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Tornado Warning 59, NWS Louisville, KY
NWS Louisville, KY issued this tornado warning at Apr 23, 2011, 5:14 PM CDT for Butler County, Logan County, Warren County, Kentucky. It was in force for 16 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, 5:14 PM CDT (22:14 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 23, 2011, 5:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 16 min
- Issued by
- NWS Louisville, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Butler County, KY, Logan County, KY, Warren County, KY
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, 2:30 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 10.2 hours before the alert went out and 109 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
- 630 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -111 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 671 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 294 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 313 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.6
- Supercell composite
- 1.7
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
807
WFUS53 KLMK 232214
TORLMK
KYC031-141-227-232230-
/O.NEW.KLMK.TO.W.0059.110423T2214Z-110423T2230Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
514 PM CDT SAT APR 23 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHERN BUTLER COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
NORTHEASTERN LOGAN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
NORTHWESTERN WARREN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
* UNTIL 530 PM CDT...
* AT 511 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE SQUALL LINE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING BRIEF RAIN-WRAPPED
TORNADOES IN ADDITION TO WIDESPREAD STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE.
THESE DANGEROUS STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM
SOUTH HILL TO INSCO...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.
* THESE STORMS WILL ALSO IMPACT...
YOUNGTOWN AND TURNERTOWN...
WOODBURY AND SUGAR GROVE...
ROCKLAND AND BROWNING...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORNADOES AND
WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WIND DAMAGE. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS.
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 3709 8693 3709 8692 3711 8690 3713 8692
3722 8690 3721 8648 3691 8658 3699 8696
TIME...MOT...LOC 2214Z 283DEG 39KT 3719 8678 3699 8684
$$
AML2 follow-up statements
512 WWUS53 KLMK 232224 SVSLMK SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 524 PM CDT SAT APR 23 2011 KYC031-141-227-232230- /O.CON.KLMK.TO.W.0059.000000T0000Z-110423T2230Z/ BUTLER KY-WARREN KY-LOGAN KY- 524 PM CDT SAT APR 23 2011 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM CDT FOR NORTHEASTERN LOGAN...NORTHWESTERN WARREN AND SOUTHERN BUTLER COUNTIES... AT 521 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH ROTATION. THESE TORNADO PRODUCING STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM YOUNGTOWN TO COSTELOW...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH. * TORNADO PRODUCING STORMS WILL ALSO IMPACT... GUY AND HADLEY... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS. TO REPORT DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...OR FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...CALL TOLL FREE AT...1...8 7 7...6 3 3...6 7 7 2... WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. && LAT...LON 3700 8685 3721 8678 3721 8648 3691 8658 TIME...MOT...LOC 2224Z 283DEG 39KT 3717 8669 3697 8675 $$ SCHOETTMER
658 WWUS53 KLMK 232234 SVSLMK SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 534 PM CDT SAT APR 23 2011 KYC031-141-227-232244- /O.EXP.KLMK.TO.W.0059.000000T0000Z-110423T2230Z/ BUTLER KY-WARREN KY-LOGAN KY- 534 PM CDT SAT APR 23 2011 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN LOGAN...NORTHWESTERN WARREN AND SOUTHERN BUTLER COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED... 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 3700 8685 3721 8678 3721 8648 3691 8658 TIME...MOT...LOC 2224Z 283DEG 39KT 3717 8669 3697 8675 $$ SCHOETTMER
The office that day
Everything else NWS Louisville, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 22, 11:05 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Hancock | 8 hr |
| Apr 22, 11:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Meade | 24 min |
| Apr 22, 11:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Bullitt, Henry, Jefferson, Meade, Oldham, Shelby and 1 more | 62 min |
| Apr 22, 11:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Meade | 31 min |
| Apr 22, 11:36 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Hancock | 24 min |
| Apr 22, 11:50 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Meade | 6 hr |
| Apr 22, 11:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bullitt, Hardin, Jefferson | 25 min |
| Apr 23, 12:14 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bullitt, Henry, Jefferson, Oldham, Shelby, Spencer | 31 min |
| Apr 23, 12:14 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Meade | 31 min |
| Apr 23, 12:25 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Henry, Oldham, Trimble | 20 min |
| Apr 23, 12:32 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Grayson, Hardin | 28 min |
| Apr 23, 12:38 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Henry | 22 min |
| Apr 23, 12:43 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Boyle, Casey, Green, Marion, Taylor | 32 min |
| Apr 23, 12:57 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Hardin, Hart, Larue, Nelson | 18 min |
| Apr 23, 1:16 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Green, Hardin, Hart, Larue, Marion, Nelson and 2 more | 29 min |
| Apr 23, 1:18 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Boyle, Mercer, Washington | 27 min |
| Apr 23, 1:24 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Butler, Grayson, Ohio | 36 min |
| Apr 23, 1:27 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Hart | 18 min |
| Apr 23, 1:31 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Grayson, Hardin, Hart, Larue, Nelson | 5 hr |
| Apr 23, 1:43 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Boyle, Garrard, Jessamine, Madison, Mercer | 32 min |
| Apr 23, 1:45 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Boyle, Green, Hart, Larue, Marion, Mercer and 3 more | 30 min |
| Apr 23, 1:47 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Butler, Edmonson, Grayson | 28 min |
| Apr 23, 2:13 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Green, Marion, Taylor | 32 min |
| Apr 23, 2:45 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Casey | 30 min |
| Apr 23, 3:03 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Boyle, Casey, Lincoln, Marion, Taylor | 65 min |
| Apr 23, 3:12 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Garrard, Lincoln | 33 min |
| Apr 23, 3:16 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Hancock, Jefferson, Meade, Oldham | 44 min |
| Apr 23, 3:39 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bullitt, Hardin, Jefferson, Meade | 36 min |
| Apr 23, 3:59 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Jefferson, Oldham | 3 hr |
| Apr 23, 4:15 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Ohio | 30 min |
| Apr 23, 4:21 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Anderson, Franklin, Nelson, Scott, Spencer, Washington and 1 more | 24 min |
| Apr 23, 4:29 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Anderson, Franklin, Scott, Shelby, Woodford | 31 min |
| Apr 23, 4:33 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Bullitt, Grayson, Hancock, Hardin | 6 hr |
| Apr 23, 4:47 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bourbon, Clark, Fayette, Harrison, Nicholas, Scott | 43 min |
| Apr 23, 4:52 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Mercer, Nelson, Washington | 23 min |
| Apr 23, 5:17 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Bourbon, Nicholas | 28 min |
| Apr 23, 5:26 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Ohio | 34 min |
| Apr 23, 5:30 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Butler, Grayson, Ohio | 4 hr |
| Apr 23, 5:51 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Anderson, Bourbon, Boyle, Bullitt, Clark, Fayette and 16 more | 3 hr |
| Apr 23, 6:21 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Hancock | 6 hr |
| Apr 23, 6:26 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Grayson, Hardin, Hart, Larue | 6 hr |
| Apr 23, 6:32 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Green, Hart, Metcalfe | 28 min |
| Apr 23, 6:51 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Meade | 5 hr |
| Apr 23, 9:30 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LMK | Jefferson, Meade | 12 days |
| Apr 23, 9:32 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LMK | Trimble | 6 days |
| Apr 23, 9:33 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LMK | Hardin, Nelson | 14 days |
| Apr 23, 9:35 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LMK | Ohio | 28 days |
| Apr 23, 10:02 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Oldham | 28 min |
| Apr 23, 10:12 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Jefferson, Oldham | 18 min |
| Apr 23, 10:28 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Henry, Jefferson, Oldham, Shelby | 32 min |
| Apr 23, 10:48 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Hancock | 27 min |
| Apr 23, 11:01 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Trimble | 29 min |
| Apr 23, 11:22 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Meade | 23 min |
| Apr 23, 11:36 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Harrison, Scott | 24 min |
| Apr 23, 12:18 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Oldham | 27 min |
| Apr 23, 12:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Trimble | 32 min |
| Apr 23, 1:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Henry, Jefferson, Oldham, Shelby, Trimble | 62 min |
| Apr 23, 1:34 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Trimble | 16 hr |
| Apr 23, 1:49 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Bullitt, Henry, Jefferson, Oldham, Shelby, Spencer | 15 hr |
| Apr 23, 2:32 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LMK | Bourbon | 31 hr |
| Apr 23, 2:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Bourbon, Harrison, Nicholas, Scott | 47 min |
| Apr 23, 2:51 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Bullitt, Spencer | 39 min |
| Apr 23, 3:17 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Bourbon, Franklin, Harrison, Nicholas, Scott, Woodford | 5 hr |
| Apr 23, 3:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Anderson, Woodford | 23 min |
| Apr 23, 3:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Anderson, Nelson, Spencer | 27 min |
| Apr 23, 3:36 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Bourbon, Clark, Fayette, Franklin, Harrison, Nicholas and 1 more | 39 min |
| Apr 23, 3:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Breckinridge | 37 min |
| Apr 23, 3:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Anderson, Woodford | 36 min |
| Apr 23, 4:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Hancock, Ohio | 49 min |
| Apr 23, 4:18 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Breckinridge, Hardin, Meade | 42 min |
| Apr 23, 4:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Ohio | 27 min |
| Apr 23, 4:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Fayette, Woodford | 25 min |
| Apr 23, 4:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Bullitt, Hardin, Meade | 37 min |
| Apr 23, 4:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Hancock | 34 min |
| Apr 23, 4:28 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LMK | Nicholas, Robertson | 67 hr |
| Apr 23, 4:32 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Butler, Ohio | 43 min |
| Apr 23, 4:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Hancock, Ohio | 32 min |
| Apr 23, 4:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Breckinridge | 24 min |
| Apr 23, 4:52 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Butler | 23 min |
| Apr 23, 4:53 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Bullitt, Hardin, Nelson | 37 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.