Alert archive / Kentucky / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1998
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 166, NWS Louisville, KY
NWS Louisville, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 14, 1998, 8:11 PM CDT for Logan County, Kentucky. It was in force for 49 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
- Jun 14, 1998, 8:11 PM CDT (01:11 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 14, 1998, 9:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 49 min
- Issued by
- NWS Louisville, KY
- Area
- Whole counties
County Logan County, KY
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 14, 6:30 PM CDT | 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 85 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
- 3344 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -3 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 936 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 71 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 451 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 509 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 11.0
- Supercell composite
- 67.6
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KSDF 150113 RRA SVRSDF KYC141-150200- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 911 PM EDT (811 PM CDT) SUN JUN 14 1998 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... LOGAN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY * UNTIL 900 PM CDT (1000 PM EDT) * AT 810 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF LEWISBURG...25 MILES WEST OF BOWLING GREEN... MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 40 MPH. * THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR... LEWISBURG BY 825 PM CDT COOPERSTOWN BY 835 PM CDT LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. GO INSID^E A STURDY BUILDING AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS! A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY DO PRODUCE TORNADOES WITH LITTLE OR NO ADVANCE WARNING. REC/DK
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, Jun 14, 2:50 PM CDT, 5 hours 21 minutes before
KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>067-070>078-081-082-089>100- INZ076>079-084-090>092-150600- CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND SOUTH-CENTRAL INDIANA SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 350 PM EDT SUN JUN 14 1998 THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS INDICATED THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND SOUTH-CENTRAL INDIANA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THE AREA IS ROUGHLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM BLOOMINGTON INDIANA...THROUGH LOUISVILLE...TO LONDON KENTUCKY. NORTH AND EAST OF THAT LINE A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IS IN EFFECT. A SURFACE LOW CURRENTLY OVER NORTHERN MISSOURI WILL MOVE EAST INTO WEST-CENTRAL ILLINOIS THIS EVENING. A WARM FRONT EXTENDING SOUTH- EAST FROM THE LOW INTO EASTERN MISSOURI AND INTO TENNESSEE WILL MOVE SLOWLY NORTHEAST THIS EVENING. WARM AND MOIST AIR WILL CONTINUE TO FLOOD INTO KENTUCKY ON SOUTHERLY WINDS...AHEAD OF THE ADVANCING WARM FRONT. VERY STRONG WINDS IN THE HIGHER LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE WILL BE BLOWING ACROSS THE REGION. THIS COUPLED WITH SIGNIFICANT TURNING OF THE WINDS IN THE LOWER LEVELS (OR WIND SHEAR) WILL LEAD TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. BECAUSE OF THE MAGNITUDE OF THE TURNING WINDS (OR WIND SHEAR) THE POSSIBILTY OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF VIOLENT TORNADOES IS HIGH. OUR BEST ESTIMATE FOR NEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT IS LATE THIS AFTERNOON IN SOUTH-CENTRAL KENTUCKY ...AND DURING THE COURSE OF THE EVENING OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE COMMONWEALTH. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS WEATHER SITUATION. PEOPLE IN THE THREATENED AREAS ARE URGED TO REVIEW SEVERE WEATHER SAFETY RULES... AND LISTEN TO RADIO...TV...OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER WATCHES OR WARNING. SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR TONIGHT. STUREY
Special weather statement, Jun 14, 2:50 PM CDT, 5 hours 21 minutes before
KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>067-070>078-081-082-089>100- INZ076>079-084-090>092-150600- CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND SOUTH-CENTRAL INDIANA SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 350 PM EDT SUN JUN 14 1998 THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS INDICATED THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND SOUTH-CENTRAL INDIANA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THE AREA IS ROUGHLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM BLOOMINGTON INDIANA...THROUGH LOUISVILLE...TO LONDON KENTUCKY. NORTH AND EAST OF THAT LINE A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IS IN EFFECT. A SURFACE LOW CURRENTLY OVER NORTHERN MISSOURI WILL MOVE EAST INTO WEST-CENTRAL ILLINOIS THIS EVENING. A WARM FRONT EXTENDING SOUTH- EAST FROM THE LOW INTO EASTERN MISSOURI AND INTO TENNESSEE WILL MOVE SLOWLY NORTHEAST THIS EVENING. WARM AND MOIST AIR WILL CONTINUE TO FLOOD INTO KENTUCKY ON SOUTHERLY WINDS...AHEAD OF THE ADVANCING WARM FRONT. VERY STRONG WINDS IN THE HIGHER LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE WILL BE BLOWING ACROSS THE REGION. THIS COUPLED WITH SIGNIFICANT TURNING OF THE WINDS IN THE LOWER LEVELS (OR WIND SHEAR) WILL LEAD TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. BECAUSE OF THE MAGNITUDE OF THE TURNING WINDS (OR WIND SHEAR) THE POSSIBILTY OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF VIOLENT TORNADOES IS HIGH. OUR BEST ESTIMATE FOR NEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT IS LATE THIS AFTERNOON IN SOUTH-CENTRAL KENTUCKY ...AND DURING THE COURSE OF THE EVENING OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE COMMONWEALTH. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS WEATHER SITUATION. PEOPLE IN THE THREATENED AREAS ARE URGED TO REVIEW SEVERE WEATHER SAFETY RULES... AND LISTEN TO RADIO...TV...OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER WATCHES OR WARNING. SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR TONIGHT. STUREY
Local storm report, Jun 14, 6:24 PM CDT, 1 hour 47 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KENTUCKY
724 PM EDT SUN JUN 14 1998
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0715 PM RUCKERVILLE KY .75 INCH HAIL
06/14/98 CLARK REPORT FROM NWS SPOTTER.Local storm report, Jun 14, 7:00 PM CDT, 1 hour 11 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KENTUCKY
800 PM EDT SUN JUN 14 1998
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0755 PM PENDLETON KY .75 INCH HAIL
06/14/98 HENRYLocal storm report, Jun 14, 7:19 PM CDT, 52 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KENTUCKY
819 PM EDT SUN JUN 14 1998
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0805 PM 2 N NEW CASTLE KY 1.25 INCH HAIL
06/14/98 HENRY STATE POLICE REPORTED HALF
DOLLAR SIZE HAIL.Local storm report, Jun 14, 7:27 PM CDT, 44 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KENTUCKY
827 PM EDT SUN JUN 14 1998
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0750 PM BALLARDSVILLE KY .75 INCH HAIL
06/14/98 OLDHAM REPORT FROM DES EMPLOYEE.
RELAYED THROUGH CENTRAL
DISPATCH.The office that day
Everything else NWS Louisville, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 14, 7:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Hancock, Ohio | 48 min |
| Jun 14, 8:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Butler, Grayson | 50 min |
| Jun 14, 8:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Breckinridge | 50 min |
| Jun 14, 8:14 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Logan | 2 hr |
| Jun 14, 8:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Edmonson, Warren | 45 min |
| Jun 14, 8:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bullitt, Hardin, Larue, Nelson | 44 min |
| Jun 14, 8:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Barren, Hart | 48 min |
| Jun 14, 8:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Larue | 48 min |
| Jun 14, 9:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Marion, Washington | 47 min |
| Jun 14, 9:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Green, Metcalfe | 46 min |
| Jun 14, 9:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Taylor | 46 min |
| Jun 14, 9:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Edmonson, Warren | 31 min |
| Jun 14, 9:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Boyle, Casey | 45 min |
| Jun 14, 9:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Barren | 30 min |
| Jun 14, 9:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Adair | 48 min |
| Jun 14, 10:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Garrard, Jessamine, Mercer | 50 min |
| Jun 14, 10:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Woodford | 50 min |
| Jun 14, 10:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Lincoln | 33 min |
| Jun 14, 10:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Garrard, Madison | 48 min |
| Jun 14, 10:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Clark, Fayette | 49 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Kentucky, 1998Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1998
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.