Alert archive / Kentucky / Tornado Warnings in 1989
Tornado Warning 6, NWS Louisville, KY
NWS Louisville, KY issued this tornado warning at Apr 4, 1989, 12:59 AM EDT for Spencer County, Kentucky. It was in force for 46 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 4, 1989, 12:59 AM EDT (04:59 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 4, 1989, 1:45 AM EDT
- In force
- 46 min
- Issued by
- NWS Louisville, KY
- Area
- Whole counties
County Spencer 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
Dayton/James M C, OH (KDAY), launched 00:00Z, 5.0 hours before the alert went out and 229 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
- 1436 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 48 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 65 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 215 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 040500
TORSDF
KYC215-040545-
BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1259 AM EDT TUE APR 4 1989
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 145 AM EDT
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTY...
IN NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY
...SPENCER
STATE POLICE REPORT A TORNADO MOVING NORTHEAST THROUGH NELSON COUNTY
AT 1:00 AM EDT. THIS STORM WILL MOVE INTO SPENCER WITHIN THE NEXT 10
MINUTES.
IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF A TORNADO...THE SAFEST PLACE IS A
BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE.
IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER IN AN INTERIOR ROOM
SUCH AS A CLOSET ON THE LOWEST FLOOR. USE BLANKETS...PILLOWS...
OR CUSHIONS TO COVER YOUR BODY. AVOID WINDOWS.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, Apr 3, 11:06 PM EDT, 1 hour 53 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LEXINGTON KENTUCKY 1045 PM EDT MON APR 3 1989 ...TORNADO WATCH FOR PARTS OF EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY UNTIL 1 AM EDT... AT 1030PM EDT WEATHER RADAR SHOWED A INTENSE THUNDERSTORM IN WESTERN SHELBY COUNTY MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. THIS THUNDERSTORM WILL ENTER THE WESTERN PART OF FRANKLIN COUNTY SHORTLY AFTER 11PM EDT. DANGEROUS LIGHTNING..HEAVY RAIN..HAIL AND STRONG GUSTY SURFACE WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM AS IT CONTINUES TO MOVE TO THE EAST. NO REPORTS OF SEVERE WEATHER HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY IN THE PAST HOUR. SZAPPANOS
Special weather statement, Apr 3, 11:49 PM EDT, 1 hour 10 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LEXINGTON KENTUCKY 1145 PM EDT MON APR 3 1989 ...TORNADO WATCH FOR PARTS OF EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY UNTIL 1 AM EDT... AT 1143 PM EDT WEATHER RADAR SHOWED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS IN WESTERN SHELBY COUNTY AND SOUTHEASTERN HENRY COUNTY. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. THEY WILL BE ENTERING FRANKLIN COUNTY SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. DANGEROUS LIGHTNING..HEAVY RAIN..HAIL .AND STRONG GUSTY SURFACE WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM AS IT CONTINUES TO MOVE TO THE NORTHEAST. NO REPORTS OF SEVERE WEATHER HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY DURING THE PAST HOUR. SZAPPANOS
Special weather statement, Apr 3, 11:53 PM EDT, 1 hour 6 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LEXINGTON KENTUCKY...CORRECTION... 1145 PM EDT MON APR 3 1989 ...TORNADO WATCH FOR PARTS OF EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY UNTIL 1 AM EDT... AT 1143 PM EDT WEATHER RADAR SHOWED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS IN EASTERN SHELBY COUNTY AND SOUTHEASTERN HENRY COUNTY. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. THEY WILL BE ENTERING FRANKLIN COUNTY SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. DANGEROUS LIGHTNIN5G..HEAVY RAIN..HAIL AND STRONG GUSTY SURFACE WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM AS IT CONTINUES TO MOVE TO THE NORTHEAST. NO REPORTS OF SEVERE WEATHER HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY DURING THE PAST HOUR. SZAPPANOS
Special weather statement, Apr 4, 12:11 AM EDT, 48 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 1210 AM EDT TUE APR 4 1989 AS OF 12 MIDNIGHT EDT NO SEVERE WEATHER WARNING WERE IN EFFECT FOR KENTUCKY. TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 79 AND 81 WHICH INCLUDE A LARGE PORTION OF SOUTHERN INDIANA AND KENTUCKY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT WEST OF A LINE FROM 30 MILES EAST OF OWENSBORO TO HOPKINSVILLE. THESE WATCHES WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT EAST OF THAT LINE UNTIL EXPIRATION AT 1AM EDT. THE LEADING EDGE OF THE MAIN AREA OF PRECIPITATION EXTENDED FROM NEAR CINCINNATI THROUGH BARDSTOWN AND SOUTH TO THE TENNESSEE BORDER NEAR SCOTSVILLE..15 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BOWLING GREEN. THESE STORMS REMAIN CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN..LARGE HAIL AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AS THEY MOVE EAST AT 45 MILES AN HOUR THROUGH 1AM EDT. THESE STORMS CAN AND DO PRODUCE TORNADOES WITH LITTLE OR NO WARNING. IF YOU ARE IN OR NEAR THE WATCH AREA LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. IF MTHE WEATHER BECOMES UNUSUALLY THREATENING..SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY IN A SAFE LOCATION. KLEIN
Special weather statement, Apr 4, 12:18 AM EDT, 41 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LEXINGTON KENTUCKY...CORRECTION... 1145 PM EDT MON APR 3 1989 ...TORNADO WATCH FOR PARTS OF EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY UNTIL 1 AM EDT... AT 1143 PM EDT WEATHER RADAR SHOWED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS IN EASTERN SHELBY COUNTY AND SOUTHEASTERN HENRY COUNTY. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. THEY WILL BE ENTERING FRANKLIN COUNTY SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. DANGEROUS LIGHTNING..HTEAVY RAIN..HAIL AND STRONG GUSTY SURFACE WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM AS IT CONTINUES TO MOVE TO THE NORTHEAST. NO REPORTS OF SEVERE WEATHER HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY DURING THE PAST HOUR. SZAPPANOS
Special weather statement, Apr 4, 12:51 AM EDT, 8 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LEXINGTON KENTUCKY
1250AM EDT TUE APR 4 1989
...TORNADO WATCH FOR PARTS OF EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY EXPIRES AT 1AM EDT...
AT 1250AM EDT WEATHER RADAR SHOWED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS REDEVELOPING
FROM NEAR LAGRANGE IN OLDHAM COUNTY NORTHEAST OF LOUISVILLE KENTUCKY..
SOUTHEAST TO NEAR SPRINGFIELD IN WASHINGTON COUNTY SOUTHWEST OF LEXINGTON
THEN SOUTHWEST TO THE TENNESSEE BORDER SOUTH OF GLASCOW IN BARREN COUNTY
KENTUCKY. THIS LINE OF STORMS IS WEST OF THE CENTRAL BLUE GRASS REGION BUT
WILL LIKELY CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST.
HEAVIEST STORMS IN THE LINE WERE APPROACHING MERCER AND BOYLE COUNTIES 20
TO 30 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LEXINGTON KENTUCKY.{
HAIL AND POSSIBLE DAMAGING WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY SOME OF THE STRONGER
STORMS THIS EARLY TUESDAY MORNING AS THEY SWEEP ACROSS CENTRAL KENTUCKY.The office that day
Everything else NWS Louisville, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 8:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Meade | 52 min |
| Apr 3, 8:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Breckinridge | 52 min |
| Apr 3, 9:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bullitt, Hardin, Jefferson | 59 min |
| Apr 3, 9:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Oldham | 59 min |
| Apr 3, 9:53 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Bullitt, Jefferson | 37 min |
| Apr 3, 10:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Nelson | 67 min |
| Apr 3, 10:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Henry, Shelby, Spencer | 67 min |
| Apr 4, 12:28 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Jefferson | 3 hr |
| Apr 4, 12:39 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Hardin, Nelson | 36 min |
| Apr 4, 12:39 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Hardin, Nelson | 36 min |
| Apr 4, 1:07 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Casey, Marion, Taylor | 53 min |
| Apr 4, 1:07 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Washington | 53 min |
| Apr 4, 1:09 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Boyle | 51 min |
| Apr 4, 1:26 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Lincoln, Pulaski, Rockcastle | 49 min |
| Apr 4, 1:31 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Fayette, Garrard, Madison | 59 min |
Nearby
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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.