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Tornado Warning 11, NWS Louisville, KY

October 18, 2007Perry County, Indiana; Breckinridge County, Meade County, Kentucky

NWS Louisville, KY issued this tornado warning at Oct 18, 2007, 4:45 PM CDT for Perry County, Indiana; Breckinridge County, Meade County, Kentucky. It was in force for 45 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Oct 18, 2007, 4:45 PM CDT (21:45 UTC)
Expired
Oct 18, 2007, 5:30 PM CDT
In force
45 min
Issued by
NWS Louisville, KY
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Perry County, IN, Breckinridge County, KY, Meade County, KY

The radar

The Louisville radar (KLVX), 42 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:45 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Oct 18, 1:31 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 215 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, Nashville Metro, TN at 12:00Z on 2007-10-18Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 7 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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, Nashville Metro, TN at 12:00Z on 2007-10-18The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 611 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
7 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-70 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
537 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
47 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
611 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
678 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
1.3

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The text

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

000 
WFUS53 KLMK 182145
TORLMK
INC123-KYC027-163-182230-
/O.NEW.KLMK.TO.W.0011.071018T2145Z-071018T2230Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
445 PM CDT THU OCT 18 2007

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHWESTERN BRECKINRIDGE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
  NORTHWESTERN MEADE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
  SOUTHEASTERN PERRY COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA...

* UNTIL 530 PM CDT/630 PM EDT/...

* AT 441 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 6 MILES
  SOUTHWEST OF STEPHENSPORT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  ROME...STEPHENSPORT...GERALD AND UNION STAR BY 450 PM CDT...
  MOOLEYVILLE AND DERBY BY 455 PM CDT...
  DEXTER AND RHODELIA BY 600 PM EDT...
  WOLF CREEK AND MAGNET BY 605 PM EDT...

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS UNDER A WORK BENCH OR
OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE IN A BASEMENT. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY, BATHROOM, OR CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY. AVOID WINDOWS.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT THURSDAY
EVENING/MIDNIGHT EDT FRIDAY MORNING/ FOR SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA AND
WESTERN KENTUCKY.

LAT...LON 3792 8665 3812 8645 3811 8641 3813 8639
      3813 8635 3815 8633 3816 8634 3816 8632
      3807 8629 3801 8623 3777 8659
TIME...MOT...LOC 2145Z 219DEG 42KT 3791 8659

$$

JARVIS
2 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS53 KLMK 182157
SVSLMK

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
557 PM EDT THU OCT 18 2007

INC123-KYC027-163-182230-
/O.CON.KLMK.TO.W.0011.000000T0000Z-071018T2230Z/
PERRY IN-MEADE KY-BRECKINRIDGE KY-
457 PM CDT THU OCT 18 2007

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM CDT/630 PM EDT/
FOR NORTHWESTERN BRECKINRIDGE...NORTHWESTERN MEADE AND SOUTHEASTERN
PERRY COUNTIES...

AT 456 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR ROME...OR ABOUT 30
MILES EAST OF ROCKPORT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  MOOLEYVILLE...RHODELIA...DEXTER AND DERBY BY 500 PM CDT...
  ANDYVILLE...MAGNET...7 MILES NORTHWEST OF PAYNEVILLE AND 9 MILES
  NORTHWEST OF SIROCCO BY 605 PM EDT...
  WOLF CREEK AND BATTLETOWN BY 610 PM EDT...

THE AREAS AT HIGHEST RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER IS THE EXTREME NE 
PORTION OF BRECKINRIDGE COUNTY AND THE NORTHWEST PORTIONS OF MEADE 
COUNTY. IN ADDITION...LARGE HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS UNDER A WORK BENCH OR
OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE IN A BASEMENT. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY, BATHROOM, OR CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY. AVOID WINDOWS.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT THURSDAY
EVENING/MIDNIGHT EDT FRIDAY MORNING/ FOR SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA AND
WESTERN KENTUCKY.

LAT...LON 3792 8665 3812 8645 3811 8641 3813 8639
      3813 8635 3815 8633 3816 8634 3816 8632
      3807 8629 3801 8623 3777 8659
TIME...MOT...LOC 2155Z 219DEG 42KT 3797 8650

$$

JARVIS
000 
WWUS53 KLMK 182221
SVSLMK

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
620 PM EDT THU OCT 18 2007

INC123-KYC027-163-182230-
/O.EXP.KLMK.TO.W.0011.000000T0000Z-071018T2230Z/
PERRY IN-MEADE KY-BRECKINRIDGE KY-
520 PM CDT THU OCT 18 2007

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN BRECKINRIDGE...NORTHWESTERN 
MEADE AND SOUTHEASTERN PERRY COUNTIES WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 
530 PM CDT/630 PM EDT/...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT THURSDAY
EVENING/MIDNIGHT EDT FRIDAY MORNING/ FOR SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA AND
WESTERN KENTUCKY.

LAT...LON 3792 8665 3812 8645 3811 8641 3813 8639
      3813 8635 3815 8633 3816 8634 3816 8632
      3807 8629 3801 8623 3777 8659
TIME...MOT...LOC 2220Z 219DEG 42KT 3805 8627

$$

JARVIS

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 18, 6:31 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKCrawford, Dubois, Orange29 min
Oct 18, 4:18 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKDubois36 min
Oct 18, 4:28 PM CDTTornado WarningLMKPerry32 min
Oct 18, 4:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKCrawford, Orange32 min
Oct 18, 5:15 PM CDTTornado WarningLMKHarrison30 min
Oct 18, 5:42 PM CDTTornado WarningLMKClark, Floyd33 min
Oct 18, 6:10 PM CDTTornado WarningLMKPerry35 min
Oct 18, 6:13 PM CDTTornado WarningLMKClark32 min
Oct 18, 6:47 PM CDTTornado WarningLMKCrawford, Perry23 min
Oct 18, 4:09 PM CDTTornado WarningLMKHancock21 min
Oct 18, 6:44 PM CDTTornado WarningLMKHenry, Oldham, Trimble31 min
Oct 18, 6:52 PM CDTTornado WarningLMKBreckinridge, Hancock38 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.