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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 221, NWS Indianapolis, IN

July 17, 1993Daviess County, Hancock County, Kentucky

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 17, 1993, 4:24 PM CDT for Daviess County, Hancock County, Kentucky. It was in force for 34 min.

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The facts

Issued
Jul 17, 1993, 4:24 PM CDT (21:24 UTC)
Expired
Jul 17, 1993, 4:58 PM CDT
In force
34 min
Issued by
NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area
Whole counties

Counties Daviess County, KY, Hancock County, KY

The nearest sounding before it

Paducah/Barkley, KY (KPAH), launched 12:00Z, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 175 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, Paducah/Barkley, KY at 12:00Z on 1993-07-17Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1748 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, Paducah/Barkley, KY at 12:00Z on 1993-07-17The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -27 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
1748 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-33 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
944 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
7 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-27 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-20 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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