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Tornado Warning 19, NWS Louisville, KY
NWS Louisville, KY issued this tornado warning at Oct 18, 2007, 8:11 PM EDT for Meade County, Kentucky; Crawford County, Harrison County, Indiana. It was in force for 34 min. 1 report 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
- Oct 18, 2007, 8:11 PM EDT (00:11 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 18, 2007, 8:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 34 min
- Issued by
- NWS Louisville, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Crawford County, IN, Harrison County, IN, Meade County, KY
The radar
The Louisville radar (KLVX), 35 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:13 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 18, 8:25 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Battletown, KY | ROOF DAMAGED AND SEVERAL TREES DOWNED ALONG BIG BEND ROAD IN BATTLETOWN. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
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
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 0.2 hours before the alert went out and 224 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
- 1487 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -10 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 778 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 56 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 259 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 337 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 2.8
- Supercell composite
- 10.5
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WFUS53 KLMK 190011
TORLMK
INC025-061-KYC163-190045-
/O.NEW.KLMK.TO.W.0019.071019T0011Z-071019T0045Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
811 PM EDT THU OCT 18 2007
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN MEADE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
SOUTHEASTERN CRAWFORD COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA...
HARRISON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA...
* UNTIL 845 PM EDT...
* AT 809 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 17 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF CORYDON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
CORYDON BY 835 PM EDT...
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 65 IN KENTUCKY BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 125 AND
137...INTERSTATE 65 IN INDIANA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 0 AND
6A...INTERSTATE 64 IN KENTUCKY BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 10 AND
8...INTERSTATE 71 IN KENTUCKY BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 9.
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 MIDNIGHT EDT FRIDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA AND WESTERN KENTUCKY.
LAT...LON 3802 8646 3806 8647 3808 8644 3810 8647
3817 8647 3841 8609 3820 8595 3819 8597
3818 8596 3799 8642
TIME...MOT...LOC 0011Z 234DEG 33KT 3811 8639
$$
AL2 follow-up statements
000
WWUS53 KLMK 190027
SVSLMK
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
827 PM EDT THU OCT 18 2007
KYC163-190037-
/O.CAN.KLMK.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-071019T0045Z/
MEADE KY-
827 PM EDT THU OCT 18 2007
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN MEADE COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT FRIDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA AND WESTERN KENTUCKY.
LAT...LON 3824 8637 3824 8635 3828 8630 3828 8629
3832 8624 3841 8609 3820 8595 3807 8623
TIME...MOT...LOC 0027Z 234DEG 33KT 3820 8624
$$
INC025-061-190045-
/O.CON.KLMK.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-071019T0045Z/
CRAWFORD IN-HARRISON IN-
827 PM EDT THU OCT 18 2007
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM EDT FOR HARRISON
AND EASTERN CRAWFORD COUNTIES...
AT 825 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR WYANDOTTE...OR
ABOUT 28 MILES WEST OF LOUISVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
CORYDON AND 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF FRENCHTOWN BY 835 PM EDT...
NEW SALISBURY...RAMSEY AND 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF NEW MIDDLETOWN BY
840 PM EDT...
CRANDALL...BYRNEVILLE...BRADFORD AND CENTRAL BARREN BY 844 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 MIDNIGHT EDT FRIDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA AND WESTERN KENTUCKY.
LAT...LON 3824 8637 3824 8635 3828 8630 3828 8629
3832 8624 3841 8609 3820 8595 3807 8623
TIME...MOT...LOC 0027Z 234DEG 33KT 3820 8624
$$
JSD000
WWUS53 KLMK 190047
SVSLMK
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
846 PM EDT THU OCT 18 2007
INC025-061-190056-
/O.EXP.KLMK.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-071019T0045Z/
CRAWFORD IN-HARRISON IN-
846 PM EDT THU OCT 18 2007
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR HARRISON AND EASTERN CRAWFORD COUNTIES
EXPIRES AT 845 PM EDT...
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS REPLACED THE EXPIRED TORNADO
WARNING IN HARRISON COUNTY.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT FRIDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA AND WESTERN KENTUCKY.
LAT...LON 3824 8637 3824 8635 3828 8630 3828 8629
3832 8624 3841 8609 3820 8595 3807 8623
TIME...MOT...LOC 0027Z 234DEG 33KT 3820 8624
$$
JSDThe office that day
Everything else NWS Louisville, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 18, 8:12 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Hancock | 33 min |
| Oct 18, 9:31 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Hancock | 29 min |
| Oct 18, 9:31 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Ohio | 29 min |
| Oct 18, 9:58 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Grayson, Ohio | 32 min |
| Oct 18, 9:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Oldham | 21 min |
| Oct 18, 10:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Trimble | 29 min |
| Oct 18, 10:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Hardin, Meade | 31 min |
| Oct 18, 10:41 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Hardin, Meade | 23 min |
| Oct 18, 10:48 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Butler, Ohio | 27 min |
| Oct 18, 10:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Grayson, Ohio | 39 min |
| Oct 18, 11:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bullitt, Jefferson | 28 min |
| Oct 18, 11:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Logan | 37 min |
| Oct 18, 11:15 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Butler | 30 min |
| Oct 18, 11:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Logan, Simpson, Warren | 40 min |
| Oct 18, 11:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Grayson | 38 min |
| Oct 18, 11:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bullitt, Jefferson, Shelby, Spencer | 32 min |
| Oct 19, 12:02 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Butler, Edmonson, Warren | 28 min |
| Oct 19, 12:07 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Franklin, Henry, Scott, Shelby | 23 min |
| Oct 19, 12:51 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Green, Hart, Larue, Taylor | 24 min |
| Oct 19, 1:17 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Marion, Taylor, Washington | 28 min |
| Oct 19, 1:27 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Barren, Metcalfe, Monroe | 20 min |
| Oct 19, 1:47 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Boyle, Marion, Mercer, Washington | 28 min |
| Oct 19, 1:55 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bourbon, Clark, Fayette, Scott | 35 min |
| Oct 19, 2:14 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Clark, Fayette, Garrard, Jessamine, Lincoln, Madison and 1 more | 31 min |
| Oct 19, 2:29 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bourbon, Clark, Nicholas | 31 min |
| Oct 19, 2:47 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Clark, Madison | 13 min |
| Oct 18, 8:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Clark, Floyd, Harrison, Washington | 29 min |
| Oct 18, 8:56 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Harrison | 34 min |
| Oct 18, 8:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Dubois | 46 min |
| Oct 18, 9:23 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Clark, Floyd | 37 min |
| Oct 18, 9:25 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Dubois | 24 min |
| Oct 18, 9:41 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Crawford, Orange | 34 min |
| Oct 18, 10:15 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Orange, Washington | 30 min |
| Oct 18, 10:44 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Floyd, Harrison | 16 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.