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Tornado Warning 6, NWS Louisville, KY

February 28, 2011Jefferson County, Oldham County, Kentucky; Clark County, Indiana

NWS Louisville, KY issued this tornado warning at Feb 28, 2011, 4:31 AM EST for Jefferson County, Oldham County, Kentucky; Clark County, Indiana. It was in force for 29 min. 9 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
Feb 28, 2011, 4:31 AM EST (09:31 UTC)
Expired
Feb 28, 2011, 5:00 AM EST
In force
29 min
Issued by
NWS Louisville, KY
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Clark County, IN, Jefferson County, KY, Oldham County, KY

The radar

The Louisville radar (KLVX), 63 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:30 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Feb 28, 4:31 AM ESTTSTM WND DMGGoshen, KYNUMEROUS TREES DOWNED. FUNNEL CLOUD.
Feb 28, 4:31 AM ESTTORNADO2 W Utica, INAN NWS STORM DAMAGE SURVEY CONFIRMED AN EF-1 TORNADO WITH MAXIMUM WIND SPEEDS OF 95 TO 100 MPH TOUCHED DOWN 2 MILES WEST OF UTICA INDIANA...CROSSED THE OHIO RIVER...AND LIFTED 1 MILE WEST OF PROSPECT KENTUCKY. THE EF-1 TORNADO HAD A PATH LENGTH OF 3 MILES AND
Feb 28, 4:32 AM ESTTSTM WND DMG8 Ne Louisville, KYTREES DOWN IN THE FINCASTLE AREA
Feb 28, 4:33 AM ESTTORNADO2 Wsw Prospect, KYAN EF-1 TORNADO WITH MAXIMUM WIND SPEEDS OF 100 MPH...WIDTH 100 YARDS. TORNADO WAS CONTINUATION OF UTICA IN 2W TORNADO EVENT LMK1100193. TORNADO CROSSED OHIO RIVER AND CAME ASHORE AT END OF TRANSYLVANIA BEACH ROAD. CONTINUING EAST NORTHEAST IT MOVED BETWEEN TR
Feb 28, 4:35 AM ESTFUNNEL CLOUDProspect, KYPOWER FLASHES NORTH OF LYNDON. POSSIBLE TORNADO.
Feb 28, 4:35 AM ESTTSTM WND DMGCrestwood, KYTREES DOWN FOUR COLUMS BLOWN OFF A HOUSE... WINDOWS BLOWN OUT OF A CAR.
Feb 28, 4:36 AM ESTTSTM WND DMG1 Se Prospect, KYSHED DESTROYED AND TREES DOWN.
Feb 28, 4:39 AM ESTTSTM WND DMG3 W Ballardsville, KYTREES WERE DOWN ALONG WITH POWER LINES AND A DAMAGED POWER POLE BETWEEN CRESTWOOOD AND BALLARDSVILLE.
Feb 28, 4:48 AM ESTTSTM WND DMG3 N Anchorage, KYNWS EMPLOYEE REPORTED SEVERAL TREES DOWN JUST NORTH OF ANCHORAGE.

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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Feb 28, 2:33 AM ESTTornado WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 184 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 00:00Z on 2011-02-28Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 00:00Z on 2011-02-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 325 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
539 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
72 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
325 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
380 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.1

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The text

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

517 
WFUS53 KLMK 280931
TORLMK
INC019-KYC111-185-281000-
/O.NEW.KLMK.TO.W.0006.110228T0931Z-110228T1000Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
431 AM EST MON FEB 28 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHERN JEFFERSON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
  OLDHAM COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
  SOUTHEASTERN CLARK COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA...

* UNTIL 500 AM EST...

* AT 430 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
  STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR UTICA...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.

* THIS TORNADIC STORM WILL ALSO IMPACT...
  PROSPECT...
  LA GRANGE...
  JEFFERSONVILLE...
  BROWNSBORO AND PARK LAKE...
  BUCKNER AND DEMPLYTOWN...
  LIRO AND BALLARDSVILLE...

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.

TAKE COVER NOW! TORNADOES AT NIGHT CAN BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT
WAIT UNTIL YOU SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. IT MAY BE TOO LATE.

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 3852 8537 3847 8535 3846 8535 3843 8534
      3840 8534 3836 8530 3835 8530 3823 8572
      3834 8579 3835 8577 3839 8581 3853 8542
TIME...MOT...LOC 0932Z 256DEG 45KT 3834 8564

$$

MJ
4 follow-up statements
771 
WWUS53 KLMK 280938
SVSLMK

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
438 AM EST MON FEB 28 2011

INC019-KYC111-185-281000-
/O.CON.KLMK.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110228T1000Z/
CLARK IN-OLDHAM KY-JEFFERSON KY-
438 AM EST MON FEB 28 2011

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM EST FOR NORTHERN
JEFFERSON...OLDHAM AND SOUTHEASTERN CLARK COUNTIES...

AT 435 AM EST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 
JUST EAST OF PROSPECT...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL ALSO IMPACT...
  PROSPECT...
  LA GRANGE...
  JEFFERSONVILLE...
  BUCKNER AND CENTERFIELD...
  BALLARDSVILLE AND RUSSELL CORNER...

PERSONS IN WESTERN OLDHAM COUNTY SHOULD SEEK SHELTER NOW!

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 3852 8537 3847 8535 3846 8535 3843 8534
      3840 8534 3836 8530 3835 8530 3823 8572
      3834 8579 3835 8577 3839 8581 3853 8542
TIME...MOT...LOC 0938Z 256DEG 45KT 3835 8554

$$

MJ
312 
WWUS53 KLMK 280943
SVSLMK

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
443 AM EST MON FEB 28 2011

INC019-KYC111-185-281000-
/O.CON.KLMK.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110228T1000Z/
CLARK IN-OLDHAM KY-JEFFERSON KY-
443 AM EST MON FEB 28 2011

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM EST FOR NORTHERN
JEFFERSON...OLDHAM AND SOUTHEASTERN CLARK COUNTIES...

AT 440 AM EST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED
NEAR BROWNSBORO...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL ALSO IMPACT...
  PROSPECT...
  LA GRANGE...
  JEFFERSONVILLE...
  BALLARDSVILLE AND RUSSELL CORNER...

BASED ON THE LATEST RADAR DATA THIS STRONG ROTATION WILL PASS VERY 
CLOSE TO THE CITY OF BUCKNER.  IF YOU LIVE IN CENTRAL OLDHAM COUNTY 
TAKE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY!

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TORNADOES ARE DIFFICULT TO SEE AT NIGHT. TAKE COVER NOW.

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 3852 8537 3847 8535 3846 8535 3843 8534
      3840 8534 3836 8530 3835 8530 3823 8572
      3834 8579 3835 8577 3839 8581 3853 8542
TIME...MOT...LOC 0942Z 256DEG 45KT 3836 8547

$$

MJ
996 
WWUS53 KLMK 280949
SVSLMK

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
449 AM EST MON FEB 28 2011

INC019-KYC111-280959-
/O.CAN.KLMK.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110228T1000Z/
CLARK IN-JEFFERSON KY-
449 AM EST MON FEB 28 2011

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHERN JEFFERSON AND SOUTHEASTERN CLARK
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 3852 8537 3843 8534 3840 8534 3836 8530
      3835 8530 3831 8546 3838 8551 3843 8552
      3853 8542
TIME...MOT...LOC 0949Z 256DEG 45KT 3835 8535

$$

KYC185-281000-
/O.CON.KLMK.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110228T1000Z/
OLDHAM KY-
449 AM EST MON FEB 28 2011

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM EST FOR EASTERN
OLDHAM COUNTY...

AT 444 AM EST...A TORNADO WAS REPORTED. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR
CENTERFIELD...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL OTHERWISE IMPACT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF EASTERN
OLDHAM COUNTY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TORNADOES ARE DIFFICULT TO SEE AT NIGHT. TAKE COVER NOW.

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 3852 8537 3843 8534 3840 8534 3836 8530
      3835 8530 3831 8546 3838 8551 3843 8552
      3853 8542
TIME...MOT...LOC 0949Z 256DEG 45KT 3835 8535

$$

MJ
880 
WWUS53 KLMK 280958
SVSLMK

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
458 AM EST MON FEB 28 2011

KYC185-281008-
/O.EXP.KLMK.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110228T1000Z/
OLDHAM KY-
458 AM EST MON FEB 28 2011

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EASTERN OLDHAM COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 500
AM EST...

THE STORMS THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.

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 3852 8537 3843 8534 3840 8534 3836 8530
      3835 8530 3831 8546 3838 8551 3843 8552
      3853 8542
TIME...MOT...LOC 0958Z 256DEG 45KT 3835 8520

$$

MJ

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 28, 4:17 AM ESTTornado WarningLMKOldham28 min
Feb 28, 4:25 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKHenry, Jefferson, Oldham, Shelby35 min
Feb 28, 4:47 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBullitt, Hardin, Jefferson, Meade, Nelson, Spencer43 min
Feb 28, 4:47 AM ESTTornado WarningLMKHenry, Oldham30 min
Feb 28, 4:53 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBreckinridge, Hancock, Hardin, Ohio37 min
Feb 28, 4:56 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKFranklin, Henry, Scott, Shelby49 min
Feb 28, 5:20 AM ESTTornado WarningLMKFranklin, Scott25 min
Feb 28, 5:23 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBullitt, Hardin, Larue, Meade, Nelson37 min
Feb 28, 5:37 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBourbon, Harrison, Nicholas53 min
Feb 28, 5:58 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBourbon, Clark, Fayette, Scott, Woodford32 min
Feb 28, 6:06 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBoyle, Garrard, Jessamine, Lincoln, Marion, Mercer and 2 more39 min
Feb 28, 6:10 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKAdair, Boyle, Casey, Edmonson, Green, Hart and 4 more50 min
Feb 28, 6:12 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKClark, Fayette, Jessamine, Mercer, Woodford33 min
Feb 28, 6:34 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKClark, Fayette, Garrard, Madison41 min
Feb 28, 6:38 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKAdair, Allen, Barren, Edmonson, Green, Hart and 4 more22 min
Feb 28, 6:44 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBoyle, Casey, Garrard, Jessamine, Lincoln, Mercer31 min
Feb 28, 6:45 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKClark30 min
Feb 28, 6:48 AM ESTTornado WarningLMKGarrard, Lincoln27 min
Feb 28, 6:55 AM ESTTornado WarningLMKAdair, Barren, Green, Hart, Metcalfe9 min
Feb 28, 7:00 AM ESTTornado WarningLMKAdair, Casey, Lincoln, Russell, Taylor30 min
Feb 28, 7:02 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKAdair, Allen, Barren, Casey, Cumberland, Green and 6 more28 min
Feb 28, 7:27 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKAdair, Allen, Casey, Clinton, Cumberland, Metcalfe and 2 more33 min
Feb 28, 7:58 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKClinton, Cumberland, Monroe, Russell32 min
Feb 28, 3:09 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKCrawford, Dubois, Harrison, Orange, Perry, Washington51 min
Feb 28, 3:21 AM ESTTornado WarningLMKDubois24 min
Feb 28, 3:31 AM ESTTornado WarningLMKCrawford, Harrison, Orange, Washington29 min
Feb 28, 4:01 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKClark, Crawford, Floyd, Harrison, Scott, Washington30 min

Nearby

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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.