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Tornado Warning 4, NWS Louisville, KY

April 3, 2007Jefferson County, Indiana

NWS Louisville, KY issued this tornado warning at Apr 3, 2007, 5:18 PM EDT for Jefferson County, Indiana. It was in force for 27 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: Apr 3, 2007, 5:18 PM EDT (21:18 UTC)
Expired: Apr 3, 2007, 5:45 PM EDT
In force: 27 min
Issued by: NWS Louisville, KY
Area: Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Jefferson County, IN

The radar

The Louisville radar (KLVX), 95 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:21 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
Apr 3, 5:25 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	Deputy, IN	TREES AND POWER LINES WERE DOWNED. SOME ROADS WERE BLOCKED BY DEBRIS AND CLOSED.

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
Apr 3, 2:33 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 307 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: 32 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -399 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1864 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 38 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 210 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 221 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

000 
WFUS53 KLMK 032118
TORLMK
INC077-032145-
/O.NEW.KLMK.TO.W.0004.070403T2118Z-070403T2145Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
518 PM EDT TUE APR 3 2007

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  JEFFERSON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA...

* UNTIL 545 PM EDT...

* AT 517 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 13 MILES WEST OF
  MADISON...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  6 MILES NORTH OF MADISON BY 535 PM EDT...

DO NOT USE HIGHWAY OVERPASSES FOR SHELTER. OVERPASSES DO NOT PROVIDE
PROTECTION FROM TORNADIC WINDS. VEHICLES STOPPED UNDER BRIDGES BLOCK
TRAFFIC AND PREVENT PEOPLE FROM GETTING OUT OF THE STORMS PATH AND
TO SHELTER. IF YOU CANNOT DRIVE AWAY FROM THE TORNADO...GET OUT OF
YOUR VEHICLE AND LIE FLAT IN A DITCH AS A LAST RESORT.

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

LAT...LON 3881 8569 3874 8569 3869 8560 3862 8557
      3859 8544 3875 8543 3872 8522 3892 8523
      3891 8553

$$

DK

3 follow-up statements

000 
WWUS53 KLMK 032127
SVSLMK

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
527 PM EDT TUE APR 3 2007

INC077-032145-
/O.CON.KLMK.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-070403T2145Z/
JEFFERSON IN-
527 PM EDT TUE APR 3 2007

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM EDT FOR JEFFERSON
COUNTY...

AT 525 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR KENT...OR ABOUT 21
MILES WEST OF CARROLLTON...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

POWER LINES WERE REPORTED DOWN AT DEPUTY INDIANA.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  NORTH MADISON AND WIRT BY 535 PM EDT...
  MADISON...CHINA...7 MILES SOUTH OF BELLEVIEW AND 9 MILES SOUTH OF
  BRYANTSBURG BY 540 PM EDT...
  MANVILLE...BROOKSBURG AND 8 MILES SOUTH OF CANAAN BY 545 PM EDT...

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT
TUESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA.

LAT...LON 3881 8569 3874 8569 3869 8560 3862 8557
      3859 8544 3875 8543 3872 8522 3892 8523
      3891 8553

$$

JARVIS

000 
WWUS53 KLMK 032140
SVSLMK

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
540 PM EDT TUE APR 3 2007

INC077-032145-
/O.CON.KLMK.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-070403T2145Z/
JEFFERSON IN-
540 PM EDT TUE APR 3 2007

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM EDT FOR JEFFERSON
COUNTY...

AT 538 PM EDT...A TORNADO WAS REPORTED.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED
NEAR HANOVER...OR ABOUT 17 MILES WEST OF CARROLLTON...MOVING EAST AT
30 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  MADISON...NORTH MADISON...7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CHINA AND 7 MILES
  SOUTHWEST OF MANVILLE BY 545 PM EDT...

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT
TUESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA.

LAT...LON 3881 8569 3874 8569 3869 8560 3862 8557
      3859 8544 3875 8543 3872 8522 3892 8523
      3891 8553

$$

MJ

000 
WWUS53 KLMK 032145
SVSLMK

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
545 PM EDT TUE APR 3 2007

INC077-032156-
/O.EXP.KLMK.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-070403T2145Z/
JEFFERSON IN-
545 PM EDT TUE APR 3 2007

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR JEFFERSON COUNTY EXPIRES AT 545 PM EDT...

THE STORMS THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE WEAKENED AND ARE NO LONGER
SEVERE. HOWEVER STRONG STORMS REMAIN IN THE AREA. THESE ARE CAPABLE
OF PRODUCING PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN AND DEADLY LIGHTNING.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT
TUESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA.

LAT...LON 3881 8569 3874 8569 3869 8560 3862 8557
      3859 8544 3875 8543 3872 8522 3892 8523
      3891 8553

$$

JARVIS

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 3, 4:23 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Orange	37 min
Apr 3, 4:35 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Dubois	25 min
Apr 3, 4:42 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Crawford	33 min
Apr 3, 4:47 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Scott, Washington	43 min
Apr 3, 4:57 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Dubois	48 min
Apr 3, 5:01 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Orange	29 min
Apr 3, 5:13 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Crawford	32 min
Apr 3, 5:18 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Harrison	42 min
Apr 3, 5:24 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Perry	51 min
Apr 3, 5:27 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Clark, Floyd	33 min
Apr 3, 5:29 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Scott	16 min
Apr 3, 5:56 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Clark, Floyd, Harrison	49 min
Apr 3, 5:57 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	LMK	Crawford	2 hr
Apr 3, 6:03 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Dubois	27 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.