Alert archive / West Virginia / Tornado Warnings in 1993
Tornado Warning 2, NWS Jackson, KY
NWS Jackson, KY issued this tornado warning at Jun 9, 1993, 2:09 PM EDT for Cabell County, West Virginia. It was in force for 51 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 9, 1993, 2:09 PM EDT (18:09 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 9, 1993, 3:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 51 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, KY
- Area
- Whole counties
County Cabell County, WV
The nearest sounding before it
Huntington/Tri S, WV (KHTS), launched 12:00Z, 6.2 hours before the alert went out and 23 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
- 1086 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -93 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1183 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 238 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 185 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.6
- Supercell composite
- 7.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KHTS 091810 TORHTS WVC011-091900- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTINGTON WV 209 PM EDT WED JUN 9 1993 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTINGTON HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 300 PM EDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION...... IN WEST WEST VIRGINIA ...NORTHEASTERN CABELL COUNTY AT 210PM WEATHER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND POSSIBLE TORNADO OVER CENTRAL CABELL COUNTY WV MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MILES AN HOUR. THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM SITUATION. ACT QUICKLY. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO MOVE TO A SHELTER BELOW GROUND IF AVAILABLE. OTHERWISE...GO TO A SMALL INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR rPOSSIBLE. AVOID WINDOWS. ABANDON CARS AND MOBILE HOMES FOR A REINFORCED BUILDING OR GET INTO A DITCH OR CULVERT. END/DG
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, Jun 9, 12:29 PM EDT, 1 hour 40 minutes before
KYZ008-091730- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 1229 PM EDT WED JUN 9 1993 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM APPROACHING SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY... AT 1220 PM...RADAR SHOWED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 30 MILES WEST OF JACKSON...NEAR IRVINE IN ESTILL COUNTY. THIS STORM WAS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR AND WILL MOVE INTO BY 1 PM. OTHER STORMS WERE DEVELOPING JUST NORTH OF THE SOMERSET AREA AND WILL APPROACH JACKSON COUNTY BY 1 PM. THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING BRIEF HEAVY RAIN...FREQUENT AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...STRONG GUSTY WIND AND SMALL HAIL. IF A THUNDERSTORMS APPROACH MOVE TO A SAFE INDOOR SHELTER AWAY FROM WINDOWS UNTIL THE STORMS HAVE PASSED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER STATEMENTS ON THESE STORMS. WAIDLEY
Special weather statement, Jun 9, 12:30 PM EDT, 1 hour 39 minutes before
KYZ008-091730- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 1229 PM EDT WED JUN 9 1993 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM APPROACHING SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY... AT 1220 PM...RADAR SHOWED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 30 MILES WEST OF JACKSON...NEAR IRVINE IN ESTILL COUNTY. THIS STORM WAS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR AND WILL MOVE INTO BY 1 PM. OTHER STORMS WERE DEVELOPING JUST NORTH OF THE SOMERSET AREA AND WILL APPROACH JACKSON COUNTY BY 1 PM. THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING BRIEF HEAVY RAIN...FREQUENT AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...STRONG GUSTY WIND AND SMALL HAIL. IF A THUNDERSTORMS APPROACH MOVE TO A SAFE INDOOR SHELTER AWAY FROM WINDOWS UNTIL THE STORMS HAVE PASSED. STAY TbUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER STATEMENTS ON THESE STORMS. WAIDLEY
Special weather statement, Jun 9, 12:32 PM EDT, 1 hour 37 minutes before
KYZ008-091730- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTION... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 1232 PM EDT WED JUN 9 1993 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM APPROACHING SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY... AT 1220 PM...RADAR SHOWED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 30 MILES WEST OF JACKSON...NEAR IRVINE IN ESTILL COUNTY. THIS STORM WAS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR AND WILL MOVE INTO WOLFE COUNTY BY 1 PM. OTHER STORMS WERE DEVELOPING JUST NORTH OF THE SOMERSET AREA AND WILL APPROACH JACKSON COUNTY BY 1 PM. THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING BRIEF HEAVY RAIN...FREQUENT AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...STRONG GUSTY WIND AND SMALL HAIL. IF A THUNDERSTORMS APPROACH MOVE TO A SAFE INDOOR SHELTER AWAY FROM WINDOWS UNTIL THE STORMS HAVE PASSED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER STATEMENTS ON THESE STORMS. WAIDLEY...CORRECTED 1ST PARAGRAPH
Special weather statement, Jun 9, 12:34 PM EDT, 1 hour 35 minutes before
KYZ008-091730- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTION... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 1232 PM EDT WED JUN 9 1993 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM APPROACHING SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY... AT 1220 PM...RADAR SHOWED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 30 MILES WEST OF JACKSON...NEAR IRVINE IN ESTILL COUNTY. THIS STORM WAS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR AND WILL MOVE INTO WOLFE COUNTY BY 1 PM. OTHER STORMS WERE DEVELOPING JUST NORTH OF THE SOMERSET AREA AND WILL APPROACH JACKSON COUNTY BY 1 PM. THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING BRIEF HEAVY RAIN...FREQUENT AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...STRONG GUSTY WIND AND SMALL HAIL. IF A THUNDERSTORMS APPROACH MOVE TO A SAFE INDOOR SHELTER AWAY FROM WINDOWS UNTIL pTHE STORMS HAVE PASSED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER STATEMENTS ON THESE STORMS. WAIDLEY...CORRECTED 1ST PARAGRAPH
Special weather statement, Jun 9, 1:18 PM EDT, 51 minutes before
KYZ008-091830- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 118 PM EDT WED JUN 9 1993 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM FOR BREATHITT... FLOYD...JACKSON...KNOTT...LEE...MAGOFFIN...MORGAN...OWSLEY...PIKE AND WOLFE COUNTIES OF SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY... AT 1 PM...RADAR SHOWED THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM 10 MILES NORTH OF JACKSON TO THE SOMERSET AREA. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR. THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING BRIEF HEAVY RAIN...FREQUENT AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...STRONG GUSTY WIND AND HAIL. IF THUNDERSTORMS APPROACH...MOVE TO A SAFE INDOOR SHELTER AWAY FROM WINDOWS UNTIL THE STORMS HAVE PASSED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. WAIDLEY
Special weather statement, Jun 9, 1:19 PM EDT, 50 minutes before
KYZ008-091830- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 118 PM EDT WED JUN 9 1993 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM FOR BREATHITT... FLOYD...JACKSON...KNOTT...LEE...MAGOFFIN...MORGAN...OWSLEY...PIKE AND WOLFE COUNTIES OF SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY... AT 1 PM...RADAR SHOWED THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM 10 MILES NORTH OF JACKSON TO THE SOMERSET AREA. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR. THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING BRIEF HEAVY RAIN...FREQUENT AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...STRONG GUSTY WIND AND HAIL. IF THUNDERSTORMS APPROACH...MOVE TO A SAFE INDOOR SHELTER AWAY FROM WINDOWS UNTIL THE STORMS HAVE PASSED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. WAIDLEY
The office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 9, 1:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Mason | 64 min |
| Jun 9, 2:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Wayne | 66 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.