Alert archive / Kentucky / Tornado Watches in 2006
Tornado Watch 165
The Storm Prediction Center issued this tornado watch at Apr 7, 2006, 3:08 PM EDT for 6 states. It was in force for 8 hr.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 7, 2006, 3:08 PM EDT (19:08 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 7, 2006, 11:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- the Storm Prediction Center
All 163 counties
Anderson County, KY, Bath County, KY, Bell County, KY, Boone County, KY, Bourbon County, KY, Boyd County, KY, Boyle County, KY, Bracken County, KY, Breathitt County, KY, Campbell County, KY, Carter County, KY, Casey County, KY, Clark County, KY, Clay County, KY, Elliott County, KY, Estill County, KY, Fayette County, KY, Fleming County, KY, Floyd County, KY, Franklin County, KY, Garrard County, KY, Grant County, KY, Greenup County, KY, Harlan County, KY, Harrison County, KY, Jackson County, KY, Jessamine County, KY, Johnson County, KY, Kenton County, KY, Knott County, KY, Knox County, KY, Laurel County, KY, Lawrence County, KY, Lee County, KY, Leslie County, KY, Letcher County, KY, Lewis County, KY, Lincoln County, KY, Madison County, KY, Magoffin County, KY, Martin County, KY, Mason County, KY, McCreary County, KY, Menifee County, KY, Mercer County, KY, Montgomery County, KY, Morgan County, KY, Nicholas County, KY, Owsley County, KY, Pendleton County, KY, Perry County, KY, Pike County, KY, Powell County, KY, Pulaski County, KY, Robertson County, KY, Rockcastle County, KY, Rowan County, KY, Scott County, KY, Wayne County, KY, Whitley County, KY, Wolfe County, KY, Woodford County, KY, Cherokee County, NC, Clay County, NC, Graham County, NC, Haywood County, NC, Macon County, NC, Madison County, NC, Swain County, NC, Adams County, OH, Athens County, OH, Auglaize County, OH, Brown County, OH, Butler County, OH, Champaign County, OH, Clark County, OH, Clermont County, OH, Clinton County, OH, Darke County, OH, Delaware County, OH, Fairfield County, OH, Fayette County, OH, Franklin County, OH, Gallia County, OH, Greene County, OH, Hamilton County, OH, Hardin County, OH, Highland County, OH, Hocking County, OH, Jackson County, OH, Lawrence County, OH, Licking County, OH, Logan County, OH, Madison County, OH, Meigs County, OH, Mercer County, OH, Miami County, OH, Montgomery County, OH, Morgan County, OH, Perry County, OH, Pickaway County, OH, Pike County, OH, Preble County, OH, Ross County, OH, Scioto County, OH, Shelby County, OH, Union County, OH, Vinton County, OH, Warren County, OH, Washington County, OH, Anderson County, TN, Bledsoe County, TN, Blount County, TN, Bradley County, TN, Campbell County, TN, Carter County, TN, Claiborne County, TN, Cocke County, TN, Grainger County, TN, Greene County, TN, Hamblen County, TN, Hamilton County, TN, Hancock County, TN, Hawkins County, TN, Jefferson County, TN, Johnson County, TN, Knox County, TN, Loudon County, TN, Marion County, TN, McMinn County, TN, Meigs County, TN, Monroe County, TN, Morgan County, TN, Polk County, TN, Rhea County, TN, Roane County, TN, Scott County, TN, Sequatchie County, TN, Sevier County, TN, Sullivan County, TN, Unicoi County, TN, Union County, TN, Washington County, TN, Buchanan County, VA, City of Bristol, VA, City of Norton, VA, Dickenson County, VA, Lee County, VA, Russell County, VA, Scott County, VA, Washington County, VA, Wise County, VA, Boone County, WV, Cabell County, WV, Jackson County, WV, Kanawha County, WV, Lincoln County, WV, Logan County, WV, Mason County, WV, Mingo County, WV, Putnam County, WV, Wayne County, WV, Wood County, WV
The radar
The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 103 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:09 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
Warnings issued inside it
86 tornado, severe thunderstorm and flash flood warnings for its counties while it was in force.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 7, 3:27 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Casey | 33 min |
| Apr 7, 3:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Lincoln | 36 min |
| Apr 7, 3:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Butler | 42 min |
| Apr 7, 3:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Pulaski | 39 min |
| Apr 7, 3:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Boone | 50 min |
| Apr 7, 3:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Madison | 34 min |
| Apr 7, 3:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Darke | 48 min |
| Apr 7, 3:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Garrard | 29 min |
| Apr 7, 3:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Darke | 43 min |
| Apr 7, 3:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Hamilton | 23 min |
| Apr 7, 3:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Rockcastle | 35 min |
| Apr 7, 3:55 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILN | Butler | 18 min |
| Apr 7, 3:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Shelby | 49 min |
| Apr 7, 4:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Warren | 45 min |
| Apr 7, 4:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Jackson | 23 min |
| Apr 7, 4:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Auglaize, Mercer | 51 min |
| Apr 7, 4:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Campbell, Kenton | 50 min |
| Apr 7, 4:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Clinton, Fayette | 48 min |
| Apr 7, 4:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Estill | 32 min |
| Apr 7, 4:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Champaign, Miami | 46 min |
| Apr 7, 4:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Lee | 40 min |
| Apr 7, 4:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Butler, Hamilton | 39 min |
| Apr 7, 4:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Miami, Montgomery | 50 min |
| Apr 7, 4:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Laurel | 33 min |
| Apr 7, 4:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Owsley | 30 min |
| Apr 7, 4:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Breathitt | 55 min |
| Apr 7, 4:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Boone | 24 min |
| Apr 7, 4:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Clermont, Hamilton | 51 min |
| Apr 7, 4:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Clay | 17 min |
| Apr 7, 4:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Magoffin | 26 min |
| Apr 7, 4:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Logan, Union | 41 min |
| Apr 7, 4:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Mingo, Wayne | 25 min |
| Apr 7, 4:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Leslie | 22 min |
| Apr 7, 4:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Montgomery, Preble | 50 min |
| Apr 7, 4:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Pickaway | 48 min |
| Apr 7, 4:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Lincoln, Logan | 32 min |
| Apr 7, 5:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Wayne | 26 min |
| Apr 7, 5:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Brown, Highland | 40 min |
| Apr 7, 5:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Hamilton, Warren | 39 min |
| Apr 7, 5:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Floyd, Knott, Perry | 37 min |
| Apr 7, 5:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Preble | 52 min |
| Apr 7, 5:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Boone | 32 min |
| Apr 7, 5:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Fairfield, Franklin | 45 min |
| Apr 7, 5:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Delaware | 43 min |
| Apr 7, 5:19 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MRX | Scott | 41 min |
| Apr 7, 5:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Martin | 12 min |
| Apr 7, 5:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Fayette, Ross | 52 min |
| Apr 7, 5:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Letcher, Pike | 50 min |
| Apr 7, 5:28 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILN | Butler, Hamilton | 2 hr |
| Apr 7, 5:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Licking | 42 min |
| Apr 7, 5:38 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MRX | Campbell | 42 min |
| Apr 7, 5:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Kanawha | 21 min |
| Apr 7, 5:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Fairfield, Hocking | 42 min |
| Apr 7, 5:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Butler | 36 min |
| Apr 7, 6:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Greene | 28 min |
| Apr 7, 6:03 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MRX | Claiborne | 32 min |
| Apr 7, 6:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | McCreary | 15 min |
| Apr 7, 6:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Bell | 31 min |
| Apr 7, 6:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Whitley | 26 min |
| Apr 7, 6:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Wise, City of Norton | 26 min |
| Apr 7, 6:28 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILN | Warren | 2 hr |
| Apr 7, 6:39 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MRX | Hancock | 66 min |
| Apr 7, 7:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Morgan, Roane | 44 min |
| Apr 7, 7:08 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MRX | Morgan, Roane | 52 min |
| Apr 7, 7:21 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILN | Butler, Hamilton | 69 min |
| Apr 7, 7:29 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MRX | Anderson | 46 min |
| Apr 7, 7:31 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MRX | Scott | 46 min |
| Apr 7, 8:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Grainger, Knox, Union | 52 min |
| Apr 7, 8:11 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MRX | Bledsoe | 49 min |
| Apr 7, 8:12 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MRX | Washington | 27 min |
| Apr 7, 8:19 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MRX | Russell | 16 min |
| Apr 7, 8:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Anderson, Morgan | 38 min |
| Apr 7, 8:33 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Anderson | 29 min |
| Apr 7, 8:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Grainger, Knox, Union | 54 min |
| Apr 7, 8:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Woodford | 24 min |
| Apr 7, 8:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Sequatchie | 31 min |
| Apr 7, 9:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Fayette, Jessamine | 28 min |
| Apr 7, 9:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Grainger, Hamblen | 50 min |
| Apr 7, 9:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Bledsoe | 13 min |
| Apr 7, 9:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Marion | 55 min |
| Apr 7, 9:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Greene, Hawkins | 43 min |
| Apr 7, 10:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Sequatchie | 36 min |
| Apr 7, 10:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Casey | 33 min |
| Apr 7, 10:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Hamilton | 46 min |
| Apr 7, 10:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Estill, Jackson, Rockcastle | 36 min |
| Apr 7, 10:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Laurel | 47 min |
Discussions around it
SPC mesoscale discussions over the same counties from four hours before the watch to its end.
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 7.1 hours before the alert went out and 114 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 885 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 45 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 233 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 244 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
SPC that day
Everything else SPC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 7, 10:07 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Posey, Vanderburgh | 113 min |
| Apr 7, 11:20 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Clark, Crawford, Dubois, Floyd, Gibson, Harrison and 10 more | 10 hr |
| Apr 7, 1:23 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adams, Bartholomew, Benton, Blackford, Boone, Brown and 42 more | 2 hr |
| Apr 7, 1:52 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Adams, Bartholomew, Blackford, Boone, Brown, Carroll and 51 more | 7 hr |
| Apr 7, 4:56 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bartholomew, Boone, Brown, Clay, Clinton, Decatur and 31 more | 94 min |
| Apr 7, 12:33 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Ballard, Carlisle, Fulton, Graves, Hickman, McCracken | 3 hr |
| Apr 7, 2:35 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bath, Bell, Boone, Bourbon, Boyd, Boyle and 55 more | 55 min |
| Apr 7, 3:22 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Allen, Ballard, Barren, Breckinridge, Butler, Caldwell and 30 more | 113 min |
| Apr 7, 4:57 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Anderson, Bath, Bell, Boone, Bourbon, Boyd and 59 more | 93 min |
| Apr 7, 5:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Ashland, Belmont, Carroll, Columbiana, Coshocton, Cuyahoga and 20 more | 7 hr |
| Apr 7, 6:12 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bedford, Coffee, Franklin, Giles, Hardeman, Hardin and 6 more | 93 min |
| Apr 7, 6:38 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Augusta, Buckingham and 26 more | 97 min |
| Apr 7, 7:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Albemarle, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Augusta, Bedford and 37 more | 6 hr |
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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.