Alert archive / Kentucky / Tornado Warnings in 1996
Tornado Warning 22, NWS Louisville, KY
NWS Louisville, KY issued this tornado warning at May 5, 1996, 6:03 PM EDT for Meade County, Kentucky. It was in force for 27 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- May 5, 1996, 6:03 PM EDT (22:03 UTC)
- Expired
- May 5, 1996, 6:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 27 min
- Issued by
- NWS Louisville, KY
- Area
- Whole counties
County Meade County, KY
The radar
The Louisville radar (KLVX), 24 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:03 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 6:05 PM EDT | Tornado F1 | Ekron, KY |
NCEI Storm Data entries that began inside the alert's area while it was in force. Before 2003 the local storm report archive is thin, so this is the record of what happened rather than what was phoned in.
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 207 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
- 2308 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -27 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 726 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 31 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 230 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 241 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 2.1
- Supercell composite
- 11.3
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KSDF 052204 TORSDF KYC163-052230- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 603 PM EDT SUN MAY 5 1996 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 630 PM EDT FOR PERSONS IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY ...MEADE COUNTY AT 600 PM EDT...NWS DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A TORNADO MOVING INTO MEADE COUNTY. THIS STORM WAS 30 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LOUISVILLE. A HAM RADIO OPERATOR REPORTED A TORNADO ON THE GROUND MOVING TOWARDS MEADE COUNTY. TOWNS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM OF GUSTON...EKRON...AND GARRET. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF A TORNADO...THE SAFEST PLACE IS A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKB ENCH 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. &
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
Local storm report, May 5, 3:52 PM EDT, 2 hours 11 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 350 PM EDT SUN MAY 5 1996 TIME EDT .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT... DATE ....COUNTY LOCATION.... ...REMARKS... 1420 EDT KY 1 INCH HAIL 5/5/96 NELSON REPORTED BY DES 1455 EDT NEAR LEXINGTON KY QUARTER SIZE HAIL 5/5/96 FAYETTE REPORTED BY DES 1532 EDT MCKINNEY KY BASEBALL SIZE HAIL 5/5/96 LINCOLN REPORTED BY DES 1540 EDT SE OF SHEPHERDSVILLE KY NICKEL SIZE HAIL 5/5/96 BULLITT * REPORTED BY DISPATCH 1542 EDT HALLS GAP KY 1.75 INCH HAIL 5/5/96 LINCOLN REPORTED BY HAM COX
Local storm report, May 5, 4:43 PM EDT, 1 hour 20 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 442 PM EDT SUN MAY 5 1996 TIME EDT .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT... DATE ....COUNTY LOCATION.... ...REMARKS... 1505 EDT KY GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL 5/5/96 ANDERSON REPORTED BY DES 1630 EDT RICHMOND KY 3/4 INCH HAIL 5/5/96 MADISON REPORTED BY POLICE COX
Local storm report, May 5, 4:54 PM EDT, 1 hour 9 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 452 PM EDT SUN MAY 5 1996 TIME EDT .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT... DATE ....COUNTY LOCATION.... ...REMARKS... 1605 EDT NEAR HARRISONVILLE KY 3/4 INCH HAIL 5/5/96 SHELBY REPORTED BY POLICE COX
Local storm report, May 5, 5:26 PM EDT, 37 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 525 PM EDT SUN MAY 5 1996 TIME EDT .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT... DATE ....COUNTY LOCATION.... ...REMARKS... 1655 EDT JUST EAST OF MOREHEAD KY 3/4 INCH HAIL 5/5/96 ROWAN REPORTED BY POLICE COX
Special weather statement, May 5, 5:51 PM EDT, 12 minutes before
KYZ001>022-052200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 550 PM EDT SUN MAY 5 1996 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH CANCELLED FOR WEST KENTUCKY... SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 299 HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR A PART OF WEST KENTUCKY WEST OF AND INCLUDING THE COUNTIES OF TODD..MUHLENBERG..MCLEAN AND DAVIESS. ANY ADDITIONAL STORMS THAT MOVE ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING ARE NOT EXPECTED TO PRODUCE SEVERE WEATHER. KIRKPATRICK
Local storm report, May 5, 5:55 PM EDT, 8 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
555 PM EDT SUN MAY 5 1996
TIME EDT .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT...
DATE ....COUNTY LOCATION.... ...REMARKS...
1735 EDT BAGDAD AND SHELBYVILLE KY FLOODING PART OF CITY
5/5/96 SHELBY WITHOUT POWER.
REPORTED BY DES
COXThe office that day
Everything else NWS Louisville, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 1:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Nelson, Washington | 31 min |
| May 5, 2:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Spencer | 37 min |
| May 5, 2:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Anderson | 39 min |
| May 5, 2:31 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Mercer, Washington | 44 min |
| May 5, 2:40 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Anderson, Woodford | 35 min |
| May 5, 2:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Casey, Lincoln | 29 min |
| May 5, 2:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Franklin | 26 min |
| May 5, 2:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bourbon, Fayette | 35 min |
| May 5, 3:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Harrison, Scott | 39 min |
| May 5, 3:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Lincoln | 32 min |
| May 5, 3:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Shelby | 32 min |
| May 5, 3:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Marion, Washington | 38 min |
| May 5, 3:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Rockcastle | 34 min |
| May 5, 4:06 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Rockcastle | 39 min |
| May 5, 4:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Madison | 35 min |
| May 5, 4:35 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Madison | 20 min |
| May 5, 4:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Clark, Estill | 50 min |
| May 5, 4:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Butler, Hancock, Ohio | 61 min |
| May 5, 4:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Logan | 61 min |
| May 5, 4:51 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Shelby | 69 min |
| May 5, 4:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Rowan | 33 min |
| May 5, 5:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Franklin, Shelby | 41 min |
| May 5, 5:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Simpson, Warren | 64 min |
| May 5, 5:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Edmonson, Grayson | 64 min |
| May 5, 5:35 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Fayette, Franklin, Jessamine, Scott, Woodford | 115 min |
| May 5, 5:35 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Bourbon, Clark | 115 min |
| May 5, 5:35 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Harrison | 115 min |
| May 5, 5:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Barren, Hart | 63 min |
| May 5, 5:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Allen | 63 min |
| May 5, 5:46 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Breckinridge | 14 min |
| May 5, 5:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Hardin, Meade | 53 min |
| May 5, 6:00 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Anderson, Shelby | 90 min |
| May 5, 6:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bullitt, Nelson | 23 min |
| May 5, 6:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Jefferson | 23 min |
| May 5, 6:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Larue, Marion, Taylor | 45 min |
| May 5, 6:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Green | 45 min |
| May 5, 6:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Washington | 25 min |
| May 5, 6:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Spencer | 25 min |
| May 5, 6:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Shelby | 35 min |
| May 5, 6:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Boyle, Mercer, Washington | 48 min |
| May 5, 6:37 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Henry, Oldham | 68 min |
| May 5, 6:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Henry, Oldham | 68 min |
| May 5, 6:38 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Anderson, Shelby, Woodford | 52 min |
| May 5, 6:38 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Fayette | 52 min |
| May 5, 6:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Anderson, Shelby, Woodford | 52 min |
| May 5, 6:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Fayette | 52 min |
| May 5, 6:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Franklin, Scott | 43 min |
| May 5, 6:59 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Clark, Montgomery | 61 min |
| May 5, 6:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Clark, Montgomery | 61 min |
| May 5, 7:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bourbon, Harrison | 40 min |
| May 5, 7:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Estill, Menifee, Powell | 44 min |
| May 5, 7:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bath, Nicholas | 53 min |
| May 5, 7:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Fleming, Rowan | 61 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; verification from NCEI's Storm Data; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.