Alert archive / Kentucky / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1997
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 26, NWS Louisville, KY
NWS Louisville, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 1, 1997, 12:08 PM CST for Green County, Taylor County, Kentucky. It was in force for 37 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
- Mar 1, 1997, 12:08 PM CST (18:08 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 1, 1997, 12:45 PM CST
- In force
- 37 min
- Issued by
- NWS Louisville, KY
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Green County, KY, Taylor County, KY
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 6.1 hours before the alert went out and 167 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 011808 SVRSDF KYC087-155-217-011845- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 108 PM EST SAT MAR 1 1997 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 145 PM EST FOR PERSONS IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY ...GREEN COUNTY...MARION COUNTY...TAYLOR COUNTY AT 105 PM EST...NWS DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH GREEN COUNTY ABOUT 45 MILES NORTHWEST OF SOMERSET. THIS LINE WAS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH AND WILL AFFECT GREENSBURG IMMEDIATELY...CAMPBELLSVILLE BY 115 PM EST...AND LEBANON BEFORE 130 PM EST. WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. THE STORMS HAVE PRODUCED SIGNFICANT TREE DAMAGE IN EDMONSON COUNTY EARLIER. 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, 8:08 AM CST, 4 hours 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, 8:13 AM CST, 3 hours 55 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, 8:38 AM CST, 3 hours 30 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, 8:43 AM CST, 3 hours 25 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, 9:58 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Barren | 32 min |
| Feb 28, 10:28 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Butler, Grayson | 4 hr |
| Feb 28, 11:19 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Edmonson, Hart | 26 min |
| Mar 1, 4:34 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Fulton | 26 min |
| Mar 1, 4:34 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Allen | 26 min |
| Mar 1, 4:54 AM CST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Monroe | 36 min |
| Mar 1, 5:05 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Logan, Simpson, Warren | 3 hr |
| Mar 1, 5:05 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Butler, Edmonson, Grayson | 3 hr |
| Mar 1, 5:06 AM CST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Cumberland | 24 min |
| Mar 1, 5:18 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Bullitt, Hardin, Jefferson | 117 min |
| Mar 1, 5:18 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Meade | 117 min |
| Mar 1, 6:00 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Oldham, Shelby | 2 hr |
| Mar 1, 6:21 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Adair, Cumberland, Metcalfe, Monroe | 2 hr |
| Mar 1, 6:21 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Allen, Barren | 2 hr |
| Mar 1, 6:34 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Adair | 116 min |
| Mar 1, 6:34 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Allen, Barren, Cumberland, Metcalfe, Monroe | 116 min |
| Mar 1, 6:58 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Henry, Jefferson, Oldham, Shelby | 2 hr |
| Mar 1, 6:58 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Hancock, Hardin, Meade | 2 hr |
| Mar 1, 6:58 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Bullitt | 2 hr |
| Mar 1, 7:46 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Anderson, Nelson, Spencer, Washington | 3 hr |
| Mar 1, 7:46 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Franklin, Mercer, Woodford | 3 hr |
| Mar 1, 9:00 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Henry, Jefferson, Oldham, Shelby | 4 hr |
| Mar 1, 9:00 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Hancock, Ohio | 4 hr |
| Mar 1, 9:00 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Bullitt, Hardin, Meade | 4 hr |
| Mar 1, 11:16 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Anderson, Jessamine, Mercer, Washington, Woodford | 3 hr |
| Mar 1, 11:16 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Franklin, Scott | 3 hr |
| Mar 1, 11:16 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Bourbon, Fayette | 3 hr |
| Mar 1, 11:16 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Nelson, Spencer | 3 hr |
| Mar 1, 11:16 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Harrison, Nicholas | 3 hr |
| Mar 1, 11:16 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Edmonson, Hart | 29 min |
| Mar 1, 11:36 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Nelson, Washington | 39 min |
| Mar 1, 11:56 AM CST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Washington | 34 min |
| Mar 1, 12:08 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Marion | 37 min |
| Mar 1, 12:55 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Anderson, Franklin, Scott, Woodford | 4 hr |
| Mar 1, 12:55 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Bourbon, Harrison, Nicholas | 4 hr |
| Mar 1, 12:55 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Jessamine, Mercer | 4 hr |
| Mar 1, 12:55 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Nelson, Spencer, Washington | 4 hr |
| Mar 1, 12:58 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Bullitt, Hardin, Jefferson, Meade | 4 hr |
| Mar 1, 12:58 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Henry, Oldham, Shelby | 4 hr |
| Mar 1, 12:58 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Hancock, Ohio | 4 hr |
| Mar 1, 1:07 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Garrard, Lincoln | 38 min |
| Mar 1, 1:11 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Casey | 34 min |
| Mar 1, 1:25 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Madison | 35 min |
| Mar 1, 1:41 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Logan, Simpson, Warren | 3 hr |
| Mar 1, 1:41 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Butler, Edmonson, Grayson | 3 hr |
| Mar 1, 1:41 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Hart | 3 hr |
| Mar 1, 1:56 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Madison | 2 hr |
| Mar 1, 2:16 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Boyle, Casey, Lincoln, Marion, Taylor | 3 hr |
| Mar 1, 2:16 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Green, Larue | 3 hr |
| Mar 1, 2:16 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Garrard | 3 hr |
| Mar 1, 4:46 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Hancock | 3 hr |
| Mar 1, 4:46 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Butler, Edmonson, Grayson, Hardin | 3 hr |
| Mar 1, 4:46 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Allen, Barren | 3 hr |
| Mar 1, 4:46 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Anderson, Franklin | 3 hr |
| Mar 1, 4:46 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Bullitt | 3 hr |
| Mar 1, 4:46 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Adair, Clinton, Cumberland | 3 hr |
| Mar 1, 4:46 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Boyle, Casey | 3 hr |
| Mar 1, 4:46 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Bourbon, Clark, Fayette | 3 hr |
| Mar 1, 4:46 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Garrard | 3 hr |
| Mar 1, 4:46 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Green | 3 hr |
| Mar 1, 4:51 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Logan | 3 hr |
| Mar 1, 4:51 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Jessamine, Madison | 3 hr |
| Mar 1, 4:51 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Meade | 3 hr |
| Mar 1, 4:51 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Jefferson | 3 hr |
| Mar 1, 4:51 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Lincoln | 3 hr |
| Mar 1, 4:51 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Henry | 3 hr |
| Mar 1, 4:51 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Larue, Marion | 3 hr |
| Mar 1, 4:51 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Hart | 3 hr |
| Mar 1, 4:51 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Harrison | 3 hr |
| Mar 1, 4:53 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Nicholas | 3 hr |
| Mar 1, 4:53 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Nelson | 3 hr |
| Mar 1, 4:53 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Russell | 3 hr |
| Mar 1, 4:53 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Oldham, Shelby | 3 hr |
| Mar 1, 4:53 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Metcalfe, Monroe | 3 hr |
| Mar 1, 4:53 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Simpson | 3 hr |
| Mar 1, 4:53 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Scott | 3 hr |
| Mar 1, 4:53 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Ohio | 3 hr |
| Mar 1, 4:53 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Mercer | 3 hr |
| Mar 1, 4:57 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Woodford | 3 hr |
| Mar 1, 4:57 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Spencer | 3 hr |
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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.