TUE JUL 13 2004 .SHORT TERM...(TNGT THROUGH FRI). FOCUS ON POTENTIAL SEVERE EVENT TONIGHT. SPC HAS OUTLOOKED OUR NRN FA WITH A MODERATE RISK WITH A SLGT RISK IN THE S. EXPECT STRONG TO SEVERE LINEAR MCS TO DEVELOP UPSTREAM ACRS UPR OH/MSP VLYS AHEAD OF STRONG SHRT WV TROF MOVG TOWARD LOWER GREAT LAKES. ONE LIKELY TORNADIC SUPERCELL HAS DEVELOPED IN NRN IL ATTM FED BY EXTREME INSTAB/LOW LVL MSTR (CAPES IN EXCESS OF 5000/LIFTED INDICES OF -15 AND DEWPOINTS NEAR 80.) FORWARD PROPAGATING MCS SHUD BE IN THE MATURE/POSSIBLY WEAKENING PHASE OF ITS EVOLUTION LATE TNGT WITH A LEADING SQUALL LINE/TRAILING STRATIFORM DYNAMIC SYS WITH WIDESPREAD DAMAGING WINDS AND AS NOTED BY SPC (BOWHEAD TORNADOES...I.E., POSSIBLE TORNADOES JUST POLEWARD OF THE BOW APEX). TIMING OF MCS AND WESTWARD EXTENT IN QUESTION. STORMS SHOULD MOVE RAPIDLY SEWD THIS EVENING WITH INCRSG/DEEPENING NWWD FLO...FASTER THAN MODELS...THINKING IS ARND SUNSET ACROSS OUR SRN INDIANA COUNTIES AND PERHAPS ARND MIDNIGHT IN OUR SERN COUNTIES. WILL LEAVE HIEST POPS (50)IN THE BLUEGRASS REGION (LEX) AND 40 ELSEWHR. EARLY WED MORNING STORMS MAY STILL BE ONGOING ACRS OUR SRN FA AHEAD OF CDFNT PROGGED INTO CNTRL KY 12 UTC WED. MUCH DRIER AMS IN WAKE OF FRONT OVERSPREADS OUR FA FROM LATE WED MRNG ON INTO FRI AS CURRENT RIDGE OVER THE NRN PLAINS SLIDES SEWD. .EXTENDED DISCUSSION (FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY)... NOT MUCH CHANGE IN THE OVERALL SYNOPTIC PATTERN IN THE EXTENDED. UPPER LEVEL PATTERN WILL BE CHARACTERIZED BY A DEEP PERSISTENT TROF IN THE EAST THAT WILL BE CONTINUOUSLY REINFORCED BY SMALLER H5 WAVES ROTATING THROUGH. WITH RESPECT TO THE POSITION OF THE H5 TROF...WELL BE IN NORTHWEST FLOW THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD. MAIN FORECAST FEATURES WILL BE THESE INDIVIDUAL SMALLER H5 WAVES THAT TRAVEL WITHIN THE MEAN FLOW. THE FIRST OF THESE IS FORECAST TO IMPACT THE AREA ON SATURDAY. THUS...HAVE GONE AHEAD AND RAISED POPS SLIGHTLY FOR SATURDAY AND WILL CONTINUE LOW CHC POPS FOR SUNDAY. AFTER THAT...UPPER LEVEL RIDGING BUILDS EASTWARD AND SFC HIGH PRESSURE MOVES IN. THIS WILL RESULT IN PARTLY SUNNY AND SLIGHTLY COOLER CONDITIONS FOR MON/TUE. AS FOR TEMPERATURES...00Z OPERATIONAL NUMBERS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH 00Z GFS ENSEMBLE MEANS...SO WILL ONLY MAKE MINOR ADJUSTMENTS TO TEMPS. && .LMK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... IN...NONE. KY...NONE. && KIRKPATRICK/JARVIS
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 620 PM EDT TUE JUL 13 2004 INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>067- 070>078-081-082-140900- 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 620 PM EDT (520 PM CDT) TUE JUL 13 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA AND CENTRAL KENTUCKY. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS INDICATED A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE STORMS ACROSS MOST OF THE OUTLOOK AREA. A COMPLEX OF POTENTIALLY SEVERE STORMS WILL DROP INTO SOUTHERN INDIANA AFTER 7 PM EDT (6 PM EST/CDT)...AND MOVE RAPIDLY SOUTH OF THE OHIO RIVER AND INTO CENTRAL KENTUCKY AFTER 8 PM EDT. DAMAGING THUNDERSTORM WINDS ARE THE PRIMARY THREAT...WITH A POSSIBILITY OF TORNADOES AND LARGE HAIL ALSO. SINCE THE BEST CHANCES FOR SEVERE STORMS WILL BE AT NIGHT, HAVE YOUR NOAA WEATHER RADIO READY TO WAKE YOU UP IF A WARNING IS ISSUED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS EXISTS WEDNESDAY MORNING AND AGAIN ON SUNDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ACTIVATION WILL BE REQUIRED THIS EVENING ACROSS THE OUTLOOK AREA. IN ADDITION...LAW ENFORCEMENT AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ARE REQUESTED TO RELAY REPORTS TO NWS LOUISVILLE. JB
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
732 PM EDT TUE JUL 13 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0730 PM TSTM WND GST JASPER 38.39N 86.94W
07/13/2004 70MPH DUBOIS IN AMATEUR RADIO
WIND GUST TO 70 MPH.
&&
SZAPPANOSPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
737 PM EDT TUE JUL 13 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0735 PM TSTM WND DMG ORLEANS 38.66N 86.45W
07/13/2004 ORANGE IN AMATEUR RADIO
NUMEROUS TREES DOWN.
0735 PM TSTM WND DMG ORLEANS 38.66N 86.45W
07/13/2004 ORANGE IN AMATEUR RADIO
NUMEROUS TREES DOWN.
&&
SZAPPANOSPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
752 PM EDT TUE JUL 13 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0745 PM TSTM WND DMG MILLTOWN 38.34N 86.27W
07/13/2004 CRAWFORD IN EMERGENCY MNGR
NUMEROUS TREES DOWN.
&&
SZAPPANOSPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
754 PM EDT TUE JUL 13 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0751 PM TSTM WND DMG SIBERIA 38.23N 86.73W
07/13/2004 PERRY IN AMATEUR RADIO
NUMEROUS TREES AND TREE LIMBS DOWN. WIND GUST TO 65 MPH.
&&
SZAPPANOSPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
755 PM EDT TUE JUL 13 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0740 PM TSTM WND DMG SALEM 38.60N 86.10W
07/13/2004 WASHINGTON IN LAW ENFORCEMENT
NUMEROUS TREES DOWN COUNTYWIDE.
&&
SZAPPANOSPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
813 PM EDT TUE JUL 13 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0802 PM TSTM WND DMG TELL CITY 37.95N 86.76W
07/13/2004 PERRY IN EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES DOWN.
&&
SZAPPANOSThe Louisville radar (KLVX), 51 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:16 UTC.
54 thunderstorm wind, 7 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Trees and power lines were blown down. Unspecified structural damage was also reported.
Power lines were blown down.
Numerous trees were downed. Docks were damaged, and boats were missing on Doe Valley Lake.
Numerous trees and power lines were blown down.
Trees and power lines were downed.
Trees and power lines were downed.
Trees and power lines were downed.
The chimney of a house was blown off.
Trees and power lines were downed.
A 74 mph wind gust was measured at Godman Army Airfield.
Trees and power lines were downed.
Louisville Gas and Electric Company reported the most power line damage due to storms since the 1974 tornado outbreak. Over 100,000 customers were without electricity following the severe thunderstorms.
Numerous trees were blown down.
Trees were blown down. The roof was blown off a house.
Trees were downed.
Trees and power lines were blown down.
Trees were blown down. A spotter estimated a 75 mph wind gust.
Trees and power lines were blown down. Unspecified structural damage was reported.
Numerous trees were blown down.
An off duty NWS employee estimated a 70 mph wind gust.
Trees were downed.
Trees and power lines were blown down. Unspecified structural damage was reported.
Trees and power lines were blown down.
Trees were blown down. A spotter estimated a 70 mph wind gust.
Trees were blown down.
Trees and power lines were blown down.
An 84 mph wind gust was measured at the Environmental Science Building at Western Kentucky University.
Trees and power lines were blown down countywide. There was some unspecified structural damage in Cave City.
Trees and power lines were blown down.
Numerous trees were blown down, some were blown on to mobile homes. Power lines were downed. A cell tower was blown over.
Trees and power lines were blown down.
Trees and power lines were blown down.
Trees and power lines were blown down.
A trained spotter estimated a 70 mph wind gust.
Trees were downed.
Trees and power lines were blown down.
A spotter estimated an 80 mph wind gust.
Trees and power lines were blown down.
Trees were down along Highway 460.
The roof on a tobacco warehouse was peeled back.
Trees and power lines were blown down.
A spotter estimated a 60 mph wind gust.
The roof was blown off a barn.
Roofs were blown off buildings in the city of Burkesville. Trees were downed countywide.
Two porches were blown away.
Trees and power lines were blown down.
Trees were down on Highway 127 at Highway 90.
Trees and power lines were blown down.
Trees and power lines were blown down. A tree limb was blown on to a police cruiser.
The public reported an estimated 65 mph wind gust.
Several trees were downed.
Four roads were blocked by downed trees.
Trees were blown down.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Kentucky in 2004Every state in 2004This day in weather historyWarnings in Kentucky, July 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: 5416536, 5416537, 5416606, 5416607, 5416608, 5416609, 5416610, 5416611, 5416612, 5416613, 5416614, 5416615, 5416616, 5416617, 5416618, 5416619, 5416620, 5416621, 5416622, 5416623, 5416624, 5416742, 5416743, 5416839, 5416840, 5416841, 5416842, 5416843, 5416844, 5416845, 5416846, 5416847, 5416848, 5416849, 5416850, 5416851, 5416852, 5416853, 5416854, 5416855, and more.