Alert archive / Indiana / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1998
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 217, NWS Louisville, KY
NWS Louisville, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 29, 1998, 8:24 PM EST for Washington County, Indiana. It was in force for 51 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 29, 1998, 8:24 PM EST (01:24 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 29, 1998, 9:15 PM EST
- In force
- 51 min
- Issued by
- NWS Louisville, KY
- Area
- Whole counties
County Washington County, IN
The radar
The Louisville radar (KLVX), 71 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:25 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 29, 9:00 PM EST | Thunderstorm Wind 52 | Salem, IN |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 29, 6:30 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 1.4 hours before the alert went out and 219 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
- 397 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -57 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1435 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 34 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 146 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 201 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 4.0
The text
The text of this product is not in the archive. The NWS text archive before 2002 is incomplete.
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 29, 5:08 PM EST, 3 hours 16 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KENTUCKY
1146 PM EDT MON JUN 29 1998
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
1030 PM LEWISPORT KY .75 INCH HAIL
06/29/98 HANCOCK
1110 PM HARTFORD KY .75 INCH HAIL
06/29/98 OHIOLocal storm report, Jun 29, 5:20 PM EST, 3 hours 4 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KENTUCKY
1158 PM EDT MON JUN 29 1998
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
1140 PM GEORGETOWN KY WIND DAMAGE
06/29/98 SCOTT TREES DOWN SEVERAL
LOCATIONS.
1145 PM VERSAILLES KY WIND DAMAGE
06/29/98 WOODFORD THREE TREES DOWN.Local storm report, Jun 29, 5:31 PM EST, 2 hours 53 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KENTUCKY
1208 AM EDT TUE JUN 30 1998
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....B
1155 PM LEXINGTON KY WIND DAMAGE
06/29/98 FAYETTE TREES DOWN IN SEVERAL
LOCATIONS.Local storm report, Jun 29, 5:43 PM EST, 2 hours 41 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KENTUCKY
1221 AM EDT TUE JUN 30 1998
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
1205 AM WINCHESTER KY WIND DAMAGE
06/30/98 CLARK TWO TREES DOWN.Local storm report, Jun 29, 6:45 PM EST, 1 hour 39 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KENTUCKY
125 AM EDT TUE JUN 30 1998
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
1230 AM BOWLING GREEN KY WIND DAMAGE
06/30/98 WARREN POWER LINES DOWN. AT
LEAST ONE TREE DOWN.Local storm report, Jun 29, 6:56 PM EST, 1 hour 28 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...ACCUMULATED LISTING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KENTUCKY
132 AM EDT TUE JUN 30 1998
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0925 PM FRENCH LICK IN WIND DAMAGE
06/29/98 ORANGE POWER LINES DOWN.
0925 PM ORLEANS IN WIND DAMAGE
06/29/98 ORANGE TWO TREES DOWN.
0945 PM HUNTINGBURG IN WIND DAMAGE
06/29/98 DUBOIS TWO TREES DOWN.
1000 PM SALEM IN WIND DAMAGE
06/29/98 WASHINGTON POWER LINES DOWN. AT
LEAST ONE TREE DOWN.
1004 PM MILLTOWN IN WIND DAMAGE
06/29/98 CRAWFORD TELEPHONE POLES SNAPPED
OFF. POWER OUT IN
MILLTOWN.
1005 PM AUSTIN IN WIND DAMAGE
06/29/98 SCOTT TREES DOWN.
1010 PM MADISON IN WIND DAMAGE
06/29/98 JEFFERSON TREES DOWN.
1020 PM CORYDON IN WIND DAMAGE
06/29/98 HARRISON TREES DOWN.
1020 PM SELLERSBURG IN WIND DAMAGE
06/29/98 CLARK TREES AND POWER LINES
DOWN COUNTY-WIDE.
1025 PM GEORGETOWN IN WIND DAMAGE
06/29/98 FLOYD TREES DOWN.
1026 PM LEWISPORT KY WIND DAMAGE
06/29/98 HANCOCK TREES AND POWER LINES
DOWN.
1027 PM TELL CITY IN WIND DAMAGE
06/29/98 PERRY POWER LINES AND TREES
DOWN. POWER OUT IN TELL
CITY.
1030 PM LEWISPORT KY .75 INCH HAIL
06/29/98 HANCOCK
1030 PM MILTON KY WIND DAMAGE
06/29/98 TRIMBLE TREES DOWN.
1040 PM GOSHEN KY WIND DAMAGE
06/29/98 OLDHAM TREES DOWN.
1045 PM HARDINSBURG KY WIND DAMAGE
06/29/98 BRECKINRIDGE TREES AND POWER LINES
DOWN COUNTY-WIDE.
1045 PM LOUISVILLE KY WIND DAMAGE
06/29/98 JEFFERSON TREES AND POWER LINES
DOWN COUNTY-WIDE.
1100 PM SHELBYVILLE KY WIND DAMAGE
06/29/98 SHELBY TREES AND POWER LINES
DOWN.
1100 PM SHEPHERDSVILLE KY WIND DAMAGE
06/29/98 BULLITT TREES DOWN IN THE
NORTH...WEST AND
EASTERN SECTIONS OF
COUNTY.
1110 PM HARTFORD KY .75 INCH HAIL
06/29/98 OHIO
1113 PM TAYLORSVILLE KY WIND DAMAGE
06/29/98 SPENCER POWER LINES DOWN.
1120 PM ALTON KY WIND DAMAGE
06/29/98 ANDERSON TWO TREES DOWN.
1140 PM GEORGETOWN KY WIND DAMAGE
06/29/98 SCOTT TREES DOWN SEVERAL
LOCATIONS.
1145 PM VERSAILLES KY WIND DAMAGE
06/29/98 WOODFORD THREE TREES DOWN.
1155 PM LEXINGTON KY WIND DAMAGE
06/29/98 FAYETTE TREES DOWN IN SEVERAL
LOCATIONS.
1205 AM WINCHESTER KY WIND DAMAGE
06/30/98 CLARK TWO TREES DOWN.
1230 AM BOWLING GREEN KY WIND DAMAGE
06/30/98 WARREN POWER LINES DOWN. AT
LEAST ONE TREE DOWN.
DEWALDThe office that day
Everything else NWS Louisville, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 29, 9:10 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Oldham, Trimble | 45 min |
| Jun 29, 9:22 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Jefferson | 38 min |
| Jun 29, 9:22 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Meade | 38 min |
| Jun 29, 9:25 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Hancock | 35 min |
| Jun 29, 9:31 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Henry | 44 min |
| Jun 29, 9:42 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bullitt, Hardin | 48 min |
| Jun 29, 9:51 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Shelby, Spencer | 39 min |
| Jun 29, 10:03 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Grayson, Ohio | 42 min |
| Jun 29, 10:06 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Larue, Nelson | 49 min |
| Jun 29, 10:17 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Anderson, Franklin | 28 min |
| Jun 29, 10:19 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Mercer, Scott, Woodford | 41 min |
| Jun 29, 10:25 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Washington | 35 min |
| Jun 29, 10:31 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Marion | 44 min |
| Jun 29, 10:33 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bourbon, Fayette | 42 min |
| Jun 29, 10:33 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Harrison | 42 min |
| Jun 29, 10:35 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Jessamine | 40 min |
| Jun 29, 10:46 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Nicholas | 29 min |
| Jun 29, 10:49 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Clark, Madison | 41 min |
| Jun 29, 10:56 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Boyle, Garrard | 39 min |
| Jun 29, 11:03 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Butler | 27 min |
| Jun 29, 11:05 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Edmonson, Grayson | 35 min |
| Jun 29, 11:07 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Warren | 33 min |
| Jun 29, 11:15 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Casey, Lincoln | 30 min |
| Jun 29, 11:26 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Hart | 34 min |
| Jun 29, 11:45 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Barren | 30 min |
| Jun 29, 8:04 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Dubois, Orange | 31 min |
| Jun 29, 8:32 PM EST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Washington | 43 min |
| Jun 29, 8:38 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Dubois | 37 min |
| Jun 29, 8:42 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Crawford, Harrison | 48 min |
| Jun 29, 8:46 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Jefferson, Scott | 44 min |
| Jun 29, 8:54 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Perry | 51 min |
| Jun 29, 9:00 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Clark, Floyd | 45 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.