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Tornado Warning 29, NWS Louisville, KY

April 2, 2006Logan County, Kentucky

NWS Louisville, KY issued this tornado warning at Apr 2, 2006, 9:04 PM CDT for Logan County, Kentucky. It was in force for 41 min. 4 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued: Apr 2, 2006, 9:04 PM CDT (02:04 UTC)
Expired: Apr 2, 2006, 9:45 PM CDT
In force: 41 min
Issued by: NWS Louisville, KY
Area: Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Logan County, KY

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Apr 2, 9:35 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	Lewisburg, KY	STRUCTURE DAMAGE AT KINGPORT AVE.
Apr 2, 9:35 PM CDT	TORNADO 59	Lewisburg, KY	LOTS OF DAMAGE IN TOWN. CARS OVERTURNED. GOLFBALL SIZED HAIL
Apr 2, 9:35 PM CDT	TORNADO	Lewisburg, KY	LOTS OF DAMAGE IN TOWN. CARS OVERTURNED. GOLFBALL SIZED HAIL
Apr 2, 9:37 PM CDT	HAIL 1.75	Lewisburg, KY

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

Did it verify

Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched 2 storm reports to this tornado warning; the first came 31 minutes after it went out.

Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Apr 2, 5:44 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 2.1 hours before the alert went out and 91 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 80 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -308 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1096 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 42 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 324 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 318 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

000 
WFUS53 KLMK 030204
TORLMK
KYC141-030245-
/O.NEW.KLMK.TO.W.0029.060403T0204Z-060403T0245Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
904 PM CDT SUN APR 2 2006

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A

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

* UNTIL 945 PM CDT

* AT 901 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 30 MILES WEST OF
  RUSSELLVILLE...OR ABOUT 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF HOPKINSVILLE...MOVING
  EAST AT 60 MPH.

* THE TORNADO IS WILL BE NEAR...
  7 MILES NORTH OF RUSSELLVILLE BY 930 PM CDT

IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 
GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS TO NEAR 80 
MPH...EVEN OUTSIDE OF THE TORNADO AREA.

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

LAT...LON 3680 8704 3681 8707 3682 8705 3706 8706
      3706 8697 3707 8696 3701 8670 3682 8672
      3678 8675

$$
CS

5 follow-up statements

000 
WWUS53 KLMK 030208
SVSLMK

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1008 PM EDT SUN APR 2 2006

KYC085-030218-
/O.EXP.KLMK.TO.W.0027.000000T0000Z-060403T0215Z/
GRAYSON KY-
908 PM CDT SUN APR 2 2006

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR GRAYSON COUNTY EXPIRES AT 915 PM CDT...

A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM CDT MONDAY 
MORNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA AND WESTERN KENTUCKY.

LAT...LON 3753 8669 3741 8661 3734 8646 3735 8611
      3748 8608 3760 8627

$$

AL

000 
WWUS53 KLMK 030224 RRA
SVSLMK

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1024 PM EDT SUN APR 2 2006

KYC141-030245-
/O.CON.KLMK.TO.W.0029.000000T0000Z-060403T0245Z/
LOGAN KY-
924 PM CDT SUN APR 2 2006

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM CDT FOR LOGAN 
COUNTY...

AT 921 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS AND WEATHER RADAR WERE 
TRACKING A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 8 MILES WEST OF 
SPA...OR ABOUT 9 MILES NORTH OF ELKTON...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  SPA BY 930 PM CDT
  EPLEYS STATION AND LEWISBURG BY 935 PM CDT
  RUSSELLVILLE BY 940 PM CDT

MAJOR DAMAGE HAS BEEN REPORTED IN TODD AND CHIRSTIAN COUNTIES WITH 
THIS TORNADO. TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY

IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 
GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS TO NEAR 80 
MPH...EVEN OUTSIDE OF THE TORNADO PATH.

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

LAT...LON 3680 8704 3681 8707 3682 8705 3706 8706
      3706 8697 3707 8696 3701 8670 3682 8672
      3678 8675

$$
CS

000 
WWUS53 KLMK 030235
SVSLMK

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1033 PM EDT SUN APR 2 2006

KYC141-030245-
/O.CON.KLMK.TO.W.0029.000000T0000Z-060403T0245Z/
LOGAN KY-
933 PM CDT SUN APR 2 2006

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM CDT FOR LOGAN 
COUNTY...

AT 931 PM CDT...WEATHER RADAR WAS TRACKING A TORNADO. TRAINED 
WEATHER SPOTTERS EARLIER REPORTED A TORNADO OVER HOPKINS AND TRIGG 
COUNTIES.  THIS TORNADO WAS NOW LOCATED NEAR SPA...OR ABOUT 12 MILES 
NORTHEAST OF ELKTON...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.

IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 
GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS TO NEAR 80 
MPH...EVEN OUTSIDE OF THE TORNADO AREA.

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

LAT...LON 3680 8704 3681 8707 3682 8705 3706 8706
      3706 8697 3707 8696 3701 8670 3682 8672
      3678 8675

$$
CS

000 
WWUS53 KLMK 030237 CCA
SVSLMK

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1033 PM EDT SUN APR 2 2006

CORRECTED TRIGG TO TODD COUNTY

KYC141-030245-
/O.CON.KLMK.TO.W.0029.000000T0000Z-060403T0245Z/
LOGAN KY-
933 PM CDT SUN APR 2 2006

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM CDT FOR LOGAN 
COUNTY...

AT 931 PM CDT...WEATHER RADAR WAS TRACKING A TORNADO. TRAINED 
WEATHER SPOTTERS EARLIER REPORTED A TORNADO OVER HOPKINS AND TODD 
COUNTIES.  THIS TORNADO WAS NOW LOCATED NEAR SPA...OR ABOUT 12 MILES 
NORTHEAST OF ELKTON...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.

IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 
GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS TO NEAR 80 
MPH...EVEN OUTSIDE OF THE TORNADO AREA.

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

LAT...LON 3680 8704 3681 8707 3682 8705 3706 8706
      3706 8697 3707 8696 3701 8670 3682 8672
      3678 8675

$$
CS

000 
WWUS53 KLMK 030237 CCB
SVSLMK

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1033 PM EDT SUN APR 2 2006

CORRECTED HOPKINS TO CHRISTIAN COUNTY

KYC141-030245-
/O.CON.KLMK.TO.W.0029.000000T0000Z-060403T0245Z/
LOGAN KY-
933 PM CDT SUN APR 2 2006

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM CDT FOR LOGAN 
COUNTY...

AT 931 PM CDT...WEATHER RADAR WAS TRACKING A TORNADO. TRAINED 
WEATHER SPOTTERS EARLIER REPORTED A TORNADO OVER CHRISTIAN AND TODD 
COUNTIES.  THIS TORNADO WAS NOW LOCATED NEAR SPA...OR ABOUT 12 MILES 
NORTHEAST OF ELKTON...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.

IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 
GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS TO NEAR 80 
MPH...EVEN OUTSIDE OF THE TORNADO AREA.

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

LAT...LON 3680 8704 3681 8707 3682 8705 3706 8706
      3706 8697 3707 8696 3701 8670 3682 8672
      3678 8675

$$
CS

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.

NWS Louisville, KY wrote its last area forecast discussion before this tornado warning went out at Apr 2, 8:45 PM CDT, 19 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 2, 8:45 PM CDT, 19 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
945 PM EDT SUN APR 2 2006

.EVENING UPDATE:...
WILL UPDATE TO ADD TORNADO WATCH FOR ECENTRL KY.

PREVIOUS DISCUSSION BELOW:

.SHORT TERM (TONIGHT AND MONDAY)...

SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING ACROSS PARTS OF
FORECAST AREA AT MID AFTERNOON WITH CONSIDERABLY MORE DEVELOPMENT
ACROSS THE TENNESSEE. EXPECT THESE STORMS TO CONTINUE TO MOVE TO THE
NORTHEAST AND REACH SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY BY LATE AFTERNOON. WARM
FRONT HAS MOVED NORTH ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA AND WILL TRACK NORTH
INTO CENTRAL INDIANA BY LATE AFTERNOON.

COMPLEX FORECAST FOR TONIGHT WITH POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WEATHER AND
STRONGER STORMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF COLD FRONT. AIR HAS DESTABILIZED
IN THE WARM SECTOR WITH SURFACE BASED LIS -9 ACROSS PARTS OF
MISSOURI AND ARKANSAS. EXPECT TWO SHOTS AT SEVERE WEATHER. FIRST
THIS EVENING AS THE STORMS IN TENNESSEE MOVE NORTHEAST FROM
TENNESSEE. SECOND WILL BE LATER THIS EVENING INTO EARLY OVERNIGHT AS
UNSTABLE AIR FROM MISSOURI WORKS EAST AND COLD FRONT PUSHES INTO
CENTRAL KENTUCKY.

UPPER LEVEL JET WILL MOVE INTO CENTRAL KENTUCKY BY 06Z WITH A
STRONGER JET STREAK BEHIND IT. 40 TO 50 KT WINDS AT 850 MB WILL ALSO
AID IN STRONG WINDS GUSTS AS THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP INTO LINES
TONIGHT.

ON MONDAY AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES TO THE EAST...WRAP AROUND MOISTURE
WILL KEEP CLOUDS OVER THE AREA. COLDER AIR ALOFT ASSOCIATED WITH
COLD CORE LOW TO OUR NORTH WILL KEEP AIR UNSTABLE ENOUGH FOR
SCATTERED SHOWERS TO DEVELOP...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF
OF THE FORECAST AREA.

TEMPERATURES WILL NOT RISE MUCH DURING THE DAY MONDAY WITH
READINGS REMAINING NEARLY STEADY THROUGH THE DAY. WILL GO A LITTLE
COOLER THAN GFS MOS BUT BELIEVE NAM MOS IS TOO COOL...ESPECIALLY AT
LEX. WILL GO WITH A BLEND.

SCHOLZ

.LONG TERM (MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY)...

MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

FAIRLY BENIGN WEATHER PATTERN FOR THIS PERIOD. AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE
WILL MOVE ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY IN THE WAKE OF A DEPARTING TROUGH.
AT THE SURFACE COOL HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE REGION FROM
THE NORTHERN PLAINS. SKIES WILL CLEAR BETWEEN 00Z AND 12Z TUESDAY
AND REMAIN CLEAR UNTIL HIGH CLOUDS INCREASE LATE WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON. ONLY CONCERN WILL BE TEMPERATURES TUESDAY MORNING. MODEL
GUIDANCE NUMBERS ARE CONSISTENT WITH LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. THIS
COMBINED WITH DIMINISHING WINDS WILL MAKE FROST A DISTINCT
POSSIBILITY ESPECIALLY ACROSS EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND SOUTHERN
INDIANA.

READINGS WILL REBOUND TUESDAY AFTERNOON AS HIGHS TOP OUT IN THE
UPPER 50S AND LOWER 60S. TEMPERATURES WEDNESDAY WILL BE A FEW
DEGREES WARMER.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY...

MID RANGE MODELS ARE HAVING SOME DIFFICULTY RESOLVING THE UPPER
LEVEL PATTERN FOR THIS FORECAST PERIOD. THE MAIN CONCERN WILL BE
ADDITIONAL ENERGY DROPPING INTO THE EASTERN UNITED STATES TROUGH AT
THE BEGINNING OF THE PERIOD AND AN ADDITIONAL TROUGH DEVELOPING OFF
THE WEST COAST. THIS WILL AFFECT THE TIMING AND STRENGTH OF A TROUGH
OVER THE INTERIOR WEST AT 00Z THURSDAY. FOR CONSISTENCY WE WILL USE
THE GFS ENSEMBLE FOR THIS FORECAST. SHOWERS AND SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE INTO THE LOWER OHIO VALLEY THURSDAY AS A
WARM FRONT TRAVELS NORTH THROUGH THE REGION. THUNDERSTORMS WILL
REMAIN POSSIBLE FRIDAY IN THE WARM MOIST AIRMASS AHEAD OF A COLD
FRONT. PRECIPITATION SHOULD END FRIDAY NIGHT. FOR NOW WE WILL KEEP
MOST OF SATURDAY AND SUNDAY DRY.

AS MENTIONED THIS IS A LOW CONFIDENCE FORECAST AND WE MAY NEED TO
ADD PRECIPITATION TO NEXT WEEKENDS FORECAST IF THE EUROPEAN AND
CANADIAN MODELS VERIFY.  --JA

&&

.LMK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
KY...NONE.
IN...NONE.
&&

Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 2, 2:40 PM CDT, 6 hours 24 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
340 PM EDT SUN APR 2 2006

INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>067-
070>078-081-082-030830-
ORANGE IN-WASHINGTON IN-SCOTT IN-JEFFERSON IN-DUBOIS IN-
CRAWFORD IN-PERRY IN-HARRISON IN-FLOYD IN-CLARK IN-HANCOCK KY-
BRECKINRIDGE KY-MEADE KY-OHIO KY-GRAYSON KY-HARDIN KY-BULLITT KY-
JEFFERSON KY-OLDHAM KY-TRIMBLE KY-HENRY KY-SHELBY KY-FRANKLIN KY-
SCOTT KY-HARRISON KY-SPENCER KY-ANDERSON KY-WOODFORD KY-
FAYETTE KY-BOURBON KY-NICHOLAS KY-NELSON KY-WASHINGTON KY-
MERCER KY-JESSAMINE KY-CLARK KY-LARUE KY-MARION KY-BOYLE KY-
GARRARD KY-MADISON KY-BUTLER KY-EDMONSON KY-HART KY-GREEN KY-
TAYLOR KY-CASEY KY-LINCOLN KY-LOGAN KY-WARREN KY-SIMPSON KY-
ALLEN KY-BARREN KY-MONROE KY-METCALFE KY-ADAIR KY-RUSSELL KY-
CUMBERLAND KY-CLINTON KY-
340 PM EDT SUN APR 2 2006

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL
INDIANA AND CENTRAL KENTUCKY.

.DAY ONE...THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT.

A WARM FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO LIFT NORTHWARD ACROSS THE OUTLOOK AREA
THIS AFTERNOON...HELPING GENERATE SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.  SOME OF THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
HAIL... GUSTY WINDS... DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING... AND
LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS.

TONIGHT...AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES INTO THE GREAT LAKES REGION...A COLD
FRONT IS FORECAST TO PUSH EASTWARD ACROSS THE LOWER OHIO VALLEY.
SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER
MISSOURI AND ILLINOIS THIS EVENING ...AND TRAVEL EASTWARD
INTO THE OUTLOOK AREA AHEAD OF THE FRONT...LIKELY FORMING INTO A
SQUALL LINE WITH SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. BASED ON CURRENT DATA...THE
BEST CHANCES FOR WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER IN THE OUTLOOK AREA ARE
BETWEEN 11 PM AND 4 AM EDT.

THE STORMS TONIGHT WILL LIKELY BE FAST MOVING...WITH DAMAGING WINDS
THE MAIN THREAT...ALONG WITH LARGE HAIL. ISOLATED TORNADOES CANNOT
BE RULED OUT. LOCATIONS WEST OF I-65 HAVE THE BEST CHANCES OF SEVERE
WEATHER.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

A WEATHER SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE REGION LATE THURSDAY
INTO FRIDAY...BRINGING ANOTHER CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS TO THE AREA.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGERS SHOULD MONITOR WEATHER CONDITIONS
THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS LIKELY...MAINLY
TONIGHT. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...LOCAL MEDIA... OR VISIT OUR
WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/LOUISVILLE FOR UPDATES AND MORE INFORMATION.

JA

In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 2, 8:37 PM CDT, 27 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
937 PM EDT SUN APR 02 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0920 PM     TSTM WND DMG     CAREFREE                38.24N 86.36W
04/02/2006                   CRAWFORD           IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TRUCK BLOWN OFF OFF I-64

&&

CALLAHAN

Local storm report, Apr 2, 8:39 PM CDT, 25 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
939 PM EDT SUN APR 02 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0938 PM     TSTM WND GST     CORYDON                 38.21N 86.13W
04/02/2006  M62 MPH          HARRISON           IN   AMATEUR RADIO

&&

AL

Local storm report, Apr 2, 8:42 PM CDT, 22 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
942 PM EDT SUN APR 02 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0924 PM     TSTM WND DMG     TELL CITY               37.95N 86.76W
04/02/2006                   PERRY              IN   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES...POWER LINES...AND STRUCTURE DAMAGE THOUGHOUT
            COUNTY.

&&

CALLAHAN

Local storm report, Apr 2, 8:53 PM CDT, 11 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
953 PM EDT SUN APR 02 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0920 PM     TSTM WND DMG     CAREFREE                38.24N 86.36W
04/02/2006                   CRAWFORD           IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            POWER LINES DOWN ACROSS I-64. I-64 CLOSED. SOME INJURIES
            DUE TO POWER LINES ON TRUCK.

&&

CALLAHAN

Local storm report, Apr 2, 8:59 PM CDT, 5 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
959 PM EDT SUN APR 02 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0958 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     CLARKSVILLE             38.32N 85.77W
04/02/2006                   CLARK              IN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            COMING OUT OF ROTATING WALL CLOUD

&&

CALLAHAN

Local storm report, Apr 2, 9:04 PM CDT, 0 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1004 PM EDT SUN APR 02 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1003 PM     HAIL             2 S LOUISVILLE          38.20N 85.74W
04/02/2006  E0.88 INCH       JEFFERSON          KY   AMATEUR RADIO

            NICKEL SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH AT I-65 AND
            OUTER LOOP.

&&

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 2, 7:47 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Hancock	28 min
Apr 2, 7:58 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Butler, Ohio	47 min
Apr 2, 8:02 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Logan	28 min
Apr 2, 8:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Breckinridge, Hancock, Meade	48 min
Apr 2, 8:29 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Grayson	46 min
Apr 2, 8:32 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Jefferson	43 min
Apr 2, 8:43 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Ohio	17 min
Apr 2, 8:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Oldham, Trimble	45 min
Apr 2, 8:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Breckinridge, Bullitt, Hardin, Meade	33 min
Apr 2, 9:01 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Ohio	14 min
Apr 2, 9:06 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Henry, Shelby, Spencer	24 min
Apr 2, 9:10 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Jefferson, Shelby	35 min
Apr 2, 9:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Butler	33 min
Apr 2, 9:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Bullitt, Jefferson, Spencer	35 min
Apr 2, 9:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Franklin	33 min
Apr 2, 9:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Casey	21 min
Apr 2, 9:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Lincoln	36 min
Apr 2, 9:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Scott, Woodford	34 min
Apr 2, 9:44 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Logan	16 min
Apr 2, 9:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Anderson	26 min
Apr 2, 9:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Butler	37 min
Apr 2, 9:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Bourbon, Harrison, Nicholas	37 min
Apr 2, 9:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Green, Hart, Taylor	34 min
Apr 2, 9:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Fayette	32 min
Apr 2, 9:58 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Logan	31 min
Apr 2, 10:07 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Green, Taylor	23 min
Apr 2, 10:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Marion	20 min
Apr 2, 10:17 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Clinton, Cumberland, Monroe	43 min
Apr 2, 10:19 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Casey	26 min
Apr 2, 10:21 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Warren	24 min
Apr 2, 10:32 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Lincoln	28 min
Apr 3, 12:32 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Warren	13 min

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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.