Hail and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, July 5, 2004

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, July 5, 2004
Start: 2004-07-05T12:20
End: 2004-07-05T15:15
Location: Kentucky

July 5, 2004 · NWS PAH · 3 events in 3 counties and zones

2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 3

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 Paducah, KY wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 5, 2:00 AM CST, 10 hours 20 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 5, 2:00 AM CST, 10 hours 20 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
300 AM CDT MON JUL 5 2004

.DISCUSSION...

06Z META PEGS UPSTREAM CONVECTION OVER KC MO AND DIVES IT ESE ACROSS
PAH FA THIS AM. RADAR MOSAIC ALREADY SHOWS SOME DEVELOPMENT OVER
CNTL MO...OUT AHEAD OF AFOREMENTIONED AREA...AND LOWER TROPOSPHERIC DATA
REVEALS THETA-E RIDGE LAYING IN WAIT OVERTOP PAH FA. HAVE THEREFORE
ADJUSTED POPS/WX TO ACCOUNT FOR BOTH AN ADVECTIVE AM AND DIURNALLY
ENHANCED PM POP...BUT CHOSE NOT TO BE OVERLY DETAILED BY PASTING A
SLIGHT CHANCE EVERYWHERE.

AFTER THAT ITS A LULL...W/PCPN CHANCES DEPARTING NERN PTNS FA LATE
TONIGHT-EARLY TOMORROW...THEN RETURNING...NW TO SE...TUE PM AS
FRONTAL BOUNDARY APPROACHES. LATEST MODEL GUIDANCE SUGGESTS PEAK IN
POPS TUE NIGHT W/FROPA OCCURRING BY MIDDAY WED. MODELS HAVE BEEN
CONSISTENTLY PUSHING THE FRONT THRU...AND W/ETA AND GFS NOW STARTING
TO COME A LTL MORE IN LINE...HAVE PRETTY MUCH BOUGHT INTO FROPA OVER
ALL OF FA SAVE FAR SE BY 18Z WED...DEPARTING SERN MOST PTNS BY END
OF DAY WED.

AFTER THAT THE FORECAST IS LITTLE CHANGED W/THE MED TO LONG RANGE
GFS/MRF VERY CONSISTENT W/ITS PREVIOUS COUPLE RUNS. HAVE THEREFORE
ONLY TWEEKED SLIGHTLY PER LATEST DATA.

CONTINUE TO FAVOR A META/ETA NEAR TERM SOLUTION...BUT GFS IS VERY
CLOSE...AS IS MOST MOS NOS. THEREFORE TEMP FORECAST REFLECTS BIAS
TOWARD ETA MOS EARLY...BLENDING INTO GFS BIASED NOS BY MID TO LONG
RANGE...WHICH HAS BEEN OUR PERSISTENCE STRATEGY FOR ABOUT A WEEK
NOW. NEWEST DATA SUPPORTS CONTINUATION OF HEADLINING HIS AROUND 100
THIS PM.

&&

.PAH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
KY...NONE.
MO...NONE.
IL...NONE.
IN...NONE.

&&

Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 5, 2:49 AM CST, 9 hours 31 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
349 AM CDT MON JUL 5 2004

ILZ075>078-080>094-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ001>022-MOZ076-086-087-100-
107>112-114-061000-
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
349 AM CDT MON JUL 5 2004

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...SOUTHERN
ILLINOIS...SOUTHWEST INDIANA...AND WESTERN KENTUCKY.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE QUAD
STATE TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE PRIMARY WEATHER THREATS FROM SEVERE
STORMS...IF THEY OCCUR...WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TUESDAY AND
WEDNESDAY. THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM SEVERE STORMS...IF THEY
OCCUR...WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN.

THERE WILL ALSO BE A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.
WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME FOR
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS SHOULD MAINTAIN ALERT STATUS IN CASE THEIR ACTIVATION IS
REQUESTED EARLY THIS WEEK.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 5, 11:42 AM CST, 38 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
1242 PM CDT MON JUL 05 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1240 PM     TSTM WND GST     EVANSVILLE              37.98N 87.54W
07/05/2004  0 MPH            VANDERBURGH        IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            WIND GUST 55 TO 60 MPH.

&&

SMITTY

Special weather statement, Jul 5, 11:50 AM CST, 30 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
1250 PM CDT MON JUL 5 2004

ILZ076>078-082-083-086-087-089>091-KYZ010-051820-
CRITTENDEN KY-EDWARDS IL-GALLATIN IL-HAMILTON IL-HARDIN IL-
JOHNSON IL-POPE IL-SALINE IL-WABASH IL-WAYNE IL-WHITE IL-
1250 PM CDT MON JUL 5 2004

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 561 CANCELED FOR A PART OF SOUTHERN
ILLINOIS AND WEST KENTUCKY...

THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES ARE NO LONGER UNDER SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
NUMBER 561...

IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...

WAYNE...EDWARDS...WABASH...HAMILTON...WHITE...SALINE...GALLATIN...
JOHNSON...POPE AND HARDIN.

IN WESTERN KENTUCKY...

CRITTENDEN.

Local storm report, Jul 5, 12:00 PM CST, 20 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
100 PM CDT MON JUL 05 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1210 PM     TSTM WND DMG     WADESVILLE              38.10N 87.79W
07/05/2004                   POSEY              IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            UTILITY POLES SNAPPED. MINOR STRUCTURE DAMAGE TO SEVERAL
            HOMES IN MORRIS TOWNSHIP.

&&

SMITTY

Local storm report, Jul 5, 12:08 PM CST, 12 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
108 PM CDT MON JUL 05 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0100 PM     TSTM WND GST     OWENSBORO               37.76N 87.12W
07/05/2004  60 MPH           DAVIESS            KY   TRAINED SPOTTER

            WIND GUST ON WEST SIDE OF TOWN.

&&

SMITTY

Local storm report, Jul 5, 12:11 PM CST, 9 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
111 PM CDT MON JUL 05 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0105 PM     HAIL             6 W OWENSBORO           37.76N 87.23W
07/05/2004  0.88 INCH        DAVIESS            KY   TRAINED SPOTTER

            NICKLE SIZE HAIL REPORTED NEAR COMMUNITY OF STANLEY.

&&

SMITTY

Local storm report, Jul 5, 12:20 PM CST, 0 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
120 PM CDT MON JUL 05 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0112 PM     TSTM WND DMG     EVANSVILLE              37.98N 87.54W
07/05/2004                   VANDERBURGH        IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            NUMEROUS TREES DOWN AT UNIVERSITY OF EVANSVILLE AND
            MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL.

1240 PM     TSTM WND DMG     EVANSVILLE              37.98N 87.54W
07/05/2004                   VANDERBURGH        IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            NUMBEROUS TREES DOWN ON CAMPUS OF UNIVERSITY OF
            EVANSVILLE AND MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL.

&&

SMITTY

The radar

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Event by event

2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Christian

When: July 5, 12:20 PM CST
Where: Christian County, Hopkinsville
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 36.850, -87.483

Trees were blown down in Hopkinsville.

Thunderstorm Wind, Trigg

When: July 5, 12:35 PM CST
Where: Trigg County, Cadiz
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 36.867, -87.817

Several trees were blown down on Willow Lane and Old Dover Road.

Hail, Calloway

When: July 5, 3:15 PM CST
Where: Calloway County, Murray
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 36.617, -88.317

Dime size hail fell on the southwest side of Murray.

What these are

Thunderstorm Wind: Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
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

Every storm in Kentucky in 2004 Every state in 2004 This day in weather history Warnings in Kentucky, July 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: 5411596, 5411595, 5411597.