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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 182, NWS Louisville, KY

June 14, 1998Clark County, Fayette County, Kentucky

NWS Louisville, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 14, 1998, 11:31 PM EDT for Clark County, Fayette County, Kentucky. It was in force for 49 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
Jun 14, 1998, 11:31 PM EDT (03:31 UTC)
Expired
Jun 15, 1998, 12:20 AM EDT
In force
49 min
Issued by
NWS Louisville, KY
Area
Whole counties

Counties Clark County, KY, Fayette County, KY

The radar

The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 98 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:30 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 14, 11:40 PM EDTThunderstorm Wind 50Becknerville, 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 14, 11:00 PM EDTTornado WatchSPC5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 3.5 hours before the alert went out and 164 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, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 00:00Z on 1998-06-15Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 98 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 00:00Z on 1998-06-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 62 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
98 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-219 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1032 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
41 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
62 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
213 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.1

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The text

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

000 
TTAA00 KSDF 150332 RRA
SVRSDF
KYC049-067-150420-

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1131 PM EDT SUN JUN 14 1998

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  CLARK COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY
  SOUTHERN FAYETTE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY

* UNTIL 1220 AM EDT

* AT AT 1125 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
  5 MILES SOUTH OF LEXINGTON... MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  ATHENS BY 1140 PM EDT
  FOREST GROVE BY 1150 PM EDT
  RUCKERVILLE BY 1155 PM EDT

GO INSIDE A STURDY BUILDING AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS! A TORNADO
WATCH IS INV EFFECT. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY DO
PRODUCE TORNADOES WITH LITTLE OR NO ADVANCE WARNING.

STUREY/COX

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

Local storm report, Jun 14, 10:45 PM EDT, 46 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KENTUCKY
1045 PM EDT SUN JUN 14 1998

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0945 PM    BROWNSVILLE               KY   WIND DAMAGE
06/14/98   EDMONSON                       TREES DOWN. REPORT FROM
                                          NWS SPOTTER.
Local storm report, Jun 14, 10:57 PM EDT, 34 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KENTUCKY
1057 PM EDT SUN JUN 14 1998

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

1020 PM    BARDSTOWN                 KY   WIND DAMAGE
06/14/98   NELSON                         TREES AND POWER LINES
                                          DOWN. REPORT FROM COUNTY
                                          DISPATCH.

1025 PM                              KY   WIND DAMAGE
06/14/98   LARUE                          TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN
                                          ACROSS COUNTY.  REPORT
                                          FROM DES DIRECTOR.
Local storm report, Jun 14, 11:05 PM EDT, 26 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KENTUCKY
1105 PM EDT SUN JUN 14 1998

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

1045 PM    CAMPBELLSVILLE            KY   WIND DAMAGE
06/14/98   TAYLOR                         TREES DOWN 2 MILES NORTH
                                          OF CAMPBELLSVILLE.  REPORT
                                          FROM DES.

1050 PM    ALLENDALE                 KY   WIND DAMAGE
06/14/98   GREEN                          TREES DOWN. REPORT FROM
                                          POLICE.
Local storm report, Jun 14, 11:09 PM EDT, 22 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KENTUCKY
1109 PM EDT SUN JUN 14 1998

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

1045 PM    BOWLING GREEN             KY   WIND DAMAGE
06/14/98   WARREN                         TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN
                                          AT BOWLING GREEN AND I65.
                                          REPORT FROM COUNTY
                                          DISPATCH.
Local storm report, Jun 14, 11:15 PM EDT, 16 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KENTUCKY
1115 PM EDT SUN JUN 14 1998

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

1045 PM    CHALYBEATE                KY   WIND DAMAGE
06/14/98   EDMONSON                       TREES DOWN. REPORTED BY
                                          DES DIRECTOR.
Local storm report, Jun 14, 11:26 PM EDT, 5 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KENTUCKY
1126 PM EDT SUN JUN 14 1998

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

1017 PM    DANVILLE                  KY   WIND DAMAGE
06/14/98   BOYLE                          60 MPH WIND AND POWER
                                          LINES DOWN WEST OF
                                          DANVILLE.  REPORT FROM
                                          COUNTY DISPATCH.

1040 PM    LEBANON                   KY   WIND DAMAGE
06/14/98   MARION                         TREES DOWN AND POWER
                                          OUTAGES.  REPORT FROM NWS
                                          SPOTTER.

1040 PM    SPRINGFIELD               KY   WIND DAMAGE
06/14/98   WASHINGTON                     TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN
                                          OVER EAST PART OF TOWN.
                                          REPORT FROM COUNTY
                                          DISPATCH.

1120 PM    FRANKFORT                 KY   WIND DAMAGE
06/14/98   FRANKLIN                       POWER LINES DOWN SOUTH OF
                                          FRANKFORT.  REPORT FROM
                                          HAM RADIO OPERATOR.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 14, 8:47 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKHancock, Ohio48 min
Jun 14, 9:00 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKButler, Grayson50 min
Jun 14, 9:00 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBreckinridge50 min
Jun 14, 9:11 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKLogan49 min
Jun 14, 9:14 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningLMKLogan2 hr
Jun 14, 9:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKEdmonson, Warren45 min
Jun 14, 9:46 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBullitt, Hardin, Larue, Nelson44 min
Jun 14, 9:52 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBarren, Hart48 min
Jun 14, 9:52 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKLarue48 min
Jun 14, 10:03 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKMarion, Washington47 min
Jun 14, 10:14 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKGreen, Metcalfe46 min
Jun 14, 10:14 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKTaylor46 min
Jun 14, 10:29 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKEdmonson, Warren31 min
Jun 14, 10:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBoyle, Casey45 min
Jun 14, 10:40 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBarren30 min
Jun 14, 10:47 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKAdair48 min
Jun 14, 11:05 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKGarrard, Jessamine, Mercer50 min
Jun 14, 11:05 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKWoodford50 min
Jun 14, 11:17 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKLincoln33 min
Jun 14, 11:22 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKGarrard, Madison48 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; verification from NCEI's Storm Data; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.