Alert archive / Kentucky / Tornado Warnings in 1994
Tornado Warning 5, NWS Louisville, KY
NWS Louisville, KY issued this tornado warning at Apr 28, 1994, 5:46 PM EDT for Shelby County, Spencer County, Kentucky. It was in force for 29 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 28, 1994, 5:46 PM EDT (21:46 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 28, 1994, 6:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 29 min
- Issued by
- NWS Louisville, KY
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Shelby County, KY, Spencer County, KY
The nearest sounding before it
Dayton/James M C, OH (KDAY), launched 12:00Z, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 218 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1157 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 81 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 140 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KSDF 282149 TORSDF KYC211-215-282215- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 546 PM EDT THU APR 28 1994 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 615 PM EDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... IN NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY ...EASTERN SHELBY COUNTY...NORTH CENTRAL SPENCER COUNTY AT 545 PM EDT... RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING A POSSIBLE TORNADO LOCATED 15 MILES SOUTHEAST OF LOUISVILLE...OR JUST NORTH OF THE TOWN OF TAYLORSVILLE. THIS STORM WAS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. TOWNS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE LITTLE MOUNT AND SOUTHVILLE. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF A TORNADO...THE SAFEST PLACE IS A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER IN AN INTERIOR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET ON THE LOWEST FLOOR. USE BLANKETS...PILLOWS... OR CUSHIONS TO COVER YOUR BODY. AVOID WINDOWS. SHIELDS
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 28, 3:12 PM EDT, 2 hours 34 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, 3:19 PM EDT, 2 hours 27 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, 3:41 PM EDT, 2 hours 5 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, 4:35 PM EDT, 1 hour 11 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, 4:52 PM EDT, 54 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
Special weather statement, Apr 28, 5:40 PM EDT, 6 minutes before
KYZ034-038-282240- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 538 PM EDT THU APR 28 1994 AT 535 PM EDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED AN AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS IN SHELBY AND SPENCER COUNTIES. MOVEMENT OF THE STORMS WAS TO THE NORTHEAST AT 35 MILES AN HOUR. THESE STORMS COULD PRODUCE HIGH WINDS...HAIL...AND HEAVY RAINS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...MOVE TO A PLACE OF SHELTER IMMEDIATELY IF A STORM APPROACHES. nMOTORISTS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR REDUCED VISIBILITIES DURING DOWNPOURS OF RAIN. STREETS MAY FLOOD QUICKLY. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN KENTUCKY AND SOUTHERN INDIANA UNTIL 900 PM EDT. CHANCE
The office that day
Everything else NWS Louisville, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 5:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Meade | 59 min |
| Apr 28, 6:14 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Harrison | 31 min |
| Apr 28, 6:34 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Spencer | 26 min |
| Apr 28, 6:45 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Shelby | 30 min |
| Apr 28, 7:00 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Anderson, Franklin | 30 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.