Alert archive / Kentucky / Tornado Warnings in 1996
Tornado Warning 52, NWS Louisville, KY
NWS Louisville, KY issued this tornado warning at May 28, 1996, 10:03 PM EDT for Estill 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 28, 1996, 10:03 PM EDT (02:03 UTC)
- Expired
- May 28, 1996, 10:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 27 min
- Issued by
- NWS Louisville, KY
- Area
- Whole counties
County Estill County, KY
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 28, 10:05 PM EDT | Thunderstorm Wind 50 | Irvine, 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 00:00Z, 2.1 hours before the alert went out and 292 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
- 2991 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -3 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 989 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 63 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 150 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 260 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 4.6
- Supercell composite
- 16.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KSDF 290203 TORSDF KYC065-290230- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 1003 PM EDT TUE MAY 28 1996 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1030 PM EDT FOR PERSONS IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY ...EASTERN ESTILL COUNTY AT 1003 PM EDT...NWS DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A POSSIBLE TORNADO NEAR IRVINE...OR 30 MILES SOUTHEAST OF LEXINGTON. THIS STORM WAS MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH AND WILL REACH CRYSTAL AND COBHILL BY 1020 PM EDT. 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..j.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. WHW/TF/VLD
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 28, 8:55 PM EDT, 1 hour 8 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 855 PM EDT TUE MAY 28 1996 TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT... DATE ....COUNTY LOCATION.... ...REMARKS... 820 PM EDT LAWRENCEBURG KY 100 YD TORNADO PATH 5/28/96 ANDERSON THROUGH TOWN LD
Local storm report, May 28, 9:37 PM EDT, 26 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
935 PM EDT TUE MAY 28 1996
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT...
DATE ....COUNTY LOCATION.... ...REMARKS...
930 PM EDT KY NUMEROUS TORNADO
5/28/96 JESSAMINE SIGHTINGS. TREES
DOWN COUNTY WIDE.
8 NUMEROUS ROADS
BLOCKED.
LDLocal storm report, May 28, 9:45 PM EDT, 18 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 945 PM EDT TUE MAY 28 1996 TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT... DATE ....COUNTY LOCATION.... ...REMARKS...> 930 PM EDT WINCHESTER KY TREES-POWER LINES 5/28/96 CLARK DOWNED LD
Local storm report, May 28, 9:52 PM EDT, 11 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
950 PM EDT TUE MAY 28 1996
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT...
DATE ....COUNTY LOCATION.... ...REMARKS...
820 PM CDT BURKESVILLE (6S) KY 1 INCH HAIL.
5/28/96 CUMBERLAND WIND/HAIL DAMAGE
ROOFS BLOW OFF
LBDLocal storm report, May 28, 9:55 PM EDT, 8 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
955 PM EDT TUE MAY 28 1996
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT...
DATE ....COUNTY LOCATION.... ...REMARKS...F
7PM EDT MT WASHINGTON KY TREES DOWN
5/28/96 BULLITT HOUSES DESTROYED.
POWER LINES DOWNED
LDLocal storm report, May 28, 10:03 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1005 PM EDT TUE MAY 28 1996
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT...
DATE ....COUNTY LOCATION.... ...REMARKS..h.
9PM EDT KY TREES/POWER LINES
5/28/96 MERCER DOWN ROOF OFF BARN
N MERCER
LDThe office that day
Everything else NWS Louisville, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 28, 8:03 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Jefferson | 27 min |
| May 28, 8:06 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Breckinridge | 39 min |
| May 28, 8:10 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Anderson | 20 min |
| May 28, 8:12 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Woodford | 48 min |
| May 28, 8:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bullitt, Hardin | 47 min |
| May 28, 8:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Spencer | 47 min |
| May 28, 8:17 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Monroe | 43 min |
| May 28, 8:29 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Fayette, Jessamine | 46 min |
| May 28, 8:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Anderson, Nelson, Washington | 40 min |
| May 28, 8:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Franklin | 40 min |
| May 28, 8:48 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Anderson | 42 min |
| May 28, 8:58 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Cumberland, Monroe | 47 min |
| May 28, 9:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Jessamine, Mercer, Woodford | 27 min |
| May 28, 9:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Harrison, Nicholas | 39 min |
| May 28, 9:11 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Garrard, Jessamine, Madison | 49 min |
| May 28, 9:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Hardin, Larue | 43 min |
| May 28, 9:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Grayson | 43 min |
| May 28, 9:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bourbon, Clark | 38 min |
| May 28, 9:25 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Harrison, Nicholas | 35 min |
| May 28, 9:30 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Clinton | 30 min |
| May 28, 9:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Boyle, Lincoln | 40 min |
| May 28, 9:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Estill, Montgomery, Powell | 51 min |
| May 28, 9:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Rockcastle | 51 min |
| May 28, 9:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Fleming | 50 min |
| May 28, 10:08 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Powell | 22 min |
| May 28, 10:21 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Fleming, Nicholas | 2 hr |
| May 28, 10:21 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Garrard | 2 hr |
| May 28, 10:21 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Clark, Estill | 2 hr |
| May 28, 10:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Menifee | 31 min |
| May 28, 10:37 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Lincoln | 23 min |
| May 28, 10:47 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Rockcastle | 33 min |
| May 28, 10:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Pulaski | 46 min |
| May 28, 11:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Allen, Barren | 42 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; verification from NCEI's Storm Data; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.