Numerous clusters of thunderstorms developed in southern Illinois and southwest Indiana along an outflow boundary from earlier storms, and ahead of a cold front over northern Indiana. Strong solar heating contributed to a very unstable atmosphere, with mixed-layer capes from 3000 to 3500.
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Numerous clusters of thunderstorms developed in southern Illinois and southwest Indiana along an outflow boundary from earlier storms, and ahead of a cold front over northern Indiana. Strong solar heating contributed to a very unstable atmosphere, with mixed-layer capes from 3000 to 3500. Weak wind shear limited storm organization, but strong buoyancy supported intense storms capable of damaging winds.
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 Jun 5, 5:25 PM CST, 5 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Paducah KY 625 PM CDT Wed Jun 5 2019 .UPDATE... Issued at 620 PM CDT Wed Jun 5 2019 Updated aviation discussion for 00z TAFs. && .SHORT TERM...(Tonight through Friday night) Issued at 1252 PM CDT Wed Jun 5 2019 Monitoring northern reaches of the FA for best convective chances this pm, as energy spills down out of IA/nrn IL, and upstream convection takes shape. Already showing MUCAPES of 3-4K J/KG for this to move in/feed upon, but sounding data still indicates maybe some minor capping inversions to erode still further south/in its path. CAMs all more or less develop a line of convection across northern-central ptns of IL/IN this pm, then sag that line southward toward us by the end of the afternoon, and on thru our area during the evening/into the overnight. Have upped pops accordingly, and messaged for updated risk enhancement in our far north...with damaging winds (30%) the primary hazard, but large hail (15%) not ruled out. Presumably the trend will be diminishing overnight, but we'll see what's ongoing at that time, as by then they may be fed enough to continue at least into/thru the early evening hours with their strength. After tonight, the upper Low currently over the southwest U.S., will have drifted into the southern Plains, and will be soon entering the Mississippi river valley. Its presence will agitate our warm/humid airmass, with basically a persistent, albeit off/on, chance of showers and storms daily, thru the remainder of the short term forecast. While isolated (pulse) strong to severe storms cannot be ruled out, this transition to a more tropically sourced system means our primary hazard will be heavy rain/flooding. .LONG TERM...(Saturday through Wednesday) Issued at 148 PM CDT Wed Jun 5 2019 Still eyeing heavy rainfall potential for the weekend with PWAT values remaining around 2.0-2.2 inches across the region through the Sunday. The trend seems to be to take the meandering cut off low a little farther south than what was being depicted earlier in the week, which puts the region in a little lighter total precip regime. Rain/showers and thunderstorms will remain possible, but coverage looks to be a bit lower, and may be more diurnally driven on the northern half of the vertically stacked low pressure system. Storm motion vectors will still be rather slow with weak ambient flow, so localized heavy rainfall and flooding remains plausible. Monday an upper trough/jet max approaches from the west, nudges our cut off low to the southeast and aids in pushing a front through late Sunday night/Monday morning. This front will likely lead to an increase in rain/thunder coverage initially, then be followed by a much drier and somewhat cooler airmass. This should set the stage for a pleasant few days with reduced relative humidity (dewpoints in the 50s) and seasonable highs in the lower 80s vicinity amid mostly sunny skies. The trough axis is progged to pass through on Wednesday but a lack of column moisture, for now, looks to preclude significant precip chances. && .AVIATION... Issued at 620 PM CDT Wed Jun 5 2019 Slow moving MCS may get a bit of a nudge over the next hour and move over or near the MVN/EVV/OWB sites. Thunderstorms will be slow moving with gusty winds and heavy rain. Southeast Missouri and southwest Kentucky have a lower chance to see persistent/significant thunderstorm impacts. Winds will likely shift to the northwest for a period behind any convection, becoming light overnight. Light to moderate winds return in the morning from the southeast. Cloud coverage will increase as well as coverage of showers and a few thunderstorms during the day and afternoon tomorrow, prevailing conditions should be VFR, but some possibility for degraded conditions in heavier rain and thunderstorms, especially in the afternoon. Kept TAFs conservative/optimistic for now. && .PAH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... IL...None. MO...None. IN...None. KY...None. && SHORT TERM...DH LONG TERM...JGG AVIATION...JGG
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Paducah KY 1139 AM CDT Wed Jun 5 2019 ILZ075>078-080>094-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ001>022-MOZ076-086-087- 100-107>112-114-061000- Jefferson-Wayne IL-Edwards-Wabash-Perry IL-Franklin-Hamilton- White-Jackson-Williamson-Saline-Gallatin-Union-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- 1139 AM CDT Wed Jun 5 2019 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of southern Illinois, southwest Indiana, western Kentucky, and southeast Missouri. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight Scattered thunderstorms will be igniting late this afternoon, especially along and north of Interstate 64. These storms will have the potential to be strong to severe, with damaging winds the primary hazard. Large hail is also possible in a severe storm. Lightning and heavy rain will be possible with any storms. Refer to river flood warnings and statements for the latest on area river flooding. Major flooding continues along the Mississippi River from Chester south to Cape Girardeau and Thebes. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday Scattered to numerous thunderstorms with heavy rain will be possible Thursday through the upcoming weekend. This could lead to some localized flash flooding concerns. Refer to river flood warnings and statements for the latest on area river flooding. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed late this afternoon or evening.
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Paducah KY 429 PM CDT Wed Jun 5 2019 ILZ076-052200- Wayne IL- 429 PM CDT Wed Jun 5 2019 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN WAYNE COUNTY UNTIL 500 PM CDT... At 429 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Xenia, or 10 miles southwest of Flora, moving southeast at 25 mph. Half inch hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Cisne and Johnsonville. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle. && A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for south central Illinois. LAT...LON 3860 8838 3845 8839 3848 8870 3861 8870 TIME...MOT...LOC 2129Z 292DEG 22KT 3855 8859 07
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
453 PM CDT WED JUN 5 2019
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0445 PM TSTM WND GST 8 NW JOHNSONVILLE 38.59N 88.64W
06/05/2019 E60 MPH WAYNE IL TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
KESSpecial Weather Statement
National Weather Service Paducah KY
455 PM CDT Wed Jun 5 2019
INZ081-082-052245-
Gibson IN-Pike IN-
455 PM CDT Wed Jun 5 2019
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN GIBSON AND
NORTHWESTERN PIKE COUNTIES UNTIL 545 PM CDT...
At 455 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Patoka, or 8 miles north of Princeton, moving east at 20 mph.
Half inch hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with this
storm.
Locations impacted include...
Petersburg and Hazleton.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
&&
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for
southwestern Indiana.
LAT...LON 3853 8738 3851 8737 3853 8736 3851 8730
3852 8727 3851 8719 3838 8730 3843 8767
3844 8767 3846 8766 3844 8763 3845 8760
3850 8759 3849 8754 3852 8754 3850 8753
3849 8750 3853 8748 3854 8743 3853 8742
TIME...MOT...LOC 2155Z 287DEG 18KT 3848 8761
07Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Paducah KY
525 PM CDT Wed Jun 5 2019
ILZ078-052245-
Wabash IL-
525 PM CDT Wed Jun 5 2019
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN WABASH COUNTY UNTIL
545 PM CDT...
At 524 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Mount Carmel, moving east at 20 mph.
Half inch hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with this
storm.
Locations impacted include...
Mount Carmel and Allendale.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
&&
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for
southeastern Illinois.
LAT...LON 3854 8767 3851 8765 3850 8766 3851 8767
3849 8769 3847 8775 3846 8776 3845 8773
3844 8774 3841 8775 3843 8788 3857 8786
3857 8765
TIME...MOT...LOC 2224Z 287DEG 17KT 3847 8774
07PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
613 PM CDT WED JUN 5 2019
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0603 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 SE GOLDEN GATE 38.34N 88.18W
06/05/2019 WAYNE IL FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
REPORT OF APPROXIMATELY 30 TREES DAMAGED
SOUTHEAST OF GOLDEN GATE.
&&
SPPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
620 PM CDT WED JUN 5 2019
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0510 PM HAIL 3 NW CISNE 38.54N 88.48W
06/05/2019 E0.88 INCH WAYNE IL EMERGENCY MNGR
TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR.
&&
SPThe Evansville,IN radar (KVWX), 17 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:31 UTC.
2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Several trees and power lines were down in Princeton. Approximately 1000 customers were without power in the Patoka and Hazleton areas.
A snapped power line was reported near the intersection of U.S. Highway 41 and Highway 68.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Indiana in 2019Every state in 2019This day in weather historyWarnings in Indiana, June 2019
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: 822296, 822295.