This damage report is 1.5 miles from my house. I drive by there every day. It's amazing to see huge trees snapped and toppled.
To show how isolated this macroburst was, winds were estimated 110 mph, however 1.5 miles south at my location, the highest wind gust I recorded during the storm was 34 mph.
Public Information Statement, Issued by NWS Paducah, KY
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
820 AM CDT WED MAY 26 2004
...STORM DAMAGE ASSESSMENT FOR CHANDLER OF SOUTHWEST WARRICK COUNTY
INDIANA...
NWS OFFICIALS HAVE CONDUCTED A GROUND DAMAGE SURVEY IN CHANDLER
INDIANA. THE FOLLOWING ARE THE FINDINGS OF THE SURVEY:
* EVENT DATE: TUESDAY MAY 25 2004
* EVENT TYPE: MACROBURST
* ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WINDS: 110 MPH
* ESTIMATED TIME: BETWEEN 630 PM & 640 PM TUESDAY EVENING
* EVENT LOCATION: CHANDLER IN SOUTHWEST WARRICK COUNTY
* DAMAGE AREA DIMENSIONS: APPROXIMATELY .6 OF A MILE WIDE AND 5 1/2
MILES LONG.
* INJURIES: NONE
* DEATHS: NONE
* DAMAGE: TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN...HOME DAMAGE AND CAR DAMAGE.
THE DAMAGES IS ESTIMATED IN THE HUNDRED OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS.
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SHANKLIN/FIELDS/NADOLSKI
