Alert archive / Kentucky / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1990
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 44, NWS Louisville, KY
NWS Louisville, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 7, 1990, 6:02 PM EDT for Shelby 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
- Sep 7, 1990, 6:02 PM EDT (22:02 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 7, 1990, 6:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 43 min
- Issued by
- NWS Louisville, KY
- Area
- Whole counties
County Shelby 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7, 6:20 PM EDT | Hail 1.75 | Shelby, 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
Dayton/James M C, OH (KDAY), launched 12:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 206 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
- 1234 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -131 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1461 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 209 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 151 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.9
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, Sep 7, 3:10 PM EDT, 2 hours 52 minutes before
INZ15-KYZ04-071900- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 315 PM EDT FRI SEP 7 1990 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT... A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN INDIANA AND NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNTIL 6 PM EDT. AT 3 PM...THE STORMS WERE BETWEEN BLOOMINGTON AND INDIANAPOLIS INDIANA. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING SOUTHEAST AROUND 20 MPH AND WILL NOT MOVE INTO KENTUCKY UNTIL AROUND 5 PM. HAZY SUNSHINE COVERED KENTUCKY WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE MID AND UPPER 90. HEAT INDICES RANGED FROM 100 TO 105 DEGREES. AMMERMAN
Special weather statement, Sep 7, 3:32 PM EDT, 2 hours 30 minutes before
INZ15-KYZ04-072030- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 330 PM EDT FRI SEP 7 1990 ...STIFFLING HEAT SEERS KENTUCKY AGAIN... SHORTLY AFTER 3PM EDT THE THERMOMETER AT STANDIFORD FIELD REGISTERED 99 DEGREES. THIS TIES THE 99 DEGREES RECORDED ON JULY THE 9 AND 10 FOR THE HOTTEST TEMPERATURE THIS SUMMER. THE RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE FOR THIS DATE IS 101 DEGREES SET IN 1899. AS THE TEMPERATURE HIT THE 99 DEGREE MARK THE+ RELATIVE HUMIDITY REGISTERED 37 PERCENT. THIS COMBINATION PRODUCED A HEAT INDEX OF 107 DEGREES. KLEIN
Special weather statement, Sep 7, 4:14 PM EDT, 1 hour 48 minutes before
KYZ007-072115- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LEXINGTON KY 410 PM EDT FRI SEP 7 1990 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 1100 PM EDT... AT 405 PM EDT...THUNDERSTORMS WERE DEVELOPING ACROSS CENTRAL GARRARD COUNTY OF EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE LOCATED 5 MILES NORTH OF LANCASTER OR 24 MILES SOUTH OF LEXINGTON. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH AND WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHERN MADISON COUNTY BUY 430 PM EDT. HEAVY RAIN...STRONG WINDS...HAIL AND DEADLY LIGHTNING STRIKES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS MOST OF EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY THROUGH 11 PM EDT. GO TO SAFE INDOOR SHELTER WHEN THUNDERSTORMS APPROACH. WHITE
Special weather statement, Sep 7, 4:22 PM EDT, 1 hour 40 minutes before
KYZ004-009-INZ013-015-072115- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 420 PM EDT FRIDAY SEP 7 1990 ...STRONG STORMS DEVELOPING RAPIDLY IN KENTUCKY AND SOUTHERN INDIANA... AT 400 PM EDT...RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING IN SOUTH INDIANA AND CENTRAL KENTUCKY. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE IN A LINE FROM BOWLING GREEN NORTHEAST TO 20 MILES SOUTH OF LEXINGTON. OTHER STRONG STORMS WERE 25 MILES NORTHWEST OF BOWLING GREEN AND 25 MILES NORTHWEST OF LOUISVILLE NEAR SALEM INDIANA. ALL THE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AROUND 30 MILES AN HOUR AND ARE LIKELY PRODUCING SMALL HAIL AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. BASED ON THERE EXPLOSIVE DEVELOPMENT...THEY ALSO MAY PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS AND HAIL. IF A STORM APPROACHES YOUR AREA SEEK IMMEDIATE SHELTER IN A NEARBY REINFORCED BUILDING. < A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF KENTUCKY AND SOUTHERN INDIANA UNTIL 11 PM EDT. IF YOU RECEIVE ANY SEVERE _WEATHER...REPORT IT TO YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. TUCEK
Special weather statement, Sep 7, 4:54 PM EDT, 1 hour 8 minutes before
KYZ007-072130- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LEXINGTON KY 450 PM EDT FRI SEP 7 1990 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 1100 PM EDT... AT 450 PM EDT...THUNDERSTORMS WERE DEVELOPING ACROSS BOYLE...GARRARD AND MADISON COUNTIES OF EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE LOCATED 5 MILES EAST OF DANVILLE OR 25 MILES SOUTH OF LEXINGTON ALONG THE BOYLE AND GARRARD COUNTY LINE. AT 430 PM EDT MARBLE SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED NEAR DANVILLE IN BOYLE COUNTY AND PEA SIZE HAIL FELL NEAR LANCASTER IN GARRARD COUNTY. ALL THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH AND MAY CONTAIN HEAVY RAIN ...DAMAGING WINDS...HAIL AND DEADLY LIGHTNING STRIKES. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WATCH REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EDT FOR MOST OF EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY. SEEK SAFE INDOOR SHELTER IMMEDIATELY WHEN STORMS APPROACH. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND CONTINUE TO MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. WHITE
Special weather statement, Sep 7, 5:33 PM EDT, 29 minutes before
KYZ007-072215- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LEXINGTON KY 530 PM EDT FRI SEP 7 1990 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 1100 PM EDT... AT 530 PM EDT...THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED ACROSS BOYLE...GARRARD AND MADISON COUNTIES OF EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE LOCATED 5 MILES SOUTH OF LANCASTER IN GARRARD COUNTY OR 30 MILES SOUTH OF LEXINGTON. ANOTHER AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS WERE FORMING JUST WEST OF FRANKLIN AND ANDERSON COUNTY LINES. ALSO THUNDERSTORMS WERE DEVELOPING OVER CENTRAL ROWAN COUNTY NEAR MOREHEAD. ALL THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH AND WILL LIKELY CONTAIN HEAVY RAIN...STRONG WINDS...HAIL AND DEADLY LIGHTNING STRIKES. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WATCH REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EDT FOR MOST OF EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY. SEEK SAFE INDOOR SHELTER IMMEDIATELY WHEN STORMS APPROACH. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND CONTINUE TO MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. WHITE
The office that day
Everything else NWS Louisville, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7, 4:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Casey, Marion, Taylor | 45 min |
| Sep 7, 5:20 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Oldham | 40 min |
| Sep 7, 5:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Anderson, Woodford | 65 min |
| Sep 7, 5:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Casey, Taylor | 50 min |
| Sep 7, 6:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Fayette, Jessamine | 28 min |
| Sep 7, 7:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Breckinridge | 41 min |
| Sep 7, 4:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Clark, Scott, Washington | 40 min |
| Sep 7, 4:57 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Clark, Scott, Washington | 48 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Kentucky, 1990Every severe thunderstorm warning 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.