Heat in Kentucky, July 14 to 16, 2024

Name: Heat in Kentucky, July 14 to 16, 2024
Start: 2024-07-14T12:00
End: 2024-07-16T17:00
Location: Kentucky

July 14 to 16, 2024 · NWS PAH · 15 events in 15 counties and zones

With breezy southerly winds bringing dew points in the mid to upper 70s to Southwest Kentucky under high pressure, heat indices in most of Southwest Kentucky surged to 103-111F on the 14th and 15th, extending to the 16th at the Murray-Calloway County Airport AWOS. The highest observed heat index was 111F at the Murray-Calloway County Airport AWOS on the 15th.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 15 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 15

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 happened

The episode as NWS PAH wrote it up.

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 Jul 14, 10:34 AM CST, 1 hour 26 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 14, 10:34 AM CST, 1 hour 26 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 14, 6:26 AM CST, 5 hours 34 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Paducah KY
726 AM CDT Sun Jul 14 2024

ILZ075>078-080>094-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ001>022-MOZ076-086-087-
100-107>112-114-151230-
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-
726 AM CDT Sun Jul 14 2024 /826 AM EDT Sun Jul 14 2024/

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of southern
Illinois, southwest Indiana, western Kentucky, and southeast
Missouri.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Dangerous heat and humidity values are forecast this afternoon.
Refer to the Heat Advisory for more details.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday

Dangerous heat and humidity values will continue Monday and
Tuesday. Refer to the Heat Advisory for more details.

A good chance of thunderstorms returns to the forecast late
Tuesday night through Wednesday night. Locally heavy rain may lead
to some flooding issues development. An isolated strong to severe
storm with strong winds cannot be rule out as well.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be needed today.

DWS

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

15 heat. Local standard time, as filed.

Heat, Hickman

When: July 14, 12:00 PM CST to July 15, 5:00 PM CST
Where: Hickman forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS
Coordinates: 36.678, -88.976 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Fulton

When: July 14, 12:00 PM CST to July 15, 5:00 PM CST
Where: Fulton forecast zone
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 36.554, -89.188 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Graves

When: July 14, 12:00 PM CST to July 15, 5:00 PM CST
Where: Graves forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS
Coordinates: 36.723, -88.651 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Marshall

When: July 14, 12:00 PM CST to July 15, 5:00 PM CST
Where: Marshall forecast zone
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 36.884, -88.329 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Trigg

When: July 14, 12:00 PM CST to July 15, 5:00 PM CST
Where: Trigg forecast zone
Reported by: RAWS
Coordinates: 36.806, -87.873 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Union

When: July 14, 12:00 PM CST to July 15, 5:00 PM CST
Where: Union forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS
Coordinates: 37.659, -87.945 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Webster

When: July 14, 12:00 PM CST to July 15, 5:00 PM CST
Where: Webster forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS
Coordinates: 37.518, -87.683 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Henderson

When: July 14, 12:00 PM CST to July 15, 5:00 PM CST
Where: Henderson forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS
Coordinates: 37.796, -87.573 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Calloway

When: July 14, 12:00 PM CST to July 16, 5:00 PM CST
Where: Calloway forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS
Coordinates: 36.621, -88.272 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Ballard

When: July 15, 12:00 PM CST to 5:00 PM CST
Where: Ballard forecast zone
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 37.058, -88.999 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Carlisle

When: July 15, 12:00 PM CST to 5:00 PM CST
Where: Carlisle forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS
Coordinates: 36.853, -88.971 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, McCracken

When: July 15, 12:00 PM CST to 5:00 PM CST
Where: McCracken forecast zone
Reported by: ASOS
Coordinates: 37.054, -88.713 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Livingston

When: July 15, 12:00 PM CST to 5:00 PM CST
Where: Livingston forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS
Coordinates: 37.210, -88.354 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Lyon

When: July 15, 12:00 PM CST to 5:00 PM CST
Where: Lyon forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS
Coordinates: 37.019, -88.083 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, McLean

When: July 15, 12:00 PM CST to 5:00 PM CST
Where: McLean forecast zone
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 37.529, -87.264 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Heat: Heat below excessive heat criteria that still caused deaths, injuries or significant impacts.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Kentucky in 2024 Every state in 2024 This day in weather history Warnings in Kentucky, July 2024

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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1201980, 1201981, 1201982, 1201983, 1201984, 1201985, 1201986, 1201987, 1201988, 1201974, 1201975, 1201976, 1201977, 1201978, 1201979.