Alert archive / Kentucky / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1995
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 96, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 28, 1995, 9:23 PM CDT for Christian County, Kentucky. It was in force for 37 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 28, 1995, 9:23 PM CDT (02:23 UTC)
- Expired
- May 28, 1995, 10:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 37 min
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Whole counties
County Christian County, KY
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 2.4 hours before the alert went out and 116 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
- 1860 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -4 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 926 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 29 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 103 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 113 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.8
- Supercell composite
- 4.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KEVV 290224 RRA SVREVV KYC047-290300- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EVANSVILLE IN 923 PM CDT SUN MAY 28 1995 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EVANSVILLE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY ...CHRISTIAN COUNTY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE REDEVELOPED IN CHRISTIAN COUNTY AT 920 PM CDT. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. BE PREPARED TO TAKE COVER IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. 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 28, 4:23 PM CDT, 5 hours before
INZ002>089-282300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 421 PM EST SUN MAY 28 1995 THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN INDIANA IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT WEST OF A LINE FROM 5 MILES EAST OF SOUTH BEND TO 30 MILES EAST OF EVANSVILLE. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN TWO THIRDS OF INDIANA UNTIL 800 PM EST/900 PM EDT. REMEMBER...A WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE WEATHER IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. PERSONS IN CENTRAL AND EASTERN INDIANA SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. AT 415 PM EST SCATTERED SHOWERS WERE OVER NORTHEAST INDIANA FROM NORTH OF MUNCIE TO NORTH OF FORT WAYNE. THE SHOWERS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST. SBH
Special weather statement, May 28, 5:27 PM CDT, 3 hours 56 minutes before
INZ005>009-016>018-023>027-031>034-037>042-046>050-054>059-062>066- 070>080-084-089-052330- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 526 PM EST SUN MAY 28 1995 A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN TWO THIRDS OF INDIANA UNTIL 800 PM EST/900 PM EDT. AT 525 PM EST SCATTERED SHOWERS WERE LOCATED OVER NORTHEAST INDIANA AROUND FORT WAYNE. THERE WERE NOT ANY SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS IN ANY OTHER PARTS OF INDIANA. IT IS STILL POSSIBLE THAT THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP BEFORE SUNSET OVER CENTRAL OR EASTERN INDIANA. PEOPLE IN CENTRAL AND EASTERN INDIANA SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS EVENING AND LISTEN FOR LATER STfATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES TAKE COVER IN A STRONG BUILDING ON THE LOWEST FLOOR...AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. SBH
Special weather statement, May 28, 6:33 PM CDT, 2 hours 50 minutes before
INZ005>009-016>018-023>027-031>034-037>042-046>050-054>059-062>066- 070>080-084-089-290030- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 633 PM EST SUN MAY 28 1995 THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR INDIANA HAS BEEN CANCELLED. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE STILL POSSIBLE THIS EVENING OVER EASTERN INDIANA...BUT THE THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER HAS DIMINISHED. SBH
Special weather statement, May 28, 7:44 PM CDT, 1 hour 39 minutes before
INZ001>092-290600- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 743 PM EST SUN MAY 28 1995 IN INDIANA A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM EST AND INCLUDES THAT PART OF INDIANA ALONG AND SOUTHEAST OF A LINE FROM 20 MILES EAST OF EVANSVILLE TO RICHMOND. SOME CITIES INCLUDED ARE CONNERSVILLE...GREENSBURG...COLUMBUS ...LAWRENCEBURG...SEYMOUR...MADISON AND TELL CITY. REMEMBER...A WATCH MEANS 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. JEH
Special weather statement, May 28, 8:37 PM CDT, 46 minutes before
INZ070-071-290230- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 835 PM EST SUN MAY 28 1995 AT 825 PM EST THE LAWRENCE COUNTY SHERIFF/S OFFICE REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD NEAR HELTONVILLE IN NORTHEAST LAWRENCE COUNTY. HELTONVILLE IS 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF BEDFORD. AT 830 PM EST WEATHER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF BEDFORD MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. PEOPLE IN LAWRENCE AND JACKSON COUNTIES IN SOUTHz CENTRAL INDIANA SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS. IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES OR A WARNING IS ISSUED TAKE COVER IN A STRONG BUILDING ON THE LOWEST FLOOR. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. SBH
Special weather statement, May 28, 9:11 PM CDT, 12 minutes before
INZ002>082-290415- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 911 PM EST SUN MAY 28 1995 AT 905 PM EST RADAR INDICATED VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS PARTS OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL INDIANA. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ABOUT 20 MILES EAST OF COLUMBUS AND ALSO JUST NORTH OF BEDFORD. THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL OF PEA SIZE HAIL IN LAWRENCE COUNTY. STATE POLICE ALSO REPORTED ONE HALF INCH HAIL AND 50 MPH WINDS NEAR GREENSBURG ABOUT 908 PM EST. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING EAST NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. JEH
The office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 28, 7:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hopkins, Webster | 41 min |
| May 28, 7:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Union | 21 min |
| May 28, 8:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Daviess, Henderson | 39 min |
| May 28, 8:18 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Christian | 27 min |
| May 28, 8:48 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Christian, Muhlenberg, Todd | 27 min |
| May 28, 9:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Daviess, Henderson | 31 min |
| May 28, 9:40 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Logan | 35 min |
| May 28, 10:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Logan, Warren | 44 min |
| May 28, 11:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Warren | 32 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.