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Tornado Warning 105, NWS Louisville, KY

June 22, 2011Shelby County, Kentucky

NWS Louisville, KY issued this tornado warning at Jun 22, 2011, 9:42 PM EDT for Shelby County, Kentucky. It was in force for 33 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
Jun 22, 2011, 9:42 PM EDT (01:42 UTC)
Expired
Jun 22, 2011, 10:15 PM EDT
In force
33 min
Issued by
NWS Louisville, KY
Area
Storm-based polygon

County Shelby County, KY

The radar

The Louisville radar (KLVX), 71 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:45 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 1.7 hours before the alert went out and 177 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 00:00Z on 2011-06-23Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 517 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, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 00:00Z on 2011-06-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 198 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
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

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The text

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

974 
WFUS53 KLMK 230142
TORLMK
KYC211-230215-
/O.NEW.KLMK.TO.W.0105.110623T0142Z-110623T0215Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHERN SHELBY COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...

* UNTIL 1015 PM EDT...

* AT 940 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
  STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR TODDS POINT...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

* THIS TORNADIC STORM WILL ALSO IMPACT...
  CHESTNUT GROVE...
  MULBERRY...
  CROPPER...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

TAKE COVER NOW! TORNADOES AT NIGHT CAN BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT
WAIT UNTIL YOU SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. IT MAY BE TOO LATE.

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 3835 8519 3834 8511 3824 8510 3823 8535
      3830 8540 3831 8537 3831 8534 3832 8532
      3836 8521
TIME...MOT...LOC 0143Z 263DEG 23KT 3828 8531

$$

RS
2 follow-up statements
276 
WWUS53 KLMK 230159
SVSLMK

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

KYC211-230215-
/O.CON.KLMK.TO.W.0105.000000T0000Z-110623T0215Z/
SHELBY KY-
959 PM EDT WED JUN 22 2011

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 PM EDT FOR NORTHERN
SHELBY COUNTY...

AT 954 PM EDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED
NEAR CHESTNUT GROVE...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL ALSO IMPACT...
  MULBERRY...
  CROPPER...

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 3835 8519 3834 8511 3824 8510 3826 8526
      3833 8527 3836 8522 3835 8520
TIME...MOT...LOC 0159Z 263DEG 23KT 3829 8518

$$

RS
745 
WWUS53 KLMK 230206
SVSLMK

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1006 PM EDT WED JUN 22 2011

KYC211-230216-
/O.EXP.KLMK.TO.W.0105.000000T0000Z-110623T0215Z/
SHELBY KY-
1006 PM EDT WED JUN 22 2011

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHERN SHELBY COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 1015
PM EDT...

THE STORMS THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE WEAKENED AND ARE NO LONGER
SEVERE. HOWEVER STRONG STORMS REMAIN IN THE AREA. THESE ARE CAPABLE
OF PRODUCING PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING.

TO REPORT DAMAGING WINDS 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 3835 8519 3834 8511 3824 8510 3826 8526
      3833 8527 3836 8522 3835 8520
TIME...MOT...LOC 0206Z 263DEG 23KT 3830 8512

$$

RS

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 22, 8:03 PM EDTTornado WarningLMKJefferson27 min
Jun 22, 8:25 PM EDTTornado WarningLMKJefferson, Oldham20 min
Jun 22, 8:43 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKJefferson32 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, 9:39 PM EDTTornado WarningLMKMeade36 min
Jun 22, 9:40 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLMKHenry, Jefferson, Oldham, Shelby3 hr
Jun 22, 9:50 PM EDTTornado WarningLMKJefferson, Shelby25 min
Jun 22, 10:06 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBullitt, Hardin, Jefferson, Meade24 min
Jun 22, 10:11 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKShelby34 min
Jun 22, 10:18 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningLMKHenry, Jefferson, Oldham, Shelby3 hr
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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.