Alert archive / Indiana / Tornado Warnings in 1990
Tornado Warning 23, NWS Louisville, KY
NWS Louisville, KY issued this tornado warning at Jun 7, 1990, 8:53 AM EDT for Clark County, Indiana. It was in force for 52 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 7, 1990, 8:53 AM EDT (12:53 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 7, 1990, 9:45 AM EDT
- In force
- 52 min
- Issued by
- NWS Louisville, KY
- Area
- Whole counties
County Clark County, IN
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 12:00Z, 0.9 hours before the alert went out and 205 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
- 577 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 0 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 0 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 0 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 071254
TORSDF
INC019-071345-
BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
853 AM EDT THU JUN 7 1990
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 945 AM EDT
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTY...
IN SOUTH INDIANA
...CLARK
A CAR WAS OVERTURNED BY A TORNADO AROUND 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF
LOUISVILLE IN NEW ALBANY INDIANA AT 848 AM EDT. RADAR INDICATED THIS
TORNADO WAS MOVING EAST AROUND 35 MPH.
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 LAST RESORT...SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH
OR LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
HOLDERBACHWhat 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 7, 6:05 AM EDT, 2 hours 48 minutes before
KYZ007-071200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LEXINGTON KY 600 AM EDT THU JUN 7 1990 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PARTS OF EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY UNTIL 12 NOON EDT... A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR PARTS OF EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY THIS MORNING UNTIL NOON. AT 550 AM...THERE WERE MAINLY SHOWERS MOVING THROUGH THE CENTRAL BLUEGRASS REGION. THE ONLY AREAS NOT RECEIVING SHOWERS WAS THE COUNTIES OF ANDERSON...MERCER...BOYLE AND WOODFORD. THERE WAS AN AREA OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH SOUTHERN INDIANA AND THROUGH THE LOUISVILLE AREA THIS MORNING AT 545 AM. THIS STORM SYSTEM WAS PRODUCING GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. THIS STORM WAS MOVING VERY RAPIDLY SOUTHEAST AND WILL AFFECT THE WESTERN MOST AREAS OF EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY BY 7 PM. SEVERE WEATHER IS POSSIBLE THIS MORNING AROUND THE CENTRAL BLUEGRASS. SOME OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS COULD PRODUCE PERIODS OF VERY HEAVY RAIN... FREQUENT AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND STRONG DAMAGING WINDS. HAIL MAY ALSO BE PRODUCED BY SOME OF THESE STORMS. SOME FLOODING HAS BEEN REPORTED BY THESE THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT IN PARTS OF SOUTHERN INDIANA AND NORTHERN KENTUCKY. BE CAUTIOUS THIS MORNING< AS LARGE AMOUNTS OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE IN SHORT PERIODS OF TIME. ULLOM
Special weather statement, Jun 7, 6:07 AM EDT, 2 hours 46 minutes before
KYZ007-071200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LEXINGTON KY 600 AM EDT THU JUN 7 1990 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PARTS OF EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY UNTIL 12 NOON EDT... A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR PARTS OF EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY THIS MORNING UNTIL NOON. AT 550 AM...THERE WERE MAINLY SHOWERS MOVING THROUGH THE CENTRAL BLUEGRASS REGION. THE ONLY AREAS NOT RECEIVING SHOWERS WAS THE COUNTIES OF ANDERSON...MERCER...BOYLE AND WOODFORD. THERE WAS AN AREA OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH SOUTHERN INDIANA AND THROUGH THE LOUISVILLE AREA THIS MORNING AT 545 AM. THIS STORM SYSTEM WAS PRODUCING GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. THIS STORM WAS MOVING VERY RAPIDLY SOUTHEAST AND WILL AFFECT THE WESTERN MOST AREAS OF EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY BY 7 AM. SEVERE WEATHER IS POSSIBLE THIS MORNING AROUND THE CENTRAL BLUEGRASS. SOME OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS COULD PRODUCE PERIODS OF VERY HEAVY RAIN... FREQUENT AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND STRONG DAMAGING WINDS. HAIL MAY ALSO BE PRODUCED BY SOME OF THESE STORMS. SOME FLOODING HAS BEEN REPORTED BY THESE THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT IN PARTS OF SOUTHERN INDIANA AND NORTHERN KENTUCKY. BE CAUTIOUS TAHIS MORNING AS LARGE AMOUNTS OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE IN SHORT PERIODS OF TIME. ULLOM ...CORRECTION TO THE LAST LINE OF PARAGRAPH 2...
Special weather statement, Jun 7, 7:18 AM EDT, 1 hour 35 minutes before
KYZ007-071300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LEXINGTON KY 718 AM EDT THU JUN 7 1990 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PARTS OF EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY UNTIL 12 NOON EDT... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR ALL OF EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY UNTIL 12 NOON... A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND A FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR ALL OF KENTUCKY BOTH UNTIL 12 NOON. AT 710 AM...MAINLY SHOWERS WERE MOVING THROUGH MUCH OF THE CENTRAL BLUEGRASS. THERE WAS A THUNDERSTORM MOVING RAPIDLY THROUGH GARRARD COUNTY INTO SOUTHERN MADISON COUNTY. THE ONLY AREAS NOT RECEIVING RAIN WAS THE COUNTIES ALONG THE FOOTHILLS OF THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS. THESE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING VERY RAPIDLY SOUTHEAST AT 40 TO 50 MILES AN HOUR. WITH LARGE AMOUNTS OF RAIN HAVING ALREADY FALLEN EARLY THIS MORNING... THE POSSIBILITY FOR FLASH FLOODING EXISTS THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. SOME THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH THE REGION PRODUCING PERIODS OF VERY HEAVY RAIN...FREQUENT AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND STRONG AND DAMAGING WINDS. HAIL MAY ALSO BE PRODUCE BY SOME OF THESE STORMS. IF YOU ARE AFFECTED BY THESE THUNDERSTORMS THIS MORNING...WATCH FOR DAMAGING WEATHER AND FLASH FLOODING. BE PREPARED FOR IMMEDIATE ACTION AND RELAY ANY AND ALL STORM DAMAGE TO YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LEXINGTON. ULLOM
Special weather statement, Jun 7, 7:51 AM EDT, 1 hour 2 minutes before
KYZ009-071230- SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT FOR SOMERSET LISTENING AREA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 750 AM EDT THU JUN 7 1990 AT 745 AM EDT...WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE IN PROGRESS OVER SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND ESPECIALLY AROUND THE LONDON...CORBIN AREA. THE THUNDERSTORMS IN THIS AREA WERE NOT SEVERE BUT MAY CONTAIN GUSTY WIND SMALL HAIL AND TORRENTIAL RAIN. MOVEMENT OF THE STORMS WAS TO THE EAST SOUTHEAST AT 40 MPH. DURING THE NEXT SEVERA HOURS OR THROUGH 10 AM EDT...WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE. TEMPERATURES CURRENTLY IN THE LOWER AND MID 60S WILL NOT CHANGE SIGNIFICANTLY. CONGER MOVEMENT OF THE THUNDERSTORMS WAS TO THE EAST SOUTHEAST AT AROUND 40 MPH. OVER THE REMAINDER OF SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA AND CENTRAL KENTUCKY CLOUDY SKIES EXIST. TEMPERATURES AROUND THE REGION RANGE MAINLY IN THE LOWER TO MID 60S. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR COMMERCIAL RADIO FOR LATER WARNINGS CONGER
Special weather statement, Jun 7, 7:55 AM EDT, 58 minutes before
KYZ009-071230- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR SOMERSET LISTENING AREA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 750 AM EDT THU JUN 7 1990 AT 745 AM EDT...WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE IN PROGRESS OVER SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND ESPECIALLY AROUND THE LONDON...CORBIN AREA. THE THUNDERSTORMS IN THIS AREA WERE NOT SEVERE BUT MAY CONTAIN GUSTY WIND SMALL HAIL AND TORRENTIAL RAIN. MOVEMENT OF THE STORMS WAS TO THE EAST SOUTHEAST AT 40 MPH. DURING THE NEXT SEVERA HOURS OR THROUGH 10 AM EDT...WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE. TEMPERATURES CURRENTLY IN THE LOWER AND MID 60S WILL NOT CHANGE SIGNIFICANTLY. CONGER MOVEMENT OF THE THUNDERSTORMS WAS TO THE EAST SOUTHEAST AT AROUND 40 MPH. OVER THE REMAINDER OF SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA AND CENTRAL KENTUCKY CLOUDY SKIES EXIST. TEMPERATURES AROUND THE REGION RANGE MAINLY IN THE LOWER TO MID 60S. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR COMMERCIAL RADIO FOR LATER WARNINGS CONGER
Special weather statement, Jun 7, 8:41 AM EDT, 12 minutes before
KYZ007-071430- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LEXINGTON KY 845 AM EDT THU JUN 7 1990 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PARTS OF EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY UNTIL 12 NOON EDT... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR ALL OF EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY UNTIL 12 NOON... A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND A FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR ALL OF KENTUCKY BOTH UNTIL 12 NOON. THERE WERE MAINLY SHOWERS MOVING THROUGH MOST OF EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY THIS MORNING AT 835 AM. THERE WAS A THUNDERSTORM JUST SOUTH OF THE CITY OF LEXINGTON IN SOUTHERN FAYETTE AND NORTHERN JESSAMINE COUNTIES. HEAVY SHOWERS WAS SCATTERED OVER MUCH OF THE REGION AS WELL. THESE SHOWERS AND THE THUNDERSTORM WERE MOVING SOUTHEAST VERY QUICKLY AT 35 TO 40 MILES AN HOUR. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE PRODUCING PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN...FREQUENT AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...STRONG AND DAMAGING WINDS AND POSSIBLY HAIL. BECAUSE OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS AND THE RECENT RAINS ALREADY SATURATING THE GROUND...THE POSSIBILITIES EXIST FOR FLASH FLOODING THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. IF YOU ARE AFFECTED BY THESE THUNDERSTORMS THIS MORNING...WATCH FOR DAMAGING WEATHER AND FLASH FLOODING. BE PREPARED FOR IMMEDIATE ACTION AND RELAY ANY AND ALL STORM DAMAGE TO YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LEXINGTON. ULLOM
The office that day
Everything else NWS Louisville, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 7, 5:09 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Orange, Washington | 51 min |
| Jun 7, 5:25 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Floyd, Harrison | 35 min |
| Jun 7, 6:01 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Crawford, Harrison, Orange, Washington | 3 hr |
| Jun 7, 6:31 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Crawford, Harrison | 44 min |
| Jun 7, 7:18 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Floyd | 3 hr |
| Jun 7, 7:52 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Clark | 3 hr |
| Jun 7, 8:27 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Harrison | 48 min |
| Jun 7, 8:39 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Floyd | 51 min |
| Jun 7, 9:01 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Crawford, Harrison, Orange, Washington | 3 hr |
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.