Alert archive / Kentucky / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1994
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 39, NWS Jackson, KY
NWS Jackson, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 21, 1994, 5:02 PM EDT for Lee County, Owsley County, Kentucky. It was in force for 58 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 21, 1994, 5:02 PM EDT (21:02 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 21, 1994, 6:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 58 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, KY
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Lee County, KY, Owsley County, KY
The nearest sounding before it
Huntington/Tri S, WV (KHTS), launched 12:00Z, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 142 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
- 810 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -94 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1125 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 17 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 78 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 64 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WUUS1 KJKL 212104 RRA SVRJKL KYC129-189-212200- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 502 PM EDT TUE JUN 21 1994 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 600 PM EDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION S... IN SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY ...EASTERN LEE COUNTY...OWSLEY COUNTY AT 5 PM EDT...WEATHER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 15 MILES WEST OF JACKSON...OVER EASTERN LEEE COUNTY MOVING SOUTH AT 15 MILES AN HOUR. THIS STORM WILL MOVE OUT OF EASTERN LEE COUNTY BY 530 PM AND THROUGH OWSLEY COUNTY BY 6 PM. THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH YOU SHOULD PREPARE FOR DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH...LARGE HAIL...AND DEADLY LIGHTNING. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER... PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING BUT STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. WAIDLEY
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, Jun 21, 3:29 PM EDT, 1 hour 33 minutes before
KYZ069-086>088-106-108>118-120-212030- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KENTUCKY 327 PM EDT TUE JUN 21 1994 STRONG THUNDERSTORMS HAVE CONTINUED TO DEVELOP ACROSS SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY. AT 3:15 THE HEAVIEST STORM WAS LOCATED IN LETCHER COUNTY 30 MILES SOUTHEAST OF HAZARD. OTHER STORMS WERE LOCATED 30 MILES WEST OF HAZARD AND 15 MILES NORTH OF PIKEVILLE. THESE STORMS HAVE PRODUCED UP TO NEARLY A HALF INCH OF RAIN IN 15 MINUTES. THEY ARE MOVING SOUTHEAST SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY CONTAIN SMALL HAIL...GUSTY WINDS...DEADLY LIGHTNING AND VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS OF RAIN. CB
Special weather statement, Jun 21, 3:34 PM EDT, 1 hour 28 minutes before
KYZ069-086>088-106-108>118-120-212030- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KENTUCKY 327 PM EDT TUE JUN 21 1994 STRONG THUNDERSTORMS HAVE CONTINUED TO DEVELOP ACROSS SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY. AT 3:15 THE HEAVIEST STORM WAS LOCATED IN LETCHER COUNTY 30 MILES SOUTHEAST OF HAZARD. OTHER STORMS WERE LOCATED 30 MILES WEST OF HAZARD AND 15 MILES NORTH OF PIKEVILLE. THESE STORMS HAVE PRODUCED UP TO NEARLY A HALF INCH OF RAIN IN 15 MINUTES. THEY ARE MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MILES AN HOUR. SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY CONTAIN SMALL HAIL...GUSTY WINDS...DEADLY LIGHTNING AND VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS OF RAIN. CB
Special weather statement, Jun 21, 4:21 PM EDT, 41 minutes before
KYZ069-086>088-106-108>118-120-212325- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KENTUCKY 421 PM EDT TUE JUN 21 1994 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS PARTS OF SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY... AT 415 PM EDT...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS 20 MILES WEST OF JACKSON WERE MOVING INTO LEE AND JACKSON COUNTIES OF SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY. OTHER STRONG STORMS WERE NEAR PIKEVILLE. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING SOUTH AT 10 MILES AN HOUR. THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN...FREQUENT AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL. IF A STORM APPROACHES THE AREA YOU ARE IN YOU SHOULD MOVE TO A SAFE INDOOR SHELTER UNTIL THE STORMS HAVE PASSED. THESE STORMS WILL MOVE SOUTH ACROSS LEE...WESTERN BREATHITT AND JACKSON COUNTY BY 530 PM AND THE STORM OVER PIKEVILLE WILL MOVE INTO EASTERN LETCHER COUNTY BY 530 PM. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. WAIDLEY 4N 4!=`WWUSR |#6WWUSZ ,q`WWUS6 ( WUUS p L WUUSH < WUUS6 WWUS> 46WWUSL 8&P WUUS\ | 86WWUS l<q`WWUS WWUS f6WWUS +( WUUS0 D f6WWUS L+`WWUSB , `WWUSb 6WWUS &WWCN `WWUS *q`WWUS: qWWUS |
Special weather statement, Jun 21, 4:22 PM EDT, 40 minutes before
KYZ069-086>088-106-108>118-120-212325- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KENTUCKY 421 PM EDT TUE JUN 21 1994 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS PARTS OF SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY... AT 415 PM EDT...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS 20 MILES WEST OF JACKSON WERE MOVING INTO LEE AND JACKSON COUNTIES OF SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY. OTHER STRONG STORMS WERE NEAR PIKEVILLE. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING SOUTH AT 10 MILES AN HOUR. THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN...FREQUENT AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL. IF A STORM APPROACHES THE AREA YOU ARE IN YOU SHOULD MOVE TO A SAFE INDOOR SHELTER UNTIL THE STORMS HAVE PASSED. THESE STORMS WILL MOVE SOUTH ACROSS LEE...WESTERN BREATHITT AND JACKSON COUNTY BY 530 PM AND THE STORM OVER PIKEVILLE WILL MOVE INTO EASTERN LETCHER COUNTY BY 530 PM. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. WAIDLEY
Special weather statement, Jun 21, 4:43 PM EDT, 19 minutes before
KYZ069-086>088-106-108>118-120-212345- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KENTUCKY 443 PM EDT TUE JUN 21 1994 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY... AT 435 PM EDT...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE DEVELOPING ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY...FROM PIKEVILLE TO HAZARD TO JUST NORTH OF MIDDLESBORO AND FROM 15 MILES NORTHEAST OF JACKSON TO 20 MILES WEST OF JACKSON. ALL THESE STORMS WERE MOVING SOUTH AT 15 MILES AN HOUR. THESE STORMS ARE PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN..FREQUENT AND DEADLY LIGHTNING...GUSTY WIND AND SMALL HAIL. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS MOVE INSIDE IMMEDIATELY AND STAY INSIDE UNTIL THE STORMS HAVE PASSED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR THE LOCAL MEDIA FOR LATER UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. WAIDLEY
Special weather statement, Jun 21, 4:45 PM EDT, 17 minutes before
KYZ069-086>088-106-108>118-120-212345- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KENTUCKY 443 PM EDT TUE JUN 21 1994 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY... AT 435 PM EDT...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE DEVELOPING ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY...FROM PIKEVILLE TO HAZARD TO JUST NORTH OF MIDDLESBORO AND FROM 15 MILES NORTHEAST OF JACKSON TO 20 MILES WEST OF JACKSON. ALL THESE STORMS WERE MOVING SOUTH AT 15 MILES AN HOUR. THESE STORMS ARE PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN..FREQUENT AND DEADLY LIGHTNING...GUSTY WIND AND SMALL HAIL. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS MOVE INSIDE IMMEDIATELY AND STAY INSIDE UNTIL THE STORMS HAVE PASSED. STAY TU:NED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR THE LOCAL MEDIA FOR LATER UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. WAIDLEY
The office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 20, 9:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Carter | 62 min |
| Jun 20, 9:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Boyd, Lawrence | 26 min |
| Jun 21, 4:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Breathitt | 68 min |
| Jun 21, 5:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Harlan | 45 min |
| Jun 21, 5:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Clay, Knox | 65 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Kentucky, 1994Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1994
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.