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Tornado Warning 29, NWS Louisville, KY

October 18, 2007Breckinridge County, Hardin County, Meade County, Kentucky

NWS Louisville, KY issued this tornado warning at Oct 18, 2007, 9:41 PM CDT for Breckinridge County, Hardin County, Meade County, Kentucky. It was in force for 23 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, 9:41 PM CDT (02:41 UTC)
Expired: Oct 18, 2007, 10:04 PM CDT
In force: 23 min
Issued by: NWS Louisville, KY
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Breckinridge County, KY, Hardin County, KY, Meade County, KY

The radar

The Louisville radar (KLVX), 15 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:41 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, 9:45 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	Big Spring, KY	POWER LINES DOWN
Oct 18, 9:50 PM CDT	TORNADO	1 Nw Flaherty, KY	EF-1 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN 1 MILE NW OF FLAHERTY IN SOUTHERN MEADE COUNTY. MOST OF THE DAMAGE WAS CONCENTRATED NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF U.S. 60 AND COUNTY ROAD 1882 WHERE THE ROCK INN AND MARATHON GAS STATION SUSTAINED STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. LARGE TREES WERE ALSO U
Oct 18, 10:07 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	Flaherty, KY	TREE ON HOUSE. ONE INJURY

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, 1:31 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	9 hr
Oct 18, 9:22 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 2.7 hours before the alert went out and 198 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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 190241
TORLMK
KYC027-093-163-190315-
/O.NEW.KLMK.TO.W.0029.071019T0241Z-071019T0315Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1041 PM EDT THU OCT 18 2007

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  EASTERN BRECKINRIDGE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
  NORTHERN HARDIN COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
  SOUTHEASTERN MEADE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...

* UNTIL 1115 PM EDT/1015 PM CDT/...

* AT 937 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR BIG
  SPRING...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  FLAHERTY BY 1055 PM EDT...
  VINE GROVE BY 1100 PM EDT...
  RADCLIFF AND FORT KNOX BY 1105 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/1100 PM CDT THURSDAY EVENING/ FOR SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA AND
NORTHWEST KENTUCKY. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500
AM EDT FRIDAY MORNING/400 AM CDT FRIDAY MORNING/ FOR EASTERN
KENTUCKY.

LAT...LON 3783 8628 3794 8588 3789 8584 3789 8585
      3785 8580 3781 8577 3773 8623
TIME...MOT...LOC 0241Z 256DEG 32KT 3779 8620

$$

JSD

1 follow-up statement

000 
WWUS53 KLMK 190304
SVSLMK

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1104 PM EDT THU OCT 18 2007

KYC027-093-163-190314-
/O.CAN.KLMK.TO.W.0029.000000T0000Z-071019T0315Z/
MEADE KY-BRECKINRIDGE KY-HARDIN KY-
1104 PM EDT THU OCT 18 2007

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHERN HARDIN...EASTERN BRECKINRIDGE AND
SOUTHEASTERN MEADE COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT FRIDAY
MORNING/1100 PM CDT THURSDAY EVENING/ FOR SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA AND
NORTHWEST KENTUCKY. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500
AM EDT FRIDAY MORNING/400 AM CDT FRIDAY MORNING/ FOR EASTERN
KENTUCKY.

LAT...LON 3783 8628 3794 8588 3789 8584 3789 8585
      3785 8580 3781 8577 3773 8623
TIME...MOT...LOC 0304Z 256DEG 32KT 3784 8595

$$

JSD

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Oct 18, 7:11 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Meade	34 min
Oct 18, 7:12 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Breckinridge, Hancock	33 min
Oct 18, 8:31 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Hancock	29 min
Oct 18, 8:31 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Ohio	29 min
Oct 18, 8:58 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Breckinridge, Grayson, Ohio	32 min
Oct 18, 8:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Oldham	21 min
Oct 18, 9:16 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Trimble	29 min
Oct 18, 9:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Breckinridge, Hardin, Meade	31 min
Oct 18, 9:48 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Butler, Ohio	27 min
Oct 18, 9:51 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Breckinridge, Grayson, Ohio	39 min
Oct 18, 10:02 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Bullitt, Jefferson	28 min
Oct 18, 10:08 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Logan	37 min
Oct 18, 10:15 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Butler	30 min
Oct 18, 10:35 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Logan, Simpson, Warren	40 min
Oct 18, 10:37 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Grayson	38 min
Oct 18, 10:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Bullitt, Jefferson, Shelby, Spencer	32 min
Oct 18, 11:02 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Butler, Edmonson, Warren	28 min
Oct 18, 11:07 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Franklin, Henry, Scott, Shelby	23 min
Oct 18, 11:51 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Green, Hart, Larue, Taylor	24 min
Oct 19, 12:17 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Marion, Taylor, Washington	28 min
Oct 19, 12:27 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Barren, Metcalfe, Monroe	20 min
Oct 19, 12:47 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Boyle, Marion, Mercer, Washington	28 min
Oct 19, 12:55 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Bourbon, Clark, Fayette, Scott	35 min
Oct 19, 1:14 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Clark, Fayette, Garrard, Jessamine, Lincoln, Madison and 1 more	31 min
Oct 19, 1:29 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Bourbon, Clark, Nicholas	31 min
Oct 19, 1:47 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Clark, Madison	13 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.