RSS FeedsJuly 5, 2004 Widespread Wind Damage
- Occurred in a band starting near Carmi, Illinois just before noon.
- The wind damage area crossed the cities of Evansville, Henderson, and Owensboro shortly after noon.
- Tens of thousands of utility customers were still without power early on Tuesday morning, July 6.
- Dozens of houses were damaged by falling trees. Other trees landed across roads, wires, and vehicles.
- This area is the same area that was repeatedly struck by damaging winds and tornadoes during the last week of May.
- The map below indicates where the major damage was concentrated. Wind gusts from 55 to 65 MPH were measured in this area, including a gust to 55 knots (63 MPH) at the Owensboro Airport.
| Local Storm Report, Issued by NWS Paducah, KY |
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT ... SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
823 PM CDT MON JUL 05 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1020 AM TSTM WND DMG DU QUOIN 38.00N 89.24W
07/05/2004 PERRY IL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREE DOWN ACROSS SOUTH PEACH STREET.
1113 AM TSTM WND DMG 2 ESE PITTSBURG 37.77N 88.82W
07/05/2004 WILLIAMSON IL LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREE ACROSS SIMON ROAD IN THE COMMUNITY OF PAULTON.
REPORT FROM WILLIAMSON COUNTY SHERIFF OFFICE.
1120 AM HEAVY RAIN 5 N WHITEASH 37.86N 88.93W
07/05/2004 2.00 INCH WILLIAMSON IL TRAINED SPOTTER
TWO INCH RAINFALL LESS THAN 45 MINUTES NEAR THE COMMUNITY
OF JOHNSON CITY.
1120 AM TSTM WND DMG 5 NW MCLEANSBORO 38.14N 88.60W
07/05/2004 HAMILTON IL LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN IN COMMUNITY OF DELAFIELD
ALONG ROUTE 142.
1150 AM TSTM WND DMG CARMI 38.09N 88.17W
07/05/2004 WHITE IL LAW ENFORCEMENT
NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN THROUGHOUT COMMUNITY.
1210 PM TSTM WND DMG WADESVILLE 38.10N 87.79W
07/05/2004 POSEY IN TRAINED SPOTTER
UTILITY POLES SNAPPED. MINOR STRUCTURE DAMAGE TO SEVERAL
HOMES IN MORRIS TOWNSHIP.
1210 PM TSTM WND DMG 6 N MOUNT VERNON 38.02N 87.90W
07/05/2004 POSEY IN PUBLIC
LARGE TREE LIMB DOWN BLOCKING SMITH SCHOOL ROAD.
1219 PM TSTM WND GST WADESVILLE 38.10N 87.79W
07/05/2004 58 MPH POSEY IN TRAINED SPOTTER
1223 PM TSTM WND DMG POSEYVILLE 38.17N 87.78W
07/05/2004 POSEY IN TRAINED SPOTTER
TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN. VERY HEAVY RAIN ASSOCIATED
WITH STORM.
1231 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 SW HENDERSON 37.81N 87.62W
07/05/2004 HENDERSON KY NEWSPAPER
TREE DOWN ON HOUSE ON OLD CORYDON ROAD. CONSIDERABLE
DAMAGE TO HOUSE. REPORT FROM HENDERSON GLEANER NEWSPAPER.
1235 PM TSTM WND DMG EVANSVILLE 37.98N 87.54W
07/05/2004 VANDERBURGH IN TRAINED SPOTTER
TREES DOWN ON WEST SIDE OF TOWN NEAR UNIVERSITY. WIND
SPEED ESTIMATED 60 TO 70 MPH DOWNTOWN ALONG RIVER.
1235 PM TSTM WND DMG HENDERSON 37.84N 87.58W
07/05/2004 HENDERSON KY LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES DOWN COUNTYWIDE. TREES ON ROAD ON HWY. 41 SOUTH OF
HWY. 425. TREES DOWN ON WATER ST. BETWEEN 3RD AND 5T ST.
REPORT FROM HENDERSON COUNTY CENTRAL DISPATCH.
1240 PM TSTM WND DMG EVANSVILLE 37.98N 87.54W
07/05/2004 VANDERBURGH IN TRAINED SPOTTER
NUMEROUS TREES DOWN AT UNIVERSITY OF EVANSVILLE AND
MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL.
1240 PM TSTM WND DMG EVANSVILLE 37.98N 87.54W
07/05/2004 VANDERBURGH IN TRAINED SPOTTER
NUMBEROUS TREES DOWN ON CAMPUS OF UNIVERSITY OF
EVANSVILLE AND MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL.
1240 PM TSTM WND GST EVANSVILLE 38.65N 90.10W
07/05/2004 60 MPH ST. CLAIR IL TRAINED SPOTTER
WIND GUST 55 TO 60 MPH.
1255 PM TSTM WND DMG NEWBURGH 37.95N 87.40W
07/05/2004 WARRICK IN LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN IN THE CITY OF NEWBURGH.
REPORT FROM WARRICK COUNTY SHERIFF.
0100 PM TSTM WND GST OWENSBORO 37.76N 87.12W
07/05/2004 60 MPH DAVIESS KY TRAINED SPOTTER
WIND GUST ON WEST SIDE OF TOWN.
0105 PM TSTM WND DMG OWENSBORO 37.76N 87.12W
07/05/2004 DAVIESS KY EMERGENCY MNGR
WIDESPREAD DAMAGE REPORTED THROUGHOUT COUNTY BY SHERIFF.
40 SEPERATE OCCURANCES OF TREES DOWN ON HOMES, POWER
LINES AND ACROSS ROADS REPORTED BY EMERGENCY MANAGER. FEW
FIRES REPORTED DUE TO LIGHTNING.
0105 PM HAIL 6 W OWENSBORO 37.76N 87.23W
07/05/2004 0.88 INCH DAVIESS KY TRAINED SPOTTER
NICKLE SIZE HAIL REPORTED NEAR COMMUNITY OF STANLEY.
0115 PM TSTM WND DMG OWENSBORO 37.76N 87.12W
07/05/2004 DAVIESS KY PUBLIC
SHINGLES TORN OFF OF HOME NEAR INTERSECTION OF TARAMAC
AND IMPERIAL.
0120 PM TSTM WND DMG HOPKINSVILLE 36.85N 87.49W
07/05/2004 CHRISTIAN KY EMERGENCY MNGR
NUMEROUS TREES DOWN THROUGHOUT COMMUNITY.
0120 PM HAIL HOPKINSVILLE 36.85N 87.49W
07/05/2004 0.75 INCH CHRISTIAN KY EMERGENCY MNGR
0135 PM TSTM WND DMG CADIZ 36.87N 87.82W
07/05/2004 TRIGG KY LAW ENFORCEMENT
SEVERAL TREES DOWN ON WILLOW LANE AND OLD DOVER ROAD.
REPORT FROM TRIGG COUNTY DISPATCH.
0140 PM FLASH FLOOD OWENSBORO 37.76N 87.12W
07/05/2004 DAVIESS KY TRAINED SPOTTER
MANY CREEKS OUT OF BANKS WITH NUMEROUS STREES FLOODED
THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY.
0145 PM FUNNEL CLOUD HOPKINSVILLE 36.85N 87.49W
07/05/2004 CHRISTIAN KY LAW ENFORCEMENT
FUNNEL REPORTED 1 MILE SOUTH OF BYPASS.
0200 PM FLASH FLOOD HOPKINSVILLE 36.85N 87.49W
07/05/2004 CHRISTIAN KY EMERGENCY MNGR
4 TO 6 INCHES OF WATER RUNNING ACROSS HIGHWAY 800.
0415 PM HAIL MURRAY 36.61N 88.32W
07/05/2004 0.75 INCH CALLOWAY KY EMERGENCY MNGR
REPORTED ON SOUTHWEST SIDE OF TOWN.
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SMITH
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Radar image of the storms as they were moving east across southern Illinois. Paducah radar reflectivity at 10:24 A.M. on July 5.
