Summary of Severe Thunderstorms on May 4, 2020

Tornadoes:

Tornado - Grandin, Missouri Carter County Date May 4, 2020 Time (CDT) 4:23 - 4:29 PM EF Rating EF-0 Est. Peak Winds 85 mph Path Length 4.15 miles Max Width 50 yards Injuries/Deaths 0/0 Summary: The tornado uprooted or damaged dozens of trees along its path. On Highway 21 between Grandin and the Ripley County line, the tornado pushed over several wooden electrical poles. The tornado also removed a small section of the roof of a manufactured home. Track Map

The Enhanced Fujita (EF) Scale classifies tornadoes into the following categories:

EF0 Weak 65-85 mph	EF1 Moderate 86-110 mph	EF2 Significant 111-135 mph	EF3 Severe 136-165 mph	EF4 Extreme 166-200 mph	EF5 Catastrophic 200+ mph

Wind:

Macroburst - Grandin, Missouri Carter & Ripley County Date May 4, 2020 Time (CDT) 4:22 - 4:42 PM Est. Peak Winds 95 mph Path Length 19 miles Max Width 4.75 miles Injuries/Deaths 0/0 Summary: Thousands of large trees were snapped or uprooted. Numerous power lines were blown down or downed by falling trees, causing the worst power outage in the area since the 2009 ice storm. Approximately 30 structures, mainly barns and garages, were damaged or destroyed. Several houses sustained mainly minor roof damage with one having several windows blown out. Track Map

Macroburst - Gideon, Missouri New Madrid County Date May 4, 2020 Time (CDT) 5:19 - 5:44 PM Est. Peak Winds 110 mph Path Length 19 miles Max Width 6 miles Injuries/Deaths 0/0 Summary: A half dozen large grain bins were destroyed, with some blown a hundred yards or more from their anchored position. The north end of a warehouse building collapsed and at least two other large buildings partially collapsed. Several garages, farm sheds and similar structures were heavily damaged or destroyed. At least a half dozen homes or similar structures sustained major roof damage, ranging from the removal of the roof decking structure to removal of the entire roof structure. One had the attached garage separated. At least one home was destroyed by a fallen tree with several others damaged from fallen trees. Several miles of power lines were blown down as poles were broken. Numerous large trees were uprooted. Much of the damage was in and south of Gideon, but damage extended from near Campbell southeastward through and southeast of Wardell. Track Map

Photos

Damage in Gideon, MO via Highway Patrol	Damage in Gideon, MO via Highway Patrol	Powerlines down 5 miles south of Gideon, MO via Ameren Missouri	Lightning via Mike Hall

Damage in Qulin, MO via Derek Masters	Damage in Qulin, MO via Derek Masters	Mammatus clouds at sunset after rain ended at NWS Paducah via Greg Meffert

Radar

Here are 30 minute snapshots of the thunderstorm clusters from 3 to 5:30 PM as they progressed across southern portions of southeast Missouri before diving southeastward into northwest Tennessee. North of the severe thunderstorms, widespread moderate rain occurred with embedded thunderstorms across much of the area. (Click on the images to enlarge)

3 PM Radar Reflectivity	3:30 PM Radar Reflectivity	4 PM Radar Reflectivity

4:30 PM Radar Reflectivity	5 PM Radar Reflectivity	5:30 PM Radar Reflectivity

Storm Reports

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
647 PM CDT MON MAY 4 2020

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

0331 PM     TSTM WND DMG     6 SSW FREEMONT          36.87N 91.19W
05/04/2020                   CARTER             MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES DOWN ACROSS J HIGHWAY SIX MILES SOUTH
            OF US 60. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.

0404 PM     TSTM WND DMG     5 SW CHICOPEE           36.93N 91.06W
05/04/2020                   CARTER             MO   EMERGENCY MNGR

            CORRECTS PREVIOUS TSTM WND DMG REPORT FROM 5
            SW CHICOPEE. TREES DOWN ACROSS C HIGHWAY
            SOUTH OF US 60. CORRECTED TIME.

0405 PM     HAIL             FREEMONT                36.95N 91.16W
05/04/2020  M0.70 INCH       CARTER             MO   EMERGENCY MNGR

            WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH AND POWER OUTAGES
            ALSO REPORTED.

0420 PM     TSTM WND GST     10 W GRANDIN            36.80N 90.99W
05/04/2020  M63 MPH          RIPLEY             MO   PUBLIC

            LARGE TREES UPROOTED AS WELL.

0426 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 S GRANDIN             36.80N 90.82W
05/04/2020                   RIPLEY             MO   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SEVERE TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN INCLUDING
            A TREE ON A HOUSE.

0426 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 SW GRANDIN            36.82N 90.83W
05/04/2020                   CARTER             MO   TRAINED SPOTTER

            LARGE TREES DOWN NEAR HIGHWAY 21 SOUTH OF
            GRANDIN IN CARTER COUNTY.

0448 PM     HAIL             2 NNW ROMBAUER          36.87N 90.29W
05/04/2020  E1.00 INCH       BUTLER             MO   TRAINED SPOTTER



0451 PM     HAIL             HARVIELL                36.67N 90.47W
05/04/2020  E1.00 INCH       BUTLER             MO   BROADCAST MEDIA

            BROADCAST MEDIA RELAYED A VIEWER REPORT OF
            ONE INCH HAIL.

0451 PM     TSTM WND GST     HARVIELL                36.66N 90.47W
05/04/2020  E70 MPH          BUTLER             MO   BROADCAST MEDIA

            BROADCAST MEDIA RELAYED A VIEWER REPORT OF
            ESTIMATED 70 MPH WINDS. SEVERAL TREES DOWN
            IN THE AREA. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.

0451 PM     TSTM WND DMG     HARVIELL                36.66N 90.47W
05/04/2020                   BUTLER             MO   TRAINED SPOTTER

            LARGE TREE DOWN. RELAYED VIA TWITTER.

0500 PM     TSTM WND GST     5 W ASH HILL            36.77N 90.32W
05/04/2020  M58 MPH          BUTLER             MO   ASOS

            ASOS STATION KPOF POPLAR BLUFF MO.

0500 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 W GLENNONVILLE        36.59N 90.19W
05/04/2020                   BUTLER             MO   EMERGENCY MNGR

            SHOP BUILDING DESTROYED 3 MILES EAST OF
            QULIN, MO IN BUTLER COUNTY.

0505 PM     FLOOD            POPLAR BLUFF            36.77N 90.41W
05/04/2020                   BUTLER             MO   BROADCAST MEDIA

            PONDING OF LOW-LYING STREETS IN POPLAR
            BLUFF.

0512 PM     FLOOD            2 W HARVIELL            36.66N 90.50W
05/04/2020                   BUTLER             MO   TRAINED SPOTTER

            WATER PARTIALLY COVERING ROADS WEST OF
            HARVIELL.

0518 PM     TSTM WND GST     4 SW DEXTER             36.75N 90.01W
05/04/2020  E50 MPH          STODDARD           MO   TRAINED SPOTTER

0525 PM     TSTM WND DMG     GIDEON                  36.45N 89.91W
05/04/2020                   NEW MADRID         MO   EMERGENCY MNGR

            AT LEAST 3 HOMES AND A BUSINESS SUSTAINED MAJOR ROOF
            DAMAGE IN TOWN AND A LARGE FARM BUILDING NEAR HIGHWAY 162
            LOST PORTIONS OF ITS ROOF AND WALLS. POWER LINES WERE
            ALSO BLOWN DOWN.

0525 PM     TSTM WND DMG     GIDEON                  36.45N 89.91W
05/04/2020                   NEW MADRID         MO   EMERGENCY MNGR

            SEVERAL HOMES DAMAGED ON ANDERSON STREET IN
            GIDEON. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR.

0600 PM     FLASH FLOOD      3 S GRANDIN             36.79N 90.81W
05/04/2020                   RIPLEY             MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            FLOODING ON MANY LOW WATER CROSSINGS IN
            NORTHERN RIPLEY COUNTY.

0600 PM     FLASH FLOOD      3 ESE FREEMONT          36.93N 91.12W
05/04/2020                   CARTER             MO   EMERGENCY MNGR

            NUMEROUS LOW-WATER CROSSINGS FLOODED ACROSS
            THE COUNTY.

Rain Reports

Flash flooding occurred in Ripley and Carter Counties in Missouri due to heavy rainfall from the afternoon storms. Portions of southeast Missouri along the Arkansas border picked up 1 to 2 inches of rain during the afternoon. Another batch of thunderstorms developed overnight producing rainfall totals of 1 to 2 inches across the Wabash River Valley of southeast Illinois into southwest Indiana.

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
1008 AM CDT TUE MAY 5 2020

...24 HOUR PRECIPITATION REPORTS ENDING AT 9 AM MAY 5, 2020...

LOCATION                     AMOUNT    TIME/DATE       PROVIDER             
DONIPHAN 14.5 NW             2.09 IN   0700 AM 05/05   COCORAHS             
NEW HARMONY 1.5 E            1.94 IN   0700 AM 05/05   COCORAHS             
POSEYVILLE IN 2.9 SSE        1.89 IN   0700 AM 05/05   COCORAHS             
WADESVILLE                   1.80 IN   0952 AM 05/05   CWOP                 
EVANSVILLE IN 10 NW          1.78 IN   0700 AM 05/05   COCORAHS             
POSEYVILLE IN 2.8 NW         1.71 IN   0700 AM 05/05   COCORAHS             
SANTA CLAUS IN 1 WSW         1.70 IN   0515 AM 05/05   COCORAHS             
EVANSVILLE IN                1.59 IN   0954 AM 05/05   ASOS                 
BOONVILLE IN 4.5 WSW         1.51 IN   0700 AM 05/05   COCORAHS             
1.0 N CARMI                  1.45 IN   0630 AM 05/05   HADS                 
FAIRDEALING MO 6 W           1.41 IN   0500 AM 05/05   COCORAHS             
POPLAR BLUFF MO              1.28 IN   0953 AM 05/05   ASOS                 
CHICOPEE MO                  1.28 IN   0922 AM 05/05   RAWS                 
OWENSBORO KY 3 WNW           1.23 IN   0700 AM 05/05   COCORAHS             
EVANSVILLE IN 5.9 WNW        1.21 IN   0700 AM 05/05   COCORAHS             
DONIPHAN MO                  1.20 IN   0853 AM 05/05   RAWS                 
2.8 N WALTONVILLE            1.18 IN   0900 AM 05/05   HADS                 
0.6 NW CHICOPEE              1.16 IN   0830 AM 05/05   HADS                 
POPLAR BLUFF MO 4 NW         1.15 IN   0845 AM 05/05   COCORAHS             
FISK                         1.12 IN   0600 AM 05/05   HADS                 
EVANSVILLE IN 3.5 ENE        1.10 IN   0800 AM 05/05   COCORAHS             
OWENSBORO KY 4.9 S           1.05 IN   0700 AM 05/05   COCORAHS             
BELLE RIVE IL 1 NNE          1.02 IN   0638 AM 05/05   COCORAHS             
ELLSINORE MO 4.8 WNW         1.01 IN   0700 AM 05/05   COCORAHS             
NEWBURGH IN 1.7 ENE          1.00 IN   0800 AM 05/05   COCORAHS             
MCLEANSBORO IL 0.8 SSW       0.99 IN   0600 AM 05/05   COCORAHS             
2.0 W EVANSVILLE             0.93 IN   0830 AM 05/05   COOP                 
EVANSVILLE 3.5 ESE           0.93 IN   0730 AM 05/05   COCORAHS             
HENDERSON KY 0.4 SSW         0.93 IN   0700 AM 05/05   COCORAHS             
OWENSBORO KY                 0.92 IN   0956 AM 05/05   AWOS                 
SCHELLER                     0.92 IN   0954 AM 05/05   CWOP                 
NEWBURGH                     0.92 IN   0946 AM 05/05   CWOP                 
NORRIS CITY, IL 7 NW         0.89 IN   0830 AM 05/05   COCORAHS             
NEWBURGH IN                  0.88 IN   0950 AM 05/05   CWOP                 
EVANSVILLE 4.1 ESE           0.87 IN   0900 AM 05/05   COCORAHS             
MOUNT VERNON 5.2 SSW         0.87 IN   0800 AM 05/05   COCORAHS             
HENDERSON 5 E                0.85 IN   0950 AM 05/05   KYMN2                
DEXTER MO 2 W                0.81 IN   0800 AM 05/05   COCORAHS             
DEXTER 0.6 WNW               0.77 IN   0600 AM 05/05   COCORAHS             

OBSERVATIONS ARE COLLECTED FROM A VARIETY OF SOURCES WITH VARYING
EQUIPMENT AND EXPOSURES. WE THANK ALL VOLUNTEER WEATHER OBSERVERS 
FOR THEIR DEDICATION. NOT ALL DATA LISTED ARE CONSIDERED OFFICIAL.