Tornado and Hail in Kentucky, June 12, 2004

Name: Tornado and Hail in Kentucky, June 12, 2004
Start: 2004-06-12T11:55
End: 2004-06-12T15:43
Location: Kentucky

June 12, 2004 · NWS LMK · 5 events in 4 counties and zones

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

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $120,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 5

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 Jun 12, 8:40 AM EST, 3 hours 15 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 12, 8:40 AM EST, 3 hours 15 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
940 AM EDT SAT JUN 12 2004

...MORNING UPDATE...
CLUSTER OF DENSE TSRA DEVELOPED EARLY THIS MORNING BTWN KEVV AND
KSDF, PRODUCING TORRENTIAL RAINFALL WITH FREEZING LEVELS REMAINING
AOA 14 KFT. ADDITIONAL TSRA OVER SRN IL ALSO MOVING IN OUR GENERAL
DIRECTION. AIRMASS REMAINS QUITE TROPICAL IN NATURE AND UNSTABLE, SO
EXPECT NUMEROUS TSRA OVER NRN 1/2 OF THE FA FOR THE REST OF TODAY,
WITH SLIGHTLY LESSER CHCS OVER FAR SRN KY. LOCALIZED FLOODING SEEMS
TO BE MAIN CONCERN OF THE DAY, HOWEVER PULSE TYPE SVR STORMS
POSSIBLE WITH A HAIL/WIND POTENTIAL. XXV

&&

.LMK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
IN...NONE.
KY...NONE.

&&

Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 12, 3:45 AM EST, 8 hours 10 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
445 AM EDT SAT JUN 12 2004

INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>067-
070>078-081-082-130900-
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
445 AM EDT SAT JUN 12 2004

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH-CENTRAL INDIANA AND
CENTRAL KENTUCKY.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE PREVALENT OVER CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND
SOUTH-CENTRAL INDIANA TODAY AND TONIGHT...WITH THE GREATEST CHANCE
THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SOME OF THE STORMS WILL PRODUCE VERY
HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. ISOLATED WIND DAMAGE
ALSO IS POSSIBLE...ALTHOUGH ORGANIZED SEVERE STORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED
AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS AGAIN ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY AND MONDAY...
ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. LOCALLY HEAVY
RAINFALL...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...AND ISOLATED WIND DAMAGE AGAIN ARE
POSSIBLE WITH SOME OF THE STORMS. THERE WILL BE ANOTHER CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS ABOUT THURSDAY OR THURSDAY NIGHT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT...ALTHOUGH THIS
WILL BE MONITORED DURING THE DAY.

TWF

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 12, 10:28 AM EST, 1 hour 27 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1128 AM EDT SAT JUN 12 2004

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

1122 AM     TSTM WND DMG     ORLEANS                 38.66N 86.45W
06/12/2004                   ORANGE             IN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES DOWN ACROSS NORTHERN PART OF COUNTY.

&&

WAIDLEY

Local storm report, Jun 12, 10:48 AM EST, 1 hour 7 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1148 AM EDT SAT JUN 12 2004

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

1145 AM     TSTM WND DMG     JASPER                  38.39N 86.94W
06/12/2004                   DUBOIS             IN   EMERGENCY MNGR

            S3EVERAL TREES DOWN AROUND JASPER. ALSO REPORTS OF
            FLOODING.

&&

WAIDLEY

Local storm report, Jun 12, 11:23 AM EST, 32 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1223 PM EDT SAT JUN 12 2004

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

1205 AM     TSTM WND DMG     WICKLIFFE               38.37N 86.63W
06/12/2004                   CRAWFORD           IN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN.

&&

WAIDLEY

Local storm report, Jun 12, 11:23 AM EST, 32 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTION...
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1223 PM EDT SAT JUN 12 2004

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

1205 PM     TSTM WND DMG     WICKLIFFE               38.37N 86.63W
06/12/2004                   CRAWFORD           IN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN.

&&

WAIDLEY...CORRECTED TIME TO PM RATHER THAN AM

The radar

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Event by event

3 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Breckinridge

When: June 12, 11:55 AM EST to 11:57 AM EST
Where: Breckinridge County, 1 mi S of Hardinsburg
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.8 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Property damage: $100,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 37.783, -86.467

A tornado touched down just east of Old U.S. Highway 60 in Hardinsburg near the Breckinridge County Emergency Management Center. It damaged many trees along a path toward Meadowside Apartments. There was roof damage to several apartments in two complexes. The tornado tore the porch off a church. It overturned a mobile home on Cody Lane. There was also some structural and tree damage nearby caused by straight line winds. Only minor injuries were reported.

Thunderstorm Wind, Spencer

When: June 12, 1:22 PM EST
Where: Spencer County, Wakefield
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $20,000
Reported by: BROADCAST MEDIA
Coordinates: 37.967, -85.300

Numerous trees were downed. There was a report of roof damage to a building.

Hail, Spencer

When: June 12, 1:25 PM EST
Where: Spencer County, Taylorsville
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 38.033, -85.350

Thunderstorm Wind, Monroe

When: June 12, 3:32 PM EST
Where: Monroe County, Gamaliel
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 36.633, -85.783

Trees were downed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Barren

When: June 12, 3:43 PM EST
Where: Barren County, 10 mi SE of Glasgow
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: FIRE DEPT/RESCUE SQUAD
Coordinates: 36.883, -85.767

Several trees were downed along State Highway 640.

What these are

Tornado: A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
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.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Kentucky in 2004 Every state in 2004 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Kentucky, 2004 Warnings in Kentucky, June 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: 5406800, 5406796, 5406799, 5406797, 5406798.