Alert archive / Kentucky / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1989
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 19, NWS Louisville, KY
NWS Louisville, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 26, 1989, 7:19 PM EDT for Anderson County, Mercer County, Kentucky. It was in force for 56 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 26, 1989, 7:19 PM EDT (23:19 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 26, 1989, 8:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 56 min
- Issued by
- NWS Louisville, KY
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Anderson County, KY, Mercer County, KY
The radar
The WSR-88D network and its archive begin in 1991, so there is no radar volume for this alert.
The text
The text of this product is not in the archive. The NWS text archive before 2002 is incomplete.
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, Apr 26, 5:13 PM EDT, 2 hours 6 minutes before
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</html>Special weather statement, Apr 26, 5:29 PM EDT, 1 hour 50 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LEXINGTON KY 530 PM EDT WED APR 26 1989 ...THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE OVER EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY... AT 530 THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING OVER SCOTT AND BOURBON COUNTIES AND WERE MOVING INTO NORTHERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY. A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM THE NORTHWEST PART OF SCOTT COUNTY ABOUT 18 MILES NORTH OF LEXINGTON TO NORTHERN MONTOGOMERY COUNTY OR 23 MILES EASTNORTHEAST OF LEXINGTON. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORM IN THIS LINE WAS LOCATED OVER THE BOURBON/MONTOGOMERY COUNTY LINE ABOUT 20 MILES EASTNORTHEAST OF LEXINGTON. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING SOUTHEAST AROUND 25 TO 30 MPH AND WILL LIKELY CONTAIN VERY HEAVY RAIN...STRONGW GUSTY WINDS AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING GROUND STRIKES...SOME HAIL IS ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THE STORM IN NORTHERN MONTOGOMERY COUNTY. HENRICK
Special weather statement, Apr 26, 6:10 PM EDT, 1 hour 9 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LEXINGTON KY 610 PM EDT WED APR 26 1989 ...THUNDERSTORM INTENSITY DIMINISHES IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY... AT 610PM EDT INTENSITY OF THUNDERSTORMS IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY WERE DIMINISHING...A MODERATE TO STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED IN NORTHERN SCOTT COUNTY NEAR SADIEVILLE ABOUT 21 MILES NORTH OF LEXINGTON. OTHER THUNDERSHOWERS WERE LOCATED OVER HARRISON...BOURBON ...CLARK AND MONTGOMwERY COUNTIES. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING TO THE SOUTHEAST AT 25 TO 30 MPH. HENRICK
Special weather statement, Apr 26, 6:42 PM EDT, 37 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 640 PM EDT WED APR 26 1989 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE OVER NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA... AT 635 PM EDT STRNG THUNDERSTORMS WERE OCCURRING TO THE SOUTHEAST OF LOUISVILLE FROM SOUTHEAST JEFFERSON COUNTY INTO SPENCER COUNTY TO NEAR WILMORE TO THE SOUTHEAST OF LEXINGTON. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE NEAR AND NORTH OF TAYLORSVILLE. HAIL HAS BEEN REPORTED WITH THESE STORMS. ALL THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MILES AN HOUR AND WERE LIKELY TO BE PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN...GUSTY WINDS AND HAIL. BE PREPARED TO SEEK SHELTER IF THE WEATHER BECOMES UNUSUALLY THREATENING AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. SCHOLZ
Special weather statement, Apr 26, 6:51 PM EDT, 28 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LEXINGTON KY 610 PM EDT WED APR 26 1989 ...THUNDERSTORM INTENSITY INCREASING IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY... AT 645PM EDT INTENSITY OF THUNDERSTORMS IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY WAS INCREASING...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED IN CENTRAL CLARK COUNTY WITH MARBLE SIZE HAIL REPORTED WITH THIS STORM. OTHER STRONG THUNDER/ STORMS WERE MOVING INTO ANDERSON COUNTY. ALL OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING TO THE SOUTHEAST AT 25 TO 30 MPH AND WILL CONTAIN HEAVY RAIN...STRONG GUSTY WIND AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING GROUND STRIKES... PEA TO MARBLE SIZE HAIL WILLALSO BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS YOU ARE ADVISED TO TAKE SHELTER INSIDE AND REFRAIN FROM USING ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES INCLUDING TELEPHONES. REPORT ANY SEVERE WEATHER OCCURRENCE TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICE FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. HENRICK
Special weather statement, Apr 26, 6:58 PM EDT, 21 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LEXINGTON KY 645 PM EDT WED APR 26 1989 ...THUNDERSTORM INTENSITY INCREASING IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY... AT 645PM EDT INTENSITY OF THUNDERSTORMS IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY WAS INCREASING...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED IN CENTRAL CLARK COUNTY WITH MARBLE SIZE HAIL REPORTED WITH THIS STORM. OTHER STRONG THUNDER/ STORMS WERE MOVING INTO ANDERSON COUNTY. ALL OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING TO THE SOUTHEAST AT 25 TO 30 MPH AND WILL CONTAIN HEAVY RAIN...STRONG GUSTY WIND AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING GROUND STRIKES... PEA TO MARBLE SIZE HAIL WILLALSO BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS YOU ARE ADVISED TO TAKE SHELTER INSIDE AND REFRAIN FROM USING ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES INCLUDING TELEPHONES. REPORT ANY SEVERE WEATHER OCCURRENCE TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICE FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. HENRICK
The office that day
Everything else NWS Louisville, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26, 6:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Shelby, Spencer | 41 min |
| Apr 26, 7:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Shelby, Spencer | 44 min |
| Apr 26, 7:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Washington | 45 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Kentucky, 1989Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1989
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.