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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 12, NWS Louisville, KY

February 21, 1993Menifee County, Rowan County, Kentucky

NWS Louisville, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Feb 21, 1993, 4:53 PM EST for Menifee County, Rowan County, Kentucky. It was in force for 37 min.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 21, 1993, 4:53 PM EST (21:53 UTC)
Expired
Feb 21, 1993, 5:30 PM EST
In force
37 min
Issued by
NWS Louisville, KY
Area
Whole counties

Counties Menifee County, KY, Rowan County, KY

The text

The text of this product is not in the archive. The NWS text archive before 2002 is incomplete.

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, Feb 21, 2:14 PM EST, 2 hours 39 minutes before
KYZ004-INZ013-015-212030-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KENTUCKY
210 PM EST SUN FEB 21 1993

...TORNADO WATCH FOR NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA...
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO THE LOUISVILLE METRO AREA...

A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND
SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA TIL 7 PM EST.

THUNDERSTORMS WERE DEVELOPING RAPIDLY JUST WEST AND NORTHWEST OF LOUISVILLE.
AT 2 PM EST...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED FROM
HENRYVILLE IN NORTHERN CLARK COUNTY INDIANA SOUTHWEST TO JUST EAST OF
HARDINSBURG IN BRECKINRIDGE COUNTY KENTUCKY. OTHER STRONG STORMS WERE FROM
SALEM IN WASHINGTON COUNTY INDIANA TO ENGLISH IN CRAWFORD COUNTY. THE
STORMS WERE MOVING RAPIDLY EAST AT NEAR 50 MPH.

VERY HEAVY RAIN...HAIL...AND GUSTY WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THE
THUNDERSTORMS. THE STORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS LOUISVILLE BETWEEN 230 AND
300 PM EST.

REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR THE
DEVELOPMENT OF SEVERE WEATHER AND TORNADOES. IF THREATENING WEATHER
APPROACHES...MOVE INSIDE TO SECURE SHELTER AT ONCE. STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.

FUNK
Special weather statement, Feb 21, 2:53 PM EST, 2 hours before
KYZ007-212100-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LEXINGTON KY
255 PM EST SUN FEB 21 1993

...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY
UNTIL 7 PM EST...
...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY
THIS AFTERNOON...

AT 250 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED SCATTERED
SHOWERS ACROSS EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY...MAINLY TO THE EAST OF LEXINGTON.

STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED TO DEVELOP ACROSS PORTIONS
OF CENTRAL AND WESTERN KENTUCKY...FROM 50 MILES NORTHEAST OF LOUISVILLE
...SOUTHWEST THROUGH LOUISVILLE TO WEST OF BOWLING GREEN.

THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE RACING TO THE EAST AND NORTHEAST AROUND 45
MILES AN HOUR...AND WILL BE NEAR OR APPROACHING FRANKFORT...
LAWRENCEBURG AND HARRODSBURG BY 4 PM.

DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING WILL OCCUR WITH
THESE STORMS...IN ADDITION TO HEAVY RAINS. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS
IN EFFECT AS CONDITIONS REMAIN FAVORABLE FOR TORNADO DEVELOPMENT.

HEAVY RAINS...ON TOP OF THE SOAKING RAINS THIS MORNING...WILL
LIKELY RESULT IN SOME FLOODING.

IF A THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES YOUR AREA THIS AFTERNOON...SEEK SAFE
INDOOR SHELTER.

IF YOU LIVE IN OR NEAR A LOW-LYING OR FLOOD-PRONE AREA...CONTINUE TO
MONITOR WATER LEVELS THIS AFTERNOON. IF CONDITIONS BECOMING THREATENING
...SEEK HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.

KERR
Special weather statement, Feb 21, 3:23 PM EST, 1 hour 30 minutes before
KYZ007-212200-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LEXINGTON KY
325 PM EST SUN FEB 21 1993

...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY
UNTIL 7 PM EST...
...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY
THIS AFTERNOON...

AT 320 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A STRONG
THUNDERSTORM WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN AND POSSIBLE HAIL 20 MILES NORTHWEST
OF LEXINGTON...JUST SOUTH OF FRANKFORT. OTHER THUNDERSTORMS WERE
DEVELOPING RAPIDLY TO THE SOUTHWEST INTO NORTHWESTERN ANDERSON COUNTY.

A LINE OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WAS JUST TO THE WEST OF
THESE THUNDERSTORMS...EXTENDING FROM AROUND CINCINNATI SOUTHWEST TO
NEAR BARDSTOWN...CONTINUING SOUTHWEST.

MOVEMENT OF THE THUNDERSTORMS WAS TO THE EAST AROUND 45 MILES AN HOUR.

STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL APPROACH GEORGETOWN...VERSAILLES AND
LAWRENCEBURG BY 4 PM. STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE IN AND
AROUND FRANKFORT.

DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING WILL OCCUR WITH
THESE STORMS...IN ADDITION TO HEAVY RAINS. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS
IN EFFECT AS CONDITIONS REMAIN FAVORABLE FOR TORNADO DEVELOPMENT.

HEAVY RAINS...ON TOP OF THE SOAKING RAINS THIS MORNING...WILL
LIKELY RESULT IN SOME FLOODING.

IF A THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES YOUR AREA THIS AFTERNOON...SEEK SAFE
INDOOR SHELTER.

IF YOU LIVE IN OR NEAR A LOW-LYING OR FLOOD-PRONE AREA...CONTINUE TO
MONITOR WATER LEVELS THIS AFTERNOON. IF CONDITIONS BECOMING THREATENING
...SEEK HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.

KERR
Local storm report, Feb 21, 4:15 PM EST, 38 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
415 PM EST SUN FEB 21 1993

TIME            REPORT/LOCATION

230 PM EST      MARBLE SIZE HAIL REPORTED IN WESTERN LOUISVILLE KENTUCKY
                REPORT RECEIVED FROM OFF DUTY NWS ENPLOYEE.

235 PM EST      GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL NEAR ROUGH RIVER IN BRECKINRIDGE
                COUNTY...40 MILES WEST OF SDF.

238 PM EST      3/4 INCH HAIL AT THE FORECAST OFFICE IN LOUISVILLE.

245 PM EST      MARBLE SIZE HAIL IN RADCLIFF AND VINE GROVE IN NORTHER
                HARDIN COUNTY...20 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SDF.

247 PM EST      FUNNEL CLOUD REPORTED IN ELIZABETH IN SOUTHERN
                HARRISON COUNTY INDIANA...20 MILES WEST OF SDF.
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300 PM EST      50 TO 60 MPH WIND AND PEA SIZE HAIL REPORTED BY OFF
                DUTY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EMPLOYEE IN EASTERN
                JEFFERSON COUNTY KENTUCKY...5 MILES EAST OF SDF.

305 PM EST     PEA SIZE HAIL REPORTED IN OLDHAM COUNTY...15 MILES
               NORTHEAST OF SDF.

307 PM EST    FROM A HAM OPERATOR...60 MPH WIND AND PEA SIZE HAIL
              REPORTED IN BARDSTOWN IN NELSON COUNTY...25 MILES SOUTH
              SDF.

320 PM EST    FROM RESCUE DISPAtTCH IN NELSON COUNTY...POWER LINES WERE
              BLOWN DOWN IN BARDSTOWN...25 MILES SOUTH OF SDF.

350 PM EST    1/4 INCH HAIL IN HODGENVILLE...30 MILES SOUTH OF
              SDF.  REPORT FROM HAM OPERATOR.
Special weather statement, Feb 21, 4:39 PM EST, 14 minutes before
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The office that day

Everything else NWS Louisville, KY issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 21, 2:18 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKOldham, Trimble27 min
Feb 21, 2:18 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKJefferson27 min
Feb 21, 2:26 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBreckinridge, Meade34 min
Feb 21, 2:52 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKJefferson, Oldham38 min
Feb 21, 2:57 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKNelson33 min
Feb 21, 3:10 PM ESTTornado WarningLMKHardin, Larue35 min
Feb 21, 3:25 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKLarue35 min
Feb 21, 3:45 PM ESTFlash Flood WarningLMKAnderson, Mercer60 min
Feb 21, 3:45 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKAnderson, Mercer60 min
Feb 21, 4:14 PM ESTFlash Flood WarningLMKBourbon, Fayette, Harrison61 min
Feb 21, 4:14 PM ESTFlash Flood WarningLMKJessamine61 min
Feb 21, 4:14 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKHarrison61 min
Feb 21, 4:14 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBourbon, Fayette, Jessamine61 min
Feb 21, 4:19 PM ESTFlash Flood WarningLMKBath, Fleming, Nicholas56 min
Feb 21, 4:19 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBath, Fleming, Nicholas56 min
Feb 21, 2:51 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKJefferson39 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.