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Tornado Warning 23, NWS Louisville, KY

April 4, 2011Adair County, Casey County, Russell County, Kentucky

NWS Louisville, KY issued this tornado warning at Apr 4, 2011, 3:06 PM CDT for Adair County, Casey County, Russell County, Kentucky. It was in force for 24 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: Apr 4, 2011, 3:06 PM CDT (20:06 UTC)
Expired: Apr 4, 2011, 3:30 PM CDT
In force: 24 min
Issued by: NWS Louisville, KY
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Adair County, KY, Casey County, KY, Russell County, KY

The radar

The Louisville radar (KLVX), 125 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:08 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.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Apr 4, 3:11 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	Russell Springs, KY	A ROOF WAS BLOWN OFF A BUILDING AT HIGHWAY AUTO AUCTION ON HIGHWAY 127. JASPER AND HAMMONS APPLIANCE ON LAKEWAY DRIVE HAD ROOF DAMAGE.
Apr 4, 3:16 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	Windsor, KY	A MOBILE HOME WAS MISSNING A 10 TO 12 SECTION OF ROOF. ANOTHER MOBILE HOME HAD THE ROOF BLOWN OFF ITS PORCH. A BARN WAS BLOWN DOWN. NUMEROUS TREES DOWN.
Apr 4, 3:20 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	8 E Russell Springs, KY	A CONCRETE BLOCK FOUNDATION BARN WAS COLLAPSED AND TREES WERE DOWNED.

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

The watch it was issued in

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Apr 4, 11:34 AM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 182 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: 68 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -640 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 855 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 38 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 370 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 507 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: -0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

972 
WFUS53 KLMK 042006
TORLMK
KYC001-045-207-042030-
/O.NEW.KLMK.TO.W.0023.110404T2006Z-110404T2030Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
306 PM CDT MON APR 4 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  EASTERN ADAIR COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
  SOUTHEASTERN CASEY COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
  NORTHERN RUSSELL COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...

* UNTIL 330 PM CDT/430 PM EDT/...

* AT 304 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
  STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR CRAYCRAFT...MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.

* THIS TORNADIC STORM WILL ALSO IMPACT...
  WEBBS CROSS ROADS...
  DECATUR AND SYCAMORE FLAT...
  WINDSOR AND TEDDY...
  ARGYLE...

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 3714 8523 3725 8473 3724 8474 3711 8492
      3705 8492 3704 8521
TIME...MOT...LOC 2007Z 261DEG 50KT 3710 8515

$$

MJ

2 follow-up statements

421 
WWUS53 KLMK 042015
SVSLMK

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
415 PM EDT MON APR 4 2011

KYC001-042025-
/O.CAN.KLMK.TO.W.0023.000000T0000Z-110404T2030Z/
ADAIR KY-
315 PM CDT MON APR 4 2011

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EASTERN ADAIR 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 3704 8511 3714 8509 3725 8473 3724 8474
      3711 8492 3705 8492
TIME...MOT...LOC 2015Z 261DEG 50KT 3711 8501

$$

KYC045-207-042030-
/O.CON.KLMK.TO.W.0023.000000T0000Z-110404T2030Z/
CASEY KY-RUSSELL KY-
315 PM CDT MON APR 4 2011

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM CDT/430 PM EDT/
FOR NORTHEASTERN RUSSELL AND SOUTHEASTERN CASEY COUNTIES...

AT 313 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED
NEAR WEBBS CROSS ROADS...MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL ALSO IMPACT...
  WINDSOR AND TEDDY...
  BETHELRIDGE...

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 3704 8511 3714 8509 3725 8473 3724 8474
      3711 8492 3705 8492
TIME...MOT...LOC 2015Z 261DEG 50KT 3711 8501

$$

MJ

358 
WWUS53 KLMK 042028
SVSLMK

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
328 PM CDT MON APR 4 2011

KYC045-207-042038-
/O.EXP.KLMK.TO.W.0023.000000T0000Z-110404T2030Z/
CASEY KY-RUSSELL KY-
328 PM CDT MON APR 4 2011

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN RUSSELL AND SOUTHEASTERN
CASEY COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 330 PM CDT/430 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...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 3704 8511 3714 8509 3725 8473 3724 8474
      3711 8492 3705 8492
TIME...MOT...LOC 2028Z 261DEG 50KT 3713 8478

$$

MJ

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 3, 8:04 PM CDT	Wind Advisory	LMK	Adair, Allen, Anderson, Barren, Bourbon, Boyle and 43 more	18 hr
Apr 4, 9:56 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Breckinridge, Ohio	19 min
Apr 4, 10:51 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Breckinridge, Hancock, Meade	24 min
Apr 4, 11:22 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Ohio	23 min
Apr 4, 11:38 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Breckinridge, Grayson, Hancock, Ohio	22 min
Apr 4, 11:52 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Ohio	23 min
Apr 4, 12:01 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Breckinridge, Butler, Hancock, Logan, Ohio	44 min
Apr 4, 12:05 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Butler, Grayson, Ohio	25 min
Apr 4, 12:06 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Breckinridge, Hancock, Meade	24 min
Apr 4, 12:16 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Butler, Logan, Simpson, Warren	29 min
Apr 4, 12:17 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Butler, Grayson, Ohio	13 min
Apr 4, 12:22 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Butler, Logan, Warren	23 min
Apr 4, 12:23 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Jefferson, Meade	22 min
Apr 4, 12:26 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Logan, Simpson	34 min
Apr 4, 12:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Breckinridge, Grayson, Hardin	33 min
Apr 4, 12:29 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Breckinridge, Butler, Grayson, Hancock, Logan, Meade and 1 more	5 hr
Apr 4, 12:32 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Breckinridge, Bullitt, Hardin, Meade	43 min
Apr 4, 12:32 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Butler, Grayson	28 min
Apr 4, 12:43 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Butler, Edmonson, Grayson, Hart, Warren	32 min
Apr 4, 12:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Allen, Barren, Edmonson, Logan, Simpson, Warren	44 min
Apr 4, 12:48 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Logan, Simpson	27 min
Apr 4, 12:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Bullitt, Hardin, Larue, Nelson	35 min
Apr 4, 1:03 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Green, Hardin, Hart, Larue, Marion, Nelson and 1 more	27 min
Apr 4, 1:06 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Henry, Jefferson, Oldham, Shelby	24 min
Apr 4, 1:10 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Bullitt, Edmonson, Hardin, Hart, Jefferson, Warren	4 hr
Apr 4, 1:10 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Green, Hart, Larue, Marion, Taylor	35 min
Apr 4, 1:18 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Anderson, Nelson, Shelby, Spencer, Washington	27 min
Apr 4, 1:32 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Allen, Barren, Edmonson, Green, Hart, Metcalfe and 2 more	43 min
Apr 4, 1:37 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Marion, Mercer, Washington	23 min
Apr 4, 1:46 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Marion	29 min
Apr 4, 1:58 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Bourbon, Franklin, Harrison, Nicholas, Scott, Woodford	47 min
Apr 4, 2:03 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Fayette, Garrard, Jessamine, Mercer, Woodford	27 min
Apr 4, 2:15 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Allen, Barren, Green	3 hr
Apr 4, 2:21 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Simpson	3 hr
Apr 4, 2:22 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Bourbon, Clark, Fayette, Madison	23 min
Apr 4, 2:25 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Adair, Clinton, Cumberland, Green, Metcalfe, Monroe and 1 more	65 min
Apr 4, 2:47 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Clinton, Cumberland, Metcalfe, Monroe, Russell	43 min
Apr 4, 2:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Garrard, Madison	37 min
Apr 4, 3:03 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Adair, Casey, Lincoln, Russell	27 min
Apr 4, 3:15 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Boyle, Casey, Larue, Marion, Mercer, Nelson and 3 more	2 hr
Apr 4, 3:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Garrard, Madison	30 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.