Alert archive / Kentucky / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1995
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 47, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 14, 1995, 3:23 AM CDT for Union County, Kentucky. It was in force for 52 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 14, 1995, 3:23 AM CDT (08:23 UTC)
- Expired
- May 14, 1995, 4:15 AM CDT
- In force
- 52 min
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Whole counties
County Union County, KY
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 208 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
- 3482 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -7 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 806 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 48 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 291 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 359 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 6.4
- Supercell composite
- 30.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KEVV 140824 SVREVV KYC225-140915- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EVANSVILLE IN 323 AM CDT SUN MAY 14 1995 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EVANSVILLE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 415 AM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN NORTHWEST KENTUCKY ...UNION COUNTY AT 320 AM CDT THREE QUARTER INCH HAIL WAS REPORTED AT SHAWNEETOWN ILLINOIS ON THE OHIO RIVER 40 MILES SOUTHWEST OF EVANSVILLE. THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING THE HAIL WAS MOVING EAST AND WILL MOVE TO NEAR MORGANFIELD BY 400 AM CDT. BE PREPARED TO TAKE COVER IF STORMS APPROACH YOUR AREA. A TORNADO WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNEDl AREA. REMEMBER SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY DO PRODUCE TORNADOES WITH LITTLE OR NO ADVANCE WARNING. REMAIN CALM BUT BE ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS. BLOCK &
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, May 13, 10:10 PM CDT, 5 hours 13 minutes before
INZALL-141000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 1010 PM EST SAT MAY 13 1995 IN INDIANA A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST AND INCLUDES THAT PART OF INDIANA... SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 15 MILES SOUTHWEST OF TERRE HAUTE TO 30 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CONNERSVILLE...AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 30 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CONNERSVILLE TO 30 MILES WEST OF LOUISVILLE KENTUCKY. SOME CITIES INCLUDED ARE... EVANSVILLE...BEDFORD...BLOOMINGTON... SCOTTSBURG...COLUMBUS...AND LAWRENCEBURG. REMEMBER...A WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE WEATHER IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. ELSON
Special weather statement, May 13, 10:35 PM CDT, 4 hours 48 minutes before
INZALL-140600- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 1035 PM EST SAT MAY 13 1995 ...TORNADO WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF INDIANA OVERNIGHT... TORNADO WATCHES COVER MOST OF INDIANA OVERNIGHT. ONE TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF NORTHERN INDIANA UNTIL 4 AM EST AND THE OTHER TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN INDIANA UNTIL 5 AM EST. AT 1030 PM EST WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED A LINE OF VERY INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS FAR NORTHWEST INDIANA. THE LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WAS MOVING TO THE SOUTHEAST AT 20 MILES AN HOUR. REMEMBER...A WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE WEATHER IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. PER"SONS ACROSS INDIANA SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. . TMA
Special weather statement, May 14, 12:36 AM CDT, 2 hours 47 minutes before
INZALL-141000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 1235 AM EST SUN MAY 14 1995 A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL INDIANA UNTIL 4 AM EST. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF SOUTHERN INDIANA UNTIL 5 AM EST. THE TORNADO WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT NORTHWEST OF A LINE FROM DANVILLE ILLINOIS...TO WARSAW. A LINE OF STORMS EXTENDED FROM NEAR TERRE HAUTE NORTHEAST THROUGH HARTFORD CITY...NORTH OF MUNCIE. STORMS WERE ALSO OVER SOUTHERN INDIANA. ELSON
Local storm report, May 14, 1:18 AM CDT, 2 hours 5 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 120 AM EST SUN MAY 14 1995 TIME (EST) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT... DATE ....COUNTY LOCATION.... ...REMARKS... 0100 AM MONROVIA IN 0.75 INCH HAIL 5/14/95 MORGAN
Special weather statement, May 14, 1:25 AM CDT, 1 hour 58 minutes before
INZALL-141000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 125 AM EST SUN MAY 14 1995 A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL INDIANA UNTIL 4 AM EST. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF SOUTHERN INDIANA UNTIL 5 AM EST. THE TORNADO WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT NORTHWEST OF A LINE FROM TERRE HAUTE TO FORT WAYNE. DUBICKI
Special weather statement, May 14, 2:57 AM CDT, 26 minutes before
INZALL-141200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 255 AM EST SUN MAY 14 1995 A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR A PORTION OF EAST CENTRAL INDIANA UNTIL 4 AM EST. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR A PORTION OF SOUTHERN INDIANA UNTIL 5 AM EST. THE TORNADO WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT NORTHWEST OF A LINE FROM VINCENNES TO MUNCIE. AT 255 AM EST WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED A LINE OF WEAKENING THUNDERSTORMS FROM RICHMOND TO BLOOMINGTON TO EVANSVILLE. THE LINE OF STORMS WAS MOVING TO THE EAST AT 35 MILES AN HOUR. SOME OF THE STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL...GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MILES AN HOUR...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND SMALL HAIL. TMA
The office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 13, 10:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Henderson, Union | 44 min |
| May 13, 11:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Union | 33 min |
| May 13, 11:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Henderson | 33 min |
| May 14, 12:37 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hancock | 38 min |
| May 14, 12:59 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hopkins | 31 min |
| May 14, 1:29 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hopkins, Muhlenberg | 46 min |
| May 14, 1:38 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Grayson | 37 min |
| May 14, 3:38 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Logan, Todd | 37 min |
| May 14, 3:38 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Christian | 37 min |
| May 14, 3:56 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Allen, Simpson, Warren | 34 min |
| May 14, 4:27 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Barren, Hart | 33 min |
| May 14, 5:02 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Christian, Logan, Todd | 43 min |
| May 14, 5:02 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Simpson, Warren | 43 min |
| May 14, 5:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Todd | 32 min |
| May 14, 5:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Logan | 49 min |
| May 14, 6:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Simpson, Warren | 41 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Kentucky, 1995Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1995
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.