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Tornado Warning 2, NWS Indianapolis, IN

March 22, 1991Simpson County, Warren County, Kentucky

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this tornado warning at Mar 22, 1991, 6:20 PM CST for Simpson County, Warren County, Kentucky. It was in force for 25 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
Mar 22, 1991, 6:20 PM CST (00:20 UTC)
Expired
Mar 22, 1991, 6:45 PM CST
In force
25 min
Issued by
NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area
Whole counties

Counties Simpson County, KY, Warren County, KY

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Mar 22, 6:28 PM CSTTornado F2Warren, 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

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 0.3 hours before the alert went out and 83 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Nashville Metro, TN at 00:00Z on 1991-03-23Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 581 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Nashville Metro, TN at 00:00Z on 1991-03-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 394 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
581 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-35 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1260 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
66 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
394 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
582 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
1.7
Supercell composite
6.3

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
TTAA00 KEVV 230021
TOREVV
KYC213-227-230045-
 
BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EVANSVILLE IN
620 PM CST FRI MAR 22 1991
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EVANSVILLE HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL  645 PM CST
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
 
IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY
 
   ...SIMPSON COUNTY...WARREN COUNTY
 
AT 615 PM CST A TORNADO WAS REPORTED 15 MILES SOUTHEAST OF RUSSLEVILLE
KENTUCKY...15 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BOWLING GREEN KENTUCKY. SOME DAMAGE
WAS REPORTED AT OAK GROVE. THE TORNADO WAS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH
AND SHOULD REACH BOWLING GREEN KENTUCKY BY ABOUT 635 PM CST.
 
IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF A TORNADO...THE SAFEST PLACE IS A
BASEMENT. W 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.
BLOCK

The office that day

Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 22, 6:09 PM CSTTornado WarningINDLogan21 min
Mar 22, 6:32 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningINDLogan, Todd118 min

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; verification from NCEI's Storm Data; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.