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Tornado Warning 60, NWS Louisville, KY

November 7, 1996Jessamine County, Kentucky

NWS Louisville, KY issued this tornado warning at Nov 7, 1996, 4:17 PM EST for Jessamine County, Kentucky. It was in force for 13 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
Nov 7, 1996, 4:17 PM EST (21:17 UTC)
Expired
Nov 7, 1996, 4:30 PM EST
In force
13 min
Issued by
NWS Louisville, KY
Area
Whole counties

County Jessamine County, KY

The radar

The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 116 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:20 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 186 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 12:00Z on 1996-11-07Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 12:00Z on 1996-11-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 207 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
714 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
53 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
207 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
352 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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

111 
WFUS1 KSDF 072119 RRA
TORSDF
KYC113-072130-
 
BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
417 PM EST THU NOV 7 1996
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL  430 PM EST
FOR PERSONS IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION...
 
IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY
 
   ...JESSAMINE COUNTY
 
AT 415 PM EST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A POSSIBLE
TORNADO IN EXTREME WESTERN JESSAMINE COUNTY...OR 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
LEXINGTON. THE STORM IS MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH. THE CITY OF
NICHOLASVILLE IS DIRECTLY IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM...WITH IMMINENT
DANGER.
 
IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY REINFORCED
BUILDING.  AS A LAST RESORT...SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH
OR LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. DO NOT GO NEAR
DOWNED POWER LINES.
 
FUNK

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, Nov 7, 3:30 PM EST, 47 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
330 PM EST THU NOV 7 1996

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

205 PM CST      HORSE CAVE             KY       POWER LINES AND TREES
11/7/96         HART                            BLOWN DOWN.
                                                REPORTED BY DES.

205 PM CST      MUNFORDVILLE           KY       POWER LINES AND TREES
11/7/96         HART                            BLOWN DOWN.
                                                REPORTED BY DES.

205 PM CST      HARDYVILLE             KY       BARN BLOWN OVER.
11/7/96         HART                            REPORTED BY DES.

210 PM CST      CAVE CITY              KY       TREES BLOWN DOWN.
11/7/96         BARREN                          REPORTED BY DISPATCH.

SCHOLZ
Local storm report, Nov 7, 3:31 PM EST, 46 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
330 PM EST THU NOV 7 1996

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

205 PM CST      HORSE CAVE             KY       POWER LINES AND TREES
11/7/96         HART                            BLOWN DOWN.
                                                REPORTED BY DES.

205 PM CST      MUNFORDVILLE           KY       POWER LINES AND TREES
11/7/96         HART                            BLOWN DOWN.
                                                REPORTED BY DES.

205 PM CST      HARDYVILLE             KY       BARN BLOWN OVER.
11/7/96         HART              B              REPORTED BY DES.

210 PM CST      CAVE CITY              KY       TREES BLOWN DOWN.
11/7/96         BARREN                          REPORTED BY DISPATCH.

SCHOLZ
Local storm report, Nov 7, 3:40 PM EST, 37 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
340 PM EST THU NOV 7 1996

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

235 PM CST      CLARK                  IN       NUMEROUS TREES AND A
11/7/96         CLARKSVILLE                     POWER LINE BLOWN DOWN
                                                REPORTED BY SPOTTER.

245 PM CST      NEW ALBANY             IN       POWER LINES BLOWN DOWN
11/7/96         FLOYD                           REPORTED BY SPOTTER.

SCHOLZ
Local storm report, Nov 7, 3:42 PM EST, 35 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
340 PM EST THU NOV 7 1996

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

235 PM CST      CLARK                  IN       NUMEROUS TREES AND A
11/7/96         CLARKSVILLE                     POWER LINE BLOWN DOWN
                                                REPORTED BY SPOTTER.

245 PM CST      NEW ALBANY         b    IN       POWER LINES BLOWN DOWN
11/7/96         FLOYD                           REPORTED BY SPOTTER.

SCHOLZ
Local storm report, Nov 7, 4:12 PM EST, 5 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
412 PM EST THU NOV 7 1996

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

320 PM EST    HODGENVILLE             KY       BARN ROOF BLOWN OFF
11/7/96       LARUE

VLD
Local storm report, Nov 7, 4:14 PM EST, 3 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
412 PM EST THU NOV 7 1996

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

320 PM EST    HODGENVILLE             KY       BARN ROOF BLOWN OFF
11/7/96       LARUE

VLD

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 7, 1:38 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKLogan37 min
Nov 7, 1:43 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBreckinridge32 min
Nov 7, 1:53 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKMeade37 min
Nov 7, 1:56 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKSimpson, Warren34 min
Nov 7, 2:22 PM ESTTornado WarningLMKEdmonson38 min
Nov 7, 2:27 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKAllen, Warren33 min
Nov 7, 2:33 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKTrimble42 min
Nov 7, 2:37 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKJefferson38 min
Nov 7, 2:40 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBarren, Hart35 min
Nov 7, 3:00 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKLarue, Nelson30 min
Nov 7, 3:03 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKGreen, Metcalfe27 min
Nov 7, 3:03 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKMonroe27 min
Nov 7, 3:13 PM ESTTornado WarningLMKMarion, Taylor32 min
Nov 7, 3:23 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKWashington37 min
Nov 7, 3:29 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKHenry, Shelby, Spencer31 min
Nov 7, 3:29 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKNelson31 min
Nov 7, 3:34 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKMonroe26 min
Nov 7, 3:36 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKAnderson, Franklin, Mercer39 min
Nov 7, 3:36 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBoyle39 min
Nov 7, 3:45 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKAdair, Casey30 min
Nov 7, 3:51 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKScott, Woodford39 min
Nov 7, 3:53 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKCumberland, Metcalfe37 min
Nov 7, 4:07 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKHarrison38 min
Nov 7, 4:07 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKFayette, Garrard, Jessamine38 min
Nov 7, 4:07 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKLincoln38 min
Nov 7, 4:09 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKRussell36 min
Nov 7, 4:26 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKClark, Madison49 min
Nov 7, 4:26 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBourbon, Nicholas49 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.