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Tornado Warning 104, NWS Louisville, KY

June 22, 2011Harrison County, Indiana; Meade County, Kentucky

NWS Louisville, KY issued this tornado warning at Jun 22, 2011, 9:39 PM EDT for Harrison County, Indiana; Meade County, Kentucky. It was in force for 36 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
Jun 22, 2011, 9:39 PM EDT (01:39 UTC)
Expired
Jun 22, 2011, 10:15 PM EDT
In force
36 min
Issued by
NWS Louisville, KY
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Harrison County, IN, Meade County, KY

The radar

The Louisville radar (KLVX), 23 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:40 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 22, 10:01 PM EDTTSTM WND GST 602 E Brandenburg, KY

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 1.7 hours before the alert went out and 208 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 00:00Z on 2011-06-23Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 410 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 00:00Z on 2011-06-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 72 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
410 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-48 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
786 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
53 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
72 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
72 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.2
Supercell composite
1.4

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

005 
WFUS53 KLMK 230139
TORLMK
INC061-KYC163-230215-
/O.NEW.KLMK.TO.W.0104.110623T0139Z-110623T0215Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
939 PM EDT WED JUN 22 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  CENTRAL MEADE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
  SOUTHERN HARRISON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA...

* UNTIL 1015 PM EDT...

* AT 936 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
  STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR PAYNEVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

* THIS TORNADIC STORM WILL ALSO IMPACT...
  BRANDENBURG...
  SIROCCO...
  MIDWAY...
  EKRON AND MAUCKPORT...
  BRANDENBURG STATION...

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 3805 8607 3789 8606 3793 8633 3794 8634
      3800 8635
TIME...MOT...LOC 0140Z 268DEG 20KT 3796 8629

$$

EER
2 follow-up statements
935 
WWUS53 KLMK 230157
SVSLMK

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
957 PM EDT WED JUN 22 2011

INC061-KYC163-230215-
/O.CON.KLMK.TO.W.0104.000000T0000Z-110623T0215Z/
HARRISON IN-MEADE KY-
957 PM EDT WED JUN 22 2011

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 PM EDT FOR CENTRAL
MEADE AND SOUTHERN HARRISON COUNTIES...

AT 954 PM EDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 
NEAR BRANDENBURG...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. A SPOTTER REPORTED A 
FUNNEL CLOUD WITH THIS STORM AT US 60 AND 44.

* THE TORNADO WILL ALSO IMPACT...
  BRANDENBURG...
  LACONIA...

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 3796 8621 3799 8621 3802 8622 3805 8607
      3795 8606
TIME...MOT...LOC 0157Z 254DEG 24KT 3800 8615

$$

EER
983 
WWUS53 KLMK 230209
SVSLMK

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1009 PM EDT WED JUN 22 2011

INC061-KYC163-230218-
/O.EXP.KLMK.TO.W.0104.000000T0000Z-110623T0215Z/
HARRISON IN-MEADE KY-
1009 PM EDT WED JUN 22 2011

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL MEADE AND SOUTHERN HARRISON
COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 1015 PM EDT...

THE STORMS THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING ARE NO LONGER TORNADIC. HOWEVER 
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED DOWNSTREAM FOR THIS 
THUNDERSTORM.

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 3796 8621 3799 8621 3802 8622 3805 8607
      3795 8606
TIME...MOT...LOC 0208Z 254DEG 24KT 3802 8606

$$

EER

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 22, 8:43 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKFloyd, Harrison32 min
Jun 22, 9:40 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLMKClark, Floyd3 hr
Jun 22, 10:06 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKHarrison24 min
Jun 22, 10:18 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningLMKClark, Floyd3 hr
Jun 23, 2:30 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKHarrison30 min
Jun 22, 8:03 PM EDTTornado WarningLMKJefferson27 min
Jun 22, 8:25 PM EDTTornado WarningLMKJefferson, Oldham20 min
Jun 22, 8:43 PM EDTTornado WarningLMKJefferson, Oldham, Shelby32 min
Jun 22, 9:01 PM EDTTornado WarningLMKJefferson14 min
Jun 22, 9:11 PM EDTTornado WarningLMKHenry, Shelby34 min
Jun 22, 9:13 PM EDTTornado WarningLMKJefferson, Oldham, Shelby32 min
Jun 22, 9:31 PM EDTTornado WarningLMKJefferson29 min
Jun 22, 9:42 PM EDTTornado WarningLMKShelby33 min
Jun 22, 9:50 PM EDTTornado WarningLMKJefferson, Shelby25 min
Jun 22, 10:11 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKShelby34 min
Jun 22, 10:32 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKBullitt28 min
Jun 23, 3:05 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKJefferson, Oldham25 min
Jun 23, 3:34 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKHenry, Jefferson, Oldham, Shelby26 min
Jun 23, 3:46 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKBullitt29 min
Jun 23, 12:36 PM EDTTornado WarningLMKAnderson, Woodford24 min
Jun 23, 12:54 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKFayette36 min
Jun 23, 1:10 PM EDTTornado WarningLMKBourbon, Clark, Fayette35 min
Jun 23, 1:40 PM EDTTornado WarningLMKBourbon, Clark20 min
Jun 23, 2:09 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKFayette21 min
Jun 23, 2:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKMercer32 min
Jun 23, 2:56 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKGarrard, Madison34 min
Jun 23, 5:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKMadison29 min
Jun 23, 5:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKLincoln32 min
Jun 23, 6:54 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKRussell21 min
Jun 23, 7:08 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKMadison22 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.