Severe Thunderstorm Warning 13, NWS Jackson, KY

Issued

Apr 15, 1994, 2:05 PM EDT (18:05 UTC)

Expired

Apr 15, 1994, 3:00 PM EDT

In force

55 min

Issued by

NWS Jackson, KY

Area

Whole counties

County Lawrence County, OH

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TTAA00 KHTS 151804
SVRHTS
OHC087-151900-
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTINGTON WV
205 PM EDT FRI APR 15 1994
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTINGTON HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL  300 PM EDT
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION......
 
IN SOUTH OHIO
 
   ...LAWRENCE COUNTY
 
AT 205PM WEATHER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM IN WESTERN
LAWRENCE COUNTY OHIO AND NORTHERN BOYD COUNTY KENTUCKY. THESE STORMS
WILL MOVE NORTHEAST THROUGH LAWRENCE COUNTY IN THE NEXT HOUR. LARGE HAIL
AND DAMAGING WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THIS STORM.
 
WHEN THUNDERSTORMS ARE OCCURRING...PEOPLE SHOULD MOVE INSIDE A
STRONG BUILDINBG.  DO NOT STAND BY WINDOWS.  DON'T USE TELEPHONES
OR ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES UNLESS IN AN EMERGENCY UNTIL THE STORM
HAS PASSED.  MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT DRIVE INTO LOW WATER CROSSINGS.
 
END/DG

In the hours before

KYZ069-086>088-106-108>118-120-151910-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KENTUCKY
1207 PM EDT FRI APR 15 1994

...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY FROM 1215
PM EDT UNTIL 7 PM EDT...

A STRONG LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS...SOME SEVERE...STRETCHED FROM JUST WEST
OF LEXINGTON TO 30 MILES WEST OF SOMERSET IN CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND WILL
BE APPROACHING SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY BY 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON. THESE STORMS
HAVE A HISTORY OF DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL.

SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY RESIDENTS SHOULD PREPARE NOW FOR THE APPROACH OF
THESE STORMS. BE SURE YOU HAVE A SAFE SHELTER TO GO TO IN CASE A
WARNING IS ISSUED. LOOSE OBJECTS AROUND THE YARD SHOULD BE STOWED.

A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND TORNADOES IN OR CLOSE THE WATCH AREA. PERSONS
IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD MONITOR WEATHER CONDITIONS AND BE ON THE
LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIrONS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR THE LOCAL MEDIA FOR POSSIBLE
WARNINGS.

WAIDLEY

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Ohio, 1994Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1994

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