Persistent clusters of strong to severe thunderstorms moved southeast across portions of western Kentucky. The storms first moved across the Ohio River into the Henderson and Owensboro areas early in the evening.
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The episode as NWS PAH wrote it up.
Persistent clusters of strong to severe thunderstorms moved southeast across portions of western Kentucky. The storms first moved across the Ohio River into the Henderson and Owensboro areas early in the evening. The last of the severe storms exited the Pennyrile region of west Kentucky during the overnight hours. The storms initially formed over Illinois and Indiana along the residual outflow boundary left by an early morning thunderstorm complex. The atmosphere was very unstable during the late afternoon and early evening, when peak mixed-layer capes approached 4000 J/kg. Once the storms formed an organized cold pool, new thunderstorms developed on the western flank of the storm complex as an unstable southwest wind flow was lifted over the cold pool.
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 Aug 1, 6:17 PM CST, 7 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Paducah KY
717 PM CDT Mon Aug 1 2022
.UPDATE...
Issued at 717 PM CDT Mon Aug 1 2022
Updated aviation section for 00z TAF package issuance.
&&
.SHORT TERM...(Tonight through Wednesday night)
Issued at 250 PM CDT Mon Aug 1 2022
The atrocious humidity is back, with dew points 75 to 80 and heat
index values up to 105, or so from SEMO into southern IL and far
west KY. Values are not quite as high from southwest IN into the
KY Pennyrile. There is an area of enhanced CU from KIND west to
south of KSPI to KIRK. The suite of HREF HiRes guidance varies
somewhat. Some of the models develop convection and move it south,
to southwest across our area late today into tonight, becoming
cold pool and outflow dominant with time. The NAM and HRRR are not
as bullish on such a scenario, keeping the focus more on the
Evansville Tri-State region. We will carry slight chances a bit
farther west to account for some of the HiRes guidance. Such a
scenario is not uncommon in this setup. It is very unstable with
favorable mid level lapse rates, and decent effective bulk shear
over the northeast 1/2 of the region.
Convective chances will appear again Tuesday. Then we should see a
break Wednesday, with convective chances back in the forecast
Wednesday night as the unsettled pattern remains in place. We will
continue with our Heat Advisory as is, and a Special Weather
Statement elsewhere.
.LONG TERM...(Thursday through Monday)
Issued at 250 PM CDT Mon Aug 1 2022
Very humid conditions will persist into early next week. South to
southwest winds will continue to pump tropical humidity into our
region. The moisture-laden atmosphere will be prone to generating
locally heavy downpours in any convection. The highest chances for
storms will be on Thursday into Friday, when a weak surface boundary
may push as far south as the lower Ohio Valley and southeast
Missouri.
On Thursday and Friday, the 500 mb pattern will consist of a Bermuda
high and a Plains high. Between these two systems, a weak trough
will exist over the Ohio Valley area. This will help support
scattered thunderstorms near the weak surface front.
Over the weekend, the models still indicate the 500 mb high over the
Plains will strengthen and expand east across the mid and upper
Mississippi Valley. This upper-level high should reduce convective
coverage to just isolated across most of the area. Heat and humidity
will build back up, with heat indices topping 100 in the forecast
both days.
There is quite a bit of model variability for Monday. The general
model trend seems to be for the 500 mb high to retreat westward back
to the Plains. This would allow a little more northwest flow over
our region, along with a bit of an increase in convection and a bit
lower heat.
&&
.AVIATION...
Issued at 717 PM CDT Mon Aug 1 2022
Strong to severe tstms with gusts of 45-60kts possible through
03z at KEVV/KOWB. MVFR to LIFR conditions expected with storms.
Isolated activity expected after 03z with predominant VFR
conditions. At KCGI/KPAH/MVN, VFR conditions expected through the
TAF period. At all sites, winds will be from the south to
southwest at 5 to 10 mph.
&&
.PAH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
IL...Heat Advisory until 8 PM CDT Wednesday for ILZ075-080-081-084-
085-088-092.
MO...Heat Advisory until 8 PM CDT Wednesday for MOZ076-086-087-100-
107>111.
IN...None.
KY...None.
&&
AVIATION...RSTHazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Paducah KY 255 PM CDT Mon Aug 1 2022 ILZ075>078-080>094-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ001>022-MOZ076-086-087- 100-107>112-114-021000- 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- 255 PM CDT Mon Aug 1 2022 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of southern Illinois, southwest Indiana, western Kentucky, and southeast Missouri. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight A Heat Advisory will continue for portions of southeast Missouri and southern Illinois, with a Special Weather Statement for elevated heat concerns over the rest of the region. There is a chance of thunderstorms late today through tonight. Some of the storms may become strong or briefly severe, especially across the Evansville Tri State region. Hail and strong winds are most likely. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday The Heat Advisory will continue Tuesday through Wednesday for southeast Missouri and southern Illinois. There is a chance for thunderstorms Tuesday. Strong storms cannot be ruled out, with strong winds most likely. Potentially hazardous heat is expected this weekend. Afternoon heat indices will peak from 100 to 105 degrees. There is a good chance of thunderstorms Wednesday night through Friday. The main hazards will be lightning and brief heavy downpours. Thunderstorm chances Saturday and Sunday are forecast to become very small. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is possible this afternoon through tonight.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
702 PM CDT MON AUG 1 2022
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0655 PM TSTM WND GST 2 S DARMSTADT 38.06N 87.58W
08/01/2022 M62 MPH VANDERBURGH IN NEWSPAPER
&&
ATLPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
704 PM CDT MON AUG 1 2022
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0659 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 NW EVANSVILLE 38.03N 87.59W
08/01/2022 VANDERBURGH IN PUBLIC
MPING REPORT: 1-INCH TREE LIMBS BROKEN;
SHINGLES BLOWN OFF.
&&
ATLPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
706 PM CDT MON AUG 1 2022
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0658 PM TSTM WND GST 2 NW MELODY HILL 38.04N 87.53W
08/01/2022 M61 MPH VANDERBURGH IN ASOS
EVANSVILLE AIRPORT ASOS.
&&
ATLPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
713 PM CDT MON AUG 1 2022
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0702 PM TSTM WND GST 2 NNW MELODY HILL 38.04N 87.53W
08/01/2022 M68 MPH VANDERBURGH IN ASOS
KEVV ASOS.
&&
ATLPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
720 PM CDT MON AUG 1 2022
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0704 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 E EVANSVILLE 37.99N 87.52W
08/01/2022 VANDERBURGH IN PUBLIC
TREE DOWN ACROSS ROAD ON N BOEKE RD.
&&
ATLPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
723 PM CDT MON AUG 1 2022
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0715 PM TSTM WND GST 1 SSE EVANSVILLE 37.97N 87.54W
08/01/2022 E65 MPH VANDERBURGH IN TRAINED SPOTTER
NUMEROUS TREE LIMBS DOWN.
&&The Evansville,IN radar (KVWX), 49 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:25 UTC.
8 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Trees were blown down in the vicinity of U.S. Highway 60 near Baskett, Spottsville, and Reed.
Two trees were uprooted.
A tree limb fell on an occupied camper at the Diamond Lake campground near West Louisville. There were no injuries, but people were trapped in the camper. The camper was not a total loss. Elsewhere in the county, there were several tree limbs on power lines. Most of the trees and power lines were around the St. Joseph and West Louisville area of the county.
At least a couple of large trees were uprooted in the Ohio River bottoms area northeast of Henderson.
A wind gust to 64 mph was measured at a personal weather station off U.S. Highway 431, within a mile or two of the Daviess County line.
Multiple tree limbs and several trees were down.
Numerous trees were blown down, approximately two to three dozen. Some of the trees were up to four feet in diameter. A tree went through the windshield of a CSX freight train locomotive, injuring two crew members. All of the damage was near U.S. Highway 41 from Highway 407 to Highway 800.
Trees were down east of Cadiz near the Christian County line.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Kentucky in 2022Every state in 2022This day in weather historyWarnings in Kentucky, August 2022
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: 1040776, 1040777, 1040780, 1040771, 1040778, 1040775, 1040772, 1040781, 1040773, 1040774, 1040783, 1040782.