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Tornado Warning 7, NWS Louisville, KY

January 10, 2008Anderson County, Mercer County, Washington County, Kentucky

NWS Louisville, KY issued this tornado warning at Jan 10, 2008, 4:18 PM EST for Anderson County, Mercer County, Washington County, Kentucky. It was in force for 27 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, 4:18 PM EST (21:18 UTC)
Expired
Jan 10, 2008, 4:45 PM EST
In force
27 min
Issued by
NWS Louisville, KY
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Anderson County, KY, Mercer County, KY, Washington County, KY

The radar

The Louisville radar (KLVX), 80 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:19 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

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 201 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, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 12:00Z on 2008-01-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 12:00Z on 2008-01-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 185 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2198 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
70 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
185 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
282 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 102118
TORLMK
KYC005-167-229-102145-
/O.NEW.KLMK.TO.W.0007.080110T2118Z-080110T2145Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHERN ANDERSON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
  WESTERN MERCER COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
  NORTHEASTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...

* UNTIL 445 PM EST...

* AT 415 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR
  WILLISBURG...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  DUNCAN AND 9 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GLENSBORO BY 430 PM EST...
  TARRAPIN BY 435 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 3787 8487 3775 8505 3789 8519 3790 8516
      3793 8516 3803 8505 3799 8494
TIME...MOT...LOC 2118Z 240DEG 28KT 3785 8509

$$

MACZKO
2 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS53 KLMK 102131
SVSLMK

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

KYC005-167-102145-
/O.CON.KLMK.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-080110T2145Z/
ANDERSON KY-MERCER KY-
431 PM EST THU JAN 10 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM EST FOR
NORTHWESTERN MERCER AND SOUTHERN ANDERSON COUNTIES...

AT 428 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
GLENSBORO...OR ABOUT 29 MILES WEST OF LEXINGTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
30 MPH.

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 3788 8497 3798 8510 3802 8506 3803 8505
      3802 8504 3802 8501 3799 8493 3797 8493
      3793 8491
TIME...MOT...LOC 2131Z 217DEG 29KT 3797 8496

$$

MACZKO
000 
WWUS53 KLMK 102142
SVSLMK

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

KYC005-167-102152-
/O.EXP.KLMK.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-080110T2145Z/
ANDERSON KY-MERCER KY-
442 PM EST THU JAN 10 2008

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN MERCER AND CENTRAL ANDERSON
COUNTIES EXPIRES AT 445 PM EST...

THE STORM HAS WEAKENED AND MOVED OUT OF THE AREA...THUS THE TORNADO 
WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 445 PM EST. 

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

LAT...LON 3788 8497 3798 8510 3802 8506 3803 8505
      3802 8504 3802 8501 3799 8493 3797 8493
      3793 8491
TIME...MOT...LOC 2142Z 217DEG 29KT 3804 8489

$$

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, 3:30 PM ESTTornado WarningLMKLarue, Nelson17 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, 4:54 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.