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Tornado Warning 3, NWS Louisville, KY

March 1, 1997Washington County, Kentucky

NWS Louisville, KY issued this tornado warning at Mar 1, 1997, 12:56 PM EST for Washington County, Kentucky. It was in force for 34 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, 12:56 PM EST (17:56 UTC)
Expired
Mar 1, 1997, 1:30 PM EST
In force
34 min
Issued by
NWS Louisville, KY
Area
Whole counties

County Washington County, KY

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Mar 1, 12:59 PM ESTTornado F0Springfield, 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, 5.9 hours before the alert went out and 220 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, Nashville Metro, TN at 12:00Z on 1997-03-01Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1238 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 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, Nashville Metro, TN at 12:00Z on 1997-03-01The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 334 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
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

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The text

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

000 
TTAA00 KSDF 011757 RRA
TORSDF
KYC229-011830-
 
BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1256 PM EST SAT MAR 1 1997
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL  130 PM EST
FOR PERSONS IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION...
 
IN NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY
 
   ...WASHINGTON COUNTY
 
AT 1255 PM EST...NWS DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A TORNADO 10 MILES
NORTHWEST OF SPRINGFIELD MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. THE STORM SHOULD
REACH WILLISBURG BEFORE 110 PM EST. THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. TAKE
COVER NOW!
 
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.
 
JA/VLD

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 28, 10:58 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBarren32 min
Feb 28, 11:28 PM ESTFlash Flood WarningLMKButler, Grayson4 hr
Mar 1, 12:19 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKEdmonson, Hart26 min
Mar 1, 5:34 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKFulton26 min
Mar 1, 5:34 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKAllen26 min
Mar 1, 5:54 AM ESTTornado WarningLMKMonroe36 min
Mar 1, 6:05 AM ESTFlash Flood WarningLMKLogan, Simpson, Warren3 hr
Mar 1, 6:05 AM ESTFlash Flood WarningLMKButler, Edmonson, Grayson3 hr
Mar 1, 6:06 AM ESTTornado WarningLMKCumberland24 min
Mar 1, 6:18 AM ESTFlash Flood WarningLMKBullitt, Hardin, Jefferson117 min
Mar 1, 6:18 AM ESTFlash Flood WarningLMKBreckinridge, Meade117 min
Mar 1, 7:00 AM ESTFlash Flood WarningLMKOldham, Shelby2 hr
Mar 1, 7:21 AM ESTFlash Flood WarningLMKAdair, Cumberland, Metcalfe, Monroe2 hr
Mar 1, 7:21 AM ESTFlash Flood WarningLMKAllen, Barren2 hr
Mar 1, 7:34 AM ESTFlash Flood WarningLMKAdair116 min
Mar 1, 7:34 AM ESTFlash Flood WarningLMKAllen, Barren, Cumberland, Metcalfe, Monroe116 min
Mar 1, 7:58 AM ESTFlash Flood WarningLMKHenry, Jefferson, Oldham, Shelby2 hr
Mar 1, 7:58 AM ESTFlash Flood WarningLMKBreckinridge, Hancock, Hardin, Meade2 hr
Mar 1, 7:58 AM ESTFlash Flood WarningLMKBullitt2 hr
Mar 1, 8:46 AM ESTFlash Flood WarningLMKAnderson, Nelson, Spencer, Washington3 hr
Mar 1, 8:46 AM ESTFlash Flood WarningLMKFranklin, Mercer, Woodford3 hr
Mar 1, 10:00 AM ESTFlash Flood WarningLMKHenry, Jefferson, Oldham, Shelby4 hr
Mar 1, 10:00 AM ESTFlash Flood WarningLMKBreckinridge, Hancock, Ohio4 hr
Mar 1, 10:00 AM ESTFlash Flood WarningLMKBullitt, Hardin, Meade4 hr
Mar 1, 12:16 PM ESTFlash Flood WarningLMKAnderson, Jessamine, Mercer, Washington, Woodford3 hr
Mar 1, 12:16 PM ESTFlash Flood WarningLMKFranklin, Scott3 hr
Mar 1, 12:16 PM ESTFlash Flood WarningLMKBourbon, Fayette3 hr
Mar 1, 12:16 PM ESTFlash Flood WarningLMKNelson, Spencer3 hr
Mar 1, 12:16 PM ESTFlash Flood WarningLMKHarrison, Nicholas3 hr
Mar 1, 12:16 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKEdmonson, Hart29 min
Mar 1, 12:36 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKNelson, Washington39 min
Mar 1, 1:08 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKGreen, Taylor37 min
Mar 1, 1:08 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKMarion37 min
Mar 1, 1:55 PM ESTFlash Flood WarningLMKAnderson, Franklin, Scott, Woodford4 hr
Mar 1, 1:55 PM ESTFlash Flood WarningLMKBourbon, Harrison, Nicholas4 hr
Mar 1, 1:55 PM ESTFlash Flood WarningLMKJessamine, Mercer4 hr
Mar 1, 1:55 PM ESTFlash Flood WarningLMKNelson, Spencer, Washington4 hr
Mar 1, 1:58 PM ESTFlash Flood WarningLMKBreckinridge, Bullitt, Hardin, Jefferson, Meade4 hr
Mar 1, 1:58 PM ESTFlash Flood WarningLMKHenry, Oldham, Shelby4 hr
Mar 1, 1:58 PM ESTFlash Flood WarningLMKHancock, Ohio4 hr
Mar 1, 2:07 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKGarrard, Lincoln38 min
Mar 1, 2:11 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKCasey34 min
Mar 1, 2:25 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKMadison35 min
Mar 1, 2:41 PM ESTFlash Flood WarningLMKLogan, Simpson, Warren3 hr
Mar 1, 2:41 PM ESTFlash Flood WarningLMKButler, Edmonson, Grayson3 hr
Mar 1, 2:41 PM ESTFlash Flood WarningLMKHart3 hr
Mar 1, 2:56 PM ESTFlash Flood WarningLMKMadison2 hr
Mar 1, 3:16 PM ESTFlash Flood WarningLMKBoyle, Casey, Lincoln, Marion, Taylor3 hr
Mar 1, 3:16 PM ESTFlash Flood WarningLMKGreen, Larue3 hr
Mar 1, 3:16 PM ESTFlash Flood WarningLMKGarrard3 hr
Mar 1, 5:46 PM ESTFlash Flood WarningLMKBreckinridge, Hancock3 hr
Mar 1, 5:46 PM ESTFlash Flood WarningLMKButler, Edmonson, Grayson, Hardin3 hr
Mar 1, 5:46 PM ESTFlash Flood WarningLMKAllen, Barren3 hr
Mar 1, 5:46 PM ESTFlash Flood WarningLMKAnderson, Franklin3 hr
Mar 1, 5:46 PM ESTFlash Flood WarningLMKBullitt3 hr
Mar 1, 5:46 PM ESTFlash Flood WarningLMKAdair, Clinton, Cumberland3 hr
Mar 1, 5:46 PM ESTFlash Flood WarningLMKBoyle, Casey3 hr
Mar 1, 5:46 PM ESTFlash Flood WarningLMKBourbon, Clark, Fayette3 hr
Mar 1, 5:46 PM ESTFlash Flood WarningLMKGarrard3 hr
Mar 1, 5:46 PM ESTFlash Flood WarningLMKGreen3 hr
Mar 1, 5:51 PM ESTFlash Flood WarningLMKLogan3 hr
Mar 1, 5:51 PM ESTFlash Flood WarningLMKJessamine, Madison3 hr
Mar 1, 5:51 PM ESTFlash Flood WarningLMKMeade3 hr
Mar 1, 5:51 PM ESTFlash Flood WarningLMKJefferson3 hr
Mar 1, 5:51 PM ESTFlash Flood WarningLMKLincoln3 hr
Mar 1, 5:51 PM ESTFlash Flood WarningLMKHenry3 hr
Mar 1, 5:51 PM ESTFlash Flood WarningLMKLarue, Marion3 hr
Mar 1, 5:51 PM ESTFlash Flood WarningLMKHart3 hr
Mar 1, 5:51 PM ESTFlash Flood WarningLMKHarrison3 hr
Mar 1, 5:53 PM ESTFlash Flood WarningLMKNicholas3 hr
Mar 1, 5:53 PM ESTFlash Flood WarningLMKNelson3 hr
Mar 1, 5:53 PM ESTFlash Flood WarningLMKRussell3 hr
Mar 1, 5:53 PM ESTFlash Flood WarningLMKOldham, Shelby3 hr
Mar 1, 5:53 PM ESTFlash Flood WarningLMKMetcalfe, Monroe3 hr
Mar 1, 5:53 PM ESTFlash Flood WarningLMKSimpson3 hr
Mar 1, 5:53 PM ESTFlash Flood WarningLMKScott3 hr
Mar 1, 5:53 PM ESTFlash Flood WarningLMKOhio3 hr
Mar 1, 5:53 PM ESTFlash Flood WarningLMKMercer3 hr
Mar 1, 5:57 PM ESTFlash Flood WarningLMKWoodford3 hr
Mar 1, 5:57 PM ESTFlash Flood WarningLMKSpencer3 hr

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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.