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Tornado Warning 13, NWS Louisville, KY

February 5, 2008Crawford County, Dubois County, Perry County, Indiana

NWS Louisville, KY issued this tornado warning at Feb 5, 2008, 10:32 PM EST for Crawford County, Dubois County, Perry County, Indiana. It was in force for 28 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
Feb 5, 2008, 10:32 PM EST (03:32 UTC)
Expired
Feb 5, 2008, 11:00 PM EST
In force
28 min
Issued by
NWS Louisville, KY
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Crawford County, IN, Dubois County, IN, Perry County, IN

The radar

The Evansville,IN radar (KVWX), 79 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:31 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Feb 5, 8:08 PM ESTTornado WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 3.5 hours before the alert went out and 238 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 2008-02-06Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 706 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Nashville Metro, TN at 00:00Z on 2008-02-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 300 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
706 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-45 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
812 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
54 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
300 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
362 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
1.6
Supercell composite
3.2

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The text

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

000 
WFUS53 KLMK 060333
TORLMK
INC025-037-123-060400-
/O.NEW.KLMK.TO.W.0013.080206T0332Z-080206T0400Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1032 PM EST TUE FEB 5 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  WESTERN CRAWFORD COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA...
  DUBOIS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA...
  NORTHERN PERRY COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA...

* UNTIL 1100 PM EST/1000 PM CST/...

* AT 928 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR HOLLAND...
  MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  FERDINAND AND BRETZVILLE BY 1040 PM EST...
  KYANA...ST. MARKS...SCHNELLVILLE AND ST. ANTHONY BY 1045 PM EST...
  MENTOR...BIRDSEYE AND RICEVILLE BY 1050 PM EST...
  WICKLIFFE BY 1055 PM EST...

IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...WIDESPREAD DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 
70 MPH ARE LIKELY. REPORTS OF WIND DAMAGE HAVE OCCURRED IN WARRICK 
COUNTY...SO SEEK SHELTER NOW

HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE THIS TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW IF YOU WAIT
TO SEE OR HEAR IT COMING...IT MAY BE TOO LATE TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE.

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 200 AM EST WEDNESDAY
MORNING/100 AM CST WEDNESDAY MORNING/ FOR SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA AND
KENTUCKY.

LAT...LON 3816 8683 3818 8681 3820 8684 3819 8707
      3821 8709 3830 8709 3850 8674 3845 8669
      3840 8669 3839 8664 3819 8648 3813 8682
TIME...MOT...LOC 0332Z 246DEG 55KT 3821 8701

$$

AL
1 follow-up statement
000 
WWUS53 KLMK 060358
SVSLMK

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1056 PM EST TUE FEB 5 2008

INC025-037-123-060406-
/O.EXP.KLMK.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-080206T0400Z/
DUBOIS IN-CRAWFORD IN-PERRY IN-
1056 PM EST TUE FEB 5 2008

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHERN PERRY...WESTERN CRAWFORD AND
DUBOIS COUNTIES EXPIRES AT 1100 PM EST/1000 PM CST/...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM EST WEDNESDAY
MORNING/100 AM CST WEDNESDAY MORNING/ FOR SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA AND
KENTUCKY.

LAT...LON 3816 8683 3818 8681 3820 8684 3819 8707
      3821 8709 3830 8709 3850 8674 3845 8669
      3840 8669 3839 8664 3819 8648 3813 8682
TIME...MOT...LOC 0356Z 246DEG 55KT 3836 8658

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 5, 9:50 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKHarrison25 min
Feb 5, 10:04 PM ESTFlash Flood WarningLMKDubois, Orange6 hr
Feb 5, 10:06 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKDubois39 min
Feb 5, 10:17 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKClark, Floyd, Harrison28 min
Feb 5, 10:38 PM ESTFlash Flood WarningLMKCrawford, Perry6 hr
Feb 5, 10:38 PM ESTTornado WarningLMKOrange37 min
Feb 5, 10:46 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKClark, Jefferson, Scott29 min
Feb 5, 10:50 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKPerry25 min
Feb 5, 10:55 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKCrawford, Orange35 min
Feb 5, 11:13 PM ESTTornado WarningLMKCrawford, Harrison, Perry32 min
Feb 5, 11:17 PM ESTFlash Flood WarningLMKHarrison, Washington6 hr
Feb 5, 11:29 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKHarrison31 min
Feb 5, 11:33 PM ESTTornado WarningLMKClark, Floyd, Harrison, Washington27 min
Feb 5, 11:50 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKFloyd, Harrison25 min
Feb 5, 11:52 PM ESTFlash Flood WarningLMKClark, Floyd, Jefferson, Scott6 hr
Feb 5, 11:54 PM ESTTornado WarningLMKHarrison21 min
Feb 5, 11:57 PM ESTTornado WarningLMKClark, Floyd, Scott, Washington33 min
Feb 6, 12:07 AM ESTTornado WarningLMKClark, Floyd23 min
Feb 6, 12:30 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKClark, Jefferson45 min
Feb 6, 7:21 AM ESTRiver Flood AdvisoryLMKHarrison, Washington13 hr

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.