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• The heaviest damage occurred in and near Owensboro, Kentucky, where numerous
  structures were damaged. Initial damage estimates were over one million dollars.
  Tree and power line damage was extensive. The Owensboro and Daviess County
  damage survey is available here.
• A brief tornado occurred in eastern Henderson County, KY. Most of the rest of the
  county experienced straight-line winds from 60 to 75 MPH, downing many
  trees. Henderson County tornado damage survey.
  
• Structural damage occurred in a number of other places,
  including Gallatin County, Illinois. Click here for the Gallatin County damage survey.
  Injuries were reported in Franklin County, Illinois, where a damage survey has been
  completed.

Below is a photo from Wayne Fitzgerrell State Park in Franklin County, where 2 persons
were injured when a camper overturned.

RADAR IMAGES (click on images for bigger size)

1. Image of storms as they were reaching Wayne Fitzgerrell State Park in Franklin
County, IL (between Sesser and Ina). Click on images for full size.

2. Image of storms as they were reaching New Haven, Illinois in Gallatin County.

3. Images of storms reaching Owensboro, KY (wide-scale overview ).

4. Image of storms reaching Owensboro (close-up shot)

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT ... SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
1240 AM CDT FRI MAY 28 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0815 PM     HAIL             4 N WOODLAWN            38.39N 89.04W 
05/27/2004  0.88 INCH        JEFFERSON          IL   TRAINED SPOTTER 

0855 PM     TSTM WND DMG     ALBION                  38.38N 88.06W 
05/27/2004                   EDWARDS            IL   LAW ENFORCEMENT 

            NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN MAINLY WEST OF 
            ALBION. 

0859 PM     HAIL             ALLENDALE               38.53N 87.71W 
05/27/2004  0.75 INCH        WABASH             IL   LAW ENFORCEMENT 

0902 PM     HAIL             MOUNT CARMEL            38.42N 87.77W 
05/27/2004  1.00 INCH        WABASH             IL   LAW ENFORCEMENT 

0905 PM     HAIL             ALLENDALE               38.53N 87.71W 
05/27/2004  1.75 INCH        WABASH             IL   LAW ENFORCEMENT 

0919 PM     HAIL             HAZLETON                38.49N 87.54W 
05/27/2004  1.75 INCH        GIBSON             IN   BROADCAST MEDIA 

0920 PM     TSTM WND DMG     OWENSVILLE              38.27N 87.69W 
05/27/2004                   GIBSON             IN   LAW ENFORCEMENT 

            NUMEROUS TREES DOWN IN AND AROUND OWENSVILLE.

0921 PM     HAIL             8 NE PRINCETON          38.44N 87.46W 
05/27/2004  1.00 INCH        GIBSON             IN   AMATEUR RADIO   

            THIS WAS REPORTED IN THE TOWN OF MT. OLYMPUS

0925 PM     TSTM WND DMG     MACEDONIA               38.05N 88.70W 
05/27/2004                   HAMILTON           IL   LAW ENFORCEMENT 

            TREE AND LIMBS...AND POWER LINE DOWN IN THE CITY.

0929 PM     TSTM WND DMG     MURPHYSBORO             37.77N 89.34W 
05/27/2004                   JACKSON            IL   TRAINED SPOTTER 

            POWER LINES DOWN 

0930 PM     FLASH FLOOD      2 W FAIRFIELD           38.38N 88.41W 
05/27/2004                   WAYNE              IL   LAW ENFORCEMENT 

            PORTIONS OF BOYLESTON ROAD...WEST OF FAIRFIELD... UNDER 
            WATER.

0930 PM     TSTM WND DMG     BENTON                  38.01N 88.92W 
05/27/2004                   FRANKLIN           IL   TRAINED SPOTTER 

            NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN 

0930 PM     TSTM WND GST     CARTERVILLE             37.76N 89.08W 
05/27/2004  65 MPH           WILLIAMSON         IL   TRAINED SPOTTER 

            NO DAMAGE YET EXCEPT FOR SOME TREE LIMBS

0930 PM     FLASH FLOOD      5 NE WINSLOW            38.44N 87.15W 
05/27/2004                   PIKE               IN   LAW ENFORCEMENT 

            HIGHWAY 56 NEAR THE TOWN OF CATO EXPERIENCING MINOR 
            FLOODING.

0935 PM     TSTM WND DMG     DE SOTO                 37.82N 89.23W 
05/27/2004                   JACKSON            IL   TRAINED SPOTTER 

            NUMEROUS TREES DOWN. ALSO, REPORTS OF NUMEROUS TREES DOWN
            IN MURPHYSBORO.

0940 PM     TSTM WND DMG     GALATIA                 37.84N 88.61W 
05/27/2004                   SALINE             IL   TRAINED SPOTTER 

            NUMEROUS TREES BLOWN DOWN IN AND AROUND THE CITY OF 
            GALATIA.

0940 PM     TSTM WND DMG     WEST FRANKFORT          37.90N 88.93W 
05/27/2004                   FRANKLIN           IL   TRAINED SPOTTER 

            SEVERAL TREES DOWN IN THE 800 BLOCK OF EAST GARLAND 
            STREET IN WEST FRANKFORT.

0940 PM     TSTM WND DMG     7 N WEST CITY           38.10N 88.95W 
05/27/2004                   FRANKLIN           IL   LAW ENFORCEMENT 

            NUMEROUS TREES DOWN ON CAMPERS AND CARS IN WAYNE 
            FITZGERALD STATE PARK. INJURIES HAVE BEEN REPORTED BUT NO
            NUMBERS ON HOW MANY. ALSO, TREES WERE DOWN ACROSS 
            INTERSTATE 57 AND ILLINOIS STATE RTE 13. 

0945 PM     HAIL             MOUNT VERNON            37.94N 87.90W 
05/27/2004  1.00 INCH        POSEY              IN   AMATEUR RADIO   

0945 PM     HAIL             NORRIS CITY             37.98N 88.33W 
05/27/2004  0.88 INCH        WHITE              IL   TRAINED SPOTTER 

0945 PM     TSTM WND DMG     CARMI                   38.09N 88.17W 
05/27/2004                   WHITE              IL   LAW ENFORCEMENT 

            NUMEROUS TREES DOWN ACROSS WHITE COUNTY.

0945 PM     FLASH FLOOD      SAMSVILLE               38.49N 88.06W 
05/27/2004                   EDWARDS            IL   LAW ENFORCEMENT 

            ILLINOIS STATE ROUTE 130 WAS FLOODED. NUMEROUS CULVERTS 
            WASHED OUT ON COUNTY ROADS IN THE NORTHERN PART OF THE 
            COUNTY.

0955 PM     TSTM WND DMG     RALEIGH                 37.83N 88.53W 
05/27/2004                   SALINE             IL   TRAINED SPOTTER 

            NUMEROUS TREES BLOWN DOWN IN AND AROUND RALEIGH.

1015 PM     TSTM WND DMG     UNIONTOWN               37.77N 87.93W 
05/27/2004                   UNION              KY   TRAINED SPOTTER 

            TREES DOWN AND SOME BUILDING DAMAGE.

1015 PM     TSTM WND DMG     EVANSVILLE              37.98N 87.54W 
05/27/2004                   VANDERBURGH        IN   LAW ENFORCEMENT 

            TREES DOWN ON SEVEN HILLS ROAD BETWEEN HWY 57 AND BARTON 
            ROAD. NUMEROUS TREES DOWN BLOCKING THE ROAD ON OLD 
            HENDERSON ROAD FROM HICKORY RIDGE.

1020 PM     TSTM WND DMG     NEW HAVEN               37.90N 88.13W 
05/27/2004                   GALLATIN           IL   TRAINED SPOTTER 

            NUMEROUS TREES DOWN.

1034 PM     HAIL             4 E HENDERSON           37.84N 87.51W 
05/27/2004  1.00 INCH        HENDERSON          KY   TRAINED SPOTTER 

            THIS REPORT CAME IN FOR HAIL IN THE CITY OF ZION.

1054 PM     TSTM WND DMG     OWENSBORO               37.76N 87.12W 
05/27/2004                   DAVIESS            KY   TRAINED SPOTTER 

            NUMEROUS TREES DOWN IN OWENSBORO.


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