Alert archive / Kentucky / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1993
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 72, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 4, 1993, 8:13 PM CDT for Butler County, Grayson County, Kentucky. It was in force for 62 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 4, 1993, 8:13 PM CDT (01:13 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 4, 1993, 9:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 62 min
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Butler County, KY, Grayson County, KY
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 1.2 hours before the alert went out and 134 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
- 2380 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -16 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 952 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 54 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 226 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 234 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 4.0
- Supercell composite
- 19.7
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WUUS1 KEVV 050113 RRA SVREVV KYC031-085-050215- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EVANSVILLE IN 813 PM CDT FRI JUN 4 1993 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EVANSVILLE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 915 PM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY ...BUTLER COUNTY...GRAYSON COUNTY AT 809 PM CDT...RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 35 MILES NORTHWEST OF BOWLING GREEN AROUND BEAVER DAM KENTUCKY. THIS STORM HAS ALREADY DESTROYED BUILDINGS AROUND BREMEN KENTUCKY IN MUHLENBERG COUNTY AS REPORTED BY THE CIVIL DEFENSE. THE STORM WAS MOVING EAST AT 55 TO 60 MPH AND WILL REACH CANEYVILLE AND WELCHS CREEK AROUND 835 PM CDT. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM MOVE TO THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING A REMAIN UNTIL THE STORM HAS ENDED. A TORNADO WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. REMEMBER SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY DO PRODUCE TORNADOES WITH LITTLE OR NO ADVANCE WARNING. REMAIN CALM BUT BE ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS. SUMMY &
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm 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 4, 5:25 PM CDT, 2 hours 48 minutes before
INZALL-042330- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 525 PM EST FRI JUN 4 1993 AT 500 PM EST A LARGE AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS HAVE MIGRATED INTO NORTHWEST INDIANA FROM ILLINOIS. THE STRONGEST PART OF THE STORMS HAVE ENTERED NORTHERN WARREN AND SOUTHERN BENTON COUNTIES OF NORTHWEST INDIANA AT 515 PM EST. THESE STORMS HAVE PRODUCED 3/4 TO 1.00 INCH HAIL IN THE ADJACENT ILLINOIS COUNTIES. THE STORMS WERE NOT AS STRONG AS IT ENTERED NORTHWEST INDIANA. THESE STORMS COULD BECOME STRONGER AGAIN OVER INDIANA. PERSONS IN NORTHERN WARREN...SOUTHERN BENTON...NORTHERN TIPPECANOE AND SOUTHERN WHITE COUNTIES SHOULD BE WATCHFULL FOR THE APPROACHING STORMS. IF THREATENING CONDITIONS ARE SIGHTED MOVE TO A SAFE PLACE AT ONCE . KOLDITZ
Special weather statement, Jun 4, 5:30 PM CDT, 2 hours 43 minutes before
INZALL-042330- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 525 PM EST FRI JUN 4 1993 AT 500 PM EST A LARGE AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS HAVE MIGRATED INTO NORTHWEST INDIANA FROM ILLINOIS. THE STRONGEST PART OF THE STORMS HAVE ENTERED NORTHERN WARREN AND SOUTHERN BENTON COUNTIES OF NORTHWEST INDIANA AT 515 PM EST. THESE STORMS HAVE PRODUCED 3/4 TO 1.00 INCH HAIL IN THE ADJACENT ILLINOIS COUNTIES. THE STORMS WERE NOT AS STRONG AS IT ENTERED NORTHWEST INDIANA. THESE STORMS COULD BECOME STRONGER AGAIN OVER INDIANA. PERSONS IN NORTHERN WARREN...SOUTHERN BENTON...NORTHERN TIPPECANOE AND SOUTHERN WHITE COUNTIES SHOULD BE WATCHFULL FOR THE APPROACHING STORMS. IF THREATENING CONDITIONS ARE SIGHTED MOVE TO A SAFE PLACE AT ONCE . KOLDITZ
Special weather statement, Jun 4, 6:15 PM CDT, 1 hour 58 minutes before
INZALL-040015- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 615 PM EST FRI JUN 4 1993 THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHERN WHITE COUNTY HAS EXPIRED AT 615 PM EST. NO REPORTS OF SEVERE WEATHER WERE RECEIVED AS THE STRONG STORM MOVED THROUGH NORTHERN WHITE COUNTY THIS EVENING. RAINFALL OF 1.10 INCH WAS REPORTED IN NORTHWEST INDIANA AS THE STORM MOVED THROUGH. SO FAR ONLY HEAVY RAIN WITH WINDS OF 23 TO 28 MPH WAS PRODUCED WITH SOME OF THE STRONGER STORMS. ANOTHER STRONG STORM JUST MOVED THROUGH COLUMBUS IN BARTHOLOMEW COUNTY. THIS STORM ALSO PRODUCED HEAVY RAINFALL IN THAT AREA. IF THREATENING CONDITIONS ARE SIGHTED...MOVE TO A SAFE PLACE AT ONCE. REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. KOLDITZ
Special weather statement, Jun 4, 6:23 PM CDT, 1 hour 50 minutes before
INZALL-040015- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 615 PM EST FRI JUN 4 1993 THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHERN WHITE COUNTY HAS EXPIRED AT 615 PM EST. NO REPORTS OF SEVERE WEATHER WERE RECEIVED AS THE STRONG STORM MOVED THROUGH NORTHERN WHITE COUNTY THIS EVENING. RAINFALL OF 1.10 INCH WAS REPORTED IN NORTHWEST INDIANA AS THE STORM MOVED THROUGH. SO FAR ONLY HEAVY RAIN WITH WINDS OF 23 TO 28 MPH WAS PRODUCED WITH SOME OF THE STRONGER STORMS. ANOTHER STRONG STORM JUST MOVED THROUGH COLUMBUS IN BARTHOLOMEW COUNTY. THIS STORM ALSO PRODUCED HEAVY RAINFALL IN THAT AREA. IF THREATENING CONDITIONS ARE SIGHTED...MOVE TO A SAFE PLACE AT ONCE. REPORT SEVEPRE WEATHER TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. KOLDITZ
Special weather statement, Jun 4, 7:35 PM CDT, 38 minutes before
INZ014-015-050500- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 735 PM EST FRI JUN 4 1993 A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT FOR THE EXTREME SOUTHCENTRAL PART OF INDIANA AND INCLUDE CRAWFORD...WASHINGTON ...PERRY...CLARK...FLOYD AND HARRISON. SOME CITIES INCLUDED ARE... EVANSVILLE...TELL CITY...NEW ALBANY AND CHARLESTOWN. REMEMBER...A WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE WEATHER IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. KOLDITZ
Special weather statement, Jun 4, 7:37 PM CDT, 36 minutes before
INZ014-015-050500- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 735 PM EST FRI JUN 4 1993 A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT FOR THE EXTREME SOUTHCENTRAL PART OF INDIANA AND INCLUDE CRAWFORD...WASHINGTON ...PERRY...CLARK...FLOYD AND HARRISON. SOME CITIES INCLUDED ARE... EVANSVILLE...TELL CITY...NEW ALBANY AND CHARLESTOWN. REMEMBER...A WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE WEATHER IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. KOLDITZ
The office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 4, 7:31 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Hopkins | 29 min |
| Jun 4, 7:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Muhlenberg, Ohio | 37 min |
| Jun 4, 8:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Edmonson | 65 min |
| Jun 4, 8:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hart | 62 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Kentucky, 1993Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1993
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.