Alert archive / Kentucky / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1986
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 2, NWS Louisville, KY
NWS Louisville, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 10, 1986, 1:20 PM CST for Caldwell County, Lyon County, Kentucky. It was in force for 55 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 10, 1986, 1:20 PM CST (19:20 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 10, 1986, 2:15 PM CST
- In force
- 55 min
- Issued by
- NWS Louisville, KY
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Caldwell County, KY, Lyon County, KY
The radar
The WSR-88D network and its archive begin in 1991, so there is no radar volume for this alert.
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 7.3 hours before the alert went out and 162 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 786 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 45 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 246 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 292 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KPAH 101920 SVRPAH KYC143-033-102015- BULLETIN-IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 120 PM CST MON MAR 10 1986 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 215 PM CST FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES OF WESTERN KENTUCKY...LYON AND CALDWELL AT 115 AUTHORITIES HAVE REPORTED GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL IN SOUTHERN LIVINGSTON COUNTY OR AROUND 30 MILES TO THE EAST OF PADUCAH KENTUCKY. THIS STORM WAS MOVING TO THE EAST AT AROUND 45 MILES AN HOUR. THESE STORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY DO PRODUCE A TORNADO WITH LITTLE OR NO ADVANCED WARNING...SO BE ON THE LOOKOUT AND BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY IF ONE IS SPOTTED. REMEMBER A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAN PRODUCE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MILES AN HOUR...LARGE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAINS THAT CAN QUICKLY FLOOD LOW LYING AREAS AND UNDERPASSES. KEEP A WEATHER EYE ON THE SKY. AT SIGNS OF AN IMPENDING STORM..DARKENING SKY..LIGHTNING..INCREASING WIND..TUNE IN YOUR NOAA WEATHER RADIO..AM-FM RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION. WHEN A THUNDERSTORM THREATENS..GET INSIDE IF POSSIBLE. DO NOT USE A TELEPHONE..EXCEPT FOR EMERGENCIES. IF CAUGHT OUTDOORS..DO NOT STAND UNDERNEATH A TALL OR ISOLATED TREE. AVOID PROJECTIONS ABOVE THE LANDSCAPE. IN OPEN AREAS..GO TO A LOW PLACE. GET AWAY FROM OPEN WATERS OR METAL EQUIPTMENT. STAY AWAY FROM WIRE FENCES OKR RAILS. CAMPBELL
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Mar 10, 11:15 AM CST, 2 hours 5 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 1215 PM EST MON MAR 10 1986 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PARTS OF WEST AND NORTH KENTUCKY UNTIL 7 PM EST... AT NOON EST OR 11 AM CST STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE OCCURRING OVER THE FAR WEST PARTS OF KENTUCKY..WEST OF PADUCAH. THESE STORMS LIKELY CONTAIN..STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS..VERY HEAVY RAINS AND POSSIBLE HAIL. THESE STORMS WILL BE MOVING EAST ACROSS WEST KENTUCKY THROUGH 2 PM EST. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WERE OCCURRING OVER THE REST OF WEST KENTUCKY. SKIES WERE CLOUDY OVER THE REST OF THE STATE AND TEMPERATURES WERE IN THE MID AND UPPER 60S. WINDS WERE STRONG AND GUSTY WITH GUSTS TO 35 TO 40 MPH AT TIMES. THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE OVER WEST KENTUCKY THROUGH 2 PM EST. SCHOLZ
Special weather statement, Mar 10, 12:19 PM CST, 1 hour 1 minute before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 115 PM EST MON MAR 10 1986 ...TORNADO WATCH FOR PARTS OF WEST AND NORTH KENTUCKY UNTIL 7 PM EST... THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH THAT HAD BEEN IN EFFECT FOR WEST AND NORTH KENTUCKY HAS BEEN REPLACED BY A TORNADO WATCH. AT 1 PM EST OR NOON CST STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE OCCURRING OVER THE FAR WEST PARTS OF KENTUCKY FROM WEST OF MAYFIELD NORTH THROUGH PADUCAY. STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS..VERY HEAVY RAINS AND SNALL HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. THESE STORMS WILL BE MOVING EAST THROUGH WEST KENTUCKY THROUGH 2 PM CENTRAL TIME. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WERE OCCURRING OVER THE REST OF WEST AND CENTRAL KENTUCKY. SKIES WERE MOSTLY CLOUDY OVER THE STATE AND TEMPERATURES WERE IN THE MID AND UPPER 60S. WINDS WERE STRONG AND GUSTY WITH GUSTS TO 35 TO 40 MPH AT TIMES. < STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER WEST KENTUCKY THROUGH AT LEAS&T 2 PM CENTRAL OR 3 PM EASTERN TIME. REMEMBER A TORNADO WATCH MEANS TORNADOES AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE IN AND NEAR THE WATCH AREA. STAY TUNED TO RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR THE LATEST STATMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. SCHOLZ
Special weather statement, Mar 10, 1:13 PM CST, 7 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 215 PM EST MON MAR 10 1986 ...TORNADO WATCH FOR PARTS OF WEST AND NORTH KENTUCKY UNTIL 7 PM EST... AT 1 PM EST OR NOON CST STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE OCCURRING OVER THE FAR WEST PARTS OF KENTUCKY FROM EAST OF MAYFIELD NORTH THROUGH WEBSTER COUNTY THROUGH EVANSVILLE. STRONG WINDS..HEAVY RAIN AND HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. THESE STORMS WILL BE MOVING EAST THROUGH WEST KENTUCKY THROUGH 3 PM CENTRAL TIME. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WERE OCCURRING OVER THE REST OF WEST AND CENTRAL KENTUCKY. SKIES WERE MOSTLY CLOUDY OVER THE STATE AND TEMPERATURES WERE IN THE MID AND UPPER 60S. WINDS WERE STRONG AND GUSTY WITH GUSTS TO 35 TO 40 MPH AT TIMES. < STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER WEST KENTUCKY THROUGH AT LEAST 3 PM CENTRAL OR 4 PM EASTERN TIME. REMEMBER A TORNADO WATCH MEANS TORNADOES AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE IN AND NEARH THE WATCH AREA. STAY TUNED TO RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR THE LATEST STATMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. SCHOLZ
The office that day
Everything else NWS Louisville, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 10, 2:30 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Jefferson, Oldham | 60 min |
| Mar 10, 2:50 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Oldham, Trimble | 40 min |
| Mar 10, 2:55 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Hardin, Meade | 50 min |
| Mar 10, 3:20 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Henry, Shelby | 40 min |
| Mar 10, 3:30 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bullitt, Nelson | 60 min |
| Mar 10, 3:30 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Larue | 60 min |
| Mar 10, 3:37 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Nelson | 33 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Kentucky, 1986Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1986
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.