A bowing line of thunderstorms raced eastward across Illinois and Indiana at 45 mph. The trailing southern end of the bow crossed parts of northwest Kentucky, accompanied by locally damaging winds.
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The episode as NWS PAH wrote it up.
A bowing line of thunderstorms raced eastward across Illinois and Indiana at 45 mph. The trailing southern end of the bow crossed parts of northwest Kentucky, accompanied by locally damaging winds. The line of storms may have been initiated by a weak upper level disturbance entering northern Illinois. As it moved east, the line gained strength as it fed on a very moist and unstable air mass.
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 19, 1:00 PM CST, 2 hours 45 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 200 PM CDT MON JUL 19 2010 .DISCUSSION... CONVECTION JUST UPSTREAM POISED TO SKIRT ACROSS NRN 1/2 OF REGION THIS EVENING. NAM APPEARS TO POTENTIALLY OVER-MODEL WHILEST GFS SEEMINGLY HAS A NICER PICTURE GRASP AND IS THE WAY WE LEAN...WHICH WILL TAPER POPS FROM MID-HI CHC NORTH/EAST TO SLGT CHC MENTIONS SOUTH/WEST. IT COULD BE A MAINLY THRU 06Z EVENT BUT WE'LL LEAVE A 12 HR GRID PER COLLAB PIC. AFTER THAT MORE ACTIVE NWLYS-WLYS PERCHED JUST NORTH SHOULD CONTINUE TO RACE SMALL PERTURBATIONS IN THE FLOW ACROSS THE WABASH RIVER VALLEY AND EFFECTIVELY OFFER POPS NORTH/EAST TAPERING SOUTH/WEST THRU MID WEEK. AGAIN FOLLOWED GENERAL GFS HANDLE WITH UPPER RIDGING SOUTH CAPPING US OFF AND SHUNTING PCPN OUT OF THE FA BY LATER THURS. THIS BUILDING DOME WILL LIKEWISE BE INCREASING HEAT/HUMIDITY TO NR ADVISORY THRESHOLDS THIS WEEK. AFTER THAT THE NEXT BEST CHC PCPN WILL BE WITH A SMALL/WEAK FRONTAL PASSAGE? THOUGH HARD TO BELIEVE MODELLED BY BOTH GFS/ECMWF AS OCCURRING WITH ATTENDANT POPS LATE SAT-SUN...EVEN IMPLYING SOME SLIGHTLY COOLER/DRIER (CLOSER TO SEASONAL NORMS) AIR FOR AFTER PASSAGE LATE WKEND/EARLY NEXT WEEK. GFS FLAVOR INCLUDES MAV/MEX GENERATED MOS WHICH WAS CLOSE TO INHERITED/COLLABORATIVE. && .AVIATION... EXPECT BAND OF THUNDERSTORMS TO WORK THEIR WAY SOUTH INTO THE AREA AND AFFECT THE TAF SITES BETWEEN 21Z AND AND 01Z IF IT HOLDS TOGETHER. ANY THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS AND MVFR CIGS AND VSBY FOR AN HOUR OR TWO. AROUND SUNSET EXPECT THE VFR CONDITIONS TO RETURN TO THE AREA. COULD SEE SOME FOG AT KCGI BUT WILL REEVALUATE FOG WHEN WE SEE JUST WHERE IT RAINS THIS AFTERNOON. && .PAH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... KY...NONE. MO...NONE. IL...NONE. IN...NONE. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 414 PM CDT MON JUL 19 2010 ILZ075>078-080>094-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ001>022-MOZ076-086-087- 100-107>112-114-201000- JEFFERSON-WAYNE IL-EDWARDS-WABASH-PERRY IL-FRANKLIN-HAMILTON- WHITE-JACKSON-WILLIAMSON-SALINE-GALLATIN-UNION IL-JOHNSON-POPE- HARDIN-ALEXANDER-PULASKI-MASSAC-GIBSON-PIKE-POSEY-VANDERBURGH- WARRICK-SPENCER-FULTON-HICKMAN-CARLISLE-BALLARD-MCCRACKEN-GRAVES- LIVINGSTON-MARSHALL-CALLOWAY-CRITTENDEN-LYON-TRIGG-CALDWELL- UNION KY-WEBSTER-HOPKINS-CHRISTIAN-HENDERSON-DAVIESS-MCLEAN- MUHLENBERG-TODD-PERRY MO-BOLLINGER-CAPE GIRARDEAU-WAYNE MO-CARTER- RIPLEY-BUTLER-STODDARD-SCOTT-MISSISSIPPI-NEW MADRID- 414 PM CDT MON JUL 19 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...SOUTHWEST INDIANA...WESTERN KENTUCKY...AND SOUTHEAST MISSOURI. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS...SOUTHWEST INDIANA...AND NORTHWEST KENTUCKY THROUGH 800 PM. REFER TO THE WATCHES AND WARNINGS FOR MORE DETAILS. HEAT INDEX READINGS ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE REGION WILL AVERAGE IN THE LOWER 100S THROUGH THE EVENING. MINOR FLOODING CONTINUES ALONG PORTIONS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. REFER TO THE LATEST FLOOD STATEMENTS FOR DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CANNOT BE RULED OUT TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY... ESPECIALLY OVER NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE REGION ALONG AND NORTH OF THE INTERSTATE 64 CORRIDOR. DAMAGING WIND GUSTS WOULD BE THE PRIMARY HAZARD. A PROLONGED PERIOD OF HOT WEATHER WITH AFTERNOON HEAT INDICES APPROACHING ADVISORY THRESHOLDS OF 105 DEGREES IS EXPECTED THROUGH MUCH OF THE REMAINDER OF THE WORKWEEK. MINOR FLOODING CONTINUES ALONG PORTIONS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST FLOOD STATEMENTS FOR DETAILS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION REQUESTED FOR THE THUNDERSTORM WATCH THIS EVENING UNTIL 800 PM.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
422 PM CDT MON JUL 19 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0400 PM TSTM WND GST OAKLAND CITY 38.34N 87.35W
07/19/2010 M61.00 MPH GIBSON IN BROADCAST MEDIA
0400 PM TSTM WND DMG OAKLAND CITY 38.34N 87.35W
07/19/2010 GIBSON IN BROADCAST MEDIA
TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN.
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RJPPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
428 PM CDT MON JUL 19 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0425 PM TSTM WND GST SE EVANSVILLE 38.09N 89.93W
07/19/2010 E50 MPH RANDOLPH IL TRAINED SPOTTER
ESTIMATED WIND 50-60 MPH. SE SIDE OF EVANSVILLE.
&&
DPPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
432 PM CDT MON JUL 19 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0425 PM TSTM WND GST SE EVANSVILLE 37.98N 87.54W
07/19/2010 E50.00 MPH VANDERBURGH IN TRAINED SPOTTER
ESTIMATED WIND 50-60 MPH. SE SIDE OF EVANSVILLE.
&&
DPPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
434 PM CDT MON JUL 19 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0417 PM TSTM WND DMG EVANSVILLE 37.98N 87.54W
07/19/2010 VANDERBURGH IN BROADCAST MEDIA
WIRES DOWN 1200 BLOCK N GREEN RIVER RD
&&
DPPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
440 PM CDT MON JUL 19 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0435 PM TSTM WND GST GALATIA 37.84N 88.61W
07/19/2010 E60 MPH SALINE IL TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
DLLPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
443 PM CDT MON JUL 19 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0427 PM TSTM WND GST NEWBURGH 37.95N 87.40W
07/19/2010 M54 MPH WARRICK IN TRAINED SPOTTER
WIND MEASURED AT 54 MPH IN NEWBURGH.
&&
DPThe Evansville,IN radar (KVWX), 48 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:43 UTC.
2 thunderstorm wind, 2 heavy rain, 1 funnel cloud, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Several boats were overturned at a boat ramp on the Ohio River.
Water was over U.S. Highway 60 in a couple of spots, including the intersection of U.S. Highway 41.
A trained spotter reported a funnel cloud went down and back up.
A wind gust to 65 mph was measured. A tree was blown down.
Water covered several street intersections. The flooding was minor.
A three-alarm house fire was apparently started by a lightning strike. Lightning appeared to have struck a vent pipe on top of the home, sending a surge down into the pantry of the home on the first floor. The home sustained moderate smoke and water damage in the kitchen area.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Kentucky in 2010Every state in 2010This day in weather historyWarnings in Kentucky, July 2010
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: 243356, 243384, 243366, 243360, 243386, 247337.