Alert archive / Kentucky / Tornado Warnings in 2011
Tornado Warning 55, NWS Louisville, KY
NWS Louisville, KY issued this tornado warning at Apr 23, 2011, 6:17 AM EDT for Bourbon County, Nicholas County, Kentucky. It was in force for 28 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, 6:17 AM EDT (10:17 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 23, 2011, 6:45 AM EDT
- In force
- 28 min
- Issued by
- NWS Louisville, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Bourbon County, KY, Nicholas County, KY
The radar
The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 95 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:17 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 nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 10.3 hours before the alert went out and 134 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.
073
WFUS53 KLMK 231017
TORLMK
KYC017-181-231045-
/O.NEW.KLMK.TO.W.0055.110423T1017Z-110423T1045Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
617 AM EDT SAT APR 23 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
EASTERN BOURBON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
SOUTHERN NICHOLAS COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
* UNTIL 645 AM EDT...
* AT 615 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR BLACKS CROSSROADS...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.
* THIS TORNADIC STORM WILL ALSO IMPACT...
PARIS...
CARLISLE...
JACKSTOWN AND LITTLE ROCK...
MOOREFIELD AND EAST UNION...
SPROUT...
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 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 3830 8385 3813 8405 3810 8412 3809 8424
3831 8429 3836 8390 3834 8384
TIME...MOT...LOC 1017Z 264DEG 44KT 3824 8416
$$
DK1 follow-up statement
742
WWUS53 KLMK 231035
SVSLMK
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
635 AM EDT SAT APR 23 2011
KYC017-181-231045-
/O.CON.KLMK.TO.W.0055.000000T0000Z-110423T1045Z/
NICHOLAS KY-BOURBON KY-
635 AM EDT SAT APR 23 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 AM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN BOURBON AND SOUTHEASTERN NICHOLAS COUNTIES...
AT 634 AM EDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED
NEAR MOOREFIELD...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.
* THE TORNADO WILL ALSO IMPACT...
MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF SOUTHEASTERN BOURBON AND SOUTHEASTERN
NICHOLAS COUNTIES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
TO REPORT DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...OR FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE...CALL TOLL FREE AT...1...8 7 7...6 3 3...6 7 7 2...
WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
&&
LAT...LON 3830 8385 3815 8402 3812 8408 3810 8412
3812 8412 3835 8403 3836 8390 3834 8385
TIME...MOT...LOC 1035Z 264DEG 44KT 3826 8388
$$
DKThe 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, 2:43 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Boyle, Garrard, Jessamine, Madison, Mercer | 32 min |
| 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, 6:26 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.