Alert archive / Kentucky / Tornado Warnings in 2011
Tornado Warning 43, NWS Louisville, KY
NWS Louisville, KY issued this tornado warning at Apr 22, 2011, 6:55 PM EDT for 4 counties in Kentucky. It was in force for 35 min. 5 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 22, 2011, 6:55 PM EDT (22:55 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 22, 2011, 7:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 35 min
- Issued by
- NWS Louisville, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Anderson County, KY, Fayette County, KY, Jessamine County, KY, Woodford County, KY
The radar
The Louisville radar (KLVX), 109 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:54 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 22, 7:07 PM EDT | TORNADO | 1 Se Versailles, KY | AN NWS STORM SURVEY CONFIRMED AN EF-0 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN 1 MILE SOUTHEAST OF VERSAILLES IN WOODFORD COUNTY. THE 60 YARD WIDE TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN AT 707 PM EDT CAUSING RELATIVELY MINOR DAMAGE TO FENCES...TREES...AND A FEW ROOFS ACROSS ITS THREE QUARTER MILE |
| Apr 22, 7:11 PM EDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | Versailles, KY | FUNNEL CLOUD SPOTTED ALONG US 60 NEAR WOODFORD ST |
| Apr 22, 7:12 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Versailles, KY | LEX18 REPORTS DAMAGE TO TREES AND FENCES ON MARCELLUS DRIVE |
| Apr 22, 7:13 PM EDT | TORNADO | 4 E Versailles, KY | AN NWS STORM SURVEY CONFIRMED THAT AN EF-0 TORNADO WITH ESTIMATED WINDS OF 65 MPH TOUCHED DOWN 4 MILES EAST OF VERSAILLES. THE 40 YARD WIDE TORNADO WAS ON THE GROUND FOR A QUARTER MILE DAMAGING TREES AND CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO ROOFS. CIRCULATION PATTERN WAS W |
| Apr 22, 7:23 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Lexington, KY | LEX18 REPORTS DAMAGE AND A WINDOW BLOWN OUT ON ROMANY ROAD IN THE CHEVY CHASE AREA |
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 22, 6:49 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 10.9 hours before the alert went out and 169 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1683 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 452 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 501 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 222255
TORLMK
KYC005-067-113-239-222330-
/O.NEW.KLMK.TO.W.0043.110422T2255Z-110422T2330Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
655 PM EDT FRI APR 22 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN ANDERSON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
WESTERN FAYETTE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF LEXINGTON...
NORTHERN JESSAMINE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
CENTRAL WOODFORD COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
* UNTIL 730 PM EDT...
* AT 650 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS
DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR LAWRENCEBURG...MOVING EAST AT
35 MPH. FUNNEL CLOUDS HAVE BEEN REPORTED WITH THIS STORM AS WELL
AS EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING.
* THIS TORNADIC STORM WILL ALSO IMPACT...
VETERANS PARK...
FAYETTE MALL...
U K ARBORETUM...
DUNBAR HIGH SCHOOL...
VERSAILLES...
MILNER AND MCKEES CROSSROADS...
BONITA...
PISGAH AND FIRMANTOWN...
ELK CHESTER AND BLUE GRASS AIRPORT...
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 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 3794 8442 3800 8495 3810 8498 3810 8492
3810 8491 3811 8489 3814 8466 3812 8466
3812 8464 3813 8463 3820 8443
TIME...MOT...LOC 2254Z 269DEG 30KT 3805 8484
$$
SCHOETTMER2 follow-up statements
913
WWUS53 KLMK 222312
SVSLMK
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
712 PM EDT FRI APR 22 2011
KYC005-113-222321-
/O.CAN.KLMK.TO.W.0043.000000T0000Z-110422T2330Z/
ANDERSON KY-JESSAMINE KY-
712 PM EDT FRI APR 22 2011
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHERN JESSAMINE AND NORTHEASTERN
ANDERSON COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
TO REPORT DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...OR FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE...CALL TOLL FREE AT...1...8 7 7...6 3 3...6 7 7 2...
WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
LAT...LON 3794 8442 3796 8455 3800 8466 3800 8468
3798 8468 3799 8477 3812 8479 3814 8466
3812 8466 3812 8464 3813 8463 3820 8443
TIME...MOT...LOC 2311Z 270DEG 26KT 3805 8469
$$
KYC067-239-222330-
/O.CON.KLMK.TO.W.0043.000000T0000Z-110422T2330Z/
FAYETTE KY-WOODFORD KY-
712 PM EDT FRI APR 22 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM EDT FOR CENTRAL
WOODFORD AND WESTERN FAYETTE COUNTIES...
AT 708 PM EDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED
NEAR VERSAILLES...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. A FUNNEL CLOUD HAS JUST
BEEN SPOTTED IN VERSAILLES ALONG U. S. 60 NEAR WOODFORD STREET!
* THE TORNADO WILL ALSO IMPACT...
VETERANS PARK...
FAYETTE MALL...
U K ARBORETUM...
DUNBAR HIGH SCHOOL...
VERSAILLES...
BLUE GRASS AIRPORT AND ELK CHESTER...
HOLIDAY HILLS AND BEAUMONT PARK...
MATTOXTOWN...
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.
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 3794 8442 3796 8455 3800 8466 3800 8468
3798 8468 3799 8477 3812 8479 3814 8466
3812 8466 3812 8464 3813 8463 3820 8443
TIME...MOT...LOC 2311Z 270DEG 26KT 3805 8469
$$
SCHOETTMER948
WWUS53 KLMK 222323
SVSLMK
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
723 PM EDT FRI APR 22 2011
KYC067-239-222330-
/O.CON.KLMK.TO.W.0043.000000T0000Z-110422T2330Z/
FAYETTE KY-WOODFORD KY-
723 PM EDT FRI APR 22 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM EDT FOR EASTERN
WOODFORD AND WESTERN FAYETTE COUNTIES...
AT 722 PM EDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED
NEAR U K ARBORETUM...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. FUNNEL CLOUDS HAVE BEEN
REPORTED WITH THIS STORM.
* THE TORNADO WILL ALSO IMPACT...
VETERANS PARK...
FAYETTE MALL...
U K ARBORETUM...
DUNBAR HIGH SCHOOL...
THOROUGHBRED ACRES...
MATTOXTOWN...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
TO REPORT DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...OR FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE...CALL TOLL FREE AT...1...8 7 7...6 3 3...6 7 7 2...
WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
&&
LAT...LON 3794 8442 3796 8455 3800 8466 3800 8468
3812 8468 3812 8464 3813 8463 3820 8443
3805 8443
TIME...MOT...LOC 2323Z 258DEG 27KT 3802 8451
$$
SCHOETTMERThe office that day
Everything else NWS Louisville, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 22, 11:59 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Grayson | 31 min |
| Apr 22, 1:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Hardin | 25 min |
| Apr 22, 3:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Garrard | 47 min |
| Apr 22, 4:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Meade | 23 min |
| Apr 22, 4:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Trimble | 42 min |
| Apr 22, 4:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Jefferson, Oldham | 47 min |
| Apr 22, 5:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Spencer | 34 min |
| Apr 22, 5:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bullitt, Jefferson, Shelby, Spencer | 36 min |
| Apr 22, 6:01 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Anderson, Shelby, Spencer | 29 min |
| Apr 22, 6:04 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Bullitt, Jefferson, Shelby, Spencer | 93 min |
| Apr 22, 6:25 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Anderson, Franklin, Shelby, Spencer, Woodford | 35 min |
| Apr 22, 7:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Shelby | 27 min |
| Apr 22, 7:26 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Bourbon, Clark, Fayette | 34 min |
| Apr 22, 7:39 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Bourbon, Clark, Fayette, Franklin, Harrison, Scott and 1 more | 111 min |
| Apr 22, 7:55 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Clark | 22 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.