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Tornado Warning 25, NWS Louisville, KY

October 18, 2007Ohio County, Kentucky

NWS Louisville, KY issued this tornado warning at Oct 18, 2007, 8:31 PM CDT for Ohio County, Kentucky. It was in force for 29 min. 3 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
Oct 18, 2007, 8:31 PM CDT (01:31 UTC)
Expired
Oct 18, 2007, 9:00 PM CDT
In force
29 min
Issued by
NWS Louisville, KY
Area
Storm-based polygon

County Ohio County, KY

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Oct 18, 8:34 PM CDTTSTM WND DMGHeflin, KYSTRUCTURE DAMAGE...TREES DOWN ROADS BLOCKED FOR WESTERN PART OF COUNTY
Oct 18, 8:48 PM CDTHAIL 0.756 Ne Hartford, KY
Oct 18, 8:51 PM CDTTSTM WND DMGHartford, KYPOWER OUT

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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Oct 18, 1:31 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 1.5 hours before the alert went out and 155 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 00:00Z on 2007-10-19Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1487 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 00:00Z on 2007-10-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 259 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
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

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The text

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

000 
WFUS53 KLMK 190132 RRA
TORLMK
KYC183-190200-
/O.NEW.KLMK.TO.W.0025.071019T0131Z-071019T0200Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  OHIO COUNTY IN NORTHWEST KENTUCKY...

* UNTIL 900 PM CDT...

* AT 830 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 8 MILES WEST OF
  HARTFORD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  HARTFORD BY 840 PM CDT...
  DUNDEE...OLATON AND 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF DEANEFIELD BY 845 PM
  CDT...
  FORDSVILLE BY 850 PM CDT...

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
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA AND WESTERN KENTUCKY.

LAT...LON 3735 8708 3747 8714 3753 8710 3771 8678
      3765 8664 3764 8666 3756 8664 3755 8667
      3749 8665 3746 8666 3734 8702
TIME...MOT...LOC 0131Z 241DEG 58KT 3745 8701

$$
JDG
2 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS53 KLMK 190140
SVSLMK

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

KYC183-190200-
/O.CON.KLMK.TO.W.0025.000000T0000Z-071019T0200Z/
OHIO KY-
837 PM CDT THU OCT 18 2007

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR OHIO
COUNTY...

AT 834 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR CENTERTOWN...OR 
ABOUT 7 MILES WEST OF HARTFORD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. 
THE ROTATION ON RADAR HAS BEEN INCREASING ON RADAR. IN ADDITION...
NICKLE SIZE HAIL IS POSSIBLE NEAR HEFLIN AND DUNDEE.   

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  DUNDEE BY 845 PM CDT...
  OLATON AND FORDSVILLE BY 850 PM CDT...

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
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA AND WESTERN KENTUCKY.

LAT...LON 3734 8700 3750 8712 3769 8672 3765 8664
      3764 8666 3761 8666 3757 8664 3755 8667
      3749 8665
TIME...MOT...LOC 0137Z 240DEG 60KT 3746 8697

$$
JDG
000 
WWUS53 KLMK 190151 RRA
SVSLMK

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

KYC183-190200-
/O.CON.KLMK.TO.W.0025.000000T0000Z-071019T0200Z/
OHIO KY-
848 PM CDT THU OCT 18 2007

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR OHIO
COUNTY...

AT 847 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 
2 MILES NORTH OF HARTFORD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  FORDSVILLE BY 855 PM CDT...

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
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA AND WESTERN KENTUCKY.

LAT...LON 3734 8700 3750 8712 3769 8672 3765 8664
      3764 8666 3761 8666 3757 8664 3755 8667
      3749 8665
TIME...MOT...LOC 0148Z 240DEG 60KT 3755 8677

$$
JDG

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 18, 7:11 PM CDTTornado WarningLMKMeade34 min
Oct 18, 7:12 PM CDTTornado WarningLMKBreckinridge, Hancock33 min
Oct 18, 8:31 PM CDTTornado WarningLMKHancock29 min
Oct 18, 8:58 PM CDTTornado WarningLMKBreckinridge, Grayson, Ohio32 min
Oct 18, 8:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKOldham21 min
Oct 18, 9:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKTrimble29 min
Oct 18, 9:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBreckinridge, Hardin, Meade31 min
Oct 18, 9:41 PM CDTTornado WarningLMKBreckinridge, Hardin, Meade23 min
Oct 18, 9:48 PM CDTTornado WarningLMKButler, Ohio27 min
Oct 18, 9:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBreckinridge, Grayson, Ohio39 min
Oct 18, 10:02 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBullitt, Jefferson28 min
Oct 18, 10:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKLogan37 min
Oct 18, 10:15 PM CDTTornado WarningLMKButler30 min
Oct 18, 10:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKLogan, Simpson, Warren40 min
Oct 18, 10:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKGrayson38 min
Oct 18, 10:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBullitt, Jefferson, Shelby, Spencer32 min
Oct 18, 11:02 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKButler, Edmonson, Warren28 min
Oct 18, 11:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKFranklin, Henry, Scott, Shelby23 min
Oct 18, 11:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKGreen, Hart, Larue, Taylor24 min
Oct 19, 12:17 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKMarion, Taylor, Washington28 min
Oct 19, 12:27 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBarren, Metcalfe, Monroe20 min
Oct 19, 12:47 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBoyle, Marion, Mercer, Washington28 min
Oct 19, 12:55 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBourbon, Clark, Fayette, Scott35 min
Oct 19, 1:14 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKClark, Fayette, Garrard, Jessamine, Lincoln, Madison and 1 more31 min
Oct 19, 1:29 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBourbon, Clark, Nicholas31 min
Oct 19, 1:47 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKClark, Madison13 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.