Alert archive / Indiana / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1995
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 76, NWS Louisville, KY
NWS Louisville, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 18, 1995, 4:04 AM EST for Jefferson County, Scott County, Indiana. It was in force for 41 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 18, 1995, 4:04 AM EST (09:04 UTC)
- Expired
- May 18, 1995, 4:45 AM EST
- In force
- 41 min
- Issued by
- NWS Louisville, KY
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Jefferson County, IN, Scott County, IN
The nearest sounding before it
Dayton/James M C, OH (KDAY), launched 00:00Z, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 176 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
- 4 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -113 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 784 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 50 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 75 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 188 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KSDF 180904 SVRSDF INC077-143-180945- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 504 AM EDT THU MAY 18 1995 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 545 AM EDT FOR PERSONS IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... IN SOUTH INDIANA ...JEFFERSON COUNTY...SCOTT COUNTY AT 5 AM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS FROM 25 TO 30 MPH NORTH OF LOUISVILLE NEAR AUSTIN AND SCOTTSBURG IN SCOTT COUNTY INDIANA. MOVEMENT WAS NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. THESE STORMS WILL REACH LEXINGTON IN SCOTT COUNTY BY 515 AM EDT AND MADISON BY 530. A TORNADO WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR T$HE WARNED 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. REITMEYER/FUNK
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
Local storm report, May 18, 12:06 AM EST, 3 hours 58 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
100 AM EDT THU MAY 18 1995
TIME EDT ...CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT...
DATE ...COUNTY LOCATION... ...REMARKS...
1000PM EDT CORYDON IN WATER ON 4 ROADS: OLD GOSHEN
5-17-95 HARRISON CO. IN ROAD, BOUSALBARGER ROAD,
CORYDON-RAMSEY ROAD, PONDERSOA
ROAD, AND ELIZABETH-MIDDLETOWN
ROAD. WATER WAS 8 INCHES OVER
THESE ROADS. REPORTED BY
BY COUNTY SHERIFF.
1030PM EDT BRANDENBURG KY U.S 60, WATER OVER ROAD IN
5-17-95 MEADE CO. KY SOME SPOTS. SEVERAL STREETS
IN MULDRAUGH WERE COVERED
WITH WATER. REPORTED BY
COUNTY SHERIFF.
1030PM EDT IRVINGTON KY WATER WAS JUST OVER THE ROAD
5-17-95 BRECKINRIDGE CO. KY ON U.S. 60, REPORTED BY
COUNTY SHERIFF.
1045PM EDT SHEPERDSVILLE KY WATER WAS OVER MANY ROADS
5-17-95 BULLITT CO. KY DURING STORM. REPORTED BY
COUNTY DISPATCH.
1100PM EDT LOUISVILLE KY 7TH AND BERRY, 3RD AND
5-17-95 JEFFERSON CO. KY EASTERN PARKWAY, AND
BARDSTOWN ROAD AND EASTERN
PARKWAY WERE COVERED WITH
WATER. REPORTED BY
LOUISVILLE POLICE.
1115PM EDT BARDSTOWN KY PLUM RUN ROAD AND STONER
5-17-95 NELSON CO. KY ROAD IN BLOOMFIELD WERE
IMPASSABLE. HIGH GROVE ROAD
HAD APPROX. 2 FT OF WATER
OVER IT. REPORTED BY COUNTY
DISPATCH.
1115PM EDT TAYLORSVILLE KY WATER IN LOW SPOTS AND HWY 55
5-17-95 SPENCER CO. KY SOUTH HAD WATER OVER IT BUT
SINCE HAS GONE DOWN. REPORTED
BY COUNTY DISPATCH.
1115PM EDT SHELBYVILLE KY HWY 636 TO HWY 395, HWY 55,
5-17-95 SHELBY CO. KY BRUNERSTOWN ROAD AND SNOWHILL
ROAD WERE ALL CLOSED DUE TO
HIGH WATER. 2-3 FT REPORTED
BY COUNTY DISPATCH.
JARVIS/STUREYSpecial weather statement, May 18, 12:06 AM EST, 3 hours 58 minutes before
KYZ035>037-039>044-047>052-055>060-180200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LEXINGTON KY 115 AM EDT THU MAY 18 1995 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR ALL OF KENTUCKY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING ISSUED AT 1107PM EDT FOR ANDERSON... FRANKLIN...SCOOT...AND WOODFORD COUNTIES EXPIRED AT 115AM EDT. ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS THESE COUNTIES TONIGHT. SOILS REMAIN SATURATED AND STREAMS ARE SWOLLEN. SOME STREAMS ARE OUT OF THEIR BANKS FLOOD ING ROADS IN FRANKLIN AND ANDERSON COUNTIES. ADDITIONAL FLOODING MAY WELL OCCUR TONIGHT REQUIREING ADDITIONAL WARNINGS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR COMMERCIAL BROADCAST MEDIA FOR THE LATEST UPDATES ON THIS DANGEROUS WEATHER SITUTATION. BH
Special weather statement, May 18, 12:30 AM EST, 3 hours 34 minutes before
KYZ035>037-039>044-047>052-055>060-180700- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LEXINGTON KY 130 AM EDT THU MAY 18 1995 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR ALL OF KENTUCKY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING ISSUED AT 1124PM EDT FOR BOURBON... FAYETE...AND HARRISON COUNTIES EXPIRED AT 130AM EDT. ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS THESE COUNTIES TONIGHT. SOILS REMAIN SATURATED AND STREAMS ARE SWOLLEN. SMALLER STREAMS REMAIN AT BANKFUL OR ARE ALREADY OUT OF HTEIR BANKS. ADDITIONAL FLOODING MAY WELL OCCUR TONIGHT REQUIRING ADDITIONAL WARNING. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR COMMERCIAL BROADCAST MEDIA FOR THE LATEST UPDATES ON THIS DANGEROUS WEATHER SIT4UTATION. BH
Special weather statement, May 18, 1:25 AM EST, 2 hours 39 minutes before
KYZALL-INZ090>092-181200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 220 AM EDT THU MAY 18 1995 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WATCH FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL KENTUCKY UNTIL 7 AM CDT (8 AM EDT). THUNDERSTORMS WILL BECOME MORE NUMEROUS ACROSS THE WATCH AREA OVER- NIGHT...SOME OF WHICH WILL BECOME SEVERE. THERE IS ALSO THE POTENTIAL THAT SOME OF THE STORMS COULD PRODUCE TORNADOS. STAY TUNED TO NATIONAL WEA,THER SERVICE RADIO FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. STUREY
Special weather statement, May 18, 3:41 AM EST, 23 minutes before
KYZALL-INZ090>092-190000- KENTUCKY SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 440 AM EDT THU MAY 18 1995 THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS MUCH OF KENTUCKY TODAY AND PART OF TONIGHT. SEVERAL PERIODS OF THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE BLUE- GRASS STATE. SOME OF THOSE WILL BE SEVERE...AND COULD PRODUCE TORNADOES. PERSONS IN KENTUCKY SHOULD KEEP ABREAST OF LATER FORECASTS...WATCHES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS...AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE QUICK ACTION IF NECESSARY. STUREY
The office that day
Everything else NWS Louisville, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 18, 12:28 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Orange, Washington | 4 hr |
| May 18, 3:05 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Crawford, Harrison | 3 hr |
| May 18, 4:25 PM EST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Orange | 35 min |
| May 18, 4:45 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Crawford, Washington | 45 min |
| May 18, 4:59 PM EST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Washington | 31 min |
| May 18, 5:16 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Clark, Scott | 44 min |
| May 18, 5:16 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Floyd, Harrison | 44 min |
| May 18, 5:50 PM EST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Floyd, Harrison | 40 min |
| May 18, 5:50 PM EST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Clark | 40 min |
| May 18, 5:50 PM EST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Jefferson, Scott | 25 min |
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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.