Alert archive / Kentucky / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1997
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 25, NWS Louisville, KY
NWS Louisville, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 1, 1997, 12:36 PM EST for Nelson County, Washington County, Kentucky. It was in force for 39 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
- Mar 1, 1997, 12:36 PM EST (17:36 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 1, 1997, 1:15 PM EST
- In force
- 39 min
- Issued by
- NWS Louisville, KY
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Nelson County, KY, Washington County, KY
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1, 12:59 PM EST | Tornado F0 | Springfield, 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, 5.6 hours before the alert went out and 216 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
- 1238 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -2 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 505 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 53 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 334 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 406 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 3.0
- Supercell composite
- 13.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KSDF 011737 RRA SVRSDF KYC179-229-011815- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 1236 PM EST SAT MAR 1 1997 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 115 PM EST FOR PERSONS IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... IN NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY ...SOUTHERN NELSON COUNTY...WASHINGTON COUNTY AT 1235 PM EST...NWS DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 40 MILES SOUTH OF LOUISVILLE...OR 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BARDSTOWN. THIS STORM WAS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH AND WILL AFFECT AREAS SOUTH OF BARDSTOWN THROUGH 1245 PM EST...AND FREDERICKTOWN BY 1245 PM TO 1250 PM. THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH AND LARGE HAIL. WHEN THUNDERSTORMS OCCUR...MOVE INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING. GO TO THE INTERIOR SECTION...OR PREFERABLY A BASEMENT OR LOWEST LEVEL IF POSSIBLE. DO NOT STAND NEAR WINDOWS. DO NOT USE TELEPHONES OR ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. STAY AWAY FROM ALL DOWNED WIRES. JA/VLD
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, Mar 1, 9:08 AM EST, 3 hours 28 minutes before
KYZ027-061-062-070>072-011415- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 913 AM EST SAT MAR 1 1997 THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING ISSUED EARLIER THIS MORNING FOR LOGAN... SIMPSON... WARREN... BUTLER... EDMONSON... AND GRAYSON HAS EXPIRED. UP TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN WAS REPORTED OVER THE AREA THIS MORNING BUT NO REPORTS OF FLOODING HAVE BEEN RECEIVED. LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE LATE MORNING AND SOME PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE. JA
Special weather statement, Mar 1, 9:13 AM EST, 3 hours 23 minutes before
KYZ027-061-062-070>072-011415- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 913 AM EST SAT MAR 1 1997 THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING ISSUED EARLIER THIS MORNING FOR LOGAN... SIMPSON... WARREN... BUTLER... EDMONSON... AND GRAYSON HAS EXPIRED. UP TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN WAS REPORTED OVER THE AREA THIS MORNING BUT NO REPORTS OF FLOODING HAVE BEEN RECEIVED. LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE LATE MORNING AND SOME PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE. JA
Special weather statement, Mar 1, 9:38 AM EST, 2 hours 58 minutes before
KYZ073>077-081-011450- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 943 AM EST SAT MAR 1 1997 THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR ALLEN... MONROE... CUMBERLAND... BARREN... METCALFE... AND ADAIR HAS EXPIRED. THE HEAVIEST RAIN HAS ENDED ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY BUT SOME SECONDARY ROADS REMAIN COVERED WITH WATER. REMEMBER DO NOT DRIVE OVER ROADS OR BRIDGES COVERED BY WATER. LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO FALL THROUGH THE LATE MORNING BUT NO ADDITIONAL FLOODING IS EXPECTED. JA
Special weather statement, Mar 1, 9:43 AM EST, 2 hours 53 minutes before
KYZ073>077-081-011450- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 943 AM EST SAT MAR 1 1997 THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR ALLEN... MONROE... CUMBERLAND... BARREN... METCALFE... AND ADAIR HAS EXPIRED. THE HEAVIEST RAIN HAS ENDED ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY BUT SOME SECONDARY ROADS REMAIN COVERED WITH WATER. REMEMBER DO NOT DRIVE OVER ROADS OR BRIDGES COVERED BY WATER. LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO FALL THROUGH THE LATE MORNING BUT NO ADDITIONAL FLOODING IS EXPECTED. JA
The office that day
Everything else NWS Louisville, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 28, 10:58 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Barren | 32 min |
| Feb 28, 11:28 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Butler, Grayson | 4 hr |
| Mar 1, 12:19 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Edmonson, Hart | 26 min |
| Mar 1, 5:34 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Fulton | 26 min |
| Mar 1, 5:34 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Allen | 26 min |
| Mar 1, 5:54 AM EST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Monroe | 36 min |
| Mar 1, 6:05 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Logan, Simpson, Warren | 3 hr |
| Mar 1, 6:05 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Butler, Edmonson, Grayson | 3 hr |
| Mar 1, 6:06 AM EST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Cumberland | 24 min |
| Mar 1, 6:18 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Bullitt, Hardin, Jefferson | 117 min |
| Mar 1, 6:18 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Meade | 117 min |
| Mar 1, 7:00 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Oldham, Shelby | 2 hr |
| Mar 1, 7:21 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Adair, Cumberland, Metcalfe, Monroe | 2 hr |
| Mar 1, 7:21 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Allen, Barren | 2 hr |
| Mar 1, 7:34 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Adair | 116 min |
| Mar 1, 7:34 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Allen, Barren, Cumberland, Metcalfe, Monroe | 116 min |
| Mar 1, 7:58 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Henry, Jefferson, Oldham, Shelby | 2 hr |
| Mar 1, 7:58 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Hancock, Hardin, Meade | 2 hr |
| Mar 1, 7:58 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Bullitt | 2 hr |
| Mar 1, 8:46 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Anderson, Nelson, Spencer, Washington | 3 hr |
| Mar 1, 8:46 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Franklin, Mercer, Woodford | 3 hr |
| Mar 1, 10:00 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Henry, Jefferson, Oldham, Shelby | 4 hr |
| Mar 1, 10:00 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Hancock, Ohio | 4 hr |
| Mar 1, 10:00 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Bullitt, Hardin, Meade | 4 hr |
| Mar 1, 12:16 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Anderson, Jessamine, Mercer, Washington, Woodford | 3 hr |
| Mar 1, 12:16 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Franklin, Scott | 3 hr |
| Mar 1, 12:16 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Bourbon, Fayette | 3 hr |
| Mar 1, 12:16 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Nelson, Spencer | 3 hr |
| Mar 1, 12:16 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Harrison, Nicholas | 3 hr |
| Mar 1, 12:16 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Edmonson, Hart | 29 min |
| Mar 1, 12:56 PM EST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Washington | 34 min |
| Mar 1, 1:08 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Green, Taylor | 37 min |
| Mar 1, 1:08 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Marion | 37 min |
| Mar 1, 1:55 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Anderson, Franklin, Scott, Woodford | 4 hr |
| Mar 1, 1:55 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Bourbon, Harrison, Nicholas | 4 hr |
| Mar 1, 1:55 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Jessamine, Mercer | 4 hr |
| Mar 1, 1:55 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Nelson, Spencer, Washington | 4 hr |
| Mar 1, 1:58 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Bullitt, Hardin, Jefferson, Meade | 4 hr |
| Mar 1, 1:58 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Henry, Oldham, Shelby | 4 hr |
| Mar 1, 1:58 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Hancock, Ohio | 4 hr |
| Mar 1, 2:07 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Garrard, Lincoln | 38 min |
| Mar 1, 2:11 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Casey | 34 min |
| Mar 1, 2:25 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Madison | 35 min |
| Mar 1, 2:41 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Logan, Simpson, Warren | 3 hr |
| Mar 1, 2:41 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Butler, Edmonson, Grayson | 3 hr |
| Mar 1, 2:41 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Hart | 3 hr |
| Mar 1, 2:56 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Madison | 2 hr |
| Mar 1, 3:16 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Boyle, Casey, Lincoln, Marion, Taylor | 3 hr |
| Mar 1, 3:16 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Green, Larue | 3 hr |
| Mar 1, 3:16 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Garrard | 3 hr |
| Mar 1, 5:46 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Hancock | 3 hr |
| Mar 1, 5:46 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Butler, Edmonson, Grayson, Hardin | 3 hr |
| Mar 1, 5:46 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Allen, Barren | 3 hr |
| Mar 1, 5:46 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Anderson, Franklin | 3 hr |
| Mar 1, 5:46 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Bullitt | 3 hr |
| Mar 1, 5:46 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Adair, Clinton, Cumberland | 3 hr |
| Mar 1, 5:46 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Boyle, Casey | 3 hr |
| Mar 1, 5:46 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Bourbon, Clark, Fayette | 3 hr |
| Mar 1, 5:46 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Garrard | 3 hr |
| Mar 1, 5:46 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Green | 3 hr |
| Mar 1, 5:51 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Logan | 3 hr |
| Mar 1, 5:51 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Jessamine, Madison | 3 hr |
| Mar 1, 5:51 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Meade | 3 hr |
| Mar 1, 5:51 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Jefferson | 3 hr |
| Mar 1, 5:51 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Lincoln | 3 hr |
| Mar 1, 5:51 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Henry | 3 hr |
| Mar 1, 5:51 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Larue, Marion | 3 hr |
| Mar 1, 5:51 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Hart | 3 hr |
| Mar 1, 5:51 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Harrison | 3 hr |
| Mar 1, 5:53 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Nicholas | 3 hr |
| Mar 1, 5:53 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Nelson | 3 hr |
| Mar 1, 5:53 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Russell | 3 hr |
| Mar 1, 5:53 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Oldham, Shelby | 3 hr |
| Mar 1, 5:53 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Metcalfe, Monroe | 3 hr |
| Mar 1, 5:53 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Simpson | 3 hr |
| Mar 1, 5:53 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Scott | 3 hr |
| Mar 1, 5:53 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Ohio | 3 hr |
| Mar 1, 5:53 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Mercer | 3 hr |
| Mar 1, 5:57 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Woodford | 3 hr |
| Mar 1, 5:57 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Spencer | 3 hr |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Kentucky, 1997Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1997
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.