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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 20, NWS Louisville, KY

April 28, 1994Breckinridge County, Meade County, Kentucky

NWS Louisville, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 28, 1994, 4:01 PM CDT for Breckinridge County, Meade County, Kentucky. It was in force for 59 min.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 28, 1994, 4:01 PM CDT (21:01 UTC)
Expired
Apr 28, 1994, 5:00 PM CDT
In force
59 min
Issued by
NWS Louisville, KY
Area
Whole counties

Counties Breckinridge County, KY, Meade County, KY

The nearest sounding before it

Paducah/Barkley, KY (KPAH), launched 12:00Z, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 228 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 1994-04-28Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 17 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 1994-04-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 215 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
17 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-408 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1344 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
24 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
215 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
314 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

The text of this product is not in the archive. The NWS text archive before 2002 is incomplete.

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, Apr 28, 10:32 AM CDT, 5 hours 29 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Apr 28, 2:12 PM CDT, 1 hour 49 minutes before
KYZ035>037-039>044-047>052-055>060-098-282100-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LEXINGTON KY
310 PM EDT THU APR 28 1994

...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ANDERSON...FRANKLIN...AND
WOODFORD COUNTIES UNTIL 900 PM EDT...

STRONG THUNDERSTORMS...SOME SEVERE...WERE MOVING ACROSS SOUTHEAST
MISSOURI AND SOUTHERN ILLINOIS LATE THIS AFTERNOON. WITH A WARM
FRONT PUSHING INTO SOUTHERN INDIANA AND THE AIR AROUND THE FRONT
CONTINUING TO DESTABILIZE...THE THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER CAN BE
EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...SOUTHERN INDIANA...
AND WESTERN AND NORTHWESTERN KENTUCKY FOR THE REST OF THIS
AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING. TORNADOES...LARGE HAIL...AND
DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.

CURRENTLY THERE WAS NO PRECIPITATION ACROSS EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
WITH NO THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT COUPLE HOURS.
^
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER UPDATES.

RIECK
Special weather statement, Apr 28, 2:19 PM CDT, 1 hour 42 minutes before
KYZALL-290100-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
318 PM EDT THU APR 28 1994

...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND SOUTH CENTRAL
INDIANA UNTIL 9 PM EDT...

A TONADO WATCH MEANS THAT ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS ARE FOVORABLE 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.

AT 3 PM EDT...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE OCCURRING FROM BLOOMFIELD
INDIANA TO EVANSVILLE INDIANA. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE ABOUT 25 MILES
SOUTH OF EVANSVILLE INDIANA. THE STORMS WHERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 TO
30 MPH.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES.
"KK
Special weather statement, Apr 28, 2:41 PM CDT, 1 hour 20 minutes before
KYZ024-025-028>034-038-045-046-053-INZ076>079-084-090>092-282245-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE    KY
340 PM EDT THU APR 28 1994

...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND SOUTH CENTRAL
INDIANA UNTIL 9 PM EDT...

AT 330 PM EDT...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS FROM BEDFORD INDIANA TO 15 MILES SOUTHEAST OF TELL CITY
INDIANA. THE HEAVIEST THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
ENGLISH INDIANA. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 TO 30 MPH.
THIS STORMS WILL REACH DOWNDOWN LOUISVILLE BY 430 PM.

REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH MEANS THAT TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE IN
AND NEAR THE WATCH AREA.  LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS MAY ALSO
OCCUR.  BE READY TO MOVE TO SHELTER IF A WARNING IS ISSUED FOR YOUR
AREA.

IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...MOVE TO A PLACE OF SHELTER IMMEDIATELY IF A
STORM APPROACHES.  MOTORISTS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR REDUCED
VISIBILITIES DURI(NG DOWNPOURS OF RAIN.  STREETS MAY FLOOD QUICKLY.

KK
Special weather statement, Apr 28, 3:35 PM CDT, 26 minutes before
KYZ024-025-028>034-038-045-046-053-INZ076>079-084-090>092-282345-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE    KY
435 PM EDT THU APR 28 1994

...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND SOUTH CENTRAL
INDIANA UNTIL 9 PM EDT...

AT 430 PM EDT...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS FROM INDIANAPOLIS SOUTH THROUGH LOUISVILLE TO HARDINSBURG
KENTUCKY.THE HEAVIEST THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED IN WESTERN AND NORTHERN
JEFFERSON COUNTY KENTUCKY. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 TO 35
MPH.

REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH MEANS THAT TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE IN
AND NEAR THE WATCH AREA.  LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS MAY ALSO
OCCUR.  BE READY TO MOVE TO SHELTER IF A WARNING IS ISSUED FOR YOUR
AREA.

IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...MOVE TO A PLACE OF SHELTER IMMEDIATELY IF A
STORM APPROACHES.  MOTORISTS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR REDUCED
VISIBILITIES DURING DOWNPOURS OF RAIN.  STREETS MAY FLOODL QUICKLY.

KK
Special weather statement, Apr 28, 3:52 PM CDT, 9 minutes before
KYZ035>037-039>044-047>052-055>060-098-282300-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LEXINGTON KY
450 PM EDT THU APR 28 1994

...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ANDERSON...FRANKLIN...AND
WOODFORD COUNTIES UNTIL 900 PM EDT...

AT 450 PM EDT...RADAR DETECTED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING
FROM ABOUT 40 MILES WEST OF COVINGTON...TO ABOUT 20 MILES SOUTH
OF LOUISVILLE...70 MILES WEST OF LEXINGTON. THE STORMS WERE MOVING
TO THE NORTHEAST AT 45 TO 50 MPH.

A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT
OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND TORNADOS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH
AREA. STAYED TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER UPDATES AND
BE ALERT TO CHANGING WEATHER CO0NDITIONS.

RIECK

The office that day

Everything else NWS Louisville, KY issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 28, 4:46 PM CDTTornado WarningLMKShelby, Spencer29 min
Apr 28, 5:14 PM CDTTornado WarningLMKHarrison31 min
Apr 28, 5:34 PM CDTTornado WarningLMKSpencer26 min
Apr 28, 5:45 PM CDTTornado WarningLMKShelby30 min
Apr 28, 6:00 PM CDTTornado WarningLMKAnderson, Franklin30 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.