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Tornado Warning 40, NWS Louisville, KY

May 31, 1998Green County, Kentucky

NWS Louisville, KY issued this tornado warning at May 31, 1998, 8:48 PM CDT for Green County, Kentucky. It was in force for 47 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
May 31, 1998, 8:48 PM CDT (01:48 UTC)
Expired
May 31, 1998, 9:35 PM CDT
In force
47 min
Issued by
NWS Louisville, KY
Area
Whole counties

County Green County, KY

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
May 31, 9:00 PM CDTThunderstorm Wind 50Hudgins, 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
May 31, 6:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 1.8 hours before the alert went out and 157 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 00:00Z on 1998-06-01Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 3629 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, Nashville Metro, TN at 00:00Z on 1998-06-01The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 156 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
3629 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-5 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1064 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
55 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
156 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
302 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
5.1
Supercell composite
21.7

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The text

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

000 
TTAA00 KSDF 010150 RRA
TORSDF
KYC087-010235-

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
948 PM EDT (848 PM CDT) SUN MAY 31 1998

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  GREEN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY

* UNTIL 935 PM CDT (1035 PM EDT)

* AT AT 845 PM CDT... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR
  INDICATED A TORNADO 45 MILES NORTHWEST OF SOMERSET NEAR THE TOWN OF
  HUDbGINS... MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

* THE TORNADO IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR...
  SUMMERSVILLE BY 900 PM CDT
  GREENSBURG BY 910 PM CDT

GO TO THE BASEMENT OR A SMALL INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR!

STUREY/FUNK/VLD

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this tornado 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 31, 6:18 PM CDT, 2 hours 30 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KENTUCKY
718 PM EDT SUN MAY 31 1998

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

0713 PM    HODGENVILLE               KY   WIND DAMAGE
05/31/98   LARUE                          NUMEROUS TREES DOWN.
                                          REPORT FROM NWS.
Local storm report, May 31, 6:53 PM CDT, 1 hour 55 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KENTUCKY
753 PM EDT SUN MAY 31 1998

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

0540 PM    FRANKLINTON               KY   WIND DAMAGE
05/31/98   HENRY                          SEVERAL BARNS DESTROYED.
                                          NUMEROUS TREES DOWN ON
                                          HOMES. POSSIBLE TORNADO.
                                          REPORT STATE POLICE.

0730 PM    ELIZABETH TOWN            KY   FLOODING
05/31/98   HARDIN                         RAILROAD UNDERPASS UNDER
                                          WATER. WATER OVER HIGHWAY
                                          62. REPORT FROM HAM
                                          OPERATOR
Local storm report, May 31, 6:58 PM CDT, 1 hour 50 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KENTUCKY
758 PM EDT SUN MAY 31 1998

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

0720 PM    1 W SPRINGFIELD           KY   60 MPH TSTM GUST
05/31/98   WASHINGTON                     REPORT FROM LOCAL
                                          DISPATCH.

0740 PM    2 E HODGENVILLE           KY   WIND DAMAGE          d
05/31/98   LARUE                          TREES AND POWER LINES
                                          DOWN. REPORT FROM HAM
                                          RADIO OPERATOR.
Local storm report, May 31, 7:09 PM CDT, 1 hour 39 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KENTUCKY
809 PM EDT SUN MAY 31 1998

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

0755 PM    WINCHESTER                KY   WIND DAMAGE
05/31/98   CLARK                          POWER LINES DOWN ONTO
                                          VEHICLE. REPORT FROM
                                          DISPATCH.

0759 PM    CAMPBELLSVILLE            KY   1.75 INCH HAIL
05/31/98   TAYLOR                         REPORT FROM RADIO STATION.

0759 PM    CAMPBELLSVILLE            KY   60 MPH TSTM GUST
05/31/98   TAYLOR                         REPORT FROM RADIO STATION.
Local storm report, May 31, 7:32 PM CDT, 1 hour 16 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KENTUCKY
832 PM EDT SUN MAY 31 1998

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

0615 PM    LOUISVILLE                KY   WIND DAMAGE
05/31/98   JEFFERSON                      POWER LINES DOWN ACROSS
                                          CITY. REPORT FROM SHERIFF
                                          DISPATCH.

0820 PM    LIBERTY                   KY   WIND DAMAGE
05/31/98   CASEY                          TREES DOWN. REPORT FROM
                                          DISPATCH.
Local storm report, May 31, 8:13 PM CDT, 35 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KENTUCKY
913 PM EDT SUN MAY 31 1998

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

0800 PM    LEBANON                   KY   WIND DAMAGE
05/31/98   MARION                         NUMEROUS LIMBS DOWN.

0820 PM    CAMPBELLSVILLE            KY   WIND DAMAGE
05/31/98   TAYLOR                         ROOF BLOWN OFF BUILDING
                                          SUPPLY STORE INTO CAR
                                          DEALERSHIP LOT.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 31, 7:04 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKCasey41 min
May 31, 7:17 PM CDTTornado WarningLMKAdair28 min
May 31, 7:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKLincoln27 min
May 31, 7:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKRussell32 min
May 31, 7:47 PM CDTTornado WarningLMKCasey18 min
May 31, 8:02 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKMarion33 min
May 31, 8:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKHardin, Larue38 min
May 31, 8:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKHart36 min
May 31, 8:28 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLMKMarion3 hr
May 31, 8:30 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLMKTaylor90 min
May 31, 8:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKGreen48 min
May 31, 9:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKLogan36 min
May 31, 10:05 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLMKAdair2 hr
May 31, 10:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKSimpson33 min
May 31, 10:56 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLMKRussell119 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.