Alert archive / Kentucky / Tornado Warnings in 2011
Tornado Warning 112, NWS Louisville, KY
NWS Louisville, KY issued this tornado warning at Sep 4, 2011, 4:44 PM CDT for Green County, Metcalfe County, Kentucky. It was in force for 18 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
- Sep 4, 2011, 4:44 PM CDT (21:44 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 4, 2011, 5:02 PM CDT
- In force
- 18 min
- Issued by
- NWS Louisville, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Green County, KY, Metcalfe County, KY
The radar
The Louisville radar (KLVX), 95 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:47 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 143 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
- 658 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -92 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1398 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 9 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -2 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 4 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
754 WFUS53 KLMK 042144 TORLMK KYC087-169-042215- /O.NEW.KLMK.TO.W.0112.110904T2144Z-110904T2215Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 444 PM CDT SUN SEP 4 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... SOUTHWESTERN GREEN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY... NORTHERN METCALFE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY... * UNTIL 515 PM CDT... * AT 443 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR NODE...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH. * THIS TORNADIC STORM WILL ALSO IMPACT... LITTLE BARREN... PIERCE... LILETOWN... NEWT AND GRAB... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY. MOVE INDOORS TO THE LOWEST LEVEL OF THE BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF DRIVING...DO NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS. 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. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER 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 3725 8558 3709 8553 3707 8573 3714 8576 TIME...MOT...LOC 2144Z 253DEG 10KT 3714 8565 $$ RS
2 follow-up statements
640
WWUS53 KLMK 042157
SVSLMK
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
557 PM EDT SUN SEP 4 2011
KYC169-042206-
/O.CAN.KLMK.TO.W.0112.000000T0000Z-110904T2215Z/
METCALFE KY-
457 PM CDT SUN SEP 4 2011
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHERN METCALFE COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATES THAT THE STORM THAT
CAUSED THE TORNADO HAS SHIFTED EAST INTO SOUTHWEST GREEN COUNTY.
GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER NORTHERN METCALFE COUNTY AS STRONG
STORMS CONTINUE OVER THAT AREA.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...CALL TOLL
FREE AT...1...8 7 7...6 3 3...6 7 7 2...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
LAT...LON 3711 8556 3711 8559 3712 8563 3714 8565
3717 8567 3725 8558 3711 8554 3711 8555
TIME...MOT...LOC 2156Z 253DEG 10KT 3715 8561
$$
KYC087-042215-
/O.CON.KLMK.TO.W.0112.000000T0000Z-110904T2215Z/
GREEN KY-
457 PM CDT SUN SEP 4 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN GREEN COUNTY...
AT 452 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED
NEAR LITTLE BARREN...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH.
* THE TORNADO WILL ALSO IMPACT...
LILETOWN AND GRAB...
NEWT...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY REINFORCED
BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT...SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH OR LOW
SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER 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 8556 3711 8559 3712 8563 3714 8565
3717 8567 3725 8558 3711 8554 3711 8555
TIME...MOT...LOC 2156Z 253DEG 10KT 3715 8561
$$
RS227
WWUS53 KLMK 042202
SVSLMK
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
502 PM CDT SUN SEP 4 2011
KYC087-042213-
/O.CAN.KLMK.TO.W.0112.000000T0000Z-110904T2215Z/
GREEN KY-
502 PM CDT SUN SEP 4 2011
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN GREEN COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE STORMS THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE WEAKENED AND ARE NO LONGER
TORNADIC. HOWEVER STRONG STORMS REMAIN IN THE AREA. THESE ARE CAPABLE
OF PRODUCING PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...CALL TOLL
FREE AT...1...8 7 7...6 3 3...6 7 7 2...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
LAT...LON 3711 8556 3711 8559 3712 8563 3714 8565
3717 8567 3725 8558 3711 8554 3711 8555
TIME...MOT...LOC 2203Z 253DEG 10KT 3716 8559
$$
RSThe office that day
Everything else NWS Louisville, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3, 8:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Monroe | 14 min |
| Sep 3, 9:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Simpson | 22 min |
| Sep 3, 9:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Oldham | 29 min |
| Sep 3, 9:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Oldham, Trimble | 36 min |
| Sep 3, 10:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Simpson | 30 min |
| Sep 3, 10:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Trimble | 31 min |
| Sep 3, 10:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Trimble | 33 min |
| Sep 3, 10:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Logan | 26 min |
| Sep 3, 11:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Butler, Logan | 35 min |
| Sep 3, 11:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Logan, Simpson, Warren | 39 min |
| Sep 4, 12:16 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Allen | 29 min |
| Sep 4, 1:08 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Butler | 37 min |
| Sep 4, 1:16 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Ohio | 29 min |
| Sep 4, 1:59 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Butler | 46 min |
| Sep 4, 2:03 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Butler, Ohio | 27 min |
| Sep 4, 12:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Madison | 32 min |
| Sep 4, 12:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Madison | 14 min |
| Sep 4, 1:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Casey | 24 min |
| Sep 4, 1:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Madison | 30 min |
| Sep 4, 1:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Casey, Lincoln | 29 min |
| Sep 4, 1:35 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Marion | 25 min |
| Sep 4, 1:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Madison | 30 min |
| Sep 4, 1:58 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Madison | 2 hr |
| Sep 4, 2:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Bullitt, Marion, Nelson, Washington | 29 min |
| Sep 4, 2:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Marion, Washington | 19 min |
| Sep 4, 2:33 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Bullitt, Nelson, Washington | 27 min |
| Sep 4, 2:37 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Boyle, Garrard, Jessamine, Madison, Mercer | 38 min |
| Sep 4, 2:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Logan | 36 min |
| Sep 4, 2:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Butler, Logan | 25 min |
| Sep 4, 3:07 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Harrison | 38 min |
| Sep 4, 3:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Butler, Grayson, Logan | 28 min |
| Sep 4, 3:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bourbon, Harrison, Scott | 37 min |
| Sep 4, 3:33 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Casey, Green, Taylor | 27 min |
| Sep 4, 3:36 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Woodford | 24 min |
| Sep 4, 3:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bourbon, Harrison, Nicholas | 34 min |
| Sep 4, 4:33 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Harrison, Nicholas | 27 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.