A low pressure center tracking across the Great Lakes and its associated cold front extending across the Southern Plains will focus occasional showers and thunderstorms through tonight. A few of these thunderstorms may become severe alongside heavy rainfall that may cause flash flooding; Portions of the Southern Plains would be the greatest threat for these hazards through tonight. Read More >
Overview
A very unstable airmass was in place ahead of a weak mid-level disturbance that moved into the area. Temperatures surged into the upper 80s to lower 90s within a very moist airmass characterized by tropical-like dewpoints in the mid to upper 70s. Scattered thunderstorms rapidly developed around 11am near a remnant outflow boundary from earlier convection. The storms formed into several clusters that moved southeast across portions of southeast IL, southwest IN, and much of western KY. The main threat was damaging winds, with a few scattered small hail reports as well.Warnings:
The graphic below shows an overview of all of the severe thunderstorm (yellow) and flood warnings (green) issued during the event, overlayed on top of each other. Overall 14 severe thunderstorm warnings were issued with all but 2 of them being in portions of western KY. The timeframe for all of the warnings was roughly from 12:00pm to 3:45pm.
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| Wind damage in Hickman County - Courtesy of Beau Dodson | Tree damage in Hickman County - Courtesy of Beau Dodson | Tree Damage in Gracey, KY - Courtesy of Kevin Hurt | Tree Damage in Gracey, KY - Courtesy of Ginger McManis |
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| Shelf cloud rolling into Princeton, IN - Courtesy of Lori McClellan | Shelf cloud approaches Evansville, IN - Courtesy of Mike Fetscher | Mammatus Clouds over Paducah, KY - Courtesy of NWS employee Sean Poulos | Rainbow near Petersburg, IN - Courtesy of Cary Bailey |
Radar:
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Storm Reports
Here is a graphic of all the storm reports received throughout the event. Nearly all of the reports were wind related, with the only hail reports being sub-severe (under 1 inch diameter).
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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 957 PM CDT WED JUN 15 2016 ..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON... ..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.... ..REMARKS.. 1229 PM HEAVY RAIN MOUNT VERNON 37.94N 87.90W 06/15/2016 E0.75 INCH POSEY IN TRAINED SPOTTER AROUND THREE QUARTER INCH ACCUMULATION WITHIN 20 MINUTES. 1235 PM TSTM WND DMG INA 38.15N 88.90W 06/15/2016 JEFFERSON IL LAW ENFORCEMENT LATE REPORT- POWER LINES AND TREES DOWN NEAR INA AND SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE COUNTY 0118 PM HEAVY RAIN DUDLEY 36.79N 90.09W 06/15/2016 M0.73 INCH STODDARD MO TRAINED SPOTTER NEARLY THREE QUARTER INCH OF RAIN WITHIN 20 MINUTES. 0123 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 NE LOVELACEVILLE 36.99N 88.81W 06/15/2016 MCCRACKEN KY NWS EMPLOYEE TREES SNAPPED AND UPROOTED ALONG HWY 62 IN 3 LOCATIONS. FIRE RESCUE AND LAW ENFORCEMENT ARE RESPONDING. 0135 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 S SYMSONIA 36.86N 88.51W 06/15/2016 GRAVES KY LAW ENFORCEMENT *** 1 FATAL *** DELAYED REPORT. DEPUTY SHERIFF REPORTED THAT A TREE FELL ONTO THE CAB OF A TRUCK...KILLING THE DRIVER. 0145 PM TSTM WND DMG 10 WSW OWENSBORO 37.70N 87.29W 06/15/2016 DAVIESS KY LAW ENFORCEMENT SEVERAL TREES DOWN ON WEST SIDE OF COUNTY. ALSO A LARGE TREE LIMB DOWN ON EAST SIDE OF OWENSBORO. 0150 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 S HENDERSON 37.80N 87.58W 06/15/2016 HENDERSON KY BROADCAST MEDIA LATE REPORT. TREES DOWN ALONG HWY 136. 0155 PM TSTM WND GST MURRAY 36.61N 88.32W 06/15/2016 M55.00 MPH CALLOWAY KY AWOS 0159 PM TSTM WND DMG BENTON 36.85N 88.36W 06/15/2016 MARSHALL KY EMERGENCY MNGR EM REPORTS NUMEROUS TREES DOWN ALONG ROADWAYS. HEAVY RAIN AND STRONG WINDS REPORTED WITH STORMS. 0200 PM TSTM WND DMG BENTON 36.85N 88.36W 06/15/2016 MARSHALL KY EMERGENCY MNGR LATE REPORT. TREES DOWN ALONG HWY 641 JUST SOUTH OF BENTON AND ALONG OAK LEVEL ROAD NEAR THE MARSHALL/GRAVES COUNTY LINE. STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO BARNS AND TREES DOWN AT 4266 WADESBORO RD N 6 MILES WEST OF BENTON 0200 PM TSTM WND DMG FAIRDEALING 36.84N 88.22W 06/15/2016 MARSHALL KY TRAINED SPOTTER 3 FOOT DIAMETER TREE SNAPPED. 0205 PM TSTM WND DMG MURRAY 36.61N 88.32W 06/15/2016 CALLOWAY KY PUBLIC TREE DOWN AT INTERSECTION OF 4TH AND OLIVE. 0210 PM TSTM WND GST MURRAY 36.61N 88.32W 06/15/2016 E65.00 MPH CALLOWAY KY TRAINED SPOTTER WIND ESTIMATED. PEA SIZE HAIL REPORTED WITH THIS STORM. 0215 PM TSTM WND DMG CLINTON 36.67N 88.99W 06/15/2016 HICKMAN KY EMERGENCY MNGR LATE REPORT. NUMEROUS TREES DOWN. CORN LAID OVER. ONE TREE FELL ACROSS A HOME BUT NO INJURIES REPORTED. MOST DAMAGE REPORTED ALONG SARTEN ROAD AND HWY 51 SOUTH. 0215 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 E BENTON 36.85N 88.27W 06/15/2016 MARSHALL KY FIRE DEPT/RESCUE TREES DOWN AND SNAPPED ALONG THE FORT LEASURE TRAIL. 0219 PM TSTM WND GST CANTON 36.80N 87.96W 06/15/2016 M47.00 MPH TRIGG KY DEPT OF HIGHWAYS REPORTED ALONG THE HWY 80 BRIDGE AT MILE MARKER 63 CROSSING LAKE BARKLEY. 0225 PM FLASH FLOOD MURRAY 36.61N 88.32W 06/15/2016 CALLOWAY KY TRAINED SPOTTER WATER ON ROADWAY. TREE BRANCHES DOWN WITH POWER OUTAGES REPORTED IN THE HARDIN AREA. 0235 PM TSTM WND DMG CANTON 36.80N 87.96W 06/15/2016 TRIGG KY EMERGENCY MNGR TREE DOWN ALONG LINTON ROAD. LOST ALL OF THE TRAFFIC BARRELS ON THE NEW BARKLEY BRIDGE PROJECT. 0245 PM TSTM WND DMG DRAKESBORO 37.22N 87.05W 06/15/2016 MUHLENBERG KY LAW ENFORCEMENT LATE REPORT - TREE DOWN IN DRAKESBORO 0245 PM TSTM WND DMG FULTON 36.51N 88.88W 06/15/2016 FULTON KY LAW ENFORCEMENT SEVERAL TREES DOWN AROUND THE FULTON AREA ALONG HWY 307 AND ALSO NEAR THE PURCHASE PARKWAY. 0245 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 S CADIZ 36.84N 87.82W 06/15/2016 TRIGG KY EMERGENCY MNGR TREE DOWN ALONG SOUTH ROAD. 0250 PM TSTM WND DMG GREENVILLE 37.21N 87.18W 06/15/2016 MUHLENBERG KY LAW ENFORCEMENT LATE REPORT - POWER LINES DOWN NEAR GREENVILLE 0255 PM TSTM WND GST GRACEY 36.88N 87.63W 06/15/2016 E65.00 MPH CHRISTIAN KY PUBLIC WINDS ESTIMATED 0257 PM TSTM WND GST HOPKINSVILLE 36.85N 87.49W 06/15/2016 M57.00 MPH CHRISTIAN KY EMERGENCY MNGR MEASURED ALONG THE WEST BYPASS. 0305 PM TSTM WND GST OAK GROVE 36.67N 87.43W 06/15/2016 E55.00 MPH CHRISTIAN KY TRAINED SPOTTER WIND GUSTS ESTIMATED 50 TO 55 MPH. POWER OUTAGES REPORTED. 0315 PM TSTM WND DMG PEMBROKE 36.77N 87.36W 06/15/2016 CHRISTIAN KY TRAINED SPOTTER TREES DOWN IN PEMBROKE AND HOPKINSVILLE. POWER OUTAGES REPORTED IN BOTH COMMUNITIES. 0320 PM TSTM WND DMG OAK GROVE 36.67N 87.43W 06/15/2016 CHRISTIAN KY BROADCAST MEDIA POWER OUTAGES REPORTED THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY
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