Alert archive / Kentucky / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1993
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 49, NWS Louisville, KY
NWS Louisville, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 4, 1993, 1:53 PM EDT for Marion County, Taylor County, Kentucky. It was in force for 37 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 4, 1993, 1:53 PM EDT (17:53 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 4, 1993, 2:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 37 min
- Issued by
- NWS Louisville, KY
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Marion County, KY, Taylor County, KY
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 5.9 hours before the alert went out and 188 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
- 2854 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -42 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 755 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 157 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 283 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 10.6
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WUUS1 KSDF 041755 RRA SVRSDF KYC001-045-207-217-155-041845- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 153 PM EDT FRI JUN 4 1993 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 245 PM EDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY ...ADAIR COUNTY...CASEY COUNTY...RUSSELL COUNTY...TAYLOR...EAST MARION... AT 150 PM EDT...RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS 20 MILES WEST OF SOMERSET IN THE MENTIONED COUNTIES. THESE STORMS WILL MOVE THROUGH COLUMBIA BEFORE 2 PM EDT...REACHING LIBERTY AND JAMESTOWN BEFORE 120 PM EDT. THESE STORMS WILL PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS AS THEY MOVE THROUGH. ROOFTOPS HAVE BEEN BLOWN OFF HOUSES AND TRUCKS HAVE BEEN BLOWN OFF THE ROAD BY THESE STORMS IN COUNTIES IMMEDIATLEY WEST. IF YOU ARE IN ADAIR...RUSSELL OR CASEY COUNTIES...MOVE INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...FIND SHELTER FROM THE WEATHER IN A STRONG BUILDING. DAMAGING WIND...LARGE HAIL...VERY HEAVY RAIN... AND DEADLY LIGHTNING ARE ALL POSSIBLE IN SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. STAY INSIDE AWAY FROM WINDOWS UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. TUCEK &
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
Local storm report, Jun 4, 1:32 PM EDT, 21 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
130 PM EDT FRI JUN 4 1993
TIME REPORT/LOCATION
124 PM EDT AMATEUR RADIO OPERATOR REPORTED 65 MPH WINDS NEAR
ELIZABETHTOWN IN HARDIN COUNTY.
LGLSpecial weather statement, Jun 4, 1:35 PM EDT, 18 minutes before
KYZ007-041800- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LEXINGTON KY 135PM EDT FRI JUN 4 1993 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF CENTRAL KENTUCKY UNTIL 8PM EDT... AT 135PM RADAR SHOWED TWO LINES OF THUNDERSTORMS FORMING ACROSS CENTRAL KENTUCKY. ON LINE EXTENDED FROM MONTGOMERY COUNTY 30 MILES EAST OF LEXINGTON SOUTHWEST TO BOYLE COUNTY 30 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LEXINGTON. THE LINE WAS MOVING EAST AT NEAR 45MPH. ANOTHER LINE OF STRONGER STORMS EXTENDED FROM NEAR ELIZABETHTOWN IN CENTRAL KENTUCKY TO ANDERSON COUNTY 25 MILES WEST OF LEXINGTON THROUGH LEXINGTON TO NICHOLAS COUNTY 50 MILES NORTHEAST OF LEXINGTON. THIS LINE WAS ALSO MOVING RAPIDLY EAST. STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LARGE HAIL WILL LIKELY OCCUR WITH MANY OF THESE AFTERNOON STORMS. BE PREPARED TO TAKE SHELTER WHEN THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO.
Special weather statement, Jun 4, 1:35 PM EDT, 18 minutes before
KYZ007-041800- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LEXINGTON KY 135PM EDT FRI JUN 4 1993 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF CENTRAL KENTUCKY UNTIL 8PM EDT... AT 135PM RADAR SHOWED TWO LINES OF THUNDERSTORMS FORMING ACROSS CENTRAL KENTUCKY. ON LINE EXTENDED FROM MONTGOMERY COUNTY 30 MILES EAST OF LEXINGTON SOUTHWEST TO BOYLE COUNTY 30 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LEXINGTON. THE LINE WAS MOVING EAST AT NEAR 45MPH. ANOTHER LINE OF STRONGER STORMS EXTENDED FROM NEAR ELIZABETHTOWN IN CENTRAL KENTUCKY TO ANDERSON COUNTY 25 MILES WEST OF LEXINGTON THROUGH LEXINGTON TO NICHOLAS COUNTY 50 MILES NORTHEAST OF LEXINGTON. THIS LINE WAS ALSO MOVING RAPIDLY EAST. STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LARGE HAIL WILL LIKELY OCCUR WITH MANY OF THESE AFTERNOON STORMS. BE PREPARED TO TAKE SHELTER WHEN THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO.
Local storm report, Jun 4, 1:46 PM EDT, 7 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
145 PM EDT FRI JUN 4 1993
TIME REPORT/LOCATION
125 PM EDT NWS VOLUNTEER OBSERVER REPORTED 100 MPH WINDS AND
LOTS OF DAMAGE NEAR ELIZABETHTOWN IN HARDIN COUNTY.
141 PM EDT AMATEUR RADIO OPERATOR REPORTED MARBLE SIZE HAIL
NEAR BARDSTOWN IN NELSON COUNTY.
LGLLocal storm report, Jun 4, 1:53 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
153 PM EDT FRI JUN 4 1993
TIME REPORT/LOCATION
140 PM EDT WIND DAMAGE REPORTED IN AND AROUND CAMPBELLSVILLE
IN TAYLOR COUNTY. REPORTED BY TAYLOR COUNTY DISPATCH.
LGL
AMATEUR RADIO OPERATOR REPORTED MARBLE SIZE HAIL
NEAR BARDSTOWN IN NELSON COUNTY.
LGLLocal storm report, Jun 4, 1:53 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
153 PM EDT FRI JUN 4 1993
TIME REPORT/LOCATION
140 PM EDT WIND DAMAGE REPORTED IN AND AROUND CAMPBELLSVILLE
IN TAYLOR COUNTY. REPORTED BY TAYLOR COUNTY DISPATCH.
LGL
AMATEUR RADIO OPERATOR REPORTED MARBLE SIZE HAIL
NEAR BARDSTOWN IN NELSON COUNTY.
LGLThe office that day
Everything else NWS Louisville, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 4, 2:27 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Meade | 63 min |
| Jun 4, 3:35 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Hardin | 40 min |
| Jun 4, 6:25 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Jefferson, Oldham | 35 min |
| Jun 4, 6:53 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Henry, Oldham, Shelby | 37 min |
| Jun 4, 7:25 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Franklin, Scott | 50 min |
| Jun 4, 8:24 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Shelby | 51 min |
| Jun 4, 8:38 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Franklin | 52 min |
| Jun 4, 9:11 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Harrison | 49 min |
| Jun 4, 9:12 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bullitt, Jefferson | 33 min |
| Jun 4, 9:21 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Spencer | 29 min |
| Jun 4, 9:34 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Scott | 26 min |
| Jun 4, 9:43 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Shelby | 22 min |
| Jun 4, 9:43 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Fayette, Woodford | 47 min |
| Jun 4, 10:21 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Montgomery | 39 min |
| Jun 4, 10:50 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Jessamine, Madison | 40 min |
| Jun 4, 11:07 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Menifee | 68 min |
| Jun 4, 12:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Breckinridge | 30 min |
| Jun 4, 12:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Hardin, Meade | 53 min |
| Jun 4, 1:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Marion | 35 min |
| Jun 4, 1:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bullitt, Nelson | 41 min |
| Jun 4, 1:42 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Bullitt, Nelson | 2 hr |
| Jun 4, 1:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Adair, Casey, Russell | 52 min |
| Jun 4, 2:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Boyle, Garrard | 40 min |
| Jun 4, 2:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Madison | 40 min |
| Jun 4, 2:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Clinton, Pulaski, Wayne | 49 min |
| Jun 4, 2:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Lincoln, Rockcastle | 49 min |
| Jun 4, 2:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Anderson, Franklin | 48 min |
| Jun 4, 2:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Laurel, McCreary, Whitley | 40 min |
| Jun 4, 2:45 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Estill, Powell | 60 min |
| Jun 4, 3:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Whitley | 29 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.