THE MIDDLESBORO, KENTUCKY TORNADO OF 1988

Jeffrey A. Johnson

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THE MIDDLESBORO, KENTUCKY TORNADO OF 1988

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1989
By Jeffrey A. Johnson
Series: Central Region Technical Attachment 89-15

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Jeffrey A. Johnson
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United States. National Weather Service
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NWS (National Weather Service) ; NWC (National Water Center)
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On the morning of May 9, 1988, a strong short wave trough was moving east, through the Upper Mississippi Valley. A surface low was centered over Wisconsin at 15Z with a cold front extending south into Arkansas. Abundant low level moisture lay ahead of the front in an unstable air mass. At 00Z May 10, 1988, the cold front was pushing slowly east through central Kentucky. The 00Z sounding at Nashville, Tennessee had a lifted index of -7 indicating the air mass ahead of the cold front was unstable. Also, relatively strong vertical shear existed at Nashville. All of these elements combined to create a favorable severe weather environment.
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Air Masses Cold Severe Storms Tornadoes Watering Troughs Waves Air Masses Severe Storms Watering Troughs
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Central Region Technical Attachment ; 89-15
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Technical Attachment
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Mississippi River Valley ; Wisconsin ; Kentucky ; Nashville (Tenn.)
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