Alert archive / Kentucky / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1995
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 52, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 14, 1995, 5:02 AM CDT for Christian County, Logan County, Todd County, Kentucky. It was in force for 43 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 14, 1995, 5:02 AM CDT (10:02 UTC)
- Expired
- May 14, 1995, 5:45 AM CDT
- In force
- 43 min
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Christian County, KY, Logan County, KY, Todd County, KY
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 97 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 141003 SVREVV KYC047-141-213-219-227-141045- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EVANSVILLE IN 502 AM CDT SUN MAY 14 1995 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EVANSVILLE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 545 AM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY ...CHRISTIAN COUNTY...LOGAN COUNTY...SIMPSON COUNTY ...TODD COUNTY...WARREN COUNTY AT 457 AM CDT RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FROM HOPKINSVILLE KENTUCKY TO JUST SOUTHWEST OF BOWLING GREEN KENTUCKY. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH ALONG THE KENTUCKY TENNESSEE STATE LINE. TOWNS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS AREA HOPKINSVILLE...ELKTON...RUSSELVILLE...FRANKLING AND BOWLING GREEN. BE PREPARED TO TAKE COVER IF STORMS APPROACH YOUR AREA. 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. 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 14, 12:36 AM CDT, 4 hours 26 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, 3 hours 44 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, 3 hours 37 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, 2 hours 5 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
Local storm report, May 14, 3:31 AM CDT, 1 hour 31 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
330 AM EST SUN MAY 14 1995
TIME (EST) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT...
DATE ....COUNTY LOCATION.... ...REMARKS...
0130 AM NEW ROSS IN *** 2 FATALITIES ***
5/14/95 MONTOGOMERY
0200 AM MARION CO IN HOUSE UNDER CONSTRUCTION
DESTROYEDSpecial weather statement, May 14, 3:57 AM CDT, 1 hour 5 minutes before
INZALL-141200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 355 AM EST SUN MAY 14 1995 ...THE TORNADO WATCHES HAVE BEEN CANCELLED... THE TORNADO WATCHES ISSUED EARLIER ARE NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR ANY PORTION OF INDIANA. SEVERE WEATHER IS NO LONGER ANTICIPATED ACROSS INDIANA THIS MORNING. AT 355 AM EST WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED AN AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS FAR SOUTHEAST INDIANA. THE PRECIPITATION AREA WAS MOVING TO THE EAST AT 35 MILES AN HOUR. 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, 3:23 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Union | 52 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 | 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
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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.