Alert archive / Kentucky / Tornado Warnings in 1990
Tornado Warning 15, NWS Louisville, KY
NWS Louisville, KY issued this tornado warning at Jun 3, 1990, 12:07 AM EDT for Jefferson County, Oldham County, Kentucky. It was in force for 53 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 3, 1990, 12:07 AM EDT (04:07 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 3, 1990, 1:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 53 min
- Issued by
- NWS Louisville, KY
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Jefferson County, KY, Oldham 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, 4.1 hours before the alert went out and 213 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
- 1038 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 715 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 29 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 188 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 285 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.1
- Supercell composite
- 6.4
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
TTAA00 KSDF 030410
TORSDF
KYC111-185-030500-
BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1207 AM EDT SUN JUN 3 1990
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 100 AM EDT
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
IN NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY
...JEFFERSON...OLDHAM
TORNADOES HAVE TOUCHED DOWN IN FLOYD COUNTY JUST NORTHWEST OF NEW
ALBANY INDIANA. THESE STORMS HAVE BEEN CONFIRMED BY STATE POLICE IN
INDIANA. THEY ARE 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF LOUISVILLE KENTUCKY AND MOVING
EAST.
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.
IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY REINFORCED
BUILDING. AS A LASTT RESORT...SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH
OR LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.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, Jun 2, 7:04 PM EDT, 5 hours 3 minutes before
KYZ007-022330- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LEXINGTON KY 700 PM EDT SAT JUN 2 1990 ...THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY... AT 700 PM EDT...THUNDERSTORMS WERE OCCURRING OVER FLEMING...BATH... MONTGOMERY...CLARK...MADISON AND GARRARD COUNTIES OF EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE OVER SOUTHEAST CLARK COUNTY NEAR TRAPP...27 MILES EASTSOUTHEAST OF LEXINGTON AND OVER NORTHEAST MADISON COUNTY NEAR DOYLEVILLE...19 MILES SOUTHEAST OF LEXINGTON. SMALL HAIL AND RAINFALL AT THE RATE OF ONE INCH IN 15 MINUTES WERE REPORTED EARLIER FROM THESE STROMS AS THEY MOVED THROUGH SOUTHERN FAYETTE COUNTY. ALL THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH AND THE STRONGEST STORMS WILL MOVE THROUGH SOUTHERN MONTGOMERY AND NORTHERN POWELL COUNTIES OF EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY THROUGH 730 PM EDT THIS EVENING. HAIL...STRONG WINDS...VERY HEAVY RAIN AND DEADLY LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE WITH THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS8 EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY THIS EVENING. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS SEEK INDOOR SHELTER. WHITE
Special weather statement, Jun 2, 7:12 PM EDT, 4 hours 55 minutes before
KYZ004-INZ013-015-030030- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 710 PM EDT SAT JUN 2 1990 ...TORNADO WATCH FOR NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT.. AT 710 PM EDT...NO THUNDERSTORMS WERE OCCURRING OVER SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA OR NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...HOWEVER A LINE OF STRONG AND OCCASIONALLY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED SOUTH ALONG THE INDIANA ILLINOIS BORDER TO JUST WEST OF EVANSVILLE INDIANA. THIS LINE OF STORMS WAS MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH AND SHOULD APPROACH SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA AND NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY BETWEEN 9 AND 10 PM EDT. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER NEWS MEDIA FOR THE LATEST STATEMENTS ON THIS POTENTI=ALLY DANGEROUS WEATHER SITUATION. SHANKLIN
Special weather statement, Jun 2, 8:17 PM EDT, 3 hours 50 minutes before
KYZ004-INZ013-015-030030- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 810 PM EDT SAT JUN 2 1990 ...TORNADO WATCH FOR NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT.. AT 810 PM EDT...NO THUNDERSTORMS WERE OCCURRING OVER SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA OR NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...HOWEVER A LINE OF STRONG AND OCCASIONALLY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM INDIANAPOLIS TO 20 MILES NORTHWEST OF EVANSVILLE INDIANA. THIS LINE OF STORMS WAS MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH AND SHOULD APPROACH SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA AND NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY BETWEEN 9 AND 10 PM EDT. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER NEWS MEDIA FOR THE LATEST STATEMENTS ON THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS WEATHER SITUATION. HOLDERBACH
Special weather statement, Jun 2, 10:53 PM EDT, 1 hour 14 minutes before
KYZ007-020400- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LEXINGTON KY 1055 PM EDT SAT JUN 2 1990 ...TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY UNTIL 4 AM EDT... AT 1055 PM EDT...NO THUNDERSTORMS WERE OCCURRING OVER EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY. HOWEVER A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH A HISTORY OF TORNADOS AND SEVERE WEATHER WERE OCCURRING OVER SOUTHERN INDIANA MOVING EASTWARD. OTHER THUNDERSTORMS WERE DEVELOPING OVER THE WESTERN HALF OF KENTUCKY AND THESE STORMS WERE ALSO MOVING EASTWARD. STATED TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FOR THIS POTENTAILLY DANGEROUR WEATHER SITUATION. WHITE
Special weather statement, Jun 3, 12:02 AM EDT, 5 minutes before
KYZ007-020500- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LEXINGTON KY 12 AM EDT SUN JUN 3 1990 ...TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY UNTIL 4 AM EDT... AT 12 AM EDT...NO THUNDERSTORMS WERE OCCURRING OVER EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY. HOWEVER A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH A HISTORY OF TORNADOS AND SEVERE WEATHER WERE OCCURRING OVER SOUTHEAST INDIANA ALONG THE OHIO RIVER. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE SPREADING EASTWARD INTO NORTHERN KENTUCKY. OTHER THUNDERSTORMS WERE DEVELOPING OVER THE WESTERN HALF OF KENTUCKY AND THESE STORMS WERE ALSO MOVING EASTWARD. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FOR THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS WEATHER SITUATNION. WHITE
Special weather statement, Jun 3, 12:04 AM EDT, 3 minutes before
KYZ007-030500- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LEXINGTON KY 12 AM EDT SUN JUN 3 1990 ...TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY UNTIL 4 AM EDT... AT 12 AM EDT...NO THUNDERSTORMS WERE OCCURRING OVER EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY. HOWEVER A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH A HISTORY OF TORNADOS AND SEVERE WEATHER WERE OCCURRING OVER SOUTHEAST INDIANA ALONG THE OHIO RIVER. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE SPREADING EASTWARD INTO NORTHERN KENTUCKY. OTHER THUNDERSTORMS WERE DEVELOPING OVER THE WESTERN HALF OF KENTUCKY AND THESE STORMS WERE ALSO MOVING EASTWARD. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FOR THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS WEATHER SITUATOION. WHITE
The office that day
Everything else NWS Louisville, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 3, 12:42 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Henry, Trimble | 48 min |
| Jun 3, 1:00 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Shelby | 30 min |
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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.