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Tornado Warning 4, NWS Indianapolis, IN

April 27, 1994Christian County, Kentucky

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this tornado warning at Apr 27, 1994, 6:14 PM CDT for Christian County, Kentucky. It was in force for 16 min.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 27, 1994, 6:14 PM CDT (23:14 UTC)
Expired
Apr 27, 1994, 6:30 PM CDT
In force
16 min
Issued by
NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area
Whole counties

County Christian County, KY

The nearest sounding before it

Paducah/Barkley, KY (KPAH), launched 12:00Z, 11.2 hours before the alert went out and 109 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Paducah/Barkley, KY at 12:00Z on 1994-04-27Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1797 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Paducah/Barkley, KY at 12:00Z on 1994-04-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 135 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
1797 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-6 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
618 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
35 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
135 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
113 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
1.0
Supercell composite
4.8

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
TTAA00 KEVV 272317
TOREVV
KYC047-272330-
 
BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EVANSVILLE IN
614 PM CDT WED APR 27 1994
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EVANSVILLE HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL  630 PM CDT
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION...
 
IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY
 
   ...NORTHERN CHRISTIAN COUNTY
 
A TORNADO WAS REPORTED ON THE GROUND AT HIGHWAY 139 AND INTERSTATE 24 IN
NORTHERN TRIGG COUTNY NORTH OF CADIZ KENTUCKY. IT WAS MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 25 MPH TOWARD MANNINGTON AND CROFTON KENTUCKY. BE PREPARED TO TAKE
COVER IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES.
 
IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF A TORNADO...THE SAFEST PLACE IS A
BASEMENT.  GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE.
IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER IN AN INTERIOR ROOM
SUCH AS A CLOSET ON THE LOWEST FLOOR.  USE BLANKETS...PILLOWS...
OR CUSHIONS TO COVER YOUR BODY.  AVOID WINDOWS.
 
BLOCK

The office that day

Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 27, 7:31 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDEdmonson, Hart26 min
Apr 27, 6:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDHopkins33 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.