Alert archive / Kentucky / Tornado Warnings in 2011
Tornado Warning 103, NWS Louisville, KY
NWS Louisville, KY issued this tornado warning at Jun 22, 2011, 9:31 PM EDT for Jefferson County, Kentucky. It was in force for 29 min. 3 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
- Jun 22, 2011, 9:31 PM EDT (01:31 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 22, 2011, 10:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 29 min
- Issued by
- NWS Louisville, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Jefferson County, KY
The radar
The Louisville radar (KLVX), 44 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:31 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 22, 9:34 PM EDT | TORNADO | 1 E Jeffersontown, KY | NWS STORM SURVEY CONFIRMED AN EF-2 TORNADO WITH MAXIMUM WIND SPEEDS OF 115 MPH ON THE EAST SIDE OF JEFFERSONTOWN KY. NUMEROUS TREES WERE UPROOTED AND SNAPPED. ROOF DAMAGE TO ABOUT A DOZEN HOUSES. STRUCTURAL AND ROOF DAMAGE AT GOOD SAMARITAN SOCIETY NURSING HOM |
| Jun 22, 9:38 PM EDT | TORNADO | 2 E Jeffersontown, KY | NWS STORM DAMAGE SURVEY TEAM CONFIRMED AN EF-1 TORNADO EAST OF JEFFERSONTOWN... KY WITH MAXIMUM ESTIMATED WINDS OF 100-105 MPH. AIR HANDLER WAS BLOWN OFF A WAREHOUSE ROOF AND THROWN 100-125 YARDS. STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO ROOFS AND THE SIDES OF SEVERAL OTHER WAREH |
| Jun 22, 9:41 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Jeffersontown, KY | LARGE TREES DOWN...ESTIMATING 12 INCH DIAMETER LIMBS DOWN...TREE ON FIRE ON SUE ELLEN DRIVE |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 1.5 hours before the alert went out and 203 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
- 517 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -16 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 895 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 49 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 198 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 258 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.4
- Supercell composite
- 3.9
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
382 WFUS53 KLMK 230131 TORLMK KYC111-230200- /O.NEW.KLMK.TO.W.0103.110623T0131Z-110623T0200Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 931 PM EDT WED JUN 22 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... EASTERN JEFFERSON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY... * UNTIL 1000 PM EDT... * AT 930 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR JEFFERSONTOWN...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. A FUNNEL CLOUD WAS REPORTED AT NEW CUT AND OUTER LOOP WITH THIS STORM. * THIS TORNADIC STORM WILL ALSO IMPACT... JEFFERSONTOWN... FISHERVILLE... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. 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 3823 8545 3814 8544 3816 8563 3821 8563 TIME...MOT...LOC 0131Z 270DEG 34KT 3819 8560 $$ EER
1 follow-up statement
968 WWUS53 KLMK 230143 SVSLMK SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 943 PM EDT WED JUN 22 2011 KYC111-230200- /O.CON.KLMK.TO.W.0103.000000T0000Z-110623T0200Z/ JEFFERSON KY- 943 PM EDT WED JUN 22 2011 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT FOR EASTERN JEFFERSON COUNTY... AT 941 PM EDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR FISHERVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. A SPOTTER REPORTED SEVERAL LARGE TREED DOWN IN JEFFERSONTOWN. * THE TORNADO WILL ALSO IMPACT... JEFFERSONTOWN PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TORNADOES ARE DIFFICULT TO SEE AT NIGHT. TAKE COVER NOW. TO REPORT DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...OR FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...CALL TOLL FREE AT...1...8 7 7...6 3 3...6 7 7 2... WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. && LAT...LON 3818 8555 3822 8557 3823 8545 3817 8544 TIME...MOT...LOC 0142Z 261DEG 26KT 3820 8552 $$ EER
The office that day
Everything else NWS Louisville, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 22, 8:03 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Jefferson | 27 min |
| Jun 22, 8:25 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Jefferson, Oldham | 20 min |
| Jun 22, 8:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Jefferson | 32 min |
| Jun 22, 8:43 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Jefferson, Oldham, Shelby | 32 min |
| Jun 22, 9:01 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Jefferson | 14 min |
| Jun 22, 9:11 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Henry, Shelby | 34 min |
| Jun 22, 9:13 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Jefferson, Oldham, Shelby | 32 min |
| Jun 22, 9:39 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Meade | 36 min |
| Jun 22, 9:40 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Henry, Jefferson, Oldham, Shelby | 3 hr |
| Jun 22, 9:42 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Shelby | 33 min |
| Jun 22, 9:50 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Jefferson, Shelby | 25 min |
| Jun 22, 10:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bullitt, Hardin, Jefferson, Meade | 24 min |
| Jun 22, 10:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Shelby | 34 min |
| Jun 22, 10:18 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Henry, Jefferson, Oldham, Shelby | 3 hr |
| Jun 22, 10:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Bullitt | 28 min |
| Jun 23, 3:05 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Jefferson, Oldham | 25 min |
| Jun 23, 3:34 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Henry, Jefferson, Oldham, Shelby | 26 min |
| Jun 23, 3:46 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Bullitt | 29 min |
| Jun 23, 12:36 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Anderson, Woodford | 24 min |
| Jun 23, 12:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Fayette | 36 min |
| Jun 23, 1:10 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Bourbon, Clark, Fayette | 35 min |
| Jun 23, 1:40 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Bourbon, Clark | 20 min |
| Jun 23, 2:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Fayette | 21 min |
| Jun 23, 2:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Mercer | 32 min |
| Jun 23, 2:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Garrard, Madison | 34 min |
| Jun 23, 5:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Madison | 29 min |
| Jun 23, 5:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Lincoln | 32 min |
| Jun 23, 6:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Russell | 21 min |
| Jun 23, 7:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Madison | 22 min |
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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.