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Tornado Warning 73, NWS Louisville, KY
NWS Louisville, KY issued this tornado warning at Apr 26, 2011, 6:42 PM CDT for Breckinridge County, Grayson County, Kentucky. It was in force for 33 min. 2 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 26, 2011, 6:42 PM CDT (23:42 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 26, 2011, 7:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 33 min
- Issued by
- NWS Louisville, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Breckinridge County, KY, Grayson County, KY
The radar
The Louisville radar (KLVX), 59 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:42 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26, 6:55 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 3 Ene Short Creek, KY | |
| Apr 26, 6:56 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 5 Sw Mcdaniels, KY |
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 26, 4:50 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 11.7 hours before the alert went out and 164 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
- 486 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 56 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 60 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 279 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
840
WFUS53 KLMK 262342
TORLMK
KYC027-085-270015-
/O.NEW.KLMK.TO.W.0073.110426T2342Z-110427T0015Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
642 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHERN BRECKINRIDGE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
NORTHERN GRAYSON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
* UNTIL 715 PM CDT...
* AT 602 PM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED A TORNADO
WEST OF HARTFORD...IN OHIO COUNTY. THIS STORM IS A SUPERCELL AND HAS
VERY STRONG ROTATION. GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL IS ALSO PRESENT WITH THIS
STORM.
* THE TORNADO WILL ALSO IMPACT...
LEITCHFIELD...
SHORT CREEK AND CONCORD...
DUFF AND COBBLERS KNOB...
LILAC AND HANGING ROCK...
CENTERVIEW...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO HAS BEEN CONFIRMED! TAKE COVER IN A STURDY BUILDING NOW.
MOBILE HOMES AND VEHICLES ARE NOT SAFE.
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 3777 8627 3766 8624 3760 8628 3760 8625
3758 8622 3746 8619 3740 8660 3757 8665
3757 8664 3756 8660 3758 8662 3764 8665
TIME...MOT...LOC 2340Z 258DEG 33KT 3751 8651
$$
JSD3 follow-up statements
307
WWUS53 KLMK 262349
SVSLMK
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
649 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2011
KYC027-085-270015-
/O.CON.KLMK.TO.W.0073.000000T0000Z-110427T0015Z/
BRECKINRIDGE KY-GRAYSON KY-
649 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM CDT FOR NORTHERN
GRAYSON AND SOUTHERN BRECKINRIDGE COUNTIES...
A DANGEROUS STORM THAT HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR
HARTFORD...AND SOFTBALL SIZE HAIL CONTINUES TO THREATEN NORTHERN
GRAYSON AN SOUTHERN BRECKINRIDGE COUNTIES. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF
THIS DANGEROUS STORM...TAKE COVER NOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF.
* THE TORNADO WILL ALSO IMPACT...
SHORT CREEK...
LEITCHFIELD...
DUFF AND COBBLERS KNOB...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPORT DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...OR FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE...CALL TOLL FREE AT...1...8 7 7...6 3 3...6 7 7 2...
WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
&&
LAT...LON 3777 8627 3766 8624 3760 8628 3760 8625
3758 8622 3746 8619 3740 8660 3757 8665
3757 8664 3756 8660 3758 8662 3764 8665
TIME...MOT...LOC 2348Z 260DEG 28KT 3753 8646
$$
MACZKO217
WWUS53 KLMK 262356
SVSLMK
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
656 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2011
KYC027-085-270015-
/O.CON.KLMK.TO.W.0073.000000T0000Z-110427T0015Z/
BRECKINRIDGE KY-GRAYSON KY-
656 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM CDT FOR NORTHERN
GRAYSON AND SOUTHERN BRECKINRIDGE COUNTIES...
A DANGEROUS STORM THAT HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR
HARTFORD...AND SOFTBALL SIZE HAIL CONTINUES TO THREATEN NORTHERN
GRAYSON AN SOUTHERN BRECKINRIDGE COUNTIES. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF
THIS DANGEROUS STORM...TAKE COVER NOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF.
* THE TORNADO WILL ALSO IMPACT...
LEITCHFIELD...
LILAC AND FISHER...
HANGING ROCK AND EVELEIGH...
CLARKSON AND GRAYSON SPRINGS...
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 3768 8654 3777 8627 3766 8624 3760 8628
3760 8625 3758 8622 3746 8619 3741 8650
TIME...MOT...LOC 2354Z 264DEG 24KT 3753 8641
$$
MACZKO659
WWUS53 KLMK 270010
SVSLMK
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
710 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2011
KYC027-085-270015-
/O.CON.KLMK.TO.W.0073.000000T0000Z-110427T0015Z/
BRECKINRIDGE KY-GRAYSON KY-
710 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM CDT FOR NORTHERN
GRAYSON AND SOUTHERN BRECKINRIDGE COUNTIES...
AT 705 PM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED A TORNADO. THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR LILAC...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
* THE TORNADO WILL IMPACT...
LEITCHFIELD...
CLARKSON AND GRAYSON SPRINGS...
GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED WITH THIS VERY DANGEROUS
STORM!
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO HAS BEEN SIGHTED! IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER
IN A NEARBY REINFORCED BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT...SEEK SHELTER IN
A CULVERT...DITCH OR LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD.
&&
LAT...LON 3766 8624 3761 8628 3760 8628 3760 8625
3758 8622 3746 8619 3743 8637 3759 8645
TIME...MOT...LOC 0009Z 266DEG 25KT 3752 8632
$$
13The office that day
Everything else NWS Louisville, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26, 1:13 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Butler, Logan, Ohio, Simpson, Warren | 32 min |
| Apr 26, 1:24 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Logan | 36 min |
| Apr 26, 1:45 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Allen, Butler, Edmonson, Grayson, Simpson, Warren | 45 min |
| Apr 26, 1:57 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Hancock, Ohio | 33 min |
| Apr 26, 2:23 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Grayson, Hardin, Hart, Larue | 22 min |
| Apr 26, 2:28 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Barren, Metcalfe, Monroe | 47 min |
| Apr 26, 2:38 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Barren, Hart, Metcalfe | 37 min |
| Apr 26, 2:47 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bullitt, Green, Hardin, Hart, Larue, Nelson and 1 more | 28 min |
| Apr 26, 2:52 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Allen, Barren, Metcalfe, Monroe | 38 min |
| Apr 26, 3:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Adair, Green, Metcalfe, Taylor | 30 min |
| Apr 26, 3:14 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bullitt, Marion, Nelson, Spencer, Washington | 31 min |
| Apr 26, 3:16 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Nelson, Spencer | 29 min |
| Apr 26, 3:29 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Marion, Taylor | 16 min |
| Apr 26, 3:36 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Washington | 24 min |
| Apr 26, 3:41 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Anderson, Franklin, Shelby, Woodford | 34 min |
| Apr 26, 3:49 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Franklin, Henry, Shelby | 26 min |
| Apr 26, 3:54 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Anderson, Franklin, Mercer, Woodford | 24 min |
| Apr 26, 4:11 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Fayette, Jessamine, Scott, Woodford | 34 min |
| Apr 26, 4:22 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Lincoln | 23 min |
| Apr 26, 4:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bourbon, Clark, Harrison, Nicholas | 45 min |
| Apr 26, 4:33 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Garrard, Madison | 27 min |
| Apr 26, 4:47 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Lincoln | 43 min |
| Apr 26, 5:00 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Madison | 30 min |
| Apr 26, 5:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Ohio | 23 min |
| Apr 26, 5:32 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Ohio | 28 min |
| Apr 26, 5:54 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Ohio | 36 min |
| Apr 26, 6:21 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Grayson, Hancock, Ohio | 24 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.