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Tornado Warning 74, NWS Louisville, KY
NWS Louisville, KY issued this tornado warning at Apr 26, 2011, 7:08 PM CDT for Breckinridge County, Grayson County, Hardin County, Kentucky. It was in force for 22 min. 3 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, 7:08 PM CDT (00:08 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 26, 2011, 7:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 22 min
- Issued by
- NWS Louisville, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Breckinridge County, KY, Grayson County, KY, Hardin County, KY
The radar
The Louisville radar (KLVX), 42 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:10 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, 7:18 PM CDT | TORNADO | 7 Ne Leitchfield, KY | AN NWS STORM SURVEY CONFIRMED AN EF-2 TORNADO WITH MAXIMUM WIND SPEEDS BETWEEN 120 AND 125 MPH TOUCHED DOWN IN GRAYSON COUNTY. THE TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN ALONG DANNY SADLER ROAD. THE TORNADO TRAVELED TO THE EAST-NORTHEAST ON A 2.9 MILE LONG PATH ACROSS HIGHWAYS |
| Apr 26, 7:19 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 4 Nne Clarkson, KY | POSSIBLE TORNADO DAMAGE. A HOUSE AND A BARN WERE DESTROYED ON THE 2900 BLOCK OF SAINT PAUL ROAD. POWER LINES WERE DOWNED. |
| Apr 26, 7:19 PM CDT | TORNADO | 7 Ne Leitchfield, KY | AN NWS STORM SURVEY CONFIRMED THAT AN EF-0 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN ABOUT A MILE AND A HALF SOUTHWEST OF TAR HILL. THE 60 YARD WIDE TORNADO WAS ON THE GROUND FOR LESS THAN A MINUTE AND IT WAS A SECONDARY CIRCULATION JUST SOUTH OF A PARENT TORNADO. NUMEROUS EYEWITN |
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 00:00Z, 0.1 hours before the alert went out and 173 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
- 1852 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -8 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1222 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 47 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 144 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 169 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.3
- Supercell composite
- 8.9
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
282
WFUS53 KLMK 270008
TORLMK
KYC027-085-093-270030-
/O.NEW.KLMK.TO.W.0074.110427T0008Z-110427T0030Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
808 PM EDT TUE APR 26 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN BRECKINRIDGE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
WESTERN HARDIN COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
NORTHEASTERN GRAYSON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
* UNTIL 830 PM EDT/730 PM CDT/...
* AT 701 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO ON THE
GROUND JUST NORTH OF LEITCHFIELD. GOLFBALL SIZED HAIL IS ALSO
PRESENT WITH THIS STORM.
* THE TORNADO WILL ALSO IMPACT...
TAR HILL AND LIMP...
SOLWAY AND BIG CLIFTY...
SUMMIT AND VERTREES...
EASTVIEW AND WHITE MILLS JUNCTION...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO HAS BEEN CONFIRMED! TAKE COVER IN A STURDY BUILDING NOW.
MOBILE HOMES AND VEHICLES ARE NOT SAFE.
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 3781 8612 3753 8601 3748 8619 3758 8622
3760 8628 3775 8634
TIME...MOT...LOC 0006Z 249DEG 27KT 3755 8629
$$
JSD2 follow-up statements
340
WWUS53 KLMK 270019
SVSLMK
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
819 PM EDT TUE APR 26 2011
KYC027-085-093-270030-
/O.CON.KLMK.TO.W.0074.000000T0000Z-110427T0030Z/
BRECKINRIDGE KY-HARDIN KY-GRAYSON KY-
819 PM EDT TUE APR 26 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM EDT /730 PM CDT/
FOR NORTHEASTERN GRAYSON...WESTERN HARDIN AND SOUTHEASTERN
BRECKINRIDGE COUNTIES...
AT 715 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR TAR HILL...MOVING EAST AT 45
MPH.
* THE TORNADO WILL IMPACT...
BIG CLIFTY AND WEST CLIFTY...
EASTVIEW AND SUMMIT...
PIERCE MILL AND WHITE MILLS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO HAS BEEN SIGHTED! TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM
ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A
MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3773 8609 3753 8601 3748 8619 3758 8622
3760 8628 3767 8631
TIME...MOT...LOC 0018Z 249DEG 41KT 3757 8619
$$
13762
WWUS53 KLMK 270024
SVSLMK
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
824 PM EDT TUE APR 26 2011
KYC027-270032-
/O.CAN.KLMK.TO.W.0074.000000T0000Z-110427T0030Z/
BRECKINRIDGE KY-
724 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2011
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN BRECKINRIDGE COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE STORM THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING MOVED EAST INTO HARDIN COUNTY.
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 3760 8626 3764 8626 3773 8609 3753 8601
3751 8620 3758 8622
TIME...MOT...LOC 0022Z 249DEG 41KT 3758 8613
$$
KYC085-093-270030-
/O.CON.KLMK.TO.W.0074.000000T0000Z-110427T0030Z/
HARDIN KY-GRAYSON KY-
824 PM EDT TUE APR 26 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM EDT /730 PM CDT/
FOR NORTHEASTERN GRAYSON AND WESTERN HARDIN COUNTIES...
AT 719 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR SAINT PAUL ON THE GRAYSON
HARDIN COUNTY LINE...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.
* THE TORNADO WILL IMPACT...
EASTVIEW...
SUMMIT...
SOLWAY...
GOLF BALL OR LARGER HAIL IS ALSO LIKELY WITH THIS VERY DANGEROUS
STORM!
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO HAS BEEN SIGHTED! IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER
IN A NEARBY REINFORCED BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT...SEEK SHELTER IN
A CULVERT...DITCH OR LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD.
&&
LAT...LON 3760 8626 3764 8626 3773 8609 3753 8601
3751 8620 3758 8622
TIME...MOT...LOC 0022Z 249DEG 41KT 3758 8613
$$
13The office that day
Everything else NWS Louisville, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26, 7:27 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Grayson, Hardin | 33 min |
| Apr 26, 7:48 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Hardin, Larue, Nelson | 27 min |
| Apr 26, 8:16 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Hardin, Larue, Nelson | 29 min |
| Apr 26, 8:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Nelson | 29 min |
| Apr 26, 9:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Nelson, Spencer | 14 min |
| Apr 26, 9:23 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Ohio | 37 min |
| Apr 26, 9:32 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Anderson, Nelson, Spencer, Washington | 28 min |
| Apr 26, 9:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Anderson, Franklin, Shelby, Spencer | 34 min |
| Apr 26, 9:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Ohio | 34 min |
| Apr 26, 10:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Shelby, Spencer | 40 min |
| Apr 26, 10:23 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Ohio | 37 min |
| Apr 26, 10:25 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Franklin | 35 min |
| Apr 26, 10:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Ohio | 29 min |
| Apr 26, 10:39 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Bullitt, Grayson, Hancock, Hardin, Henry and 7 more | 10 hr |
| Apr 26, 10:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Grayson | 31 min |
| Apr 26, 10:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Ohio | 28 min |
| Apr 26, 10:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Edmonson, Grayson | 26 min |
| Apr 26, 10:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Hancock | 36 min |
| Apr 26, 10:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Shelby | 31 min |
| Apr 26, 11:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Hancock, Ohio | 28 min |
| Apr 26, 11:13 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Hancock, Ohio | 9 hr |
| Apr 26, 11:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Ohio | 32 min |
| Apr 26, 11:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Grayson | 28 min |
| Apr 26, 11:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Henry | 37 min |
| Apr 26, 11:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Breckinridge, Grayson, Hardin, Meade | 36 min |
| Apr 26, 11:32 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Grayson, Hardin, Meade | 9 hr |
| Apr 26, 11:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Butler, Logan | 34 min |
| Apr 26, 11:55 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Breckinridge, Hardin, Meade | 35 min |
| Apr 27, 12:06 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Logan | 24 min |
| Apr 27, 12:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Butler, Logan | 30 min |
| Apr 27, 12:25 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Jefferson | 35 min |
| Apr 27, 12:34 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Bullitt, Hardin, Jefferson, Oldham, Trimble | 3 hr |
| Apr 27, 12:38 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Butler, Edmonson, Logan, Simpson, Warren | 3 hr |
| Apr 27, 12:41 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Butler, Grayson, Logan | 34 min |
| Apr 27, 12:58 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Edmonson, Warren | 32 min |
| Apr 27, 1:23 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Edmonson, Grayson, Hardin | 22 min |
| Apr 27, 1:43 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Hardin | 32 min |
| Apr 27, 1:49 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Butler, Logan, Ohio | 41 min |
| Apr 27, 2:07 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Grayson, Warren | 23 min |
| Apr 27, 2:20 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Logan | 25 min |
| Apr 27, 2:35 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Butler, Hancock, Ohio | 25 min |
| Apr 27, 3:15 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Allen, Edmonson, Grayson, Hardin, Meade, Warren | 60 min |
| Apr 27, 3:24 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Bullitt, Jefferson, Oldham, Trimble | 5 hr |
| Apr 27, 3:27 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Butler, Edmonson, Logan, Simpson, Warren | 5 hr |
| Apr 27, 4:45 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Oldham, Shelby, Spencer, Trimble | 45 min |
| Apr 27, 5:06 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Henry, Oldham, Shelby, Trimble | 24 min |
| Apr 27, 5:12 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Simpson, Warren | 33 min |
| Apr 27, 5:27 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Allen | 33 min |
| Apr 27, 5:37 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Allen, Barren, Edmonson, Hart, Warren | 23 min |
| Apr 27, 6:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Barren, Green, Hart | 30 min |
| Apr 27, 6:19 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Nelson, Shelby, Spencer | 26 min |
| Apr 27, 6:32 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Monroe | 28 min |
| Apr 27, 6:44 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Adair, Cumberland, Green, Metcalfe, Monroe, Russell | 31 min |
| Apr 27, 6:48 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Anderson, Franklin, Henry, Shelby | 27 min |
| Apr 27, 6:52 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Cumberland, Monroe | 30 min |
| Apr 27, 6:53 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Anderson, Mercer, Washington | 22 min |
| Apr 27, 6:56 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Franklin, Henry, Shelby | 19 min |
| Apr 27, 7:08 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Clinton, Cumberland, Russell | 37 min |
| Apr 27, 7:11 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Adair, Casey, Cumberland, Metcalfe, Russell, Taylor | 34 min |
| Apr 27, 7:12 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Anderson, Franklin, Harrison, Scott, Woodford | 33 min |
| Apr 27, 7:24 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Anderson, Boyle, Fayette, Jessamine, Mercer, Woodford | 36 min |
| Apr 27, 7:31 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Clinton | 14 min |
| Apr 27, 7:33 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Russell | 12 min |
| Apr 27, 7:40 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Adair, Casey, Russell | 35 min |
| Apr 27, 7:45 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bourbon, Harrison, Scott | 30 min |
| Apr 27, 7:51 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Casey, Garrard, Lincoln | 24 min |
| Apr 27, 7:52 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Bourbon, Fayette, Harrison, Scott, Woodford | 23 min |
| Apr 27, 8:02 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Garrard, Lincoln | 28 min |
| Apr 27, 8:12 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Clark, Fayette, Garrard, Jessamine, Lincoln, Madison | 33 min |
| Apr 27, 8:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bourbon, Harrison, Nicholas | 30 min |
| Apr 27, 8:21 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Garrard, Lincoln, Madison | 24 min |
| Apr 27, 8:23 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Bullitt, Butler, Edmonson, Grayson, Hancock and 9 more | 12 hr |
| Apr 27, 8:40 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bourbon, Clark, Fayette, Madison, Nicholas | 35 min |
| Apr 27, 10:19 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LMK | Warren | 36 hr |
| Apr 27, 10:19 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LMK | Warren | 36 hr |
| Apr 27, 10:19 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LMK | Hart | 36 hr |
| Apr 27, 10:19 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LMK | Edmonson | 4 days |
| Apr 27, 10:41 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LMK | Nicholas, Robertson | 25 hr |
| Apr 27, 4:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Butler, Logan, Warren | 32 min |
| Apr 27, 4:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Butler, Edmonson, Grayson, Warren | 32 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.