Alert archive / Kentucky / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1996
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 41, NWS Louisville, KY
NWS Louisville, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 20, 1996, 4:28 AM CDT for Wayne County, Kentucky. It was in force for 47 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 20, 1996, 4:28 AM CDT (09:28 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 20, 1996, 5:15 AM CDT
- In force
- 47 min
- Issued by
- NWS Louisville, KY
- Area
- Whole counties
County Wayne County, KY
The radar
The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 146 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:31 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 175 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
- 689 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -183 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 967 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 55 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 163 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 275 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 1.0
The text
The text of this product is not in the archive. The NWS text archive before 2002 is incomplete.
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, Apr 20, 3:07 AM CDT, 1 hour 21 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
400 AM EDT SAT APR 20 1996
TIME(EDT) LOCATION... ST EVENT...
DATE COUNTY... REMARKS...
0208 2 W OF GREENVILLE IN 5 OR 6 HOUSES WERE DAMAGED
4/20/96 FLOYD 2 MILES WEST OF GREENVILLE
DUE TO A TORNADO
0245 NORTHERN BULLITT KY DIME SIZE HAIL REPORTED
BULLITT AN OFF DUTY NWS EMPLOYEE
0208 JUST S OF GREENVILLE IN ROOF BLOWN OFF A BARN
FLOYD ON THE BUTTONDOWN ROAD
0208 GEORGETOWN/GREENVILLE RD. IN MOBILE HOMES OVERTURNED.
FLOYD RESCUE UNIT DEPLOYED.
REPORT FROM STATE POLICE.
MKLocal storm report, Apr 20, 3:11 AM CDT, 1 hour 17 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 400 AM EDT SAT APR 20 1996 TIME(EDT) LOCATION... ST EVENT... DATE COUNTY... REMARKS... 0240 ZONETON RD. KY 80 MPH STRAIGHT-LINE 4/20/96 BULLITT WIND REPORTED MK
Local storm report, Apr 20, 3:28 AM CDT, 1 hour before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 426 AM EDT SAT APR 20 1996 TIME(EDT) LOCATION... ST EVENT... DATE COUNTY... REMARKS... 0240 ZONETON RD. KY 80 MPH STRAIGHT-LINE 4/20/96 BULLITT WIND REPORTED 0255 DALE LN.FISHERVILLE KY GARAGE DESTROYED AND 4/20/96 JEFFERSON ROOF DAMAGE 1.00 HAIL 0300 1 MI S OF FINCHVILLE KY HOUSE AND BARN DAMAGED 4/20/96 SHELBY DUE TO TORNADO COX
Special weather statement, Apr 20, 3:31 AM CDT, 57 minutes before
INZ090>092-KYZ001>100-104-106>120-201200- SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR KENTUCKY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 430 AM EDT SAT APR 20 1996 ...THE TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR A PORTION OF WESTERN AND NORTHERN KENTUCKY.. TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 195 HAS BEEN CANCELLED WEST OF A LINE FROM NEAR HOPKINSVILLE TO ELIZABETHTOWN TO COVINGTON. ALL THE SEVERE STORMS HAVE MOVED EAST OF THIS AREA. THE TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT EAST OF THIS LINE UNTIL 8 AM EDT. JA STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS WEATHER SITUATION. SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS REQUESTED IN THOSE AREAS COVERED BY TORNADO WATCHES. RNK
Local storm report, Apr 20, 4:04 AM CDT, 24 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
502 AM EDT SAT APR 20 1996
TIME(EDT) LOCATION... ST EVENT...
DATE COUNTY... REMARKS...
0400 SPENCER KY ROOF OF HOUSE
4/20/96 SPENCER GARAGE DESTROYED
DUE TO HIGH WINDS
0415 MAGNOLIA KY 60 MPH WINDS
4/20/96 LARU(E
0450 3 MI S CAMPBELLSVILLE KY 1.00 INCH HAIL
4/20/96 TAYLOR REPORTED BY DISPATCH
COXLocal storm report, Apr 20, 4:17 AM CDT, 11 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 515 AM EDT SAT APR 20 1996 TIME(EDT) LOCATION... ST EVENT... DATE COUNTY... REMARKS... D 0457 COLUMBIA KY 60 MPH WINDS 4/20 ADAIR REPTD BY DISPATCH COX
The office that day
Everything else NWS Louisville, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 20, 12:17 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Hancock | 43 min |
| Apr 20, 12:40 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Meade | 50 min |
| Apr 20, 12:58 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Trimble | 47 min |
| Apr 20, 1:19 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Bullitt, Hardin, Jefferson | 56 min |
| Apr 20, 1:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Oldham | 45 min |
| Apr 20, 1:45 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Shelby, Spencer | 45 min |
| Apr 20, 1:52 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Grayson, Hardin | 53 min |
| Apr 20, 2:19 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Anderson, Franklin | 41 min |
| Apr 20, 2:19 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Nelson, Washington | 41 min |
| Apr 20, 2:28 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Butler, Logan | 47 min |
| Apr 20, 2:37 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Scott, Woodford | 38 min |
| Apr 20, 2:42 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Edmonson, Warren | 48 min |
| Apr 20, 3:01 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bourbon, Fayette, Harrison | 44 min |
| Apr 20, 3:10 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Hardin, Hart | 35 min |
| Apr 20, 3:16 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Hart | 29 min |
| Apr 20, 3:29 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Green | 31 min |
| Apr 20, 3:35 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Larue, Marion | 40 min |
| Apr 20, 3:41 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Taylor | 34 min |
| Apr 20, 3:56 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Boyle, Casey | 49 min |
| Apr 20, 3:56 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Adair | 49 min |
| Apr 20, 4:02 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Mercer | 43 min |
| Apr 20, 4:14 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Garrard, Jessamine | 61 min |
| Apr 20, 4:14 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Lincoln, Pulaski, Russell | 61 min |
| Apr 20, 4:32 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Clark, Fayette, Madison, Rockcastle | 43 min |
| Apr 20, 4:36 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Madison | 24 min |
| Apr 20, 4:40 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Estill, Powell | 50 min |
| Apr 20, 4:51 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Montgomery | 39 min |
| Apr 20, 4:54 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Laurel | 51 min |
| Apr 20, 5:08 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | McCreary | 37 min |
| Apr 20, 5:11 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Menifee | 34 min |
| Apr 20, 5:21 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Menifee | 24 min |
| Apr 19, 11:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Dubois | 54 min |
| Apr 19, 11:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Orange | 52 min |
| Apr 19, 11:51 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Orange | 39 min |
| Apr 20, 12:02 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Washington | 43 min |
| Apr 20, 12:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Crawford, Orange | 45 min |
| Apr 20, 12:41 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Scott | 34 min |
| Apr 20, 12:51 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Washington | 24 min |
| Apr 20, 1:04 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Floyd | 26 min |
| Apr 20, 1:14 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Clark | 31 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.