Alert archive / Kentucky / Tornado Warnings in 2008
Tornado Warning 16, NWS Louisville, KY
NWS Louisville, KY issued this tornado warning at Feb 5, 2008, 10:21 PM CST for Allen County, Monroe County, Kentucky. It was in force for 39 min. 7 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
- Feb 5, 2008, 10:21 PM CST (04:21 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 5, 2008, 11:00 PM CST
- In force
- 39 min
- Issued by
- NWS Louisville, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Allen County, KY, Monroe County, KY
The radar
The Nashville radar (KOHX), 82 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:21 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 5, 10:32 PM CST | TORNADO 3 | 3 Wsw Gamaliel, KY | EF-3 TORNADO CROSSED OVER FROM TENNESSEE. ENDED 19.7 MILES NORTHEAST IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY. THE TORNADO DESTROYED NUMEROUS MOBILE HOMES AND AT LEAST 3 SITE-BUILT HOMES NEAR GAMALIEL AND TOMPKINSVILLE ALONG WITH SEVERAL LARGE WAREHOUSE-TYPE STRUCTURES. |
| Feb 5, 10:32 PM CST | TORNADO | 3 Wsw Gamaliel, KY | EF-3 TORNADO CROSSED OVER FROM TENNESSE. ENDED 19.7 MILES NORTHEAST IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY. |
| Feb 5, 10:36 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | Gamaliel, KY | MANY HOUSES WERE DAMAGED. |
| Feb 5, 10:36 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | Gamaliel, KY | UPDATED REPORT...MULTIPLE HOUSES WERE DESTROYED. |
| Feb 5, 10:41 PM CST | HAIL 0.75 | Akersville, KY | |
| Feb 5, 10:42 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | Tompkinsville, KY | SEVERAL HOUSES WERE COMPLETELY DESTROYED. TWO BUSINESS BUILDINGS WERE DESTROYED IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA. SOME HOUSE TRAILERS WERE DESTROYED. |
| Feb 5, 10:42 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | Tompkinsville, KY | TWO BUILDINGS WERE BLOWN DOWN IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
Did it verify
Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched 3 storm reports to this tornado warning; the first came 11 minutes after it went out.
Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 5, 7:08 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 4.4 hours before the alert went out and 93 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
- 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
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WFUS53 KLMK 060423
TORLMK
KYC003-171-060500-
/O.NEW.KLMK.TO.W.0016.080206T0421Z-080206T0500Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1021 PM CST TUE FEB 5 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN ALLEN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
MONROE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
* UNTIL 1100 PM CST...
* AT 1017 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 26 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF TOMPKINSVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.
* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
TOMPKINSVILLE BY 1045 PM CST...
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM INCLUDE
AKERSVILLE...FLIPPIN...GAMALIEL...MUD LICK...AND ROCKBRIDGE.
DO NOT USE YOUR CAR TO OUTRUN A TORNADO. CARS ARE EASILY TOSSED BY
TORNADO WINDS. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT IN THE PATH OF A TORNADO...LEAVE THE
CAR AND GO TO A STRONG BUILDING. IF NO SAFE STRUCTURE IS NEARBY...
SEEK SHELTER IN A DITCH OR LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD.
EVACUATE MOBILE HOMES...AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER.
TAKE COVER NOW TORNADOES AT NIGHT CAN BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT
WAIT UNTIL YOU SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. IT MAY BE TOO LATE.
LAT...LON 3663 8592 3663 8607 3664 8607 3685 8568
3684 8564 3672 8549 3661 8570 3662 8590
TIME...MOT...LOC 0421Z 235DEG 51KT 3655 8605
$$
132 follow-up statements
000
WWUS53 KLMK 060432
SVSLMK
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1131 PM EST TUE FEB 5 2008
KYC003-171-060500-
/O.CON.KLMK.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-080206T0500Z/
ALLEN KY-MONROE KY-
1031 PM CST TUE FEB 5 2008
...AKERSVILLE KENTUCKY IS IN EXTREME DANGER...
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CST FOR MONROE
AND EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN ALLEN COUNTIES...
AT 1027 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED JUST SOUTHWEST OF
AKERSVILLE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
AKERSVILLE BY 1033 PM CST...
MUD LICK BY 1040 PM CST...
TOMPKINSVILLE BY 1045 PM CST...
ROCKBRIDGE BY 1050 PM CST...
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS UNDER A WORK BENCH OR
OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE IN A BASEMENT. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY, BATHROOM, OR CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY. AVOID WINDOWS.
IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY REINFORCED
BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT...SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH OR LOW
SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD.
LAT...LON 3663 8592 3663 8607 3664 8607 3685 8568
3684 8564 3672 8549 3661 8570 3662 8590
TIME...MOT...LOC 0431Z 237DEG 52KT 3664 8591
$$
13000
WWUS53 KLMK 060446
SVSLMK
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1144 PM EST TUE FEB 5 2008
KYC003-060454-
/O.CAN.KLMK.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-080206T0500Z/
ALLEN KY-
1044 PM CST TUE FEB 5 2008
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN ALLEN COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM CST WEDNESDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA AND KENTUCKY.
LAT...LON 3669 8581 3676 8584 3685 8569 3684 8568
3684 8565 3676 8554 3674 8553 3672 8549
3661 8570
TIME...MOT...LOC 0444Z 242DEG 47KT 3671 8570
$$
KYC171-060500-
/O.CON.KLMK.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-080206T0500Z/
MONROE KY-
1044 PM CST TUE FEB 5 2008
...TOMPKINSVILLE IS IN EXTREME DANGER...
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CST FOR MONROE
COUNTY...
AT 1042 PM CST...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD
AND A ROARING SOUND. THIS POSSIBLE TORNADO WAS LOCATED JUST
SOUTHWEST OF TOMPKINSVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
TOMPKINSVILLE BY 1047 PM CST...
ROCKBRIDGE BY 1050 PM CST...
MUD LICK IS ALSO IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM.
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS UNDER A WORK BENCH OR
OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE IN A BASEMENT. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY, BATHROOM, OR CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY. AVOID WINDOWS.
EVACUATE MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH
OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD.
LAT...LON 3669 8581 3676 8584 3685 8569 3684 8568
3684 8565 3676 8554 3674 8553 3672 8549
3661 8570
TIME...MOT...LOC 0444Z 242DEG 47KT 3671 8570
$$
13What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this tornado warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Louisville, KY wrote its last area forecast discussion before this tornado warning went out at Feb 5, 9:30 PM CST, 51 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 5, 9:30 PM CST, 51 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1030 PM EST TUE FEB 5 2008
...MESOSCALE CONVECTIVE DISCUSSION...
.UPDATE...
MAIN STORY IS THE SUPERCELL APPROACHING DOWNTOWN NASHVILLE, TN...BUT
FOR US SQUALL LINE IS APPROACHING RAPIDLY AND IS IN DUBOIS COUNTY.
LATEST FT KNOX VWP HAS ABOUT 20 DEGREES OF BACKING AS UPPER JET
TRAVERSES EASTWARD. LIS ARE STILL -2 TO -3...AND WIND FIELDS ARE IN
THE EXTREME CATEGORY. MAIN THREAT WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS WITH THIS
LINE...BUT WE ARE WATCHING CELL MERGERS WITH WAA PRECIP MOVING ALONG
AND AHEAD OF THE MAIN LINE WHICH COULD ACCENT THE TOR THREAT.
MEANWHILE...ANTECEDENT CONDITIONS IN DUBOIS COUNTY ARE WET...AND IT
WONT TAKE MUCH MORE TO FLOOD. WE EXPECT 1 TO 1 AND ONE HALF INCHES
OF RAIN OVER NEXT SEVER HOURS. WE ISSUED FFWS FOR DUBOIS AND ORANGE
COUNTIES WITH LEWP MOVING EAST.
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION...
/ISSUED 926 PM EST TUE FEB 5 2008/
FOR US AN IMPRESSIVE TORNADIC SUPERCELL JUST PAST OHIO COUNTY SEAT
OF HARTFORD WHERE SIRENS ARE BLOWING. NO REPORTS YET OF ANY DAMAGE
IN OHIO COUNTY...WITH FUNNEL CLOUD REPORT FROM TRAINED SPOTTER.
THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF DAMAGING WINDS AND TORNADOES WITH IT.
LOW LEVEL JET CONTINUES TO STIFFEN AND WILL BE A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR
TO HEAVY RAIN OVER SRN INDIAN FROM AROUND MIDNIGHT INTO THE
OVERNIGHT HOURS. THERE ARE 3 MORE SUPERCELLS OVER CENTRAL AND
WESTERN TN WILL BE THE OTHER CONCERN AS THEY WORK OFF TO THE NE AT
40 MPH.
INSTABILITY STILL REMAINS MODEST AND WITH 0-3 SRH VALUES ON LATEST
ACARS SOUNDING AT BNA NEAR 800 M2/S2. THE HODOGRAPH FROM THAT
AIRCRAFT IS VERY TWISTY AND ONCE AGAIN FEEL THE PRIMARY TOR THREAT
IS FOR AREAS MAINLY ALONG AND WEST OF I65.
JDG
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION...
/ISSUED 833 PM EST TUE FEB 5 2008/
...MESOSCALE CONVECTIVE DISCUSSION...
.UPDATE...
ONE TORNADIC SUPERCELL IN NE CHRISTIAN COUNTY HAS 60KTS OF
ROTATIONAL VELOCITY AND WILL BE WESTERN OHIO COUNTY AROUND 02Z. THIS
STORM APPEARS TO BE A CYCLIC AND MAY BE UNDERGOING SPLITTING ON SRN
FLANK OVER LAST VOLUME SCAN WITH 70 DBZ. LATEST 00Z SOUNDINGS ARE
IMPRESSIVE:
OHX JAN
SWEAT 485 477
LIS -5 -5
0 TO 3 SRH 450 M2/S2 440 M2/S2
CAPE 800 J/KG 970
THIS CELL IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WIND FIELDS ARE SLOWLY INCREASING
IN THE BOUNDARY LAYER THRU 850 MB. IN FACTS O00Z SOUNDINGS ALL
HAVE 40-55 KTS AT 850MB WITH SOUNDINGS.
PWS ARE STILL IMPRESSIVE...AND FLOOD THREAT OVER SRN INDIANA IS
BECOMING AN INCREASING RISK.
WE WILL HAVE SEVERAL MESO UPDATES TONIGHT FOR THIS PDS SITUATION
WEST OF I65.
JDG
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION...
/ISSUED 637 PM EST TUE FEB 5 2008/
..SEVERE WEATHER EPISODE LIKELY ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT...
AFTERNOON VIS SAT IMAGERY SHOWING BREAKS IN THE CLOUD COVER ACROSS
SOUTHERN KENTUCKY. MORNING CONVECTION ASSOCIATED WITH RETREATING
WARM FRONTAL BOUNDARY CONTINUES TO MIGRATE NORTHWARD AND AWAY FROM
THE AREA. A FEW AREA OF SCT SHOWERS REMAIN ACROSS KENTUCKY WITH
MORE DEVELOPMENT TAKING PLACE ACROSS SW TN. QUITE A GRADIENT IN
TEMPERATURES NOTED ACROSS THE REGION WITH READINGS IN THE LOW TO MID
50S NORTH OF THE OHIO RIVER TO UPPER 60S AND LOWER 70S ACROSS FAR
SOUTHERN KENTUCKY.
DIAGNOSTIC ANALYSIS ACROSS THE REGION SHOWS DESTABILIZATION IN
PROGRESS MAINLY WEST OF I-65 THIS AFTERNOON. COMBINATION OF SFC
TEMPS IN THE UPPER 60S WITH DEWPOINTS IN THE LOWER 60S HAS YIELDED
SFC LIFTED INDICES OF -2C TO -3C WITH CAPES OF 300-800 J/KG. CAPES
GREATER THAN 1000 J/KG EXISTS WEST OF THE LMK CWA WHERE MORE SUN HAS
HELPED INCREASE INSTABILITY. SCATTERED CONVECTION HAS STARTED TO
DEVELOP ACROSS WESTERN TN AND FAR SW KY. LATEST MODEL DATA SUGGESTS
THAT SCATTERED/DISCRETE CONVECTION WILL LIKELY FIRE ACROSS OUR
WESTERN SECTIONS THIS AFTERNOON. THIS DEVELOPMENT MAY BE QUICK AS
THE MODELS TEND TO UNDER FORECAST CONVECTION DEVELOPMENT. GIVEN THE
DEEP LAYER SHEAR...SOME SUPERCELLULAR STORMS WILL BE
POSSIBLE...ALONG WITH STORMS WITH BOWING SEGMENTS. THUS...ISOLATED
TORNADOES AND DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS ACTIVITY
DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS.
LATE TONIGHT...CONVECTION WELL TO OUR WEST IS FORECAST TO CONGEAL
INTO A LARGE SQUALL LINE THAT WILL MOVE EASTWARD THROUGH THE OHIO
VALLEY. THE MODEL TREND IN THE LAST 24 HOURS HAS BEEN TO SLOW DOWN
THE SYSTEM. IN FACT...EVEN THE LATEST RUC SOLUTIONS ARE A BIT
SLOWER. GIVEN THE DATA RIGHT NOW...LARGE SQUALL LINE SHOULD MOVE
INTO OUR WESTERN AREAS BY LATE EVENING...PERHAPS AROUND 10-11 PM
EST. THE CORRIDOR BETWEEN SDF AND BWG WOULD LIKELY TAKE A HIT
BETWEEN 11-2 AM EST WITH THE FRANKFORT AND LEXINGTON AREAS SEEING
THE ACTION PROBABLY AFTER 3AM EST. MAIN THREAT WITH THIS LINE WILL
BE DAMAGING WINDS WITH ISOLATED TORNADOES POSSIBLE EMBEDDED WITHIN
THE MAIN LINE. THERE CONTINUES TO BE A HEAVY RAIN/FLOOD THREAT
ACROSS OUR INDIANA COUNTIES DUE TO PREVIOUS CONVECTION ACROSS THE
REGION THIS MORNING. WITH AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO AS MUCH AS 2 INCHES
POSSIBLE TONIGHT...WILL EXTEND THE FLOOD WATCH ACROSS OUR INDIANA
COUNTIES THROUGH 700 AM WED.
COLD FRONT WILL SURGE EASTWARD AND OUT OF THE AREA BY WED MORNING
FOLLOWED BY A FALL IN TEMPERATURES. SCT SHOWERS CONTINUE TO LOOK
POSSIBLE AS H5 THERMAL TROF MOVES INTO THE REGION. GRADIENT WINDS
WILL BE A BIT ON THE HIGH SIDE IN THE MORNING...HOWEVER CONFIDENCE
IN EXCEEDING WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA IS NOT VERY HIGH...SO PLAN ON
HOLDING OFF ON THAT HEADLINE.
LONG TERM (WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY)...
RELATIVELY BENIGN WEATHER IN STORE FOR THE LONG TERM AS MORE COOLER
AIR REMAINS IN PLACE FOLLOWING FRONTAL PASSAGE LATER TONIGHT AND
TOMORROW. EVEN SO...TEMPERATURES AT OR ABOVE SEASONAL NORMS FOR
REMAINDER OF THE WORK WEEK BEFORE A SECOND SURGE ARCTIC AIR MAKES
ITS WAY IN FOR THE WEEKEND WITH A CLIPPER CURRENTLY PROGGED TO HAVE
A BIGGER IMPACT ON THE EAST COAST THAN THE OHIO VALLEY.
AT THIS TIME THE WEEKEND SYSTEM DOES NOT APPEAR TO OFFER MUCH MORE
THAN A DUSTING OF SNOW SOUTH OF THE OHIO RIVER...BUT SOME
MEASURABLE SNOWFALL COULD OCCUR IN SOUTHERN INDIANA. HOWEVER...TOO
FAR OUT AT THIS TIME FOR HIGH CONFIDENCE.
MAX TEMPS THROUGH THE PERIOD WILL SEE SAW FROM 40S THURSDAY TO LOWER
50S FRIDAY...THEN BACK DOWN TO 30S ON SATURDAY BEFORE RETURNING TO
NEAR 50 BY TUESDAY.
MIN TEMPS BOTTOM OUT IN THE TEENS SUN AND 20S MONDAY...OTHERWISE
MAINLY IN THE 30S.
&&
.AVIATION (00Z TAFS)...
ATMOSPHERE IS DESTABILIZING WITH LI/S -3 TO -4 TO OUR WEST. LINES OF
STRONG/SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EXTEND FROM WESTERN TN NORTH INTO
WESTERN KENTUCKY. STORMS ARE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AND WILL BE
IMPACTING BWG AND SDF LATER THIS EVENING. UNTIL THEN CIGS AND VSBYS
WILL REMAIN VFR. EXPECT TSTMS TO MOVE INTO BWG AFT 02Z WITH ISOLATED
SHOWERS POSSIBLE UNTIL THEN. STORMS SHOULD REACH SDF AFTER 04Z THEN
ABOUT 06Z AT LEX. EXPECT GUSTS TO 50 TO 60 KTS OR MORE IN SEVERE
STORMS. A SECOND LINE WILL FOLLOW WITH THE COLD FRONT LATER TONIGHT.
CIGS AND VSBYS IN THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE MVFR AND BRIEFLY IN VFR
RANGE. FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH WITH CIGS AND VSBYS IMPROVING BACK TO
VFR WEDNESDAY MORNING BUT SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL STAY GUSTY DURING THE
DAY BEHIND THE FRONT.
&&
.LMK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
KY...FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY FOR KYZ032.
IN...FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ WEDNESDAY FOR INZ076>079-
083-084-089>092.
&&Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 5, 2:40 PM CST, 7 hours 41 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 340 PM EST TUE FEB 5 2008 INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>067- 070>078-081-082-061000- ORANGE IN-WASHINGTON IN-SCOTT IN-JEFFERSON IN-DUBOIS IN- CRAWFORD IN-PERRY IN-HARRISON IN-FLOYD IN-CLARK IN-HANCOCK KY- BRECKINRIDGE KY-MEADE KY-OHIO KY-GRAYSON KY-HARDIN KY-BULLITT KY- JEFFERSON KY-OLDHAM KY-TRIMBLE KY-HENRY KY-SHELBY KY-FRANKLIN KY- SCOTT KY-HARRISON KY-SPENCER KY-ANDERSON KY-WOODFORD KY- FAYETTE KY-BOURBON KY-NICHOLAS KY-NELSON KY-WASHINGTON KY- MERCER KY-JESSAMINE KY-CLARK KY-LARUE KY-MARION KY-BOYLE KY- GARRARD KY-MADISON KY-BUTLER KY-EDMONSON KY-HART KY-GREEN KY- TAYLOR KY-CASEY KY-LINCOLN KY-LOGAN KY-WARREN KY-SIMPSON KY- ALLEN KY-BARREN KY-MONROE KY-METCALFE KY-ADAIR KY-RUSSELL KY- CUMBERLAND KY-CLINTON KY- 340 PM EST (240 PM CST) TUE FEB 5 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA AND CENTRAL KENTUCKY. .DAY ONE...THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE OUTLOOK AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...GENERALLY WEST OF INTERSTATE 65. SOME OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS COULD BE SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND ISOLATED TORNADOES POSSIBLE. LATER TONIGHT...A STRONG COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE EAST THROUGH THE REGION. ACCOMPANYING THIS FRONT WILL BE A LINE OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. THE FRONT SHOULD ENTER THE WESTERN SECTIONS OF THE OUTLOOK AREA AFTER 10 PM EST. THE MAIN THREAT WITH THIS LINE OF STORMS WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS ALONG WITH THE THREAT OF ISOLATED TORNADOES. HEAVY RAIN ASSOCIATED WITH THE STORMS MAY LEAD TO LOCAL FLOODING ISSUES...ESPECIALLY ACROSS SOUTHERN INDIANA. A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR ALL OF SOUTH-CENTRAL INDIANA. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. COLDER AIR RETURNS FOR THE WEEKEND...WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF SOME LIGHT SNOW SATURDAY MORNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS WILL BE REQUIRED THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. MJ/JBS
In the hours before
Local storm report, Feb 5, 9:44 PM CST, 37 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1044 PM EST TUE FEB 05 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1040 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 NW JASPER 38.41N 86.96W
02/05/2008 DUBOIS IN AMATEUR RADIO
TREES WERE DOWNED ON PORTERSVILLE ROAD.
&&
MRCSpecial weather statement, Feb 5, 9:58 PM CST, 23 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 1058 PM EST TUE FEB 5 2008 KYZ073-075-060445- ALLEN-MONROE- 958 PM CST TUE FEB 5 2008 ...POWERFUL THUNDERSTORM OVER CENTRAL TENNESSEE HEADING TOWARDS SOUTHERN KENTUCKY... AT 1058 PM EST /958 PM CST/...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM THAT PRODUCED A TORNADO IN NASHVILLE. THE STORM WAS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 TO 60 MPH. IF THE STORM HOLDS TOGETHER AND MAINTAINS ITS CURRENT MOVEMENT IT WILL THREATEN SOUTHEASTERN ALLEN COUNTY AND WESTERN MONROE COUNTY KENTUCKY AND WILL BE... NEAR AKERSVILLE BY 1030 PM CST. 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF FLIPPIN BY 1035 PM CST. NEAR GAMALIEL BY 1040 PM CST. THIS STORM PRODUCED A DAMAGING TORNADO IN NASHVILLE...ALONG WITH LARGE HAIL. PEOPLE IN SOUTHERN KENTUCKY MUST TAKE THIS SITUATION VERY SERIOUSLY AND BE PREPARED TO SEEK SHELTER UNDERGROUND AT A MOMENTS NOTICE. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM...SEEK SHELTER INDOORS AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS RADIO...WEATHER.GOV/LOUISVILLE ON THE INTERNET...OR LOCAL MEDIA FOR LATER UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. 13
Local storm report, Feb 5, 10:17 PM CST, 4 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1117 PM EST TUE FEB 05 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1058 PM FLASH FLOOD GRANTSBURG 38.28N 86.47W
02/05/2008 CRAWFORD IN AMATEUR RADIO
FLOODING ON OTTER CREEK ROAD.
&&
MRCLocal storm report, Feb 5, 10:19 PM CST, 2 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1119 PM EST TUE FEB 05 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1115 PM FLASH FLOOD JASPER 38.39N 86.94W
02/05/2008 DUBOIS IN LAW ENFORCEMENT
MERIDIAN ROAD WAS FLOODED SOUTH OF THE HIGHWAY 162
BYPASS. HIGHWAY 200W WAS FLOODES SOUTH OF SUNSET DRIVE.
&&
MRCLocal storm report, Feb 5, 10:20 PM CST, 1 minute before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1120 PM EST TUE FEB 05 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1115 PM FLASH FLOOD DUBOIS 38.45N 86.80W
02/05/2008 DUBOIS IN LAW ENFORCEMENT
DUBOIS ROAD NORTHEAST WAS FLOODED.
&&
MRCLocal storm report, Feb 5, 10:21 PM CST, 0 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1121 PM EST TUE FEB 05 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1115 PM LIGHTNING HUNTINGBURG 38.30N 86.96W
02/05/2008 DUBOIS IN LAW ENFORCEMENT
A HOUSE WAS STRUCK BY LIGHTNING NEAR THE AIRPORT. ANY
DAMAGE WAS NOT SPECIFIED.
&&
MRCThe office that day
Everything else NWS Louisville, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 5, 7:48 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Butler, Ohio | 42 min |
| Feb 5, 8:25 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Hancock, Ohio | 35 min |
| Feb 5, 8:50 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Meade | 25 min |
| Feb 5, 9:46 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Trimble | 29 min |
| Feb 5, 10:13 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Meade | 32 min |
| Feb 5, 10:29 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Hancock, Meade, Ohio | 31 min |
| Feb 5, 10:48 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Butler, Grayson, Ohio | 27 min |
| Feb 5, 10:52 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Jefferson | 6 hr |
| Feb 5, 10:52 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Adair, Cumberland, Metcalfe, Monroe, Russell | 38 min |
| Feb 5, 10:54 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Meade | 21 min |
| Feb 5, 11:01 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Hardin, Meade | 29 min |
| Feb 5, 11:07 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Jefferson | 23 min |
| Feb 5, 11:13 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bullitt, Nelson | 32 min |
| Feb 5, 11:15 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Butler, Edmonson, Grayson, Hardin | 30 min |
| Feb 5, 11:26 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Casey, Russell | 34 min |
| Feb 5, 11:27 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Bullitt, Hardin, Jefferson, Larue, Nelson, Spencer | 33 min |
| Feb 5, 11:30 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Henry, Oldham, Trimble | 45 min |
| Feb 5, 11:31 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Oldham, Trimble | 6 hr |
| Feb 5, 11:33 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Franklin, Henry, Jefferson, Oldham, Shelby, Spencer | 27 min |
| Feb 5, 11:40 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Butler, Edmonson, Logan, Warren | 50 min |
| Feb 5, 11:40 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Edmonson, Green, Hart, Larue, Marion, Taylor | 35 min |
| Feb 5, 11:45 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Green, Hart, Larue, Marion, Taylor | 30 min |
| Feb 5, 11:46 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Casey, Garrard, Lincoln | 29 min |
| Feb 5, 11:51 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Anderson, Marion, Nelson, Shelby, Spencer, Washington | 39 min |
| Feb 5, 11:59 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Anderson, Franklin, Scott, Woodford | 31 min |
| Feb 6, 12:08 AM CST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Anderson, Boyle, Marion, Mercer, Washington, Woodford | 37 min |
| Feb 6, 12:19 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Adair, Casey, Green, Lincoln, Marion, Taylor | 26 min |
| Feb 6, 12:21 AM CST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Bourbon, Boyle, Fayette, Garrard, Harrison, Jessamine and 5 more | 24 min |
| Feb 6, 12:25 AM CST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Logan, Simpson | 35 min |
| Feb 6, 12:30 AM CST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Casey, Lincoln | 30 min |
| Feb 6, 12:33 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bourbon, Harrison, Nicholas | 27 min |
| Feb 6, 12:36 AM CST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Clark, Fayette, Madison | 24 min |
| Feb 6, 12:40 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Logan, Warren | 20 min |
| Feb 6, 12:47 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Garrard, Madison | 28 min |
| Feb 6, 12:53 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Simpson, Warren | 7 min |
| Feb 6, 1:37 AM CST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Allen, Barren, Monroe | 23 min |
| Feb 6, 2:00 AM CST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Barren, Metcalfe, Monroe | 45 min |
| Feb 6, 2:31 AM CST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Adair, Russell | 29 min |
| Feb 6, 2:57 AM CST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Casey, Lincoln, Russell | 33 min |
| Feb 6, 3:11 AM CST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Adair | 23 min |
| Feb 6, 7:26 AM CST | River Flood Warning | LMK | Bourbon | 25 hr |
| Feb 6, 10:29 AM CST | River Flood Warning | LMK | Nicholas, Robertson | 22 hr |
| Feb 6, 10:36 AM CST | River Flood Warning | LMK | Ohio | 30 hr |
| Feb 6, 11:15 AM CST | River Flood Warning | LMK | Edmonson | 57 hr |
| Feb 6, 11:15 AM CST | River Flood Warning | LMK | Butler, Warren | 3 days |
| Feb 6, 11:15 AM CST | River Flood Warning | LMK | Butler, Muhlenberg, Ohio | 4 days |
| Feb 6, 11:37 AM CST | River Flood Warning | LMK | Hardin, Nelson | 57 hr |
| Feb 6, 12:05 PM CST | High Wind Warning | LMK | Anderson, Bourbon, Boyle, Casey, Clark, Clinton and 12 more | 3 hr |
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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.