Alert archive / Kentucky / Tornado Warnings in 2011
Tornado Warning 53, NWS Louisville, KY
NWS Louisville, KY issued this tornado warning at Apr 23, 2011, 2:43 AM EDT for 5 counties in Kentucky. It was in force for 32 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
- Apr 23, 2011, 2:43 AM EDT (06:43 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 23, 2011, 3:15 AM EDT
- In force
- 32 min
- Issued by
- NWS Louisville, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Boyle County, KY, Garrard County, KY, Jessamine County, KY, Madison County, KY, Mercer County, KY
The radar
The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 117 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:42 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 23, 2:04 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 6.7 hours before the alert went out and 213 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
- 565 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 54 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 147 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 265 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
899
WFUS53 KLMK 230643
TORLMK
KYC021-079-113-151-167-230715-
/O.NEW.KLMK.TO.W.0053.110423T0643Z-110423T0715Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
243 AM EDT SAT APR 23 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN BOYLE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
GARRARD COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
SOUTHERN JESSAMINE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
WESTERN MADISON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
SOUTHEASTERN MERCER COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
* UNTIL 315 AM EDT...
* AT 240 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR FAULCONER...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.
* THIS TORNADIC STORM WILL ALSO IMPACT...
LANCASTER...
HARRODSBURG...
DANVILLE...
DAVISTOWN AND MARCELLUS...
BOURNE AND BRYANTSVILLE...
THREE FORKS AND STONE...
TEATERSVILLE AND BUCKEYE...
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 3755 8444 3758 8462 3761 8464 3761 8466
3763 8465 3763 8466 3762 8468 3762 8470
3760 8472 3764 8491 3777 8489 3779 8436
TIME...MOT...LOC 0643Z 275DEG 38KT 3772 8478
$$
EER2 follow-up statements
314
WWUS53 KLMK 230654
SVSLMK
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
254 AM EDT SAT APR 23 2011
KYC021-079-113-151-167-230715-
/O.CON.KLMK.TO.W.0053.000000T0000Z-110423T0715Z/
JESSAMINE KY-MERCER KY-MADISON KY-GARRARD KY-BOYLE KY-
254 AM EDT SAT APR 23 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 AM EDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN BOYLE...GARRARD...WESTERN MADISON...SOUTHEASTERN MERCER
AND SOUTHERN JESSAMINE COUNTIES...
AT 250 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION. THIS POTENTIAL
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 2 MILES SOUTH OF BUSHTOWN...MOVING EAST AT 45
MPH.
* THE TORNADO WILL IMPACT...
LANCASTER...
HARRODSBURG...
DANVILLE...
BOURNE AND THREE FORKS...
TEATERSVILLE AND BUCKEYE...
ROUND HILL AND KIRKSVILLE...
ANOTHER STORM WITH ROTATION WAS LOCATED IN SOUTHWEST MERCER COUNTY
NEAR STEWART...AND WILL BE MOVING INTO THE TORNADO WARNING AREA BY
300 AM EDT. DAVIS HILL AND FAULCONER ARE MOST IN THE PATH OF THIS
SECOND STORM.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3755 8444 3758 8462 3761 8464 3761 8466
3763 8465 3763 8466 3762 8468 3762 8470
3760 8472 3764 8491 3777 8489 3779 8436
TIME...MOT...LOC 0652Z 274DEG 37KT 3771 8469
$$
13837
WWUS53 KLMK 230711 RRA
SVSLMK
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
311 AM EDT SAT APR 23 2011
KYC021-079-113-151-167-230721-
/O.EXP.KLMK.TO.W.0053.000000T0000Z-110423T0715Z/
JESSAMINE KY-MERCER KY-MADISON KY-GARRARD KY-BOYLE KY-
311 AM EDT SAT APR 23 2011
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN BOYLE...GARRARD...WESTERN
MADISON...SOUTHEASTERN MERCER AND SOUTHERN JESSAMINE COUNTIES WILL
EXPIRE AT 315 AM 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.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 AM EDT.
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 3755 8444 3758 8462 3761 8464 3761 8466
3763 8465 3763 8466 3762 8468 3762 8470
3760 8472 3764 8491 3777 8489 3779 8436
TIME...MOT...LOC 0711Z 274DEG 37KT 3769 8444
$$
13The office that day
Everything else NWS Louisville, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 23, 12:05 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Hancock | 8 hr |
| Apr 23, 12:06 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Meade | 24 min |
| Apr 23, 12:13 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Bullitt, Henry, Jefferson, Meade, Oldham, Shelby and 1 more | 62 min |
| Apr 23, 12:29 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Meade | 31 min |
| Apr 23, 12:36 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Hancock | 24 min |
| Apr 23, 12:50 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Meade | 6 hr |
| Apr 23, 12:50 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bullitt, Hardin, Jefferson | 25 min |
| Apr 23, 1:14 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bullitt, Henry, Jefferson, Oldham, Shelby, Spencer | 31 min |
| Apr 23, 1:14 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Meade | 31 min |
| Apr 23, 1:25 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Henry, Oldham, Trimble | 20 min |
| Apr 23, 1:32 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Grayson, Hardin | 28 min |
| Apr 23, 1:38 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Henry | 22 min |
| Apr 23, 1:43 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Boyle, Casey, Green, Marion, Taylor | 32 min |
| Apr 23, 1:57 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Hardin, Hart, Larue, Nelson | 18 min |
| Apr 23, 2:16 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Green, Hardin, Hart, Larue, Marion, Nelson and 2 more | 29 min |
| Apr 23, 2:18 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Boyle, Mercer, Washington | 27 min |
| Apr 23, 2:24 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Butler, Grayson, Ohio | 36 min |
| Apr 23, 2:27 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Hart | 18 min |
| Apr 23, 2:31 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Grayson, Hardin, Hart, Larue, Nelson | 5 hr |
| Apr 23, 2:45 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Boyle, Green, Hart, Larue, Marion, Mercer and 3 more | 30 min |
| Apr 23, 2:47 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Butler, Edmonson, Grayson | 28 min |
| Apr 23, 3:13 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Green, Marion, Taylor | 32 min |
| Apr 23, 3:45 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Casey | 30 min |
| Apr 23, 4:03 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Boyle, Casey, Lincoln, Marion, Taylor | 65 min |
| Apr 23, 4:12 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Garrard, Lincoln | 33 min |
| Apr 23, 4:16 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Hancock, Jefferson, Meade, Oldham | 44 min |
| Apr 23, 4:39 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bullitt, Hardin, Jefferson, Meade | 36 min |
| Apr 23, 4:59 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Jefferson, Oldham | 3 hr |
| Apr 23, 5:15 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Ohio | 30 min |
| Apr 23, 5:21 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Anderson, Franklin, Nelson, Scott, Spencer, Washington and 1 more | 24 min |
| Apr 23, 5:29 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Anderson, Franklin, Scott, Shelby, Woodford | 31 min |
| Apr 23, 5:33 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Bullitt, Grayson, Hancock, Hardin | 6 hr |
| Apr 23, 5:47 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bourbon, Clark, Fayette, Harrison, Nicholas, Scott | 43 min |
| Apr 23, 5:52 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Mercer, Nelson, Washington | 23 min |
| Apr 23, 6:17 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Bourbon, Nicholas | 28 min |
| Apr 23, 6:26 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Ohio | 34 min |
| Apr 23, 6:30 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Butler, Grayson, Ohio | 4 hr |
| Apr 23, 6:51 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Anderson, Bourbon, Boyle, Bullitt, Clark, Fayette and 16 more | 3 hr |
| Apr 23, 7:21 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Hancock | 6 hr |
| Apr 23, 7:26 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Grayson, Hardin, Hart, Larue | 6 hr |
| Apr 23, 7:32 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Green, Hart, Metcalfe | 28 min |
| Apr 23, 7:51 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Meade | 5 hr |
| Apr 23, 10:30 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | LMK | Jefferson, Meade | 12 days |
| Apr 23, 10:32 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | LMK | Trimble | 6 days |
| Apr 23, 10:33 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | LMK | Hardin, Nelson | 14 days |
| Apr 23, 10:35 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | LMK | Ohio | 28 days |
| Apr 23, 11:02 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Oldham | 28 min |
| Apr 23, 11:12 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Jefferson, Oldham | 18 min |
| Apr 23, 11:28 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Henry, Jefferson, Oldham, Shelby | 32 min |
| Apr 23, 11:48 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Hancock | 27 min |
| Apr 23, 12:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Trimble | 29 min |
| Apr 23, 12:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Meade | 23 min |
| Apr 23, 12:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Harrison, Scott | 24 min |
| Apr 23, 1:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Oldham | 27 min |
| Apr 23, 1:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Trimble | 32 min |
| Apr 23, 2:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Henry, Jefferson, Oldham, Shelby, Trimble | 62 min |
| Apr 23, 2:34 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Trimble | 16 hr |
| Apr 23, 2:49 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Bullitt, Henry, Jefferson, Oldham, Shelby, Spencer | 15 hr |
| Apr 23, 3:32 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | LMK | Bourbon | 31 hr |
| Apr 23, 3:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Bourbon, Harrison, Nicholas, Scott | 47 min |
| Apr 23, 3:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Bullitt, Spencer | 39 min |
| Apr 23, 4:17 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Bourbon, Franklin, Harrison, Nicholas, Scott, Woodford | 5 hr |
| Apr 23, 4:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Anderson, Woodford | 23 min |
| Apr 23, 4:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Anderson, Nelson, Spencer | 27 min |
| Apr 23, 4:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Bourbon, Clark, Fayette, Franklin, Harrison, Nicholas and 1 more | 39 min |
| Apr 23, 4:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Breckinridge | 37 min |
| Apr 23, 4:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Anderson, Woodford | 36 min |
| Apr 23, 5:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Hancock, Ohio | 49 min |
| Apr 23, 5:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Breckinridge, Hardin, Meade | 42 min |
| Apr 23, 5:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Ohio | 27 min |
| Apr 23, 5:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Fayette, Woodford | 25 min |
| Apr 23, 5:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Bullitt, Hardin, Meade | 37 min |
| Apr 23, 5:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Hancock | 34 min |
| Apr 23, 5:28 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | LMK | Nicholas, Robertson | 67 hr |
| Apr 23, 5:32 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Butler, Ohio | 43 min |
| Apr 23, 5:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Hancock, Ohio | 32 min |
| Apr 23, 5:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Breckinridge | 24 min |
| Apr 23, 5:52 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Butler | 23 min |
| Apr 23, 5:53 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Bullitt, Hardin, Nelson | 37 min |
| Apr 23, 5:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Grayson | 31 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.