Alert archive / Kentucky / Tornado Warnings in 1994
Tornado Warning 9, NWS Wilmington, OH
NWS Wilmington, OH issued this tornado warning at Apr 28, 1994, 6:13 PM EDT for Pendleton County, Kentucky. It was in force for 42 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 28, 1994, 6:13 PM EDT (22:13 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 28, 1994, 6:55 PM EDT
- In force
- 42 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wilmington, OH
- Area
- Whole counties
County Pendleton County, KY
The nearest sounding before it
Dayton/James M C, OH (KDAY), launched 12:00Z, 10.2 hours before the alert went out and 135 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1157 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 81 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 140 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KCVG 282214 TORCVG KYC191-282300- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CINCINNATI OH 613 PM EDT THU APR 28 1994 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CINCINNATI HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 700 PM EDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN NORTH KENTUCKY ...PENDLETON COUNTY STATE POLICE IN GRANT COUNTY KENTUCKY REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD OVER THE TOWN OF CORINTH KENTUCKY AT 610 PM EDT. THE THUNDERSTORM RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FUNNEL CLOUD WAS MOVING TO THE EAST NORTHEAST AT 45 MILES AN HOUR AND WILL MOVE ALONG THE EXTREME SOUTHERN PORTION OF PENDLETON COUNTY. THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. YOUR QUICK REACTION TO THIS TORNADO WARNING MAY SAVE YOUR LIFE. MOVE TO A SHELTER BELOW GROUND IF AVAILABLE. OTHERWISE...GO TO A SMALL INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR POSSIBLE. AVOID WINDOWS. ABANDON CARS AND MOBILE HOMES. JOHNSTONE &
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, Apr 28, 3:04 PM EDT, 3 hours 9 minutes before
INZ066-073-074-075-080-OHZ070-071-072-077-078-079-080-KYZ089-090- 091-092-093-094-095-096-097-099-290100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CINCINNATI OH 302 PM EDT (202 PM EST) THU APR 28 1994 ...TORNADO WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST INDIANA...AS WELL AS BOONE...CARROLL...GALLATIN AND OWEN COUNTIES IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNTIL 900 PM EDT(800 PM EST)... A TORNDAO WATCH MEANS THAT ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR THE POSSIBLE DEVELOPMENT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND TORNADOES. IF YOU ARE IN THE WATCH AREA YOU NEED TO MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION VERY CLOSELY AS WE HEAD INTO THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES. JOHNSTONE CORRECTED TO CHANGE KENTON TO OWEN COUNTY
Special weather statement, Apr 28, 3:38 PM EDT, 2 hours 35 minutes before
INZ066-073-074-075-080-OHZ070-071-072-077-078-079-080-KYZ089-090- 091-092-093-094-095-096-097-099-282100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CINCINNATI OH 336 PM EDT (236 PM EST) THU APR 28 1994 ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST INDIANA...AS WELL AS BOONE...CARROLL...GALLATIN AND OWEN COUNTIES IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNTIL 900 PM EDT(800 PM EST)... AT 330 PM EDT WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A 90 MILE WIDE AREA OF SHOWERS...AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS...EXTENDING FROM 50 MILES NORTH OF INDIANAPOLIS...TO 50 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LOUISVILLE. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS WERE OVER EXTREME SOUTHERN INDIANA...BETWEEN EVANSVILLE AND LOUISVILLE...OR AROUND J120 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CINCINNATI. THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MILES AN HOUR. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES.
Special weather statement, Apr 28, 4:38 PM EDT, 1 hour 35 minutes before
INZ066-073-074-075-080-OHZ070-071-072-077-078-079-080-KYZ089-090- 091-092-093-094-095-096-097-099-282200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CINCINNATI OH 436 PM EDT (336 PM EST) THU APR 28 1994 ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST INDIANA...AS WELL AS BOONE...CARROLL...GALLATIN AND OWEN COUNTIES IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNTIL 900 PM EDT(800 PM EST)... AT 430 PM EDT WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A 115 MILE WIDE AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM 90 MILES NORTH OF CINCINNATI... TO LOUISVILLE KENTUCKY. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE JUST NORTH OF LOUISVILLE IN SOUTHERN INDIANA. THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MILES AN HOUR. A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR THE POSSIBLE DEVELOPMENT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND TORNADOS IN THE WATCH AREA. PAY CAREFUL ATTENTION TO WEATHER CONDITIONS AS WE HEAD INTO THE EVENING HOURS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA <WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES. JOHNSTONE
Special weather statement, Apr 28, 5:03 PM EDT, 1 hour 10 minutes before
INZ066-073-074-075-080-OHZ070-071-072-077-078-079-080-KYZ089-090- 091-092-093-094-095-096-097-099-282200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CINCINNATI OH 503 PM EDT (403 PM EST) THU APR 28 1994 ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST INDIANA...AS WELL AS BOONE...CARROLL...GALLATIN AND OWEN COUNTIES IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNTIL 900 PM EDT(800 PM EST)... AT 500 PM EDT WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A 100 MILE WIDE AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...SOME OF WHICH WERE SEVERE...EXTENDING FROM 80 MILES NORTH OF CINCINNATI...TO NEAR TELL CITY INDIANA...120 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CINCINNATI. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM LOUISVILLE TO TELL CITY INDIANA. A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR THE POSSIBLE DEVELOPMENT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND TORNADOS IN THE WATCH AREA. PAY CAREFUL ATTENTION TO WEATHER CONDITIONS AS WE HEAD INTO THE EVENING HOURS. . STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES. JOHNSTONE
Special weather statement, Apr 28, 5:23 PM EDT, 50 minutes before
INZ066-073-074-075-080-OHZ070-071-072-077-078-079-080-KYZ089-090- 091-092-093-094-095-096-097-099-282200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CINCINNATI OH 522 PM EDT (422 PM EST) THU APR 28 1994 ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST INDIANA...AS WELL AS BOONE...CARROLL...GALLATIN AND OWEN COUNTIES IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNTIL 900 PM EDT(800 PM EST)... STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO WESTERN RIPLEY AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES IN INDIANA. AT 515 PM EDT (415 EST) RADAR INDIATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS JUST TO THE WEST OF FRANKLIN COUNTY INDIANA. THE STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MILES AN HOUR AND WILL AFFECT FRANKLIN COUNTY BY 430 PM EST...AND RIPLEY COUNTY BETWEEN 430 AND 445 PM EST. RESIDENTS OF BOTH RIPLEY AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST INDIANA CAN EXPECT BRIEF GUSTY WINDS...VERY DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN UNTIL 500 PM EST. REMEMBER THAT A TORNADO WATCH IS ALSO >IN EFFECT FOR THESE AREAS UNTIL 800 PM EST. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES. JOHNSTONE
Special weather statement, Apr 28, 6:09 PM EDT, 4 minutes before
INZ066-073-074-075-080-OHZ070-071-072-077-078-079-080-KYZ089-090- 091-092-093-094-095-096-097-099-282315- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CINCINNATI OH 608 PM EDT (508 PM EST) THU APR 28 1994 TORNADO WARNING IN EFFECT FOR OWEN COUNTY KENTUCKY UNTIL 615 PM AND GRANT COUNTY KENTUCKY UNTIL 630 PM EDT. HAM RADIO OPERATORS IN SOUTEASTERN OWEN COUNTY REPORTED A TORNADO ON THE GROUND 5 MILES TO THE WEST OF CORINTH KENTUCKY MOVING EAST-NORTHEST. IF YOU LIVE IN SOUTHERN OWEN COUNTY OR SOUTHERN GRANT COUNTY KENTUCKY...ESPECIALLY IN CORINTH...TAKE COVER NOW. YOUR QUICK ACTION MAY SAVE YOUR LIFE! JOHNSTONE &
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wilmington, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 5:39 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILN | Owen | 36 min |
| Apr 28, 5:57 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILN | Grant | 32 min |
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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.