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Tornado Warning 11, NWS Louisville, KY

February 28, 20115 counties in Kentucky

NWS Louisville, KY issued this tornado warning at Feb 28, 2011, 6:00 AM CST for 5 counties in Kentucky. It was in force for 30 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: Feb 28, 2011, 6:00 AM CST (12:00 UTC)
Expired: Feb 28, 2011, 6:30 AM CST
In force: 30 min
Issued by: NWS Louisville, KY
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Adair County, KY, Casey County, KY, Lincoln County, KY, Russell County, KY, Taylor County, KY

The radar

The Louisville radar (KLVX), 122 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:00 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 watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Feb 28, 1:33 AM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 0.0 hours before the alert went out and 193 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: 948 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -5 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 795 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 65 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 369 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 404 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 2.6
Supercell composite: 9.4

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

698 
WFUS53 KLMK 281200
TORLMK
KYC001-045-137-207-217-281230-
/O.NEW.KLMK.TO.W.0011.110228T1200Z-110228T1230Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
700 AM EST MON FEB 28 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHEASTERN ADAIR COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
  SOUTHERN CASEY COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
  SOUTHERN LINCOLN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
  NORTHEASTERN RUSSELL COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
  SOUTHEASTERN TAYLOR COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...

* UNTIL 730 AM EST/630 AM CST/...

* AT 556 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
  STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR HOLMES...MOVING EAST AT 60 MPH.

* THIS TORNADIC STORM WILL ALSO IMPACT...
  LIBERTY...
  PELLYTON AND BARNETT SPRINGS...
  DUNNVILLE AND PHIL...
  EVONA AND TEDDY...
  ARGYLE...

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.

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 3711 8532 3732 8529 3737 8454 3735 8455
      3736 8457 3711 8492 3709 8492
TIME...MOT...LOC 1200Z 270DEG 50KT 3720 8517

$$

MP

3 follow-up statements

970 
WWUS53 KLMK 281221
SVSLMK

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
721 AM EST MON FEB 28 2011

KYC217-281231-
/O.CAN.KLMK.TO.W.0011.000000T0000Z-110228T1230Z/
TAYLOR KY-
721 AM EST MON FEB 28 2011

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN TAYLOR COUNTY IS CANCELLED...

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 3711 8521 3734 8496 3737 8454 3735 8455
      3736 8457 3711 8492 3709 8492
TIME...MOT...LOC 1221Z 270DEG 50KT 3720 8480

$$

KYC001-045-137-207-281230-
/O.CON.KLMK.TO.W.0011.000000T0000Z-110228T1230Z/
LINCOLN KY-CASEY KY-ADAIR KY-RUSSELL KY-
721 AM EST MON FEB 28 2011

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 AM EST/630 AM CST/
FOR NORTHEASTERN RUSSELL...EASTERN ADAIR...SOUTHERN CASEY AND
SOUTHERN LINCOLN COUNTIES...

AT 719 AM EST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED
NEAR ARGYLE...MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL OTHERWISE IMPACT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF EASTERN
ADAIR...NORTHEASTERN RUSSELL...SOUTHERN CASEY AND SOUTHERN LINCOLN
COUNTIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 3711 8521 3734 8496 3737 8454 3735 8455
      3736 8457 3711 8492 3709 8492
TIME...MOT...LOC 1221Z 270DEG 50KT 3720 8480

$$

MP

935 
WWUS53 KLMK 281227
SVSLMK

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
727 AM EST MON FEB 28 2011

KYC001-045-137-207-281237-
/O.EXP.KLMK.TO.W.0011.000000T0000Z-110228T1230Z/
LINCOLN KY-CASEY KY-ADAIR KY-RUSSELL KY-
727 AM EST MON FEB 28 2011

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN RUSSELL...EASTERN ADAIR...
SOUTHERN CASEY AND SOUTHERN LINCOLN COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 730 AM
EST/630 AM CST/...

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 3711 8521 3734 8496 3737 8454 3735 8455
      3736 8457 3711 8492 3709 8492
TIME...MOT...LOC 1227Z 270DEG 50KT 3719 8469

$$

JSD

042 
WWUS53 KLMK 281227 RRA
SVSLMK

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
727 AM EST MON FEB 28 2011

KYC001-045-137-207-281237-
/O.EXP.KLMK.TO.W.0011.000000T0000Z-110228T1230Z/
LINCOLN KY-CASEY KY-ADAIR KY-RUSSELL KY-
727 AM EST MON FEB 28 2011

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN RUSSELL...EASTERN ADAIR...
SOUTHERN CASEY AND SOUTHERN LINCOLN COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 730 AM
EST/630 AM CST/...

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...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 3711 8521 3734 8496 3737 8454 3735 8455
      3736 8457 3711 8492 3709 8492
TIME...MOT...LOC 1227Z 270DEG 50KT 3719 8469

$$

MP

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Feb 28, 3:17 AM CST	Tornado Warning	LMK	Oldham	28 min
Feb 28, 3:25 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Henry, Jefferson, Oldham, Shelby	35 min
Feb 28, 3:31 AM CST	Tornado Warning	LMK	Jefferson, Oldham	29 min
Feb 28, 3:47 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Bullitt, Hardin, Jefferson, Meade, Nelson, Spencer	43 min
Feb 28, 3:47 AM CST	Tornado Warning	LMK	Henry, Oldham	30 min
Feb 28, 3:53 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Breckinridge, Hancock, Hardin, Ohio	37 min
Feb 28, 3:56 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Franklin, Henry, Scott, Shelby	49 min
Feb 28, 4:20 AM CST	Tornado Warning	LMK	Franklin, Scott	25 min
Feb 28, 4:23 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Bullitt, Hardin, Larue, Meade, Nelson	37 min
Feb 28, 4:37 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Bourbon, Harrison, Nicholas	53 min
Feb 28, 4:58 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Bourbon, Clark, Fayette, Scott, Woodford	32 min
Feb 28, 5:06 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Boyle, Garrard, Jessamine, Lincoln, Marion, Mercer and 2 more	39 min
Feb 28, 5:10 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Adair, Boyle, Casey, Edmonson, Green, Hart and 4 more	50 min
Feb 28, 5:12 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Clark, Fayette, Jessamine, Mercer, Woodford	33 min
Feb 28, 5:34 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Clark, Fayette, Garrard, Madison	41 min
Feb 28, 5:38 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Adair, Allen, Barren, Edmonson, Green, Hart and 4 more	22 min
Feb 28, 5:44 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Boyle, Casey, Garrard, Jessamine, Lincoln, Mercer	31 min
Feb 28, 5:45 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Clark	30 min
Feb 28, 5:48 AM CST	Tornado Warning	LMK	Garrard, Lincoln	27 min
Feb 28, 5:55 AM CST	Tornado Warning	LMK	Adair, Barren, Green, Hart, Metcalfe	9 min
Feb 28, 6:02 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Adair, Allen, Barren, Casey, Cumberland, Green and 6 more	28 min
Feb 28, 6:27 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Adair, Allen, Casey, Clinton, Cumberland, Metcalfe and 2 more	33 min
Feb 28, 6:58 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Clinton, Cumberland, Monroe, Russell	32 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.