Alert archive / Kentucky / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1998
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 69, NWS Louisville, KY
NWS Louisville, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 20, 1998, 6:05 PM EDT for Clark County, Fayette County, Madison County, Kentucky. It was in force for 40 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
- May 20, 1998, 6:05 PM EDT (22:05 UTC)
- Expired
- May 20, 1998, 6:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 40 min
- Issued by
- NWS Louisville, KY
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Clark County, KY, Fayette County, KY, Madison County, KY
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 20, 6:30 PM EDT | Thunderstorm Wind 50 | Lexington, KY | |
| May 20, 6:35 PM EDT | Thunderstorm Wind 50 | Richmond, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 20, 5:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 174 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
- 7 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -235 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 898 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 29 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 66 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 60 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
686 WUUS1 KSDF 202209 RRA SVRSDF KYC049-067-151-202245- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 605 PM EDT WED MAY 20 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 MADISON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY * UNTIL 645 PM EDT * AT 605 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS 15 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LEXINGTON CENTERED NEAR TROY... MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 40 MPH. * THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR... ATHENS BY 625 PM EDT WINCHESTER BY 630 PM EDT RICHMOND BY 620 PM EDT THESE ARE DANGEROUS STORMS STAY INDOORS AWAY FROM WINDOWS. THESE STORMS WILL PRODUCE WIND GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH. FUNK/KIRKPATRICK
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, May 20, 5:27 PM EDT, 38 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KENTUCKY
527 PM EDT WED MAY 20 1998
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0510 PM BARDSTOWN KY WIND DAMAGE
05/20/98 NELSON NUMEROUS REPORTS OF TREES
AND POWER LINES DOWN. MUCH
OF BARDSTOWN WITHOUT
POWER. REPORT FROM LOCAL
DISPATCH.Local storm report, May 20, 5:34 PM EDT, 31 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KENTUCKY
534 PM EDT WED MAY 20 1998
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0520 PM SPRINGFIELD KY WIND DAMAGE
05/20/98 WASHINGTON 60 MPH WIND GUSTS. REPORT
FROM DISPATCH.
0525 PM LEBANON KY WIND DAMAGE
05/20/98 MARION TREES DOWN ACROSS THE
CITY. REPORT FROM
DISPATCH.Special weather statement, May 20, 5:39 PM EDT, 26 minutes before
KYZ046-054-202210- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 539 PM EDT WED MAY 20 1998 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR MARION AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES OF CENTRAL KENTUCKY HAS EXPIRED... AT 535 PM EDT WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT SEVERE WEATHER HAD MOVED OUT OF BOTH WASHINGTON AND MARION COUNTIES. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER BOTH WASHINGTON AND MARION COUNTIES THROUGH 6PM EDT. THEREFORE THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. RNK
Special weather statement, May 20, 5:39 PM EDT, 26 minutes before
KYZ046-054-202210- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 539 PM EDT WED MAY 20 1998 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR MARION AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES OF CENTRAL KENTUCKY HAS EXPIRED... AT 535 PM EDT WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT SEVERE WEATHER HAD MOVED OUT OF BOTH WASHINGTON AND MARION COUNTIES. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER BOTH WASHINGTON AND MARION COUNTIES THROUGH 6PM EDT. THEREFORE THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. RNK
Local storm report, May 20, 5:41 PM EDT, 24 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KENTUCKY
541 PM EDT WED MAY 20 1998
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0510 PM WATERFORD KY WIND DAMAGE
05/20/98 SPENCER TREES DOWN. REPORT FROM
HAM RADIO OPERATOR.Local storm report, May 20, 6:00 PM EDT, 5 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KENTUCKY
600 PM EDT WED MAY 20 1998
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0530 PM CAMPBELLSVILLE KY WIND DAMAGE
05/20/98 TAYLOR NUMEROUS REPORTS OF TREES
DOWN ACROSS THE COUNTY.
THREE ROADS BLOCKED.
REPORT FROM DISPATCH AND
NWS SPOTTER.
0545 PM DANVILLE KY WIND DAMAGE
05/20/98 BOYLE NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER
LINES DOWN. REPORT FROM
LOCAL DISPATCH.The office that day
Everything else NWS Louisville, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 20, 12:45 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Jefferson, Oldham, Shelby, Spencer | 35 min |
| May 20, 1:00 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bullitt | 35 min |
| May 20, 1:18 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Anderson, Franklin | 32 min |
| May 20, 1:43 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Fayette | 32 min |
| May 20, 2:20 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Madison | 20 min |
| May 20, 3:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Hancock | 40 min |
| May 20, 3:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Meade | 37 min |
| May 20, 4:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bullitt, Hardin, Jefferson | 36 min |
| May 20, 4:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Larue, Nelson | 30 min |
| May 20, 5:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Spencer | 30 min |
| May 20, 5:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Marion, Washington | 30 min |
| May 20, 5:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Green, Taylor | 30 min |
| May 20, 5:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Anderson, Mercer | 39 min |
| May 20, 5:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Boyle, Casey | 39 min |
| May 20, 5:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Jessamine, Woodford | 45 min |
| May 20, 5:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Garrard, Lincoln | 45 min |
Nearby
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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.