Damaging Wind in Kentucky, May 25, 2004

Name: Damaging Wind in Kentucky, May 25, 2004
Start: 2004-05-25T18:02
End: 2004-05-25T18:02
Location: Kentucky

May 25, 2004 · NWS PAH · 1 event in 1 county or zone

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

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 1

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 May 25, 1:25 PM CST, 4 hours 37 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 25, 1:25 PM CST, 4 hours 37 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
225 PM CDT TUE MAY 25 2004

THUNDERSTORMS HAD REDEVELOPED NORTHWEST OF THE FA EARLY THIS
AFTERNOON. AIRMASS OVER OUR REGION HAD DESTABILIZED AS INDICATED BY
LAPS LI VALUES OF MINUS 5 TO MINUS 9...SO ANY STORMS THAT DEVELOP OR
MOVE INTO OUR REGION WILL HAVE AN ENVIRONMENT SUPPORTIVE OF A SEVERE
THREAT.  GIVEN THIS...ALONG WITH SOUTHWARD SAGGING SURFACE FRONT AND
OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES FROM ONGOING CONVECTION... EXPECT THUNDERSTORMS
TO MOVE INTO AND INCREASE ACROSS THE NORTHERN PART OF OUR FA THIS
EVENING AND OVER THE REST OF THE FA MAINLY WEDNESDAY.  AS A
RESULT...WILL KEEP POPS HIGHER THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

THE SURFACE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN OR DIMINISH AS IT SAGS
SLOWLY SOUTH IN THE WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT. THIS ALONG WITH SURFACE
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING TO OUR NORTH SHOULD BRING A DECREASING TREND
TO THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY BEGINNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT. HOWEVER THE
LIMITED INFLUX OF DRIER/MORE STABLE AIR ALONG WITH THE WASHING OUT
OF THE FRONT AS EVIDENCED BY REDEVELOPMENT OF A BROADSCALE SOUTHERLY
FLOW BY MIDDAY THURSDAY WILL LEND TO A CONTINUED CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK.  THE SEVERE WEATHER
THREAT (SLIGHT RISK) REMAINS IN TACT THROUGH DAY 3/FRIDAY GIVEN THE
PERSISTENT INSTABILITY.  BY FRIDAY...ETA LIFTED INDICES ARE AT A
MINIMUM THROUGH THE CURRENT MODEL RUN.

HAVE UPPED DEWPOINTS AND LOW TEMPS A BIT THE NEXT COUPLE OF NIGHTS
GIVEN LESSER SOUTHWARD PROGRESS OF DRIER AIR.

&&

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

&&

SHANKLIN

Hazardous weather outlook, May 25, 2:45 PM CST, 3 hours 17 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
345 PM CDT TUE MAY 25 2004

ILZ075>078-080>094-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ001>022-MOZ076-086-087-100-
107>112-114-261000-
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
345 PM CDT TUE MAY 25 2004

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH TONIGHT OVER
THE GREEN RIVER REGION OF WESTERN KENTUCKY...INCLUDING
HENDERSON...OWENSBORO AND CALHOUN.  THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS TODAY AND TONIGHT ACROSS THE ENTIRE QUAD STATE REGION.
EXPECT THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP AND MOVE SOUTHEAST INTO THE REGION
THIS EVENING WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL LIKELY WITH SOME OF
THE STORMS. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL ALSO BE A THREAT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

THERE IS A RISK FOR THUNDERSTORMS EACH DAY. SOME OF THE STORMS MAY BE
SEVERE...ESPECIALLY FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. IN ADDITION...HEAVY RAIN
IS POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE NEEDED THIS EVENING AND MAY BE REQUESTED
AT LATER TIMES AS WELL.

SHANKLIN

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 25, 5:15 PM CST, 47 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
615 PM CDT TUE MAY 25 2004

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

0531 PM     FLASH FLOOD      BENTON                  38.01N 88.92W
05/25/2004                   FRANKLIN           IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            FLASH FLOODING WITHIN CITY LIMITS.

0601 PM     FLASH FLOOD      BENTON                  38.01N 88.92W
05/25/2004                   FRANKLIN           IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SEVERE STREET FLOODING ON RT. 34 EAST OF BENTON.
            APPROXIMATELY 7 TO 8 INCHES AT SOME LOCATIONS. SIDE
            STREETS ARE BEGINNING TO FLOOD AS WELL AT THE TIME OF THE
            REPORT.

&&

MJN

Local storm report, May 25, 5:29 PM CST, 33 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
629 PM CDT TUE MAY 25 2004

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

0627 PM     FLASH FLOOD      GENTRYVILLE             38.11N 87.03W
05/25/2004                   SPENCER            IN   EMERGENCY MNGR

            WATER OVER US HWY 231 IN GENTRYVILLE.

&&

MJN

Special weather statement, May 25, 5:40 PM CST, 22 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
640 PM CDT TUE MAY 25 2004

ILZ077-078-083-087-INZ081-082-085-086-KYZ014-015-020-260100-
EDWARDS IL-GALLATIN IL-GIBSON IN-MCLEAN KY-PIKE IN-POSEY IN-UNION KY-
VANDERBURGH IN-WABASH IL-WEBSTER KY-WHITE IL-
640 PM CDT (640 PM EST) TUE MAY 25 2004

AT 635 PM...RADAR SHOWED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS AFFECTING THE
EVANSVILLE METRO AND TRI STATE AREA. THE STRONGER STORMS WILL BE
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS TO 50 MPH. MOST
STORMS WILL PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND FREQUENT DEADLY
LIGHTNING. COMMUNITIES TO BE IMPACTED THROUGH 800 PM INCLUDE
EVANSVILLE AND AUGUSTA.

INZ087-088-KYZ018-019-260100-
DAVIESS KY-HENDERSON KY-SPENCER IN-WARRICK IN-
640 PM CDT TUE MAY 25 2004

...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED IN THE HENDERSON AND OWENSBORO AREAS...

AT 635 PM...RADAR SHOWED THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG THUNDERSTORM
WINDS TO IMPACT HENDERSON AND OWENSBORO AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES
THROUGH 800 PM. YOU CAN ALSO EXPECT THE POSSIBILITY OF SMALL HAIL...
FREQUENT DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AS THESE
STORMS MOVE THROUGH.

Local storm report, May 25, 5:45 PM CST, 17 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
645 PM CDT TUE MAY 25 2004

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

0637 PM     TSTM WND GST     NEWBURGH                37.95N 87.40W
05/25/2004  47 MPH           WARRICK            IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

CW

Local storm report, May 25, 5:46 PM CST, 16 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
646 PM CDT TUE MAY 25 2004

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

0642 PM     HEAVY RAIN       5 N SANTA CLAUS         38.19N 86.93W
05/25/2004  3.50 INCH        SPENCER            IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            REPORTS CAME FROM SPOTTERS IN THE MARIAH HILL AREA OF
            NORTHERN SPENCER COUNTY, INDIANA.

&&

MJN

Local storm report, May 25, 6:00 PM CST, 2 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
700 PM CDT TUE MAY 25 2004

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

0655 PM     HEAVY RAIN       SANTA CLAUS             38.12N 86.93W
05/25/2004  3.70 INCH        SPENCER            IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            THIS RAIN FELL IN 1 HOUR AND 10 MINUTES IN SANTA CLAUS.

&&

MJN

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Daviess

When: May 25, 6:02 PM CST
Where: Daviess County, Maceo
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 37.867, -87.000

Two trees were blown down.

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.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Kentucky in 2004 Every state in 2004 This day in weather history Warnings in Kentucky, May 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: 5397836.