Alert archive / Kentucky / Tornado Warnings in 1990
Tornado Warning 1, NWS Jackson, KY
NWS Jackson, KY issued this tornado warning at Jun 22, 1990, 8:17 PM EDT for Clay County, Kentucky. It was in force for 43 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 22, 1990, 8:17 PM EDT (00:17 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 22, 1990, 9:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 43 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, KY
- Area
- Whole counties
County Clay County, KY
The radar
The WSR-88D network and its archive begin in 1991, so there is no radar volume for this alert.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 22, 8:30 PM EDT | Tornado F0 | Clay, KY |
NCEI Storm Data entries that began inside the alert's area while it was in force. Before 2003 the local storm report archive is thin, so this is the record of what happened rather than what was phoned in. Storm Data before 1996 records only tornadoes, thunderstorm wind and hail.
The nearest sounding before it
Huntington/Tri S, WV (KHTS), launched 00:00Z, 0.3 hours before the alert went out and 172 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
- 733 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -4 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1121 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 53 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 181 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 221 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.7
- Supercell composite
- 5.8
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
TTAA00 KJKL 230017
TORJKL
KYC051-230100-
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED/EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
817 PM EDT FRI JUN 22 1990
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 900 PM EDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTY
IN THE SOUTHEAST PART OF KENTUCKY
CLAY
AT 815 PM EDT...KENTUCKY STATE POLICE REPORT NUMEROUS SIGHTINGS OF
FUNNEL CLOUDS 40 MILES SOUTHWEST OF JACKSON...ABOUT 10 MILES EAST OF
LONDON. THIS STORM WAS MOVING EAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR AND WILL
THREATEN THE CLAY COUNTY CITY OF MANCHESTER BY 830 PM EDT.
THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM...TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY
IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO...GO TO YOUR BASEMENT
IMMEDIATELY. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A BASEMENT...GO TO AN INTERIOR
WINDOWLESS ROOM OR HALLWAY.
IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS 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 INTERION ROOM SUCH
AS A CLOSET ON THE LOWEST FLOOR. USE BLANKETS...PILLOWS OR CUSH-
IONS TO COVER YOUR BODY. AVOID WINDOWS.
ASK THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY TO RELAY YOUR REPORTS OF
SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN JACKSON
SMITHWhat 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, Jun 22, 6:28 PM EDT, 1 hour 49 minutes before
KYZ008-222330- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 625 PM EDT FRI JUN 22 1990 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR SOUTHEAST KENTUKCY UNTIL 1100 PM EDT... AT 615 PM EDT...RADAR SHOWED A 30 MILES WIDE BAND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FROM 50 MILES NORTHEAST OF LEXINGTON..THROUGH THE LEXINGTON METRO AREA...TO 45 MILES WEST OF SOMERSET. MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 35 MILES AN HOUR. THESE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE DEVELOPING RAPIDLY AND WILL MOVE INTO JACKSON...LEE...OWSLEY AND CLAY COUNTIES...25 MILES WEST AND SOUTHWEST OF JACKSON...BY AROUND 700 PM. THESE STORMS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY WINDS...BRIEF HEAVY RAIN...FREQUENT AND DEADLY LIGHTNING AS THEY MOVE INTO SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS SEEK SAFE SHELTER INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING...AWAY FROM WINDOWS...AND REMAIN INSIDE UNTIL THE STORMS HAVE PASSED YOUR LOCATION. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TV STATION FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION. SMITH
Special weather statement, Jun 22, 6:31 PM EDT, 1 hour 46 minutes before
KYZ008-222330- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 625 PM EDT FRI JUN 22 1990 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR SOUTHEAST KENTUKCY UNTIL 1200 MIDNIGHT EDT... AT 615 PM EDT...RADAR SHOWED A 30 MILES WIDE BAND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FROM 50 MILES NORTHEAST OF LEXINGTON..THROUGH THE LEXINGTON METRO AREA...TO 45 MILES WEST OF SOMERSET. MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 35 MILES AN HOUR. THESE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE DEVELOPING RAPIDLY AND WILL MOVE INTO JACKSON...LEE...OWSLEY AND CLAY COUNTIES...25 MILES WEST AND SOUTHWEST OF JACKSON...BY AROUND 700 PM. THESE STORMS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY WINDS...BRIEF HEAVY RAIN...FREQUENT AND DEADLY LIGHTNING AS THEY MOVE INTO SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS SEEK SAFE SHELTER INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING...AWAY FROM WINDOWS...AND REMAIN INSIDE UNTIL THE STORMS HAVE PASSED YOUR LOCATION. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TV STATION FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION. ...CORRECTED FOR SEVERE WATCH TIMES... SMITH
Special weather statement, Jun 22, 7:21 PM EDT, 56 minutes before
KYZ008-230030- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 720 PM EDT FRI JUN 22 1990 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY UNTIL 12 AM EDT... AT 715 PM EDT...RADAR SHOWED AN AREA OF VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM 40 MILES WEST OF JACKSON...TO NEAR SOMERSET KENTUCKY. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 35 MILES AN HOUR AND WILL MOVE INTO JACKSON...CLAY AND LEE COUNTIES BY AROUND 745 PM EDT. ANOTHER STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 5 MILES EAST OF MIDDLESBORO IN BELL COUNTY. MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 35 MILES AN HOUR AND BY 800 PM IT MOVE INTO WESTERN LETCHER COUNTY. THESE STORMS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY WINDS...BRIEF HEAVY RAIN...FREQUENT AND DEADLY LIGHTNING AS THEY MOVE INTO SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS SEEK SAFE SHELTER INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING...AWAY FROM WINDOWS...AND REMAIN INSIDE UNTIL THE STORMS HAVE PASSED YOUR LOCATION. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TV STATION FOR THE LATER STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS. SMITH
The office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 22, 8:47 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | JKL | Leslie | 43 min |
| Jun 22, 9:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Clay | 12 min |
| Jun 22, 9:26 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | JKL | Perry | 49 min |
| Jun 22, 9:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Letcher | 42 min |
| Jun 22, 9:51 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | JKL | Knott | 49 min |
Nearby
Tornado Warnings in Kentucky, 1990Every tornado warning in 1990Tornadoes in 1990
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; verification from NCEI's Storm Data; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.