National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office

After several days of no rainfall across our area...clusters of thunderstorms moved
across parts of southern Illinois...southwest Indiana and parts of west Kentucky
this morning. Some of these storms produced hail and strong winds.

Here is the radar image at 1000 am CDT as the storms were about to impact Evansville, IN

This is the radar image from just a few minutes before 1100 am CDT. 



By noon, the heavier thunderstorms moved out of our area and eventually impacted Bowling Green.

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY

520 PM CDT SUN JUN 05 2011

 

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...

..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....

            ..REMARKS..

 

0945 AM     HAIL             BELLMONT                38.38N 87.91W

06/05/2011  M0.50 INCH       WABASH             IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

 

            PEA TO MARBLE SIZE HAIL

 

0948 AM     HAIL             BELLMONT                38.38N 87.91W

06/05/2011  E0.50 INCH       WABASH             IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

 

            MARBLE SIZE HAIL - OR SLIGHTLY LARGER

 

1000 AM     HAIL             3 N OWENSVILLE          38.32N 87.69W

06/05/2011  M0.88 INCH       GIBSON             IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

 

            NICKEL SIZE HAIL. 40 MPH WINDS. HEAVY RAIN.

 

1010 AM     TSTM WND GST     DARMSTADT               38.09N 87.58W

06/05/2011  M0.00 MPH        VANDERBURGH        IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

 

            44 MPH WINDS.

 

1019 AM     TSTM WND GST     EVANSVILLE              37.98N 87.54W

06/05/2011  M0.00 MPH        VANDERBURGH        IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

 

            55 MPH WIND ON EVANSVILLE RIVERFRONT.

 

1020 AM     TSTM WND GST     1 W DARMSTADT           38.09N 87.59W

06/05/2011  M67.00 MPH       VANDERBURGH        IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

 

1023 AM     TSTM WND GST     1 SE EVANSVILLE         37.97N 87.53W

06/05/2011  E0.00 MPH        VANDERBURGH        IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

 

            50 TO 60 MPH WINDS - SE OF EVANSVILLE.

 

1030 AM     HAIL             EVANSVILLE              37.98N 87.54W

06/05/2011  E1.00 INCH       VANDERBURGH        IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

 

            UP TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL ON THE WEST SIDE OF EVANSVILLE.

            FROM CHANNEL 14.

 

1037 AM     TSTM WND DMG     EVANSVILLE              37.98N 87.54W

06/05/2011                   VANDERBURGH        IN   PUBLIC

 

            REPORTS OF POWER LINES DOWN IN THE 1200 BLOCK OF SOUTH

            HARLEN AVE. AND BELLEMEADE AVE. RELAYED BY WEHT.

 

1037 AM     NON-TSTM WND DMG EVANSVILLE              37.98N 87.54W

06/05/2011                   VANDERBURGH        IN   PUBLIC

 

            REPORT OF POWER LINES DOWN IN THE 1200 BLOCK OF SOUTH

            HARLEN AVE AND BELLEMEADE AVE. RELAYED BY WEHT.

 

1052 AM     HAIL             NEWBURGH                37.95N 87.40W

06/05/2011  E0.75 INCH       WARRICK            IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

 

            PLUS 50 MPH WINDS

 

1055 AM     FUNNEL CLOUD     SPOTTSVILLE             37.88N 87.44W

06/05/2011                   HENDERSON          KY   PUBLIC

 

            DAVISS AND HENDERSON COUNTY WARNING POINTS REPORT A

            PUBLIC REPORT OF A FUNNEL CLOUD NEAR SPOTTSVILLE REED TO

            HWY 60 W AT HENDERSON-DAVIS COUNTY LINE.

 

1102 AM     TSTM WND GST     DELAWARE                37.68N 87.40W

06/05/2011  E60.00 MPH       DAVIESS            KY   TRAINED SPOTTER

 

1105 AM     TSTM WND DMG     OWENSBORO               37.76N 87.12W

06/05/2011                   DAVIESS            KY   TRAINED SPOTTER

 

            TREE LIMBS DOWN IN OWENSBORO NEAR CRAVENS ELEMENTARY

            SCHOOL. ESTIMATED 45 MPH WINDS.

 

1111 AM     TSTM WND GST     OWENSBORO               37.76N 87.12W

06/05/2011  M51.00 MPH       DAVIESS            KY   AWOS

 

1111 AM     TSTM WND GST     OWENSBORO               37.76N 87.12W

06/05/2011  E60.00 MPH       DAVIESS            KY   TRAINED SPOTTER

 

            RELAYED BY CHANNEL 14.

 

1130 AM     TSTM WND DMG     WHITE PLAINS            37.19N 87.39W

06/05/2011                   HOPKINS            KY   BROADCAST MEDIA

 

            SMALL TREES OF 2-3 INCHES IN DIAMETER SNAPPED.

 

1135 AM     TSTM WND DMG     CENTRAL CITY            37.30N 87.13W

06/05/2011                   MUHLENBERG         KY   PUBLIC

 

            NUMEROUS TREES DOWN - POWER LINES DOWN

 

1146 AM     TSTM WND DMG     CENTRAL CITY            37.30N 87.13W

06/05/2011                   MUHLENBERG         KY   TRAINED SPOTTER

 

            LARGE TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN. ESTIMATED WIND GUST TO

            72 MPH.

Earlier that morning, severe weather moved through the region. The main damage was due to high winds. Here is a map of damage from a microburst in southern Illinois.

Other storm reports from earlier in the morning...

0322 AM     TSTM WND DMG     PERRYVILLE MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT  

            POWER OUTAGES REPORTED IN PORTIONS OF THE COMMUNITY.  

0345 AM     TSTM WND GST     DU QUOIN   IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            MEASURED JUST WEST OF TOWN BY TRAINED SPOTTER.  

0400 AM     TSTM WND DMG     DU QUOIN   IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            *** 1 INJ *** ...UPDATE AT 430 AM...CAMPER BLOWN OVER 

            WITH 3 INDIVIDUALS TRAPPED INSIDE LOCATED AT THE DU QUOIN 

            STATE FAIRGROUNDS. INDIVIDUALS HAD TO BE EXTRACTED BY 

            FIRE/RESCUE. ONE PERSON SLIGHTLY INJURED.  

0401 AM     TSTM WND GST     WEST FRANKFORT     E70.00 MPH IL   TRAINED SPOTTER 

            TREES DOWN.  

0410 AM     TSTM WND DMG     WEST FRANKFORT      IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            POWER OUTAGES AND DISRUPTIVE PHONE SERVICE REPORTED 

            THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY.  

0445 AM     FLASH FLOOD      5 S THEBES          MO   TRAINED SPOTTER 

            NUMEROUS ROADS ARE FLOODING AS WELL AS MANY STREAMS AND

            CREEKS NEAR BANKFULL.  

0502 AM     FLASH FLOOD      2 S MCCLURE         IL   TRAINED SPOTTER  

            WATER OVER ROADS ALONG ROUTE 3 IN MCCLURE AND ALONG 

            GRAPEVINE TRAIL. WINDS GUSTING TO 40 MPH.  

0508 AM     TSTM WND GST     MOUNT VERNON M50.00 MPH IN   TRAINED SPOTTER  

            WIND GUST ESTIMATES OF 40 TO 50 MPH WERE REPORTED.  

0513 AM     TSTM WND GST     MOUNT VERNON E70.00 MPH  IN   BROADCAST MEDIA 

            REPORTED BY SPOTTER AND RELAYED THROUGH MEDIA.  

0517 AM     TSTM WND GST     2 E MOUNT VERNON  POSEY  IN   TRAINED SPOTTER  

0522 AM     TSTM WND GST     GRAYVILLE M50.00 MPH IL   TRAINED SPOTTER 

            PEA SIZE HAIL REPORTED WITH THIS STORM. POWER OUTAGES

            REPORTED IN THE COMMUNITY.  

0527 AM     TSTM WND GST     EVANSVILLE  E65.00 MPH  IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            POWER LINES DOWN. REPORTED NEAR THE COMMUNITY OF ANGEL MOUNDS.  

0530 AM     TSTM WND GST     EVANSVILLE M67.00 MPH   IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            EVENT OCCURRED ON THE EAST SIDE OF TOWN.  

0532 AM     TSTM WND GST     EVANSVILLE M55.00 MPH   IN   ASOS  

0532 AM     TSTM WND GST     2 N EVANSVILLE  M56.00 MPH  IN   TRAINED SPOTTER  

0534 AM     TSTM WND GST     NEWBURGH  E50.00 MPH    IN   TRAINED SPOTTER  

            WIND GUSTS ESTIMATED 40 TO 50 MPH.  

0550 AM     TSTM WND DMG     MORGANFIELD   KY   TRAINED SPOTTER

            WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES.  

0554 AM     HEAVY RAIN       4 SW CADIZ   M1.92 INCH     KY   CO-OP OBSERVER

             LATE REPORT...RAINFALL MEASUREMENT FROM SATURDAY MORNING STORMS.  

0555 AM     TSTM WND GST     OWENSBORO M59.00 MPH        KY   TRAINED SPOTTER  

            EVENT OCCURRED ON WEST SIDE OF TOWN.  

0558 AM     HEAVY RAIN       METROPOLIS M1.35 INCH       IL   TRAINED SPOTTER  

0559 AM     TSTM WND GST     ROCKPORT   M66.00 MPH       IN   TRAINED SPOTTER  

0609 AM     TSTM WND DMG     GENTRYVILLE                 IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            LARGE TREE DOWN.

 

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