Alert archive / Kentucky / Tornado Warnings in 1986
Tornado Warning 3, NWS Louisville, KY
NWS Louisville, KY issued this tornado warning at Mar 10, 1986, 4:37 PM EST for Nelson County, Kentucky. It was in force for 33 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 10, 1986, 4:37 PM EST (21:37 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 10, 1986, 5:10 PM EST
- In force
- 33 min
- Issued by
- NWS Louisville, KY
- Area
- Whole counties
County Nelson 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, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 212 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 KSDF 102139 TORSDF KYC179-102210- BULLETIN-IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 437 PM EST MON MAR 10 1986 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 510 PM EST FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTY OF NORTHCENTRAL KENTUCKY..NELSON AT 435 PM EST WEATHER RADAR DETECTED A POSSIBLE TORNADO IN WEST NELSON COUNTY AROUND BOSTON..23 MILES SOUTH OF LOUISVILLE THOSE PEOPLE IN THE ABOVE WARNED AREAS SHOULD SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY AND REMAIN INDOORS UNTIL THE THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER PASSES. FENLEY A BASEMENT OFFERS THE BEST PROTECTION. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A BASEMENT GO TO A WINDOWLESS INTERIOR HALLWAY..ROOM OR CLOSET. TAKE SHELTER UNDER A STURDY OBJECT AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. AUSTIN
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this tornado 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, 12:15 PM EST, 4 hours 22 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, 1:19 PM EST, 3 hours 18 minutes 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, 2:13 PM EST, 2 hours 24 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
Special weather statement, Mar 10, 3:13 PM EST, 1 hour 24 minutes before
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e NEAR THE WATCH AREA. STAY TUNED TO RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR THE LATEST STATMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. SCHOLZ
Special weather statement, Mar 10, 4:36 PM EST, 1 minute before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
435 PM EST MON MAR 10 1986
...TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 17 IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR THOSE KENTUCKY
COUNTIES FROM OWENSBORO WEST...
ABThe office that day
Everything else NWS Louisville, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 10, 2:20 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Caldwell, Lyon | 55 min |
| Mar 10, 3:30 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Jefferson, Oldham | 60 min |
| Mar 10, 3:50 PM EST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Oldham, Trimble | 40 min |
| Mar 10, 3:55 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Hardin, Meade | 50 min |
| Mar 10, 4:20 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Henry, Shelby | 40 min |
| Mar 10, 4:30 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bullitt, Nelson | 60 min |
| Mar 10, 4:30 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Larue | 60 min |
Nearby
Tornado Warnings in Kentucky, 1986Every tornado warning in 1986Tornadoes 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.