June 02, 1990
Various images related to Ohio Valley tornado outbreak
Thanks to Nick Smith for providing these images

Radar images from Covington, in north-central Kentucky. Top left: 0147 UTC/GMT June 03 (8:47 PM CDT June 02). Notice hook echo southeast of Indianapolis. Top right: 0202 UTC (9:02 PM CDT). Bottom left: 0259 UTC (9:59 PM CDT). Bottom right: 0334 UTC (10:34 PM CDT).

Screenshots from The Weather Channel: Above left: Radar image at 0115 UTC (8:15 PM CDT). Above right: Satellite image at 0130 UTC (8:30 PM CDT). Below left: Continental U.S. radar image at 0200 UTC (9:00 PM CDT). Below right: Active watches graphic showing tornado watches covering much of Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky.

Below left: Screenshot of scrolling tornado warning. Below right: Screenshot of a tornado video being shown on TWC.

Full text of the tornado warning shown above:

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED/
EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COVINGTON KY
1114 PM EDT SAT JUN 2 1990

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1215 AM EDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES

IN THE SOUTHWEST PART OF OHIO
BUTLER...HAMILTON

AT 1100 THIS EVENING A TORNADO WAS REPORTED ON THE GROUND IN RIPLEY COUNTY AND ANOTHER IN THE TOWN OF LOGAN OF DEARBORN COUNTY JUST WEST OF CINCINNATI.

THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL CROSS THROUGH HAMILTON AND BUTLER COUNTIES BETWEEN NOW AND MIDNIGHT. MOVEMENT OF THE STORM WAS TO THE EAST NORTHEAST AT 45 MILES AN HOUR.

IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF A TORNADO...THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR PIECE OF STURDY FURNATURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...FIND SHELTER IN AN INTERIOR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET ON THE LOWEST FLOOR. USE BLANKETS...PILLOWS... OR CUSHIONS TOCOVER YOUR BODY. AVOID WINDOWS.

THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM SITUATION. ACT QUICKLY. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO MOVE TO A SHELTER BELOW GROUND IF AVAILABLE. OTHERWISE...GOTO A SMALL INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR POSSIBLE. AVOID WINDOWS. ABANDON CARS AND MOBILE HOMES... TAKE COVER IN A REINFORCED BUILDING OR GET INTO A DITCH OR CULVERT.

MANUEL

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