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Tornado Warning 42, NWS Louisville, KY

May 18, 1995Pulaski County, Kentucky

NWS Louisville, KY issued this tornado warning at May 18, 1995, 7:51 PM EDT for Pulaski County, Kentucky. It was in force for 39 min.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 18, 1995, 7:51 PM EDT (23:51 UTC)
Expired: May 18, 1995, 8:30 PM EDT
In force: 39 min
Issued by: NWS Louisville, KY
Area: Whole counties

County Pulaski County, KY

The nearest sounding before it

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 11.9 hours before the alert went out and 211 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 1151 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -3 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 674 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 59 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 178 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 189 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 1.3
Supercell composite: 4.9

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The text

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

000 
TTAA00 KSDF 182351
TORSDF
KYC199-190030-
 
BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
751 PM EDT THU MAY 18 1995
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL  830 PM EDT
FOR PERSONS IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION...
 
IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY
 
   ...PULASKI COUNTY
 
AT 750 PM EDT DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
WITH POSSIBLE TORNADOS 15 MILES NORTHWEST OF SOMERSET TO 15 MILES WEST
OF SOMERSET.
 
MOVEMENT WAS TO THE EAST AT 30 MPH.  SOME TOWNS LOCVATED IN THE PATH ARE
SOMERSET, SCIENCE HILL AND FAUBUSH.
 
 
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.
 
 
 
JA/KD

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this tornado 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 18, 6:20 PM EDT, 1 hour 31 minutes before

KYZ035>037-039>044-047>052-055>060-190100-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LEXINGTON KY
615 PM EDT THU MAY 18 1995

...TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 12 MIDNIGHT FOR ANDERSON...FRANKLIN...BOYLE...
ESTILL...GARRARD...JESSAMINE...MADISON...MERCER...AND POWELL COUNTIES...

A TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY
EFFECTIVE THIS THURSDAY EVENING UNTIL 12 MIDNIGHT EDT. A FLASH FLOOD
WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OVF EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY UNTIL
7 AM EDT.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR COMMERCIAL BROADCAST MEDIA
FOR FURTHUR INFORMATION.

MOORE

Local storm report, May 18, 6:21 PM EDT, 1 hour 30 minutes before

LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
618 PM EDT THU MAY 18 1995

TIME EDT   .....CITY LOCATION.....    STATE    ...EVENT...
 DATE      ....COUNTY LOCATION....            ...REMARKS...X

615 PM EDT   NEAR ALLENDALE            KY     1 INCH HAIL AND TREES DOWN
5/18/95      GREEN CO.                        AND FUNNEL CLOUD REPORT

MK

Local storm report, May 18, 6:35 PM EDT, 1 hour 16 minutes before

LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
634 PM EDT THU MAY 18 1995

TIME EDT   .....CITY LOCATION.....    STATE    ...EVENT...
 DATE      ....COUNTY LOCATION....            ...REMARKS...

630 PM EDT   COLUMBIA                  KY     GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL
5/18/95      ADIAR CO.                        BY COLUMBIA STATE POLICE
                                              POST.
RNK

Local storm report, May 18, 7:34 PM EDT, 17 minutes before

LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
727 PM EDT THU MAY 18 1995

TIME EDT   .....CITY LOCATION.....    STATE    ...EVENT...
 DATE      ....COUNTY LOCATION....            ...REMARKS...

659 PM EDT   NEW ALBANY                IN     FUNNELL CLOUD SIGHTED
5/18/95      FLOYD                            OLD RIVER ROAD.

720 PM EDT   RADCLIFF                  KY     TORNADO REPORTED AT
             HARDIN                           FORT KNOX BY RADCLIFF
                                              POLICE.

725 PM EDT   ELIZABETHTOWN             KY     FUNNEL CLOUD REPORTED
             HARDIN                           BY ELIZABETHTOWN POLICE
                                 T             DEPARTMENT.

730 PM EDT   CAMPBELLSVILLE            KY      FUNNEL CLOUD REPORTED
             TAYLOR                            BY TAYLOR COUNTY SHERRIF
RNK

Local storm report, May 18, 7:37 PM EDT, 14 minutes before

LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
735 PM EDT THU MAY 18 1995

TIME EDT   .....CITY LOCATION.....    STATE    ...EVENT...
 DATE      ....COUNTY LOCATION....            ...REMARKS...

725 PM EDT   PEE WEE VALLEY            KY     FUNNEL CLOUD SIGHTED BY
5/18/95      OLDHAM                           OLDHAM COUNTY POLICE.

730 PM EDT   SHEPARDSVILLE             KY     FUNNEL CLOUD SIGHTED
             BULLITT                  h        WEST OF SHEPARDSVILLE
                                              MOVING NORTHEAST.

RNK

Local storm report, May 18, 7:41 PM EDT, 10 minutes before

LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
738 PM EDT THU MAY 18 1995

TIME EDT   .....CITY LOCATION.....    STATE    ...EVENT...
 DATE      ....COUNTY LOCATION....            ...REMARKS...

725 PM EDT   COLUMBIA                  KY     2 FUNNEL CLOUDS SPOTTED
5/18/95      ADAIR                            3 MILES EAST OF COLUMBIA
                                              ON HWY 206 BY COLUMBIA
                                   t           STATE POLICE POST.

RNK

The office that day

Everything else NWS Louisville, KY issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 18, 3:35 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Crittenden	70 min
May 18, 4:05 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	LMK	Breckinridge, Meade	4 hr
May 18, 5:21 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Breckinridge	39 min
May 18, 5:39 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	LMK	Bullitt, Hardin, Jefferson	51 min
May 18, 5:39 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Bullitt, Hardin, Jefferson	51 min
May 18, 6:24 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	LMK	Larue, Nelson	36 min
May 18, 6:24 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Larue, Nelson	36 min
May 18, 6:32 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	LMK	Bullitt, Hardin, Jefferson	63 min
May 18, 6:50 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	LMK	Green, Taylor	2 hr
May 18, 6:50 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	LMK	Marion, Washington	2 hr
May 18, 6:55 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	LMK	Anderson	65 min
May 18, 7:10 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	LMK	Franklin, Woodford	2 hr
May 18, 7:14 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Marion, Taylor	31 min
May 18, 7:31 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Mercer	29 min
May 18, 8:09 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Clark, Montgomery	36 min
May 18, 8:17 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Bath	33 min
May 18, 1:54 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	LMK	Green, Taylor	51 min
May 18, 1:54 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Green, Taylor	51 min
May 18, 2:09 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Garrard, Madison	36 min
May 18, 2:22 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Adair, Cumberland, Metcalfe	38 min
May 18, 3:34 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	McCreary, Whitley	41 min
May 18, 5:52 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Metcalfe	38 min
May 18, 6:08 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Adair	37 min
May 18, 6:16 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Breckinridge, Meade	44 min
May 18, 6:26 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Garrard	34 min
May 18, 6:32 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Green	28 min
May 18, 6:34 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Russell	41 min
May 18, 6:40 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Breckinridge, Meade	35 min
May 18, 6:44 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Casey	31 min
May 18, 6:55 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Pulaski	50 min
May 18, 6:59 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Madison	31 min
May 18, 7:00 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Adair	30 min
May 18, 7:00 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Oldham, Trimble	45 min
May 18, 7:00 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Bullitt, Hardin, Jefferson	45 min
May 18, 7:07 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Bourbon, Fayette	38 min
May 18, 7:08 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Casey	37 min
May 18, 7:13 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Adair, Green, Metcalfe, Taylor	47 min
May 18, 7:19 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Estill	26 min
May 18, 7:29 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Nelson, Spencer	46 min
May 18, 7:29 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Henry, Shelby	46 min
May 18, 7:33 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Laurel, Rockcastle	27 min
May 18, 7:34 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Lincoln	41 min
May 18, 7:41 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Casey, Russell	49 min
May 18, 7:51 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Rockcastle	39 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.