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Tornado Warning 39, NWS Louisville, KY

October 26, 2010Anderson County, Franklin County, Woodford County, Kentucky

NWS Louisville, KY issued this tornado warning at Oct 26, 2010, 12:39 PM EDT for Anderson County, Franklin County, Woodford County, Kentucky. It was in force for 21 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: Oct 26, 2010, 12:39 PM EDT (16:39 UTC)
Expired: Oct 26, 2010, 1:00 PM EDT
In force: 21 min
Issued by: NWS Louisville, KY
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Anderson County, KY, Franklin County, KY, Woodford County, KY

The radar

The Louisville radar (KLVX), 86 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:40 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
Oct 26, 12:43 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	2 Ne Glensboro, KY	THE ANDERSON COUNTY HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT HAD TO REMOVE TREES FROM WADDY ROAD AND TIMBER CREEK ROAD.

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
Oct 26, 8:55 AM EDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 4.7 hours before the alert went out and 185 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: 97 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -17 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 644 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 50 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 375 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 346 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 1.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

703 
WFUS53 KLMK 261639
TORLMK
KYC005-073-239-261700-
/O.NEW.KLMK.TO.W.0039.101026T1639Z-101026T1700Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1239 PM EDT TUE OCT 26 2010

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  ANDERSON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
  SOUTHERN FRANKLIN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
  NORTHWESTERN WOODFORD COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY...

* UNTIL 100 PM EDT...

* AT 1236 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
  STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR SPARROW...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 90 MPH.

* THIS TORNADIC STORM WILL ALSO IMPACT...
  BIRDIE AND ALTON...
  LAWRENCEBURG...
  MILLVILLE AND NINEVAH...
  DUCKERS...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...WIDESPREAD DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF
70 MPH ARE LIKELY. SEEK SHELTER NOW!

TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO
THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING
DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3797 8484 3792 8516 3793 8517 3804 8513
      3809 8506 3819 8476 3818 8474
TIME...MOT...LOC 1638Z 240DEG 76KT 3799 8512

$$

TWF

2 follow-up statements

321 
WWUS53 KLMK 261649
SVSLMK

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1249 PM EDT TUE OCT 26 2010

KYC005-073-239-261700-
/O.CON.KLMK.TO.W.0039.000000T0000Z-101026T1700Z/
FRANKLIN KY-WOODFORD KY-ANDERSON KY-
1249 PM EDT TUE OCT 26 2010

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 PM EDT FOR
ANDERSON...NORTHWESTERN WOODFORD AND SOUTHERN FRANKLIN COUNTIES...

AT 1245 PM EDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED
NEAR BIRDIE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL ALSO IMPACT...
  DUCKERS AND MCKEES CROSSROADS...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3797 8484 3793 8512 3805 8510 3809 8506
      3819 8476 3818 8474
TIME...MOT...LOC 1649Z 240DEG 76KT 3811 8489

$$

SCHOETTMER

135 
WWUS53 KLMK 261700
SVSLMK

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
100 PM EDT TUE OCT 26 2010

KYC005-073-239-261710-
/O.EXP.KLMK.TO.W.0039.000000T0000Z-101026T1700Z/
FRANKLIN KY-WOODFORD KY-ANDERSON KY-
100 PM EDT TUE OCT 26 2010

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR ANDERSON...NORTHWESTERN WOODFORD AND
SOUTHERN FRANKLIN COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED...

THE STORMS THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.

TO REPORT DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...OR FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE...CALL TOLL FREE AT...1...8 7 7...6 3 3...6 7 7 2...
WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.

LAT...LON 3797 8484 3793 8512 3805 8510 3809 8506
      3819 8476 3818 8474
TIME...MOT...LOC 1700Z 240DEG 76KT 3822 8463

$$

SCHOETTMER

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Oct 26, 10:00 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Breckinridge, Hancock, Meade, Ohio	45 min
Oct 26, 10:17 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Ohio	43 min
Oct 26, 10:30 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Meade	15 min
Oct 26, 10:35 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Breckinridge, Meade	25 min
Oct 26, 10:37 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Ohio	23 min
Oct 26, 10:49 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Breckinridge, Hancock, Meade, Ohio	26 min
Oct 26, 10:54 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Butler, Logan, Ohio, Warren	51 min
Oct 26, 10:56 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Breckinridge, Butler, Grayson, Ohio	34 min
Oct 26, 11:00 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Breckinridge, Grayson, Ohio	15 min
Oct 26, 11:02 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Butler, Ohio	28 min
Oct 26, 11:05 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Butler, Logan, Warren	25 min
Oct 26, 11:08 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Jefferson, Oldham, Trimble	52 min
Oct 26, 11:15 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Breckinridge, Bullitt, Hardin, Jefferson, Meade, Nelson and 1 more	45 min
Oct 26, 11:22 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Jefferson, Shelby	38 min
Oct 26, 11:23 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Butler, Edmonson, Grayson, Hardin, Hart, Logan and 1 more	52 min
Oct 26, 11:30 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Butler, Logan, Warren	30 min
Oct 26, 11:33 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Edmonson, Grayson	27 min
Oct 26, 11:42 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Bullitt, Hardin	33 min
Oct 26, 11:43 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Allen, Logan, Simpson, Warren	32 min
Oct 26, 11:46 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Henry, Oldham, Shelby, Trimble	29 min
Oct 26, 11:55 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Edmonson, Grayson, Hardin, Hart, Larue	35 min
Oct 26, 11:56 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Bullitt, Franklin, Jefferson, Nelson, Shelby, Spencer	34 min
Oct 26, 11:59 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Allen, Barren, Edmonson, Grayson, Hardin, Hart and 3 more	31 min
Oct 26, 11:59 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Bullitt, Shelby, Spencer	31 min
Oct 26, 12:03 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Edmonson, Warren	33 min
Oct 26, 12:06 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Hardin, Larue, Nelson	24 min
Oct 26, 12:17 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Henry	28 min
Oct 26, 12:26 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Barren, Edmonson, Hart, Warren	34 min
Oct 26, 12:28 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Allen, Barren, Edmonson, Green, Hardin, Hart and 6 more	32 min
Oct 26, 12:29 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Anderson, Franklin, Mercer, Nelson, Scott, Shelby and 3 more	46 min
Oct 26, 12:40 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Green, Hart, Larue, Taylor	35 min
Oct 26, 12:59 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Bourbon, Fayette, Harrison, Jessamine, Mercer, Scott and 1 more	31 min
Oct 26, 1:02 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Marion, Washington	27 min
Oct 26, 1:08 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Green, Hart, Marion, Metcalfe, Taylor	22 min
Oct 26, 1:21 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Adair, Allen, Barren, Cumberland, Metcalfe, Monroe	24 min
Oct 26, 1:25 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Boyle, Garrard, Jessamine, Mercer, Washington, Woodford	35 min
Oct 26, 1:29 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Bourbon, Harrison, Nicholas	20 min
Oct 26, 1:32 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Boyle, Casey, Marion, Taylor	28 min
Oct 26, 1:34 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Bourbon, Clark, Fayette, Jessamine	26 min
Oct 26, 1:38 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Garrard, Jessamine, Mercer	21 min
Oct 26, 1:44 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Adair, Casey, Cumberland, Green, Metcalfe, Monroe and 1 more	46 min
Oct 26, 1:45 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Adair, Casey	32 min
Oct 26, 1:49 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Bourbon, Clark, Fayette, Jessamine, Madison	26 min
Oct 26, 2:07 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Garrard, Lincoln, Madison	23 min
Oct 26, 2:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Clinton, Cumberland, Russell	28 min
Oct 26, 2:18 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Clark, Garrard, Lincoln, Madison	42 min
Oct 26, 2:21 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Garrard, Lincoln, Madison	11 min
Oct 26, 2:22 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Clinton, Cumberland	23 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.