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Tornado Warning 4, NWS Louisville, KY

January 10, 2008Larue County, Nelson County, Kentucky

NWS Louisville, KY issued this tornado warning at Jan 10, 2008, 3:30 PM EST for Larue County, Nelson County, Kentucky. It was in force for 17 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
Jan 10, 2008, 3:30 PM EST (20:30 UTC)
Expired
Jan 10, 2008, 3:47 PM EST
In force
17 min
Issued by
NWS Louisville, KY
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Larue County, KY, Nelson County, KY

The radar

The Louisville radar (KLVX), 57 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:32 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
Jan 10, 3:19 PM ESTTornado WatchSPC5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 174 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 12:00Z on 2008-01-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 4 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 12:00Z on 2008-01-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 155 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
4 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-63 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
589 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
59 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
155 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
170 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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

000 
WFUS53 KLMK 102030
TORLMK
KYC123-179-102100-
/O.NEW.KLMK.TO.W.0004.080110T2030Z-080110T2100Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
330 PM EST THU JAN 10 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  LARUE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
  SOUTHWESTERN NELSON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...

* UNTIL 400 PM EST...

* AT 328 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 8 MILES SOUTH OF
  HODGENVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  BUFFALO BY 335 PM EST...
  HOWARDSTOWN BY 345 PM EST...
  GLEANINGS BY 350 PM EST...

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 900 PM EST THURSDAY EVENING
FOR EASTERN KENTUCKY.

LAT...LON 3752 8588 3769 8564 3758 8551 3754 8551
      3746 8560 3747 8564 3744 8567 3742 8568
      3742 8573
TIME...MOT...LOC 2030Z 255DEG 31KT 3746 8573

$$

MACZKO
1 follow-up statement
000 
WWUS53 KLMK 102047
SVSLMK

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
347 PM EST THU JAN 10 2008

KYC123-179-102057-
/O.CAN.KLMK.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080110T2100Z/
NELSON KY-LARUE KY-
347 PM EST THU JAN 10 2008

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR LARUE AND SOUTHWESTERN NELSON COUNTIES IS
CANCELLED...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EST THURSDAY EVENING
FOR EASTERN KENTUCKY.

LAT...LON 3752 8588 3769 8564 3758 8551 3754 8551
      3746 8560 3747 8564 3744 8567 3742 8568
      3742 8573
TIME...MOT...LOC 2047Z 255DEG 31KT 3750 8555

$$

MACZKO

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 10, 1:46 PM ESTFlash Flood WarningLMKLogan6 hr
Jan 10, 1:49 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKLogan26 min
Jan 10, 2:12 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKLogan, Simpson33 min
Jan 10, 2:19 PM ESTTornado WarningLMKSimpson14 min
Jan 10, 2:31 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKWarren29 min
Jan 10, 2:58 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBarren, Edmonson, Hart, Warren17 min
Jan 10, 3:03 PM ESTTornado WarningLMKBarren, Edmonson, Hart, Warren27 min
Jan 10, 3:12 PM ESTFlash Flood WarningLMKBarren, Hart, Larue4 hr
Jan 10, 3:24 PM ESTTornado WarningLMKGreen, Hart36 min
Jan 10, 3:45 PM ESTTornado WarningLMKGreen, Larue, Marion, Taylor19 min
Jan 10, 4:02 PM ESTTornado WarningLMKMarion, Nelson, Washington18 min
Jan 10, 4:10 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKMonroe20 min
Jan 10, 4:18 PM ESTTornado WarningLMKAnderson, Mercer, Washington27 min
Jan 10, 4:54 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKAdair, Casey, Clinton, Cumberland, Russell36 min
Jan 10, 5:16 PM ESTFlash Flood WarningLMKAnderson, Franklin, Harrison, Nelson, Scott3 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.