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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 44, NWS Louisville, KY
NWS Louisville, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 20, 1996, 5:54 AM EDT for Laurel County, Kentucky. It was in force for 51 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, 5:54 AM EDT (09:54 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 20, 1996, 6:45 AM EDT
- In force
- 51 min
- Issued by
- NWS Louisville, KY
- Area
- Whole counties
County Laurel County, KY
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 247 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
Special weather statement, Apr 20, 4:31 AM EDT, 1 hour 23 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, 5:04 AM EDT, 50 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, 5:17 AM EDT, 37 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
Local storm report, Apr 20, 5:31 AM EDT, 23 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED FOR SPELLING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 529 AM EDT SAT APR 20 1996 TIME(EDT) LOCATION... ST EVENT... DATE COUNTY... ^ REMARKS... 0457 COLUMBIA KY 60 MPH WINDS 4/20 ADAIR REPORTED BY DISPATCH COX
Special weather statement, Apr 20, 5:47 AM EDT, 7 minutes before
INZ090>092-KYZ001>100-104-106>120-201200- SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR KENTUCKY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 550 AM EDT SAT APR 20 1996 ...TORNADO WATCH CANCELLED...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM IN EFFECT FOR EAST AND SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY... TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 195 HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR SOUTH CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR EAST AND SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY UNTIL 11 AM EDT. STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS EAST AND SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY THIS MORNING. IF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS APPROACH MOVE TO A SAFE INDOOR SHELTER. JA
Local storm report, Apr 20, 5:50 AM EDT, 4 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
548 AM EDT SAT APR 20 1996
TIME(EDT) LOCATION... ST EVENT...
DATE COUNTY... REMARKS...
0455 4 MI N OF COLUMBIA KY 60 MPH WINDS DAMAGE
4/20 ADAIR TO CHURCH AND BARN
ROOF BLOWN OFF
REPORTED BY DISPATCH
COXThe office that day
Everything else NWS Louisville, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 20, 1:17 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Hancock | 43 min |
| Apr 20, 1:40 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Meade | 50 min |
| Apr 20, 1:58 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Trimble | 47 min |
| Apr 20, 2:19 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Bullitt, Hardin, Jefferson | 56 min |
| Apr 20, 2:30 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Oldham | 45 min |
| Apr 20, 2:45 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Shelby, Spencer | 45 min |
| Apr 20, 2:52 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Grayson, Hardin | 53 min |
| Apr 20, 3:19 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Anderson, Franklin | 41 min |
| Apr 20, 3:19 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Nelson, Washington | 41 min |
| Apr 20, 3:28 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Butler, Logan | 47 min |
| Apr 20, 3:37 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Scott, Woodford | 38 min |
| Apr 20, 3:42 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Edmonson, Warren | 48 min |
| Apr 20, 4:01 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bourbon, Fayette, Harrison | 44 min |
| Apr 20, 4:10 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Hardin, Hart | 35 min |
| Apr 20, 4:16 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Hart | 29 min |
| Apr 20, 4:29 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Green | 31 min |
| Apr 20, 4:35 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Larue, Marion | 40 min |
| Apr 20, 4:41 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Taylor | 34 min |
| Apr 20, 4:56 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Boyle, Casey | 49 min |
| Apr 20, 4:56 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Adair | 49 min |
| Apr 20, 5:02 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Mercer | 43 min |
| Apr 20, 5:14 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Garrard, Jessamine | 61 min |
| Apr 20, 5:14 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Lincoln, Pulaski, Russell | 61 min |
| Apr 20, 5:28 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Wayne | 47 min |
| Apr 20, 5:32 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Clark, Fayette, Madison, Rockcastle | 43 min |
| Apr 20, 5:36 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Madison | 24 min |
| Apr 20, 5:40 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Estill, Powell | 50 min |
| Apr 20, 5:51 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Montgomery | 39 min |
| Apr 20, 6:08 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | McCreary | 37 min |
| Apr 20, 6:11 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Menifee | 34 min |
| Apr 20, 6:21 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Menifee | 24 min |
| Apr 20, 12:21 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Dubois | 54 min |
| Apr 20, 12:38 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Orange | 52 min |
| Apr 20, 12:51 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Orange | 39 min |
| Apr 20, 1:02 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Washington | 43 min |
| Apr 20, 1:30 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Crawford, Orange | 45 min |
| Apr 20, 1:41 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Scott | 34 min |
| Apr 20, 1:51 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Washington | 24 min |
| Apr 20, 2:04 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Floyd | 26 min |
| Apr 20, 2:14 AM EDT | 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.