Alert archive / Kentucky / Tornado Warnings in 1994
Tornado Warning 3, NWS Louisville, KY
NWS Louisville, KY issued this tornado warning at Apr 15, 1994, 11:19 AM EDT for Larue County, Nelson County, Kentucky. It was in force for 26 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 15, 1994, 11:19 AM EDT (15:19 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 15, 1994, 11:45 AM EDT
- In force
- 26 min
- Issued by
- NWS Louisville, KY
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Larue County, KY, Nelson County, KY
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 3.3 hours before the alert went out and 194 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
- 1649 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -27 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 684 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 45 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 295 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 304 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 2.7
- Supercell composite
- 13.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KSDF 151520 TORSDF KYC123-179-151545- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 1119 AM EDT FRI APR 15 1994 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1145 AM EDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... IN NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY ...NORTHERN LARUE COUNTY...NELSON COUNTY AT 11:15 AM EDT WEATHER RADAR INDICATED A TORNADO 30 MILES SOUTH OF LOUISVILLE IN NORTHERN LARUE COUNTY NEAR LYONS. THE TORNADO IS MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH AND WILL MOVE INTO BALLTOWN BY 11:35AM. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY REINFORCED BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT...SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITBCH OR LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. DO NOT GO NEAR DOWNED POWER LINES. AMMERMAN
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this tornado 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 15, 8:24 AM EDT, 2 hours 55 minutes before
KYZ035>037-039>044-047>052-055>060-098-151300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LEXINGTON KY 815 AM EDT FRI APR 15 1994 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY... AT 815 AM EDT WEATHER RADAR WAS SHOWING SOME STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN OVER SCOTT AND NORTHERN FAYETTE COUNTIES DIRECTLY NORTH OF LEXINGTON. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE EAST AT ABOUT 35 MPH AND SHOULD ENTER HARRISON AND NORTHERN BOURBON COUNTIES BY 830 AM EDT. THESE ARE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS AND WILL PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY WINDS ALONG WITH HEAVY DOWNPOURS OF RAIN AND FREQUENT DEADLY LIGHTNING STRIKES. OTHER STORMS WERE DEVELOPING TO THE SOUTHWEST OF THE BLUEGRASS AND OUT OVER ILLINOIS AND MISSOURI WILL THREATEN THE CENTRAL KENTUCKY AREA LATER THIS MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS. SOME OF THESE STORMS COULD BECOME STRONG AND POSSIBLY SEVERE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND THE LOCAL MEDIA FOR MORE INFORMATION. MOORpE
Special weather statement, Apr 15, 9:42 AM EDT, 1 hour 37 minutes before
KYZ035>037-039>044-047>052-055>060-098-151500- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LEXINGTON KY 940 AM EDT FRI APR 15 1994 ...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY UNTIL 400 PM EDT... AT 940 AM EDT....RADAR INDICATED A STRONG LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM INDIANAPOLIS...TO 10 MILES WEST OF EVANSVILLE...AND THEN DOWN THROUGH KENTUCKY. THE LINE WAS MOVING TO THE EAST NORTHEAST AT 25 TO 30 MPH. THE STORMS WILL APPROACH THE EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY AREA AROUND THE NOON HOUR. HEAVY DOWNPOURS...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...STRONG GUSTY WINDS...AND SMALL HAIL ARE LIKELY WITH THESE STORMS. IF THESE STORMS SHOULD APPROACH YOUR AREA...TAKE SHELTER INSIDE UNTIL THEY PASS AND STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER UPDATES. ^ RIECK
Special weather statement, Apr 15, 10:27 AM EDT, 52 minutes before
KYZ024-025-028>034-038-045-046-053-INZ076>079-084-090>092-150845- NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA...METRO LOUISVILLE SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NORTH WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 1010 A
Special weather statement, Apr 15, 10:31 AM EDT, 48 minutes before
KYZ035>037-039>044-047>052-055>060-098-151500- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LEXINGTON KY 1030 AM EDT FRI APR 15 1994 ...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY UNTIL 400 PM EDT... AT 1030 AM EDT....RADAR INDICATED A STRONG LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM 10 MILES EAST OF INDIANAPOLIS...TO 10 MILES WEST OF LOUISVILLE...AND THEN CONTINUING SOUTHWARD. THE LINE WAS MOVING TO THE EAST AT AROUND 40 MPH. THE STORMS WILL APPROACH THE EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY AREA BY THE NOON HOUR. HEAVY DOWNPOURS...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...STRONG GUSTY WINDS...AND SMALL HAIL ARE LIKELY WITH THESE STORMS. IF THESE STORMS SHOULD APPROACH YOUR AREA...TAKE SHELTER INSIDE UNTIL THEY PASS AND STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER UPDATES. ^ RIECK
Special weather statement, Apr 15, 10:51 AM EDT, 28 minutes before
KYZ054-064>068-076>085-150845- SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...INCLUDING LONDON AND SOMERSET... SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 1050 AM EDT FRI APR 15 1994 A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT FOR EASTERN PARTS OF SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY... AT 1030 AM EDT...RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM 10 MILES EAST OF INDIANAPOLIS...TO 10 MILES WEST OF LOUISVILLE AND THEN CONTINUING SOUTHWARD TO PADUCAH. THE LINE WAS MOVING EAST AT AROUND 40 MPH. THE STORMS WILL APPROACH SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY AREA BY NOON. HEAVY DOWNPOURS...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND HAIL ARE LIKELY WITH THESE STORMS. IF THESE STORMS SHOULD APPROACH YOUR AREA...TAKE SHELTER INSIDE UNTIL THEY PASS AND STAY TUNED TO NOAA RADIO FOR FURTHER UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. KK
Special weather statement, Apr 15, 11:11 AM EDT, 8 minutes before
KYZ035>037-039>044-047>052-055>060-098-151500- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LEXINGTON KY 1110 AM EDT FRI APR 15 1994 ...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY UNTIL 400 PM EDT... AT 1110 AM EDT....RADAR INDICATED A STRONG LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM 20 MILES WEST OF COVINGTON...TO 40 MILES SOUTH OF OF LOUISVILLE. THE LINE WAS MOVING TO THE EAST AT 40 TO 45 MPH. THE STORMS WILL APPROACH THE EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY AREA BY 1130 AM EDT. HEAVY DOWNPOURS...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...STRONG GUSTY WINDS...AND SMALL HAIL ARE LIKELY WITH THESE STORMS. IF THESE STORMS SHOULD APPROACH YOUR AREA...TAKE SHELTER INSIDE UNTIL THEY PASS AND STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER UPDATES. RIECK
The office that day
Everything else NWS Louisville, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15, 9:03 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Crittenden | 42 min |
| Apr 15, 10:26 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Meade | 34 min |
| Apr 15, 10:36 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Hardin | 54 min |
| Apr 15, 10:57 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bullitt, Jefferson | 48 min |
| Apr 15, 10:57 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Larue, Nelson | 48 min |
| Apr 15, 11:06 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Oldham, Trimble | 54 min |
| Apr 15, 12:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Adair, Casey | 54 min |
| Apr 15, 12:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Metcalfe | 54 min |
| Apr 15, 12:19 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Green | 26 min |
| Apr 15, 12:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Lincoln | 34 min |
| Apr 15, 12:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Cumberland, Pulaski, Russell | 52 min |
| Apr 15, 12:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Rockcastle | 52 min |
| Apr 15, 12:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Clinton, Wayne | 50 min |
| Apr 15, 12:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Laurel, McCreary | 50 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.