Alert archive / Kentucky / Tornado Warnings in 2007
Tornado Warning 15, NWS Louisville, KY
NWS Louisville, KY issued this tornado warning at Oct 18, 2007, 7:13 PM EDT for Clark County, Indiana; Jefferson County, Oldham County, Kentucky. It was in force for 32 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, 7:13 PM EDT (23:13 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 18, 2007, 7:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 32 min
- Issued by
- NWS Louisville, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Clark County, IN, Jefferson County, KY, Oldham County, KY
The radar
The Louisville radar (KLVX), 57 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:14 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 18, 2:31 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 11.2 hours before the alert went out and 190 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
- 21 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -89 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 530 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 320 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 258 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WFUS53 KLMK 182314
TORLMK
INC019-KYC111-185-182345-
/O.NEW.KLMK.TO.W.0015.071018T2313Z-071018T2345Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
713 PM EDT THU OCT 18 2007
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN JEFFERSON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
OLDHAM COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
SOUTHEASTERN CLARK COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA...
* UNTIL 745 PM EDT...
* AT 710 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR ST.
MATTHEWS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.
* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
LYNDON BY 720 PM EDT...
ANCHORAGE BY 725 PM EDT...
PROSPECT BY 730 PM EDT...
THIS STORM WILL PRODUCE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS.
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.
LAT...LON 3831 8532 3831 8541 3830 8542 3831 8544
3829 8546 3828 8543 3823 8564 3839 8580
3853 8550
TIME...MOT...LOC 2313Z 235DEG 15KT 3830 8566
$$
DK2 follow-up statements
000
WWUS53 KLMK 182323
SVSLMK
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
722 PM EDT THU OCT 18 2007
INC019-KYC111-185-182345-
/O.CON.KLMK.TO.W.0015.000000T0000Z-071018T2345Z/
CLARK IN-OLDHAM KY-JEFFERSON KY-
722 PM EDT THU OCT 18 2007
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM EDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN JEFFERSON...OLDHAM AND SOUTHEASTERN CLARK COUNTIES...
AT 722 PM EDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION. THIS POSSIBLE TORNADO WAS
LOCATED NEAR JUST 2 MILES NORTHEAST OF THE INTERSECTION OF I 71 AND
I 264 IN LOUISVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
PROSPECT BY 730 PM EDT...
GOSHEN AND PEWEE VALLEY BY 740 PM EDT...
BROWNSBORO...CRESTWOOD...SKYLIGHT AND BUCKNER BY 745 PM EDT...
WE HAVE RECEIVED NUMEROUS REPORTS FROM TRAINED SPOTTERS OF LOW LEVEL
WALL CLOUDS WITH ROTATION...AND WALNUT SIZE HAIL AT 708 PM IN
CRESCENT HILL.
IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY REINFORCED
BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT...SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH OR LOW
SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT FRIDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA AND WESTERN KENTUCKY.
LAT...LON 3831 8532 3831 8541 3830 8542 3831 8544
3829 8546 3828 8543 3823 8564 3839 8580
3853 8550
TIME...MOT...LOC 2319Z 235DEG 15KT 3831 8563
$$
JDG000
WWUS53 KLMK 182336
SVSLMK
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
734 PM EDT THU OCT 18 2007
INC019-KYC111-182344-
/O.CAN.KLMK.TO.W.0015.000000T0000Z-071018T2345Z/
CLARK IN-JEFFERSON KY-
734 PM EDT THU OCT 18 2007
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN JEFFERSON AND SOUTHEASTERN
CLARK COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT FRIDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA AND WESTERN KENTUCKY.
LAT...LON 3831 8546 3830 8547 3838 8564 3847 8554
3847 8551 3850 8549 3850 8547 3837 8537
3831 8533
TIME...MOT...LOC 2334Z 235DEG 15KT 3835 8556
$$
KYC185-182345-
/O.CON.KLMK.TO.W.0015.000000T0000Z-071018T2345Z/
OLDHAM KY-
734 PM EDT THU OCT 18 2007
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM EDT FOR OLDHAM
COUNTY...
AT 731 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR BROWNSBORO...OR
ABOUT 14 MILES NORTHEAST OF LOUISVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
PEWEE VALLEY AND GOSHEN BY 740 PM EDT...
BROWNSBORO...CRESTWOOD...SKYLIGHT AND BUCKNER BY 745 PM EDT...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT FRIDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA AND WESTERN KENTUCKY.
LAT...LON 3831 8546 3830 8547 3838 8564 3847 8554
3847 8551 3850 8549 3850 8547 3837 8537
3831 8533
TIME...MOT...LOC 2334Z 235DEG 15KT 3835 8556
$$
JDGThe office that day
Everything else NWS Louisville, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 18, 7:31 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Crawford, Dubois, Orange | 29 min |
| Oct 18, 5:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Dubois | 36 min |
| Oct 18, 5:28 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Perry | 32 min |
| Oct 18, 5:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Crawford, Orange | 32 min |
| Oct 18, 5:45 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Perry | 45 min |
| Oct 18, 6:15 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Harrison | 30 min |
| Oct 18, 6:42 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Clark, Floyd | 33 min |
| Oct 18, 7:10 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Perry | 35 min |
| Oct 18, 7:47 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Crawford, Perry | 23 min |
| Oct 18, 5:09 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Hancock | 21 min |
| Oct 18, 7:44 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Henry, Oldham, Trimble | 31 min |
| Oct 18, 7:52 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Hancock | 38 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.