The wettest period of May across Indiana was from the 11th through the 21st. Storms dropped rainfall of 3 to 6 inches in central and southern Indiana from the 11th through the 14th.
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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.
The episode as NWS PAH wrote it up.
The wettest period of May across Indiana was from the 11th through the 21st. Storms dropped rainfall of 3 to 6 inches in central and southern Indiana from the 11th through the 14th. This caused lowland flooding along the White River.
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 15, 8:08 PM EST, 4 hours 52 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 808 PM CDT Thu May 15 2014 .UPDATE... Issued at 808 PM CDT THU MAY 15 2014 Main band of convection is in southeast IL/southwest IN and the purchase area of west KY and continues to move east and will impact the rest of southwest IN and the Pennyrile region of western KY. Intensity of the storms has now lessened a bit, but we have had plenty of pea to half inch size hail reports during the late afternoon and early evening hours, along with some 40 to 50 mph wind gusts. Expect this band of showers and isolated storms to continue trekking east and then eventually east of our CWA over the next few hours. There could still be some isolated small hail reports, along with some heavy rainfall. Isolated showers redeveloping over SEMO will move east as well and will likely impact parts of southern IL and western KY before dissipating later this evening. We should see clouds begin to clear out of the region from west to east, which will help allow temperatures to drop into the 40s, with some possible upper 30s in parts of SEMO. && .SHORT TERM...(Tonight through Saturday night) Issued at 247 PM CDT THU MAY 15 2014 Scattered showers are spreading through southeast Missouri as of 19Z. The mid-level cold pool will be overspreading that area through the afternoon, so hail will be a concern. 12Z NAM and GFS soundings do not indicate much instability, so not certain how much large/severe hail there will be, but will be monitoring closely. The main mid/upper-level trough will swing through the area tonight, so showers and a few thunderstorms are likely to persist through the evening and into the overnight hours. Figure that the thunder concern will dwindle through the evening. By morning the convection should be east of the area. However, as the upper low pushes through Indiana, some scattered showers will be possible mainly over the Evansville Tri State in the afternoon. The 12Z NAM and GFS have come into agreement in bringing an band of showers associated with a disturbance rotating through the base of the main upper trough. The showers should dive southeast into southeast Missouri Friday evening, and then eastward along the Tennessee border overnight and into Saturday morning before exiting the region. Now have a limited area of likely PoPs for this event, with a sharp gradient to the north. A similar scenario is advertised by the models Saturday night, but this one should stay just south of our area. Very dry air, dewpoints in the upper 20s, currently over southeast Kansas, will slide eastward into our region tonight and Friday. With clear skies and light winds expected across the northern half of the area Friday night, there will be some potential for frost formation. Lows in the upper 30s are not out of the question along and north of Highway 13 and across the Evansville Tri State. Guidance for KMVN would support middle 30s. Anyway, will continue to monitor, but a Frost Advisory is definitely in play Friday night. As for temperatures, did not stray far from the consensus guidance. .LONG TERM...(Sunday through Thursday) Issued at 247 PM CDT THU MAY 15 2014 Models show an upper level ridge building northeast out of Texas late in the weekend into the middle of next week. At the surface, low pressure over the Central Plains will lift a warm front across our region Monday night into Tuesday. GFS lifts the front across us dry, while ECMWF does generate a few spits of QPF but is trending drier. Will go for a dry forecast Sunday through Wednesday. ECMWF tries to break down the upper level ridge late in the extended, which would allow the front to drift back south, and brings some light QPF into our northern counties Thursday. GFS keeps the front well to our north, and thus keeps us dry. Will go with a dry forecast for now due to the ECMWF trending toward the GFS. Temperatures will continue to moderate toward seasonal readings Sunday and Monday. With winds becoming southerly behind the front, more significant warming is expected Tuesday through Thursday. Readings will climb back to above seasonal values in the lower to middle 80s. && .AVIATION... Issued at 1212 PM CDT THU MAY 15 2014 Latest HRRR guidance confines convection to the western half of the area late this afternoon and into the evening. Not confident enough in TS to mention it at any location, but may need to insert it once the radar lights up. Decided to just TEMPO VFR shra for now. Guidance does not bring convection to KEVV or KOWB until the late evening into the overnight hours. Gave those sites a similar treatment as the western sites. Winds will be generally from the west aob 10kts this afternoon, and then light overnight. Some gusts into the teens possible Friday morning. && .PAH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... IL...NONE. MO...NONE. IN...NONE. KY...NONE. && UPDATE...CW
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 1004 PM CDT THU MAY 15 2014 ILZ075>078-080>094-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ001>022-MOZ076-086-087- 100-107>112-114-161000- 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- 1004 PM CDT THU MAY 15 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...SOUTHWEST INDIANA...WESTERN KENTUCKY AND SOUTHEAST MISSOURI. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY THERE IS JUST A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY ACROSS THE EVANSVILLE TRI STATE REGION. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 718 PM CDT THU MAY 15 2014 ILZ077-078-083-087-091-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ006>022-160145- CALDWELL KY-CALLOWAY KY-CHRISTIAN KY-CRITTENDEN KY-DAVIESS KY-EDWARDS IL-GALLATIN IL-GIBSON IN-GRAVES KY-HARDIN IL-HENDERSON KY-HOPKINS KY-LIVINGSTON KY-LYON KY-MARSHALL KY-MCLEAN KY-MUHLENBERG KY-PIKE IN-POSEY IN-SPENCER IN-TODD KY-TRIGG KY-UNION KY-VANDERBURGH IN-WABASH IL-WARRICK IN-WEBSTER KY-WHITE IL- 718 PM CDT THU MAY 15 2014 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EASTERN EDWARDS...EASTERN WHITE AND WABASH COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS...AND EASTERN HARDIN AND EASTERN GALLATIN COUNTIES IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...AND WARRICK... GIBSON...PIKE...POSEY...SPENCER AND VANDERBURGH COUNTIES IN SOUTHWEST INDIANA...AND HENDERSON...DAVIESS...HOPKINS...WEBSTER...UNION AND MCLEAN COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST KENTUCKY...AND CHRISTIAN...TODD AND MUHLENBERG COUNTIES IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...AND SOUTHEASTERN GRAVES...CRITTENDEN...CALLOWAY...CALDWELL...TRIGG...MARSHALL...LYON AND LIVINGSTON COUNTIES IN WESTERN KENTUCKY UNTIL 845 PM CDT... AT 713 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES EAST OF RIDGWAY TO COTTAGE GROVE...AND MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. HAIL UP TO ONE-HALF INCH IN DIAMETER AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS...ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN. LOCATIONS THAT MAY BE IMPACTED INCLUDE... MURRAY...ALBION...MARION...STURGIS...MOUNT VERNON...EDDYVILLE... MORGANFIELD...BRECKINRIDGE CENTER...LAND BETWEEN THE LAKES AREA... PRINCETON...MOUNT CARMEL...PROVIDENCE...HENDERSON...EVANSVILLE... CADIZ...FORT BRANCH...MELODY HILL...DAWSON SPRINGS...NEWBURGH AND CHANDLER. TORRENTIAL RAIN...WHICH MAY FLOOD LOW LYING AREAS SUCH AS DITCHES AND UNDERPASSES...IS ALSO LIKELY. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE ON A FLOODED ROADWAY.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
1024 PM CDT THU MAY 15 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0437 PM HAIL WINGO 36.64N 88.74W
05/13/2014 M1.25 INCH GRAVES KY TRAINED SPOTTER
DELAYED ENTRY. TWO REPORTS OF HAIL DOLLAR SIZE HAIL. SOME
MINOR DAMAGE TO CARS.
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K. SMITHPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
1045 PM CDT THU MAY 15 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0436 PM TORNADO 5 NNE HOPKINSVILLE 36.92N 87.46W
05/14/2014 CHRISTIAN KY NWS STORM SURVEY
EF-2 TORNADO. ESTIMATED PEAK WIND-125 MPH. PATH LENGTH -
3.5 STATUTE MILES. MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH - 150 YARDS. END
TIME - 440 PM CDT - 8.5 MILES NNE OF HOPKINSVILLE. HALF
DOZEN HOMES SUSTAINED LIGHT TO MODERATE DAMAGE SUCH AS
SHINGLES BLOWN OFF AND A 2X4 IMPALED INTO A HOUSE. TWO
POLE BARNS DESTROYED. PORTABLE STORAGE BUILDING ON CINDER
BLOOKS MOVED 20-25 YDS. BUT NOT DAMAGED. NUMEROUS TREES
SNAPPED AND UPROOTED.
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K. SMITHThe national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
2 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Minor flooding occurred along the White River. Low-lying fields and woodlands near the river were inundated. Many of the following county roads were flooded: County Roads 750N, 600N, 1000E, 250W, 400W, 675N, 700N, 1000W, 900W, and 775W.
Minor flooding occurred along the White River. Low-lying fields and woodlands near the river were inundated. Low-lying oil fields and a couple of low rural roads were flooded. High water isolated a river cabin community.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Indiana in 2014Every state in 2014This day in weather historyWarnings in Indiana, May 2014
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: 512587, 512585.