Alert archive / Kentucky / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1994
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 49, NWS Jackson, KY
NWS Jackson, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 23, 1994, 12:38 AM EDT for Johnson County, Lawrence County, Kentucky. It was in force for 67 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 23, 1994, 12:38 AM EDT (04:38 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 23, 1994, 1:45 AM EDT
- In force
- 67 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, KY
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Johnson County, KY, Lawrence County, KY
The nearest sounding before it
Huntington/Tri S, WV (KHTS), launched 00:00Z, 4.6 hours before the alert went out and 52 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
- 1298 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -34 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1118 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 22 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 44 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 72 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 0.7
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WUUS1 KHTS 230440 RRA SVRHTS KYC115-127-230545- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTINGTON WV 1238 AM EDT THU JUN 23 1994 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTINGTON HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 145 AM EDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION...S... IN EAST KENTUCKY ...NORTH CENTRAL JOHNSON COUNTY...LAWRENCE COUNTY AT 1235 AM EDT WEATHER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM IN NORTHERN JOHNSON COUNTY KENTUCY ENTERNING INTO LAWRENCE COUNTY KENTUCKY. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING AROUND 25 MPH TO THE NORTHEAST. THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL, GUSTY WINDS, AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS. WHEN THUNDERSTORMS ARE OCCURRING...PEOPLE SHOULD MOVE INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING. 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/SALAZAR
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 22, 8:05 PM EDT, 4 hours 33 minutes before
KYZ069-086>088-106-108>118-120-230210- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KENTUCKY 805 PM EDT WED JUN 22 1994 ...THUNDERSTORMS ARE WEAKENING ACROSS SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY... AT 8 PM EDT...THE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY APPEARED TO BE WEAKENING OVER THE PAST HALF HOUR WITH AN ERRATIC AND SLOW MOVEMENT. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE 30 MILES NORTHWEST OF MIDDLESBORO...NEAR THE LONDON AREA. THESE STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAIN AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. IF A THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES YOU SHOULD MOVE INSIDE UNTIL THE STORMS HAVE PASSED. CONTINUE TO MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR THE LOCAL MEDIA AS THESE STORMS COULD STRENGTHEN AGAIN THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. WAIDLEY
Special weather statement, Jun 22, 8:06 PM EDT, 4 hours 32 minutes before
KYZ069-086>088-106-108>118-120-230210- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KENTUCKY 805 PM EDT WED JUN 22 1994 ...THUNDERSTORMS ARE WEAKENING ACROSS SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY... AT 8 PM EDT...THE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY APPEARED TO BE WEAKENING OVER THE PAST HALF HOUR WITH AN ERRATIC AND SLOW MOVEMENT. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE 30 MILES NORTHWEST OF MIDDLESBORO...NEAR THE LONDON AREA. THESE STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAIN AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. IF A THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES YOU SHOULD MOVE INSIDE UNTIL THE STORMS HAVE PASSED. CONTINUE TO MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR THE LOCAL MEDIA AS THESE STORMS COULD STRENGTHEN AGAIN THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. WAIDLEY
Special weather statement, Jun 22, 8:59 PM EDT, 3 hours 39 minutes before
KYZ069-086>088-106-108>118-120-230300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KENTUCKY 859 PM EDT WED JUN 22 1994 ...A FEW THUNDERSTORMS HAVE STRENGTHENED ACROSS SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY... AT 850 PM EDT...THUNDERSTORMS WERE 5 MILES SOUTH OF HAZARD AND 35 MILES SOUTHWEST OF JACKSON...NORTHEAST OF THE LONDON AREA. THESE STORMS HAVE STRENGTHENED IN THE PAST HOUR AND WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MILES AN HOUR. THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...GUSTY WIND AND SMALL HAIL. IF THESE STORMS APPROACH THE AREA YOU ARE IN...MOVE INSIDE IMMEDIATELY AND REMAIN THERE UNTIL THE STORMS HAVE PASSED. THE STORM NORTHEAST OF LONDON WILL MOVE INTO CLAY COUNTY AND SOUTHERN JACKSON COUNTY BY 830 PM AND THE STORM SOUTH OF HAZARD WILL MOVE ACROSS HAZARD BY 9 PM. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER STATEMENTS ON THESE STORMS. WAIDLEY
Special weather statement, Jun 22, 9:00 PM EDT, 3 hours 38 minutes before
KYZ069-086>088-106-108>118-120-230300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KENTUCKY 859 PM EDT WED JUN 22 1994 ...A FEW THUNDERSTORMS HAVE STRENGTHENED ACROSS SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY... AT 850 PM EDT...THUNDERSTORMS WERE 5 MILES SOUTH OF HAZARD AND 35 MILES SOUTHWEST OF JACKSON...NORTHEAST OF THE LONDON AREA. THESE STORMS HAVE STRENGTHENED IN THE PAST HOUR AND WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MILES AN HOUR. THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...GUSTY WIND AND SMALL HAIL. IF THESE STORMS APPROACH THE AREA YOU ARE IN...MOVE INSIDE IMMEDIATELY AND REMAIN THERE UNTIL THE STORMS HAVE PASSED. THE STORM NORTHEAST OF LONDON WILL MOVE INTO6 CLAY COUNTY AND SOUTHERN JACKSON COUNTY BY 830 PM AND THE STORM SOUTH OF HAZARD WILL MOVE ACROSS HAZARD BY 9 PM. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER STATEMENTS ON THESE STORMS. WAIDLEY
Special weather statement, Jun 22, 11:41 PM EDT, 57 minutes before
KYZ069-086>088-106-108>118-120-230545- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KENTUCKY 1141 PM EDT WED JUN 22 1994 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY... ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN LESLIE COUNTY EXPIRED AT 1130 PM EDT... AT 1135 PM EDT...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM 20 MILES EAST OF JACKSON TO JUST NORTH OF PIKEVILLE IN SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MILES AN HOUR. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAIN...FREQUENT AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...GUSTY WIND AND POSSIBLY SMALL HAIL. IF A STORM APPROACHES YOU SHOULD MOVE INSIDE IMMEDIATELY AND REMAIN INSIDE UNTIL THE STORMS HAVE PASSED. THE WATER LEVELS ACROSS LESLIE COUNTY SHOULD BE RECEDING WITH CREEKS BACK IN THEIR BANKS BY AROUND MIDNIGHT. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER STATEMENTS ON THE STORMS. WAIDLEY
Special weather statement, Jun 22, 11:42 PM EDT, 56 minutes before
KYZ069-086>088-106-108>118-120-230545- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KENTUCKY 1141 PM EDT WED JUN 22 1994 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY... ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN LESLIE COUNTY EXPIRED AT 1130 PM EDT... AT 1135 PM EDT...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM 20 MILES EAST OF JACKSON TO JUST NORTH OF PIKEVILLE IN SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MILES AN HOUR. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAIN...FREQUENT AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...GUSTY WIND AND POSSIBLY SMALL HAIL. IF A STORM APPROACHES YOU SHOULD MOVE INSIDE IMMEDIATELY AND REMAIN INSIDE UNTIL THE STORMS HAVE PASSED. THE WATER LEVELS ACROSS LESLIE COUNTY SHOULD BE RECEDING WITH CREEKS BACK IN THEIR BANKS BY AROUND MIDNIGHT. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER STATEMENTS ON THE STORMS. WAIDLEY
The office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 23, 6:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Pike | 51 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.