Alert archive / Kentucky / Tornado Warnings in 2011
Tornado Warning 75, NWS Louisville, KY
NWS Louisville, KY issued this tornado warning at Apr 26, 2011, 7:27 PM CDT for Grayson County, Hardin County, Kentucky. It was in force for 33 min. 1 report 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, 7:27 PM CDT (00:27 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 26, 2011, 8:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 33 min
- Issued by
- NWS Louisville, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Grayson County, KY, Hardin County, KY
The radar
The Louisville radar (KLVX), 42 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:29 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, 7:41 PM CDT | HAIL 0.88 | Eastview, 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 00:00Z, 0.5 hours before the alert went out and 172 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.
676
WFUS53 KLMK 270027
TORLMK
KYC085-093-270100-
/O.NEW.KLMK.TO.W.0075.110427T0027Z-110427T0100Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
827 PM EDT TUE APR 26 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
CENTRAL HARDIN COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
NORTHEASTERN GRAYSON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
* UNTIL 900 PM EDT/800 PM CDT/...
* AT 724 PM CDT...THE PUBLIC REPORTED A TORNADO 5 MILES NORTH OF
CLARKSON.
* THE TORNADO WILL ALSO IMPACT...
SUMMIT AND EASTVIEW...
WHITE MILLS JUNCTION AND WHITE MILLS...
STAR MILLS AND HANSBROUGH...
CECILIA...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO HAS BEEN CONFIRMED! TAKE COVER IN A STURDY BUILDING NOW.
MOBILE HOMES AND VEHICLES ARE NOT SAFE.
TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. 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 3765 8625 3766 8624 3779 8597 3752 8590
3750 8617 3765 8626
TIME...MOT...LOC 0027Z 261DEG 24KT 3756 8613
$$
JSD4 follow-up statements
746
WWUS53 KLMK 270032
SVSLMK
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
832 PM EDT TUE APR 26 2011
KYC085-270041-
/O.CAN.KLMK.TO.W.0075.000000T0000Z-110427T0100Z/
GRAYSON KY-
732 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2011
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN GRAYSON COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE STORM THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING MOVED EAST INTO HARDIN COUNTY.
TO REPORT DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...OR FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE...CALL TOLL FREE AT...1...8 7 7...6 3 3...6 7 7 2...
WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
LAT...LON 3761 8621 3779 8597 3752 8590 3753 8610
3757 8613 3756 8615
TIME...MOT...LOC 0031Z 262DEG 26KT 3757 8610
$$
KYC093-270100-
/O.CON.KLMK.TO.W.0075.000000T0000Z-110427T0100Z/
HARDIN KY-
832 PM EDT TUE APR 26 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT FOR CENTRAL
HARDIN COUNTY...
AT 829 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR SUMMIT...MOVING EAST AT 30
MPH.
* THE TORNADO WILL ALSO IMPACT...
WHITE MILLS JUNCTION AND WHITE MILLS...
STAR MILLS AND HANSBROUGH...
CECILIA AND STEPHENSBURG...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TORNADOES ARE DIFFICULT TO SEE AT NIGHT. TAKE COVER NOW ON THE
LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. MOBILE HOMES ARE NOT SAFE!
&&
LAT...LON 3761 8621 3779 8597 3752 8590 3753 8610
3757 8613 3756 8615
TIME...MOT...LOC 0031Z 262DEG 26KT 3757 8610
$$
13339
WWUS53 KLMK 270038
SVSLMK
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
838 PM EDT TUE APR 26 2011
KYC093-270100-
/O.CON.KLMK.TO.W.0075.000000T0000Z-110427T0100Z/
HARDIN KY-
838 PM EDT TUE APR 26 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT FOR CENTRAL
HARDIN COUNTY...
AT 833 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR SUMMIT...MOVING EAST AT 40
MPH.
* THE TORNADO WILL IMPACT...
EASTVIEW AND WHITE MILLS...
STAR MILLS AND HANSBROUGH...
CECILIA AND STEPHENSBURG...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DO NOT USE YOUR CAR TO TRY TO OUTRUN A TORNADO. CARS ARE EASILY
TOSSED AROUND BY TORNADO WINDS. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT IN THE PATH OF A
TORNADO...LEAVE THE CAR AND GO TO A STRONG BUILDING. IF NO SAFE
STRUCTURE IS NEARBY...SEEK SHELTER IN A DITCH OR LOW SPOT AND COVER
YOUR HEAD.
&&
LAT...LON 3762 8617 3769 8607 3771 8595 3752 8590
3754 8610 3757 8612 3758 8615
TIME...MOT...LOC 0037Z 263DEG 23KT 3757 8605
$$
13949
WWUS53 KLMK 270043
SVSLMK
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
843 PM EDT TUE APR 26 2011
KYC093-270100-
/O.CON.KLMK.TO.W.0075.000000T0000Z-110427T0100Z/
HARDIN KY-
843 PM EDT TUE APR 26 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT FOR CENTRAL
HARDIN COUNTY...
AT 838 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR WHITE MILLS JUNCTION...MOVING
EAST AT 35 MPH.
* THE TORNADO WILL IMPACT...
CECILIA...
EASTVIEW...
STAR MILLS...
LARGE HAIL IS ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS VERY DANGEROUS STORM! MARBLE
SIZED HAIL WAS REPORTED IN CECILIA AT 840PM EDT WELL AHEAD OF THE
MAIN PART OF THE STORM.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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 3755 8605 3757 8607 3760 8608 3762 8610
3769 8607 3771 8595 3752 8590
TIME...MOT...LOC 0042Z 263DEG 23KT 3757 8601
$$
13457
WWUS53 KLMK 270047
SVSLMK
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
847 PM EDT TUE APR 26 2011
KYC093-270100-
/O.CON.KLMK.TO.W.0075.000000T0000Z-110427T0100Z/
HARDIN KY-
847 PM EDT TUE APR 26 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT FOR CENTRAL
HARDIN COUNTY...
AT 843 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR HARCOURT...MOVING EAST AT 30
MPH.
* THE TORNADO WILL IMPACT...
AREAS ALONG AND NEAR WHITE MILLS GLENDALE ROAD...
ROUTE 1375 SOUTH OF STAR MILLS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TORNADOES ARE DIFFICULT TO SEE AT NIGHT. DO NOT LOOK FOR THE
TORNADO...TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 3756 8602 3757 8603 3760 8605 3763 8608
3766 8607 3768 8594 3752 8590
TIME...MOT...LOC 0046Z 263DEG 23KT 3757 8598
$$
13The office that day
Everything else NWS Louisville, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26, 7:08 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Grayson, Hardin | 22 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.