Scattered showers and thunderstorms tracked east-northeastward across the Quad State during the day as a very slow moving front was set up from the WSW to ENE across northern portions of the Quad State. The strongest cluster of storms was during the afternoon in the Southern Pennyrile which produced multiple reports of damage in Hopkinsville.
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The episode as NWS PAH wrote it up.
Scattered showers and thunderstorms tracked east-northeastward across the Quad State during the day as a very slow moving front was set up from the WSW to ENE across northern portions of the Quad State. The strongest cluster of storms was during the afternoon in the Southern Pennyrile which produced multiple reports of damage in Hopkinsville. MLCAPE values were over 2000J/kg with DCAPE highest in the Pennyrile at around 800J/kg late afternoon. Shear was limited, helping to keep severe weather potential limited.
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 13, 1:27 PM CST, 2 hours 25 minutes earlier. Its key messages:
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Paducah KY 227 PM CDT Sun Jul 13 2025 .KEY MESSAGES... - Isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms will continue each afternoon for the next week. The strongest storms may pose an isolated threat of damaging winds. Heavy rainfall will accompany all storms. - The work week will start out with seasonable heat and humidity, but heat indices will climb into the triple digits throughout the region Wednesday through Friday. && .DISCUSSION... Issued at 227 PM CDT Sun Jul 13 2025 Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms near the Mississippi River will continue to move slowly northeast across the Quad State through the remainder of the afternoon and into the evening. DCAPE values are much lower than the last few days, so there won't be as much evaporative cooling to generate such cool outflows and the stronger winds. An isolated damaging wind gust cannot be ruled out, but they should not be as prevalent as yesterday. Otherwise, the isolated to scattered afternoon showers and thunderstorms will continue daily through next weekend. All storms through the week will be capable of producing brief torrential rainfall, due to the extreme moisture content of the atmosphere. High pressure aloft will gradually build across the Quad State through the work week, which should eventually limit the coverage of the diurnal convection to some degree, but it will not be strong enough to prevent it altogether. In concert with that lesser coverage of convection, temperatures will gradually trend upward. The entire area should be in the 90s by Wednesday and some middle 90s will be possible by Thursday. Humidity will be in full bloom as well, so heat indices will reach the 100-105 range throughout the region Wednesday through at least Friday. There are signs that a weak frontal boundary may slip south into the Quad State Friday through next weekend, and that should lead to increased coverage of convection and a slight cooling trend. && .AVIATION /18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z MONDAY/... Issued at 1241 PM CDT Sun Jul 13 2025 All sites should see at least one round of thunderstorms this afternoon, and possibly another one this evening. Where skies can clear out some tonight, fog development is a good bet. KMVN is most likely to do so, and have 1/2SM FG there. Similar to this morning, low MVFR ceilings are likely throughout the area after sunrise, and they may linger for much of the morning. Some convective development is possible after 16Z. && .PAH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... IL...None. MO...None. IN...None. KY...None. && UPDATE...DRS DISCUSSION...DRS AVIATION...DRS
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Paducah KY 312 PM CDT Sun Jul 13 2025 ILZ075>078-080>094-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ001>022-MOZ076-086-087- 100-107>112-114-141000- 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- 312 PM CDT Sun Jul 13 2025 /412 PM EDT Sun Jul 13 2025/ This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of southern Illinois, southwest Indiana, western Kentucky, and southeast Missouri. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight Scattered to numerous thunderstorms are expected to lift northeast across the Quad State into evening hours. Isolated damaging winds are still possible, but brief torrential rains will be the primary impact. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday Isolated to scattered thunderstorms are expected each afternoon through Saturday. Isolated strong to severe storms are possible and all storms will be capable of brief torrential rainfall. Afternoon heat indices will climb into the 100 to 105 degree range throughout the Quad State Wednesday through Friday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not anticipated. DRS
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Paducah KY
1125 AM CDT Sun Jul 13 2025
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0530 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 1 S La Center 37.05N 88.97W
07/12/2025 Ballard KY Public
Delayed report. Tree damage occurred along
Albert Hook Rd and Ceredo Rd to the south
and southeast of La Center. One residence
had some damage to a pool and outdoor
furniture.
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DRSThe Ft Campbell radar (KHPX), 22 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:51 UTC.
2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Power lines were downed by thunderstorm winds on Ft. Campbell Blvd from a storm tracking to the ENE through Hopkinsville.
Power lines were downed onto N. Jessup Street in Hopkinsville by straight-line thunderstorm winds. A fallen tree was also partially blocking the road.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Kentucky in 2025Every state in 2025This day in weather historyWarnings in Kentucky, July 2025
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: 1292077, 1292079.