Alert archive / Kentucky / Tornado Warnings in 1997
Tornado Warning 12, NWS Louisville, KY
NWS Louisville, KY issued this tornado warning at Mar 28, 1997, 7:11 PM CST for Adair County, Kentucky. It was in force for 49 min. 2 reports 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 28, 1997, 7:11 PM CST (01:11 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 28, 1997, 8:00 PM CST
- In force
- 49 min
- Issued by
- NWS Louisville, KY
- Area
- Whole counties
County Adair County, KY
The radar
The Louisville radar (KLVX), 113 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 28, 7:15 PM CST | Tornado F3 | Cane Vly, KY | |
| Mar 28, 7:45 PM CST | Tornado F2 | Breeding, 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 watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 28, 6:30 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 1.2 hours before the alert went out and 160 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
- 1331 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -16 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1544 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 49 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 223 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 390 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.1
- Supercell composite
- 11.6
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KSDF 290113 RRA TORSDF KYC001-290200- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 811 PM EST FRI MAR 28 1997 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 900 PM EST FOR PERSONS IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY ...ADAIR COUNTY AT 710 PM CST...NWS DOPPLER INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH A POSSIBLE TORNADO NEAR THE GREEN/ADAIR BORDER...WHICH IS 30 MILES WEST OF SOMERSET. THE STORM IS MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH AND WILL REACH MILTOWN BEFORE 720 PM...COLUMBIA AND CANE VALLEY BEFORE 725 PM CST. THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. TAKE COVER NOW. 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...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. 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, Mar 28, 6:00 PM CST, 1 hour 11 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
700 PM EST FRI MAR 28 1997
TIME EST .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT...
DATE ....COUNTY LOCATION.... ...REMARKS...
654 PM KY TORNADO ON GROUND
3/28/97 HARDIN ONE HOME DESTROYED
OTHER HOMES DAMAGED
IN ELIZABETHTOWN
RLLocal storm report, Mar 28, 6:02 PM CST, 1 hour 9 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
700 PM EST FRI MAR 28 1997
TIME EST .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT...
DATE ....COUNTY LOCATION.... ...REMARKS...
654 PM KY TORNADO ON GROUND
3/28/97 HARDIN ONE HOME DESTROYED
OTHER HOMES DAMAGED
D IN ELIZABETHTOWN
RLLocal storm report, Mar 28, 7:00 PM CST, 11 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 800 PM EST FRI MAR 28 1997 TIME EST .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT... DATE ....COUNTY LOCATION.... ...REMARKS... 755 PM BEDFORD KY 2 INCH HAIL 3/28/97 TRIMBLE KIRKPATRICK
Local storm report, Mar 28, 7:04 PM CST, 7 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 800 PM EST FRI MAR 28 1997 TIME EST .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT... DATE ....COUNTY LOCATION.... ...REMARKS... 755 PM BEDFORD KY 2 INCH HAIL 3/28/97 TRIMBLE KIRKPATRICK
Local storm report, Mar 28, 7:10 PM CST, 1 minute before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 810 PM EST FRI MAR 28 1997 TIME EST .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT... DATE ....COUNTY LOCATION.... ...REMARKS... 745 PM HAMMERSVILLE KY MAJOR DAMAGE AND 3/28/97 HART NUMEROUS INJURIES LASHER
The office that day
Everything else NWS Louisville, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 28, 6:02 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Trimble | 43 min |
| Mar 28, 6:05 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Barren, Warren | 55 min |
| Mar 28, 6:07 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Hart | 38 min |
| Mar 28, 6:15 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Jefferson | 45 min |
| Mar 28, 6:17 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Green, Larue | 43 min |
| Mar 28, 6:31 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Allen, Barren | 44 min |
| Mar 28, 6:35 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Green | 40 min |
| Mar 28, 6:36 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Marion | 39 min |
| Mar 28, 6:39 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Oldham, Trimble | 36 min |
| Mar 28, 7:00 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Metcalfe | 30 min |
| Mar 28, 7:05 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Anderson, Mercer, Woodford | 40 min |
| Mar 28, 7:23 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Hardin, Nelson | 67 min |
| Mar 28, 7:23 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Hardin, Nelson | 67 min |
| Mar 28, 7:28 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Casey | 47 min |
| Mar 28, 7:35 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Jefferson, Oldham | 40 min |
| Mar 28, 7:49 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Russell | 41 min |
| Mar 28, 7:50 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Cumberland | 40 min |
| Mar 28, 7:53 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bullitt, Spencer | 52 min |
| Mar 28, 7:53 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Henry, Shelby | 52 min |
| Mar 28, 7:53 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Trimble | 52 min |
| Mar 28, 7:58 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Taylor | 32 min |
| Mar 28, 8:00 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Hancock, Ohio | 45 min |
| Mar 28, 8:06 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Jefferson, Oldham, Shelby | 39 min |
| Mar 28, 8:12 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Allen, Barren | 33 min |
| Mar 28, 8:21 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Casey | 39 min |
| Mar 28, 8:38 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Logan, Simpson, Warren | 37 min |
| Mar 28, 8:40 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Hart | 35 min |
| Mar 28, 8:44 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Lincoln | 31 min |
| Mar 28, 8:46 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Anderson, Franklin | 44 min |
| Mar 28, 8:52 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Green, Larue, Taylor | 38 min |
| Mar 28, 8:55 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Boyle, Mercer | 35 min |
| Mar 28, 9:06 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Garrard, Madison | 39 min |
| Mar 28, 9:07 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Garrard, Madison | 38 min |
| Mar 28, 9:07 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Lincoln | 38 min |
| Mar 28, 9:10 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Clinton, Cumberland | 35 min |
| Mar 28, 9:14 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Marion, Washington | 31 min |
| Mar 28, 9:17 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Grayson | 28 min |
| Mar 28, 9:21 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bourbon, Fayette, Jessamine | 54 min |
| Mar 28, 9:21 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Harrison, Nicholas | 54 min |
| Mar 28, 9:25 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Butler, Logan, Warren | 35 min |
| Mar 28, 9:30 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Hardin, Larue, Nelson | 30 min |
| Mar 28, 9:39 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Mercer | 36 min |
| Mar 28, 9:39 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Mercer | 36 min |
| Mar 28, 9:41 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Clark, Madison | 34 min |
| Mar 28, 9:53 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Edmonson | 37 min |
| Mar 28, 9:55 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Barren, Metcalfe | 35 min |
| Mar 28, 10:14 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Barren, Hart | 31 min |
| Mar 28, 10:28 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Green, Taylor | 47 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.