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Tornado Warning 20, NWS Indianapolis, IN

May 28, 1995Christian County, Muhlenberg County, Todd County, Kentucky

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this tornado warning at May 28, 1995, 8:48 PM CDT for Christian County, Muhlenberg County, Todd County, Kentucky. It was in force for 27 min.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 28, 1995, 8:48 PM CDT (01:48 UTC)
Expired
May 28, 1995, 9:15 PM CDT
In force
27 min
Issued by
NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area
Whole counties

Counties Christian County, KY, Muhlenberg County, KY, Todd County, KY

The nearest sounding before it

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 1.8 hours before the alert went out and 112 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Nashville Metro, TN at 00:00Z on 1995-05-29Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1860 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Nashville Metro, TN at 00:00Z on 1995-05-29The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 103 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
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

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
TTAA00 KEVV 290149
TOREVV
KYC047-177-219-290215-
 
BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EVANSVILLE IN
848 PM CDT SUN MAY 28 1995
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EVANSVILLE HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL  915 PM CDT
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
 
IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY
 
   ...NORTHEASTERN CHRISTIAN COUNTY...SOUTHERN MUHLENBERG COUNTY
   ...NORTHERN TODD COUNTY
 
AT 845 PM CDT DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AT CROFTON
ABOUT 10 MILES NORTH OF HOPKINSVILLE. THIS STORM WAS PRODUCING GOLF BALL
SIZE HAIL. THE STORM WAS MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH
OF THIS STORM MOVE INDOORS.
 
 
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.
 
 
NIEMEIER

The office that day

Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 28, 7:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDHopkins, Webster41 min
May 28, 7:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDUnion21 min
May 28, 8:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDDaviess, Henderson39 min
May 28, 8:18 PM CDTTornado WarningINDChristian27 min
May 28, 9:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDDaviess, Henderson31 min
May 28, 9:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDChristian37 min
May 28, 9:40 PM CDTTornado WarningINDLogan35 min
May 28, 10:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDLogan, Warren44 min
May 28, 11:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDWarren32 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.