Kentucky, 2024

Dense Fog in Kentucky, May 4, 2024

May 4, 2024 · NWS PAH · 10 events in 10 counties and zones

Calm conditions allowed for a surface inversion to develop during the pre-dawn hours on the 4th. Sufficient moisture resulted in the formation of dense fog in southern portions of Western Kentucky, though low clouds limited a more widespread fog coverage/duration.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 10 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
10

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.

Calm conditions allowed for a surface inversion to develop during the pre-dawn hours on the 4th. Sufficient moisture resulted in the formation of dense fog in southern portions of Western Kentucky, though low clouds limited a more widespread fog coverage/duration.

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 May 3, 10:24 PM CST, 2 hours 36 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 3, 10:24 PM CST, 2 hours 36 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, May 3, 8:03 PM CST, 4 hours 57 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Paducah KY
903 PM CDT Fri May 3 2024

ILZ075>078-080>094-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ001>022-MOZ076-086-087-
100-107>112-114-041200-
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-
903 PM CDT Fri May 3 2024 /1003 PM EDT Fri May 3 2024/

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

.DAY ONE...Tonight

Areas of fog expected through the morning commute, some locations
may be locally dense.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday

Isolated thunderstorms will be possible Saturday afternoon and
evening, and scattered thunderstorms are forecast Sunday
afternoon through Monday. A few storms in the heat of the day this
weekend could produce gusty winds, but lightning and locally
heavy downpours will be the primary concerns through this period.

Multiple rounds of thunderstorms with a severe and heavy rainfall
threat are possible Tuesday through Thursday. At this time, the
threat for severe storms is greatest Tuesday night through
Thursday. The flooding potential will increase with each round of
storms.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may become necessary Tuesday through Thursday.

The radar

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

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Event by event

10 dense fog. Local standard time, as filed.

Dense Fog, Hopkins

When
May 4, 1:00 AM CST to 4:00 AM CST
Where
Hopkins forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS
Coordinates
37.309, -87.541 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, Muhlenberg

When
May 4, 1:00 AM CST to 4:00 AM CST
Where
Muhlenberg forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS
Coordinates
37.216, -87.142 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, Ballard

When
May 4, 2:00 AM CST to 4:00 AM CST
Where
Ballard forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS
Coordinates
37.058, -88.999 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, Carlisle

When
May 4, 3:00 AM CST to 6:00 AM CST
Where
Carlisle forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS
Coordinates
36.853, -88.971 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, Hickman

When
May 4, 3:00 AM CST to 6:00 AM CST
Where
Hickman forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS
Coordinates
36.678, -88.976 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, Fulton

When
May 4, 3:00 AM CST to 6:00 AM CST
Where
Fulton forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS
Coordinates
36.554, -89.188 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, Graves

When
May 4, 3:00 AM CST to 6:00 AM CST
Where
Graves forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS
Coordinates
36.723, -88.651 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, Calloway

When
May 4, 3:00 AM CST to 6:00 AM CST
Where
Calloway forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS
Coordinates
36.621, -88.272 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, Trigg

When
May 4, 3:00 AM CST to 6:00 AM CST
Where
Trigg forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS
Coordinates
36.806, -87.873 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, Christian

When
May 4, 3:00 AM CST to 6:00 AM CST
Where
Christian forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS
Coordinates
36.894, -87.490 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Dense Fog
Fog reducing visibility to a quarter mile or less, filed where it caused accidents or disruption.

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

The same day elsewhere

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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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1179051, 1179052, 1179043, 1179044, 1179045, 1179046, 1179047, 1179048, 1179049, 1179050.