Strong to severe thunderstorms and heavy rain will impact portions of the central Plains into the Upper Midwest and the Mid-Atlantic through the weekend. A stretch of unusually hot and humid weather is expected across portions of the central U.S. and the Southeast beginning this weekend and continuing through next week. The heat may reach dangerous levels, particularly mid to late next week. Read More >
Overview
On the evening of Monday, August 1, 2022, severe thunderstorms impacted portions of southeast Illinois, southwest Indiana, and the Kentucky Pennyrile. The Evansville metro area was particularly hard hit by damaging winds. Up to 28,000 electric customers in and near Evansville were without power in the aftermath of the storm due to widespread tree and powerline damage. Other communities that were impacted by wind damage included West Louisville, Madisonville, and Crofton in western Kentucky. Heavy rain also produced flash flooding across portions of southeast Illinois and southwest Indiana.Wind & Hail:
Wind
Significant wind damage occurred in the Evansville metro area due to wind gusts of 60 to 70 mph. Hundreds of trees were snapped, uprooted, or had large branches broken. This tree damage caused widespread power outages that latest several hours and blocked city streets. A few businesses suffered roof damage. The Evansville Regional Airport measured a wind gust of 68 mph as the storms passed. Other cities that had incurred significant tree damage included Henderson, West Louisville, Madisonville, and Crofton, all in western Kentucky. |
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| Tree damage in Evansville (credit: L. Alan. Mason) |
Downed tree in Henderson (credit: Public report sent in via Twitter) | Large tree damaged in Evansville (credit: Steve Brown via Twitter) |
Tree damage in Wesselman Park in Evansville (credit: Evansville/Vanderburgh County EMA) |
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| Tree damage in Wesselman Park in Evansville (credit: Evansville/Vanderburgh County EMA) | Tree damage in Wesselman Park in Evansville (credit: Evansville/Vanderburgh County EMA) | Roof damage to the Harke Pool building in Evansville (credit: Evansville/Vanderburgh County EMA) |
Hail
In addition to wind, the severe thunderstorms produced hail of quarter to ping pong ball size hail. The largest hail reports of ping pong ball size hail occurred in Mount Carmel, IL, and Dawson Springs, KY. |
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| Half dollar size hail in Bone Gap, IL (credit: Jessica Gwaltney via Twitter) |
Quarter size hail in Uniontown, KY credit: Shyan Smith) |
Photos & Video
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| Shelf cloud approaching Evansville (credit: Gunnar Consol/44News) |
Shelf cloud in Wayne County, IL (credit: Jessica Gwaltney via Twitter) |
Storm clouds near Hopkinsville, KY (credit: Danielle Breezy/WKRN) |
Storm clouds in Evansville (credit: Kristin Valandra) |
Storm Reports
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
225 PM CDT TUE AUG 2 2022
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1005 AM FLASH FLOOD 7 NE MOUNT VERNON 38.00N 87.79W
08/02/2022 POSEY IN LAW ENFORCEMENT
WATER RESCUE ON CABORN RD.
0845 AM FLASH FLOOD 5 E NEW HARMONY 38.13N 87.85W
08/02/2022 POSEY IN LAW ENFORCEMENT
HALF A FOOT OF WATER NEAR HIGHWAY 66/GOODMAN
RD.
0845 AM FLASH FLOOD 6 SE NEW HARMONY 38.06N 87.85W
08/02/2022 POSEY IN LAW ENFORCEMENT
HALF A FOOT OF WATER ON THE ROAD NEAR
SPRINGFIELD RD/WILLIAMS RD.
0813 AM FLASH FLOOD CISNE 38.52N 88.43W
08/02/2022 WAYNE IL PUBLIC
STREET/ROAD FLOODING.
0209 AM HAIL HOPKINSVILLE 36.85N 87.49W
08/02/2022 M0.25 INCH CHRISTIAN KY TRAINED SPOTTER
PEA SIZED HAIL AT THE JENNY STEWART MEDICAL
CENTER. WIND GUST ESTIMATED ABOUT 35 MPH.
0145 AM TSTM WND DMG 7 E CADIZ 36.87N 87.70W
08/02/2022 TRIGG KY TRAINED SPOTTER
TREES DOWN EAST OF CADIZ ON OLD HOPKINSVILLE
ROAD, ON TRIGG COUNTY SIDE OF CHRISTIAN
COUNTY LINE.
0108 AM TSTM WND GST 2 N EDDYVILLE 37.10N 88.08W
08/02/2022 E45 MPH LYON KY TRAINED SPOTTER
ESTIMATED 45 MPH WINDS JUST NORTH OF
EDDYVILLE, KY.
1214 AM HAIL DAWSON SPRINGS 37.17N 87.69W
08/02/2022 U1.50 INCH HOPKINS KY PUBLIC
REPORT FROM MPING: PING PONG BALL (1.50
IN.).
1045 PM HAIL UNIONTOWN 37.77N 87.93W
08/01/2022 E1.00 INCH UNION KY PUBLIC
1016 PM TSTM WND DMG MADISONVILLE 37.34N 87.51W
08/01/2022 HOPKINS KY PUBLIC
MULTIPLE TREE LIMBS DOWN AND SEVERAL TREES
SPLIT. TIME ESTIMATED.
0840 PM HAIL 2 SW BONE GAP 38.42N 88.02W
08/01/2022 M1.25 INCH EDWARDS IL PUBLIC
0830 PM HAIL 1 ENE LIVERMORE 37.49N 87.12W
08/01/2022 M1.25 INCH MCLEAN KY PUBLIC
REPORT FROM MPING OF HALF DOLLAR (1.25 IN.)
HAIL. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
0827 PM TSTM WND GST 4 SSE UTICA 37.55N 87.10W
08/01/2022 M64 MPH MCLEAN KY PUBLIC
PERSONAL WEATHER STATION.
0812 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 NNE HENDERSON 37.90N 87.54W
08/01/2022 HENDERSON KY PUBLIC
MPING REPORT: TREES UPROOTED OR SNAPPED;
ROOF DAMAGE.
0811 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 NE HENDERSON 37.88N 87.53W
08/01/2022 HENDERSON KY PUBLIC
LARGE TREE UPROOTED. TIME ESTIMATED BY
RADAR.
0751 PM HAIL 6 WNW MOSELEYVILLE 37.70N 87.29W
08/01/2022 M1.00 INCH DAVIESS KY TRAINED SPOTTER
0751 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 WNW MOSELEYVILLE 37.69N 87.28W
08/01/2022 DAVIESS KY EMERGENCY MNGR
TREE FELL ON A CAMPER AT DIAMOND LAKES.
0750 PM TSTM WND DMG 6 SSE HEBBARDSVILLE 37.69N 87.32W
08/01/2022 DAVIESS KY EMERGENCY MNGR
POWER LINES DOWN IN ST. JOSEPH.
0730 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 N HEBBARDSVILLE 37.80N 87.37W
08/01/2022 HENDERSON KY PUBLIC
TWO TREES UPROOTED.
0724 PM TSTM WND DMG SPOTTSVILLE 37.86N 87.42W
08/01/2022 HENDERSON KY AMATEUR RADIO
TREES DOWN NEAR BASKETT, SPOTTSVILLE, AND
REED.
0715 PM TSTM WND GST 1 SSE EVANSVILLE 37.97N 87.54W
08/01/2022 E65 MPH VANDERBURGH IN TRAINED SPOTTER
NUMEROUS TREE LIMBS DOWN.
0708 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 S MELODY HILL 38.01N 87.51W
08/01/2022 VANDERBURGH IN PUBLIC
MPING REPORT; 3-INCH TREE LIMBS BROKEN;
POWER POLES BROKEN.
0708 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 ESE EVANSVILLE 37.98N 87.52W
08/01/2022 VANDERBURGH IN PUBLIC
TREES DOWN NEAR WESSELMAN PARK; ROOF DAMAGE
TO NEARBY BUILDING.
0705 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 W EVANSVILLE 37.98N 87.56W
08/01/2022 VANDERBURGH IN PUBLIC
TREE ACROSS HEIDELBACH AVE.
0704 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 E EVANSVILLE 37.99N 87.52W
08/01/2022 VANDERBURGH IN PUBLIC
TREE DOWN ACROSS ROAD ON N BOEKE RD.
0703 PM TSTM WND DMG MELODY HILL 38.03N 87.51W
08/01/2022 VANDERBURGH IN PUBLIC
LARGE TREE DOWN AND ACROSS ST GEORGE ROAD,
TAKING OUT A POWER LINE.
0702 PM TSTM WND GST 2 NNW MELODY HILL 38.04N 87.53W
08/01/2022 M68 MPH VANDERBURGH IN ASOS
KEVV ASOS.
0659 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 NW EVANSVILLE 38.03N 87.59W
08/01/2022 VANDERBURGH IN PUBLIC
MPING REPORT: 1-INCH TREE LIMBS BROKEN;
SHINGLES BLOWN OFF.
0658 PM TSTM WND GST 2 NW MELODY HILL 38.04N 87.53W
08/01/2022 M61 MPH VANDERBURGH IN ASOS
EVANSVILLE AIRPORT ASOS.
0655 PM TSTM WND GST 2 S DARMSTADT 38.06N 87.58W
08/01/2022 M62 MPH VANDERBURGH IN NEWSPAPER
0654 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 NE DARMSTADT 38.12N 87.53W
08/01/2022 VANDERBURGH IN PUBLIC
TREE DOWN AND TOOK DOWN POWER LINES.
0603 PM HAIL 2 SSE MOUNT CARMEL 38.39N 87.76W
08/01/2022 E1.00 INCH WABASH IL EMERGENCY MNGR
0556 PM HAIL 2 E BELLMONT 38.38N 87.87W
08/01/2022 M1.50 INCH WABASH IL EMERGENCY MNGR
REPORTED ON HIGHWAY 15 JUST EAST OF
BELLMONT.
Rain Reports
Rainfall of 2 to 4 inches fell Monday evening through Tuesday morning across southeast Illinois and southwest Indiana. This caused some flash flooding to occur. One water rescue occurred in Posey County, IN, Tuesday morning after a car drove into a flooded road.
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