Alert archive / Kentucky / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1990
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 39, NWS Louisville, KY
NWS Louisville, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 10, 1990, 8:26 PM CDT for Green County, Taylor County, Kentucky. It was in force for 64 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 10, 1990, 8:26 PM CDT (01:26 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 10, 1990, 9:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 64 min
- Issued by
- NWS Louisville, KY
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Green County, KY, Taylor 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 00:00Z, 1.4 hours before the alert went out and 167 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
- 599 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -124 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1258 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 9 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 57 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 45 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 110126 COR
SVRSDF
KYC087-217-110230-
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING...CORRECTED...
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
926 PM EDT TUE JUL 10 1990
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1030 PM EDT
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY
...NORTHERN GREEN...TAYLOR
RADAR INDICATES A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM TAYLOR COUNTY AND ANOTHER ONE
IN GREEN COUNTY. THE STORMS IS JUST WEST OF CAMPBELLSVILLE AND ALSO
JUST NORTHWEST OF GREENSBURG. THESE STORMS ARE 50 MILES NORTHWEST
OF SOMERSET KENTUCKY. THE STORMS WILL PASS OVER CAMPBELLSVILLE DURING
THE NEXT HALF HOUR. THERE HAVE BEEN 60 PLUS WINDS REPORTED WITH THESE
STORMS.
LIGHTNING IS THE SINGLE WORST KILLER WITHIN A THUNDERSTORM
...SO STAY INDOORS AND AVOID USING ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES.
HEAVY RAINS FROM THUNDERSTORMS FLOOD ROADWAYS QUICKLY
...SO AVOID DRIVING INTO AREAS NWHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.
WILSONWhat 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, Jul 10, 6:20 PM CDT, 2 hours 6 minutes before
KYZ004-009-INZ013-015-102230- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 715 PM EDT TUE JUL 10 1990 AT 710 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS OVER SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA AND CENTRAL KENTUCKY. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE SCATTERED ACROSS CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS MAY HAVE VERY HEAVY RAINS AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS. MOST OF THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE BETWEEN LOUISVILLE AND LEXINGTON AND FROM BOWLING GREEN TO LONDON KENTUCKY. THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE MOVING ACROSS CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA DURING THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF A THUNDERSTORM SEEK INSIDE SHELTER. THEY CAN BHECOME SEVERE WITH LITTLE WARNING. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. WILSON
Special weather statement, Jul 10, 6:42 PM CDT, 1 hour 44 minutes before
KYZ007-110015- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LEXINGTON KY 740 PM EDT TUE JUL 10 1990 AT 740 PM EDT...WEATHER RADAR WAS SHOWING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM LOCATED OVER SOUTHERN PARTS OF CLARK COUNTY ABOUT 5 MILES SOUTH OF THE CITY OF WINCHESTER OR ABOUT 20 MILES EAST OF LEXINGTON. THIS THUNDERSTORM WILL CONTAIN VERY HEAVY RAIN...STRONG GUSTY WIND...AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING GROUND STRIKES. ALSO SMALL HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE AS IT MOVES EPAST AT 25 TO 30 MILES AN HOUR. BH
Special weather statement, Jul 10, 7:11 PM CDT, 1 hour 15 minutes before
KYZ007-110100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LEXINGTON KY 810 PM EDT TUE JUL 10 1990 AT 810 PM EDT...WEATHER RADAR WAS SHOWING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS LOCATED OVER THE NORTHEAST PART OF MADISON COUNTY JUST NORTH OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND 22 MILES SOUTHEAST OF LEXINGTON EXTENDING NORTH TO NEAR THE CITY OF WINCHESTER IN CLARK COUNTY 20 MILES EAST OF LEXINGTON. ANOTHER STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS IN THE WEST PART OF POWELL COUNTY NEAR CLAY CITY. 33 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF LEXINGTON. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING TO THE EAST AROUND 25 MILES AN HOUR AND ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG GUSTY WINDS...BRIEF HEAVY RAIN...FREQUENT LIGHTNING GROUND STRIKES...AND SMALL HAIL. SEEK INDOOR SHELTER WHEN THUNDERSTORMS APPROACH AND LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION. BH
Special weather statement, Jul 10, 7:30 PM CDT, 56 minutes before
KYZ004-009-INZ013-015-102230- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 822 PM EDT TUE JUL 10 1990 AT 822 PM EDT...THUNDERSTORMS WERE OCCURING IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY THE THUNDERSTORMS WITH THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL...STRONG GUSTS OF WIND AND SMALL HAIL WERE 35 MILES NORTHWEST OF SOMERSET AND 45 MILES WEST OF SOMERSET. THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE MOVING ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY DURING THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. IF YOU AR&E IN THE PATH OF A THUNDERSTORM SEEK INSIDE SHELTER. THEY CAN BECOME SEVERE WITH LITTLE WARNING. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. WILSON
Special weather statement, Jul 10, 7:31 PM CDT, 55 minutes before
KYZ004-009-INZ013-015-110130- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTION... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 715 PM EDT TUE JUL 10 1990 AT 710 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS OVER SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA AND CENTRAL KENTUCKY. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE SCATTERED ACROSS CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS MAY HAVE VERY HEAVY RAINS AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS. MOST OF THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE BETWEEN LOUISVILLE AND LEXINGTON AND FROM BOWLING GREEN TO LONDON KENTUCKY. THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE MOVING ACROSS CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA DURING THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF A THUNDERSTORM SEEK INSIDE (SHELTER. THEY CAN BECOME SEVERE WITH LITTLE WARNING. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. WILSON
Special weather statement, Jul 10, 8:19 PM CDT, 7 minutes before
KYZ007-110200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LEXINGTON KY 915 PM EDT TUE JUL 10 1990 AT 915 PM EDT...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED OVER POWELL AND MENIFEE COUNTY. THE THNDERSTORMS WERE DIMINISHING IN THEIR INTENSITY BUT WILL STILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG GUSTY WIND...HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING UNTIL AROUND 10PM EDT. THE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE EAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR. THIS WILL BE THE LAST SKTATEMENT ON THESE STORMS UNLESS THEY REINTENSIFY OVER THE AREA. BH
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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.