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Tornado Warning 1, NWS Louisville, KY

February 27, 1999Harrison County, Washington County, Indiana

NWS Louisville, KY issued this tornado warning at Feb 27, 1999, 6:21 PM EST for Harrison County, Washington County, Indiana. It was in force for 24 min. 3 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
Feb 27, 1999, 6:21 PM EST (23:21 UTC)
Expired
Feb 27, 1999, 6:45 PM EST
In force
24 min
Issued by
NWS Louisville, KY
Area
Whole counties

Counties Harrison County, IN, Washington County, IN

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Feb 27, 6:30 PM ESTThunderstorm Wind 50Salem, INTrees down
Feb 27, 6:40 PM ESTHail 1Campbellsburg, INOne inch hail fell in Cambellsburg
Feb 27, 6:47 PM ESTHail 1.75Laconia, INOne and three quarter inch hail fell in Laconia

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 nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 11.4 hours before the alert went out and 230 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 12:00Z on 1999-02-27Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 12:00Z on 1999-02-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 318 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
645 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
56 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
318 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
351 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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

000 
TTAA00 KSDF 272321 RRA
TORSDF
INC061-175-272345-

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
621 PM EST SAT FEB 27 1999

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHERN HARRISON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA
  WASHINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA

* UNTIL 645 PM EST

* AT 618 PM EST... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  TORNADO 25 MILES NORTHWEST OF LOUISVILLE...OR 5 MILES EAST OF
  HARDINSBURG ... MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.

* THE TORNADO IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR...
  MARTINSBURG BY 640 PM EST
  PALMYRA BY 640 PM EST

ABANDON MOBILE HOMES! GO IN A NEARBY STURDY BUILDING. AS A LAST
RESORT LIE FLAT IN A DITCH AND COVER YOUR HEAD.

CS/RNK

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

Special weather statement, Feb 27, 4:30 PM EST, 1 hour 51 minutes before
KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>067-070>078-081-082-INZ076-079-083-
084-089>092-281200-

CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND SOUTH-CENTRAL INDIANA SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
430 PM EST SAT FEB 27 1999

THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS INDICATED THAT A SLIGHT RISK OF
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EXISTS ACROSS CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND
SOUTH-CENTRAL INDIANA THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPED THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS SOUTHERN
MISSOURI...ILLINOIS AND SOUTHWARD INTO ARKANSAS.  THESE
THUNDERSTORMS WERE ALONG AND AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THAT WILL REACH
CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA OVERNIGHT.  HOWEVER...THE
FURTHER EAST THE STORMS TRAVEL THE MORE STABLE AIRMASS THEY WILL
ENCOUNTER.  ALTHOUGH PRESENT INDICATIONS ARE THAT THE STORMS WILL
WEAKEN DURING THE EVENING HOURS...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS REMAIN
POSSIBLE.

THE MAIN THREAT FROM THESE STORMS IS LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS.
HEAVY RAIN AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ALSO CAN BE EXPECTED.

THIS IS A PRELIMINARY OUTLOOK.  STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO
FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OR THE MEDIA FOR THE LATEST
INFORMATION ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION.

SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUESTED LATER TONIGHT.

RNK
Special weather statement, Feb 27, 4:30 PM EST, 1 hour 51 minutes before
KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>067-070>078-081-082-INZ076-079-083-
084-089>092-281200-

CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND SOUTH-CENTRAL INDIANA SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
430 PM EST SAT FEB 27 1999

THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS INDICATED THAT A SLIGHT RISK OF
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EXISTS ACROSS CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND
SOUTH-CENTRAL INDIANA THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPED THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS SOUTHERN
MISSOURI...ILLINOIS AND SOUTHWARD INTO ARKANSAS.  THESE
THUNDERSTORMS WERE ALONG AND AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THAT WILL REACH
CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA OVERNIGHT.  HOWEVER...THE
FURTHER EAST THE STORMS TRAVEL THE MORE STABLE AIRMASS THEY WILL
ENCOUNTER.  ALTHOUGH PRESENT INDICATIONS ARE THAT THE STORMS WILL
WEAKEN DURING THE EVENING HOURS...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS REMAIN
POSSIBLE.

THE MAIN THREAT FROM THESE STORMS IS LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS.
HEAVY RAIN AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ALSO CAN BE EXPECTED.

THIS IS A PRELIMINARY OUTLOOK.  STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO
FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OR THE MEDIA FOR THE LATEST
INFORMATION ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION.

SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUESTED LATER TONIGHT.

RNK

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 27, 4:52 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKDubois, Orange33 min
Feb 27, 5:22 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKOrange, Washington28 min
Feb 27, 5:47 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKOrange33 min
Feb 27, 6:10 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKCrawford, Harrison, Washington35 min
Feb 27, 6:44 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKHarrison31 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.