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Tornado Warning 6, NWS Louisville, KY

August 15, 1992Laurel County, Rockcastle County, Kentucky

NWS Louisville, KY issued this tornado warning at Aug 15, 1992, 12:17 AM EDT for Laurel County, Rockcastle County, Kentucky. It was in force for 28 min.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Aug 15, 1992, 12:17 AM EDT (04:17 UTC)
Expired
Aug 15, 1992, 12:45 AM EDT
In force
28 min
Issued by
NWS Louisville, KY
Area
Whole counties

Counties Laurel County, KY, Rockcastle County, KY

The nearest sounding before it

Huntington/Tri S, WV (KHTS), launched 00:00Z, 4.3 hours before the alert went out and 196 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, Huntington/Tri S, WV at 00:00Z on 1992-08-15Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 682 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, Huntington/Tri S, WV at 00:00Z on 1992-08-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 46 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
682 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-19 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
868 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
47 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
46 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
211 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.2
Supercell composite
1.3

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The text

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

000 
TTAA00 KSDF 150419
TORSDF
KYC125-203-150445-
 
BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1217 AM EDT SAT AUG 15 1992
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1245 AM EDT
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
 
IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY
 
   ...LAUREL COUNTY...ROCKCASTLE COUNTY
 
STATE POLICE REPORTED A TORNADO IN PULASKI COUNTY KENTUCKY AT 1209 PM.
THE STORM WAS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH...TOWARDS THE TOWN OF MOUNT
VERNON.
 
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.
WILSON/KLEIN

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, Aug 14, 7:04 PM EDT, 5 hours 13 minutes before
KYZ007-150005-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LEXINGTON KY
705 PM EDT FRI AUG 14 1992

...SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE FORMING AND MOVING ACROSS
EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY...

AT 705 PM EDT...RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM IN THE NORTHERN
PART OF JESSAMINE COUNTY OVER THE CITY OF WILMORE. WILMORE POLICE
DEPARTMENT REPORTS VERY HEAVY RAIN FLOODING STREETS IN THE CITY OF
WILMORE...ALSO WINDS ARE VERY STRONG AND GUSTY 1/4 INCH HAIL IS ALSO
REPORTED WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.

THIS THUNDERSTORM WAS MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 10 MILES AND IS NEARING
THE CITY OF NICHOLASVILLE . IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS THNDERSTORM
TAKE SHELTER INSIDE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOHWS...DO NOT TRY TO CROSS
WATER COVERED ROADS AS YOU COULD LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR AUTOMOBILE.

CALL REPORTS OF DAMAGE FROM THIS STORM TO YOUR POLICE DEPARTMENT AND
ASK THEM TO RELAY IT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
BH
Special weather statement, Aug 14, 7:57 PM EDT, 4 hours 20 minutes before
KYZ007-150155-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LEXINGTON KY
755 PM EDT FRI AUG 14 1992

...SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE FORMING AND MOVING ACROSS
EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY...

AT 755 PM EDT...RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM IN THE SOUTHWEST
PART OF FAYETTE COUNTY JUST SOUTH OF BLUE GRASS AIRPORT. THE POLICE
DEPARTMENT IN WILEMORE REPORTED VERY HEAVY RAIN FLOODING STREETS IN
WILMOREAS IT PASSED THROUGH...ALSO WINDS WERE VERY STRONG AND GUSTY.
1/4 INCH HAIL WAS REPORTED UP TO 3 INCHES DEPTH IN WILEMORE.

THIS THUNDERSTORM WAS MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 10 MILES AND WILL ENTER
THE SOUTHERN SECTIONS OF LEXINGTON AROUND 8PM EDT. IF YOU ARE IN THE
PATH OF THIS THUNDERSTORM TAKE SHELTER INSIDE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
DO NOT TRY TO CROSS WATER COVERED ROADS AS YOU COULD LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR
AUTOMOBILE.
GIVE REPORTS OF DAMAGE FROM THIS STORM TO YOUR POLICE DEPARTMENT AND
ASK THEM TO RELAY IT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
BH
Special weather statement, Aug 14, 8:46 PM EDT, 3 hours 31 minutes before
KYZ007-150145-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LEXINGTON KY
845 PM EDT FRI AUG 14 1992

...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE MOVING THROUGH EAST CENTRAL
KENTUCKY...

AT 845 PM EDT...RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM IN THE SOUTH
END OF LEXINGTON. THIS THUNDERSTORM HAS A HISTORY OF VERY HEAVY RAIN
AS IT PASSED THROUGH JESSAMINE COUNTY WITH OVER 2 INCHES OF RAIN IN A
LITTLE OVER AN HOURS TIME FLOODING STREETS. 1/4 INCH HAIL WAS REPORTED
WITH THIS STORM ALONG WITH STRONG GUSTY WINDS. ANOTHER STRONG THUNDER/
STORM WAS OVER LEXINGTONS BLUEGRASS AIRPORT.

THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 10 MILES AND WILL MOVE
ACROSS FAYETTE COUNTY INTO SCOTT COUNTY NEAR GEORGETOWN AND INTO BOURBON
COUNTY NEAR PARIS AROUND 930PM EDT.

IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING...TAKE SHELTER
INSIDE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. DO NOT USE ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES
INCLUDING TELEPHONES. DO NOT TRY TO CROSS WATER COVERED ROADS AS YOU MAY
LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR AUTOMOBILE.
BH
Special weather statement, Aug 14, 11:47 PM EDT, 30 minutes before
KYZ009-150335-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1135 PM EDT FRI AUG 14 1992

THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN...SMALL HAIL AND STRONG WINDS WILL
MOVE THROUGH SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY.

AT 1135 PM EDT...RADAR SHOWED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM IN SOUTH
CENTRAL KENTUCKY LOCATED ABOUT 10 MILES NORTH OF SOMERSET KENTUCKY.
THE THUNDERSTORM WAS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH...THROUGH NORTHERN
PULASKI COUNTY. THE THUNDERSTORM WILL MOVE NORTH TOWARD MOUNT VERNON
...INTO ROCKCASTLE COUNTY.

THIS THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE HAIL...HEAVY RAIN AND STRONG WIND.
IF THIS THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES YOU SEEK INSIDE SHELTER NOW.
THERE COULD BE LOCALIZED FLOODING WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM...SO
AVOID WATER COVERED ROADS.
WILSON
Local storm report, Aug 14, 11:56 PM EDT, 21 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1155 PM EDT FRI AUG 14 1992

1130 PM EDT        FROM PULASKI COUNTY SHERIFF...MARBLE SIZE HAIL
                   AND HEAVY RAIN AT SOMERSET KENTUCKY.
WILSON

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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.