Alert archive / Kentucky / Tornado Warnings in 2011
Tornado Warning 80, NWS Louisville, KY
NWS Louisville, KY issued this tornado warning at Apr 27, 2011, 6:06 AM EDT for 4 counties in Kentucky. It was in force for 24 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 27, 2011, 6:06 AM EDT (10:06 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 27, 2011, 6:30 AM EDT
- In force
- 24 min
- Issued by
- NWS Louisville, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Henry County, KY, Oldham County, KY, Shelby County, KY, Trimble County, KY
The radar
The Louisville radar (KLVX), 92 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:08 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 154 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
- 781 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -21 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 622 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 53 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 255 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 275 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.2
- Supercell composite
- 4.7
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
686
WFUS53 KLMK 271006
TORLMK
KYC103-185-211-223-271030-
/O.NEW.KLMK.TO.W.0080.110427T1006Z-110427T1030Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
606 AM EDT WED APR 27 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
WESTERN HENRY COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
SOUTHEASTERN OLDHAM COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
NORTHERN SHELBY COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
SOUTHEASTERN TRIMBLE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
* UNTIL 630 AM EDT...
* AT 603 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR BALLARDSVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
* THIS TORNADIC STORM WILL ALSO IMPACT...
NEW CASTLE...
PENDLETON...
SULPHUR...
LACIE AND TURNERS STATION...
PORT ROYAL...
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.
&&
LAT...LON 3859 8522 3861 8509 3858 8507 3858 8504
3856 8501 3853 8502 3828 8531 3835 8539
3862 8523 3861 8522
TIME...MOT...LOC 1006Z 212DEG 37KT 3835 8530
$$
134 follow-up statements
698
WWUS53 KLMK 271016
SVSLMK
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
616 AM EDT WED APR 27 2011
KYC185-211-271024-
/O.CAN.KLMK.TO.W.0080.000000T0000Z-110427T1030Z/
OLDHAM KY-SHELBY KY-
616 AM EDT WED APR 27 2011
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHERN SHELBY AND SOUTHEASTERN OLDHAM
COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING MOVED NORTHEAST INTO HENRY
COUNTY.
TO REPORT DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...OR FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE...CALL TOLL FREE AT...1...8 7 7...6 3 3...6 7 7 2...
WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
LAT...LON 3859 8522 3861 8509 3858 8507 3858 8504
3856 8501 3853 8502 3838 8526 3846 8531
3862 8523 3861 8522
TIME...MOT...LOC 1014Z 208DEG 43KT 3845 8525
$$
KYC103-223-271030-
/O.CON.KLMK.TO.W.0080.000000T0000Z-110427T1030Z/
TRIMBLE KY-HENRY KY-
616 AM EDT WED APR 27 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 AM EDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN HENRY AND SOUTHEASTERN TRIMBLE COUNTIES...
AT 612 AM EDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION. THIS POSSIBLE TORNADO WAS
LOCATED 2 MILES NORTHEAST OF JERICHO...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
* THE TORNADO WILL IMPACT...
CAMPBELLSBURG AND SULPHUR...
TURNERS STATION AND PROVIDENCE...
INTERSTATE 71 FROM MILE MARKER 28 TO MILE MARKER 39...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT TAKE SHELTER UNDER HIGHWAY OVERPASSES. AS A LAST
RESORT...EITHER PARK YOUR VEHICLE AND STAY PUT...OR ABANDON YOUR
VEHICLE AND LIE DOWN IN A LOW LYING AREA.
&&
LAT...LON 3859 8522 3861 8509 3858 8507 3858 8504
3856 8501 3853 8502 3838 8526 3846 8531
3862 8523 3861 8522
TIME...MOT...LOC 1014Z 208DEG 43KT 3845 8525
$$
13445
WWUS53 KLMK 271020
SVSLMK
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
620 AM EDT WED APR 27 2011
KYC103-223-271030-
/O.CON.KLMK.TO.W.0080.000000T0000Z-110427T1030Z/
TRIMBLE KY-HENRY KY-
620 AM EDT WED APR 27 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 AM EDT FOR NORTHERN
HENRY AND SOUTHEASTERN TRIMBLE COUNTIES...
AT 617 AM EDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED
NEAR SULPHUR...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
* THE TORNADO WILL IMPACT...
CAMPBELLSBURG...
TURNERS STATION AND PROVIDENCE...
INTERSTATE 71 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 31 AND 39
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT TAKE SHELTER UNDER HIGHWAY OVERPASSES. AS A LAST
RESORT...EITHER PARK YOUR VEHICLE AND STAY PUT...OR ABANDON YOUR
VEHICLE AND LIE DOWN IN A LOW LYING AREA.
&&
LAT...LON 3859 8522 3861 8509 3858 8507 3858 8504
3856 8501 3853 8502 3845 8524 3850 8529
3862 8523 3861 8522
TIME...MOT...LOC 1020Z 206DEG 43KT 3851 8522
$$
13232
WWUS53 KLMK 271024
SVSLMK
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
624 AM EDT WED APR 27 2011
KYC103-223-271030-
/O.CON.KLMK.TO.W.0080.000000T0000Z-110427T1030Z/
TRIMBLE KY-HENRY KY-
624 AM EDT WED APR 27 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 AM EDT FOR NORTHERN
HENRY AND EASTERN TRIMBLE COUNTIES...
AT 621 AM EDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION. THIS POSSIBLE TORNADO WAS
LOCATED AT CAMPBELLSBURG...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
* THE TORNADO WILL IMPACT...
CAMPBELLSBURG...
TURNERS STATION...
INTERSTATE 71 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 34 AND 39...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DO NOT USE HIGHWAY OVERPASSES FOR SHELTER. THEY DO NOT PROVIDE
PROTECTION FROM TORNADIC WINDS. VEHICLES STOPPED UNDER BRIDGES
PREVENT PEOPLE FROM GETTING OUT OF THE STORM'S PATH AND TO SHELTER.
IF YOU CANNOT DRIVE AWAY FROM THE TORNADO...GET OUT OF YOUR VEHICLE
AND LIE FLAT IN A DITCH AS A LAST RESORT.
&&
LAT...LON 3859 8522 3861 8509 3858 8507 3858 8504
3856 8501 3853 8502 3850 8521 3854 8527
3862 8523 3861 8522
TIME...MOT...LOC 1024Z 205DEG 45KT 3856 8519
$$
13915
WWUS53 KLMK 271033
SVSLMK
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
633 AM EDT WED APR 27 2011
KYC103-223-271042-
/O.EXP.KLMK.TO.W.0080.000000T0000Z-110427T1030Z/
TRIMBLE KY-HENRY KY-
633 AM EDT WED APR 27 2011
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHERN HENRY AND EASTERN TRIMBLE
COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED...
THE STORM THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA.
A LINE OF STORMS IS STILL CROSSING HENRY COUNTY AND WILL BE CAPABLE
OF VERY HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT.
TO REPORT DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...OR FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE...CALL TOLL FREE AT...1...8 7 7...6 3 3...6 7 7 2...
WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
LAT...LON 3859 8522 3861 8509 3858 8507 3858 8504
3856 8501 3853 8502 3850 8521 3854 8527
3862 8523 3861 8522
TIME...MOT...LOC 1024Z 205DEG 45KT 3856 8519
$$
13The office that day
Everything else NWS Louisville, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26, 8:08 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Grayson, Hardin | 22 min |
| Apr 26, 8:27 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Grayson, Hardin | 33 min |
| Apr 26, 8:48 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Hardin, Larue, Nelson | 27 min |
| Apr 26, 9:16 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Hardin, Larue, Nelson | 29 min |
| Apr 26, 9:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Nelson | 29 min |
| Apr 26, 10:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Nelson, Spencer | 14 min |
| Apr 26, 10:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Ohio | 37 min |
| Apr 26, 10:32 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Anderson, Nelson, Spencer, Washington | 28 min |
| Apr 26, 10:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Anderson, Franklin, Shelby, Spencer | 34 min |
| Apr 26, 10:56 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Ohio | 34 min |
| Apr 26, 11:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Shelby, Spencer | 40 min |
| Apr 26, 11:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Ohio | 37 min |
| Apr 26, 11:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Franklin | 35 min |
| Apr 26, 11:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Ohio | 29 min |
| Apr 26, 11:39 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Bullitt, Grayson, Hancock, Hardin, Henry and 7 more | 10 hr |
| Apr 26, 11:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Grayson | 31 min |
| Apr 26, 11:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Ohio | 28 min |
| Apr 26, 11:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Edmonson, Grayson | 26 min |
| Apr 26, 11:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Hancock | 36 min |
| Apr 26, 11:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Shelby | 31 min |
| Apr 27, 12:02 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Hancock, Ohio | 28 min |
| Apr 27, 12:13 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Hancock, Ohio | 9 hr |
| Apr 27, 12:13 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Ohio | 32 min |
| Apr 27, 12:17 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Grayson | 28 min |
| Apr 27, 12:23 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Henry | 37 min |
| Apr 27, 12:24 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Breckinridge, Grayson, Hardin, Meade | 36 min |
| Apr 27, 12:32 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Grayson, Hardin, Meade | 9 hr |
| Apr 27, 12:41 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Butler, Logan | 34 min |
| Apr 27, 12:55 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Breckinridge, Hardin, Meade | 35 min |
| Apr 27, 1:06 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Logan | 24 min |
| Apr 27, 1:15 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Butler, Logan | 30 min |
| Apr 27, 1:25 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Jefferson | 35 min |
| Apr 27, 1:34 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Bullitt, Hardin, Jefferson, Oldham, Trimble | 3 hr |
| Apr 27, 1:38 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Butler, Edmonson, Logan, Simpson, Warren | 3 hr |
| Apr 27, 1:41 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Butler, Grayson, Logan | 34 min |
| Apr 27, 1:58 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Edmonson, Warren | 32 min |
| Apr 27, 2:23 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Edmonson, Grayson, Hardin | 22 min |
| Apr 27, 2:43 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Hardin | 32 min |
| Apr 27, 2:49 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Butler, Logan, Ohio | 41 min |
| Apr 27, 3:07 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Grayson, Warren | 23 min |
| Apr 27, 3:20 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Logan | 25 min |
| Apr 27, 3:35 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Butler, Hancock, Ohio | 25 min |
| Apr 27, 4:15 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Allen, Edmonson, Grayson, Hardin, Meade, Warren | 60 min |
| Apr 27, 4:24 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Bullitt, Jefferson, Oldham, Trimble | 5 hr |
| Apr 27, 4:27 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Butler, Edmonson, Logan, Simpson, Warren | 5 hr |
| Apr 27, 5:45 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Oldham, Shelby, Spencer, Trimble | 45 min |
| Apr 27, 6:12 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Simpson, Warren | 33 min |
| Apr 27, 6:27 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Allen | 33 min |
| Apr 27, 6:37 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Allen, Barren, Edmonson, Hart, Warren | 23 min |
| Apr 27, 7:00 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Barren, Green, Hart | 30 min |
| Apr 27, 7:19 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Nelson, Shelby, Spencer | 26 min |
| Apr 27, 7:32 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Monroe | 28 min |
| Apr 27, 7:44 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Adair, Cumberland, Green, Metcalfe, Monroe, Russell | 31 min |
| Apr 27, 7:48 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Anderson, Franklin, Henry, Shelby | 27 min |
| Apr 27, 7:52 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Cumberland, Monroe | 30 min |
| Apr 27, 7:53 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Anderson, Mercer, Washington | 22 min |
| Apr 27, 7:56 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Franklin, Henry, Shelby | 19 min |
| Apr 27, 8:08 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Clinton, Cumberland, Russell | 37 min |
| Apr 27, 8:11 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Adair, Casey, Cumberland, Metcalfe, Russell, Taylor | 34 min |
| Apr 27, 8:12 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Anderson, Franklin, Harrison, Scott, Woodford | 33 min |
| Apr 27, 8:24 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Anderson, Boyle, Fayette, Jessamine, Mercer, Woodford | 36 min |
| Apr 27, 8:31 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Clinton | 14 min |
| Apr 27, 8:33 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Russell | 12 min |
| Apr 27, 8:40 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Adair, Casey, Russell | 35 min |
| Apr 27, 8:45 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bourbon, Harrison, Scott | 30 min |
| Apr 27, 8:51 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Casey, Garrard, Lincoln | 24 min |
| Apr 27, 8:52 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Bourbon, Fayette, Harrison, Scott, Woodford | 23 min |
| Apr 27, 9:02 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Garrard, Lincoln | 28 min |
| Apr 27, 9:12 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Clark, Fayette, Garrard, Jessamine, Lincoln, Madison | 33 min |
| Apr 27, 9:15 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bourbon, Harrison, Nicholas | 30 min |
| Apr 27, 9:21 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Garrard, Lincoln, Madison | 24 min |
| Apr 27, 9:23 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Bullitt, Butler, Edmonson, Grayson, Hancock and 9 more | 12 hr |
| Apr 27, 9:40 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bourbon, Clark, Fayette, Madison, Nicholas | 35 min |
| Apr 27, 11:19 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | LMK | Warren | 36 hr |
| Apr 27, 11:19 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | LMK | Warren | 36 hr |
| Apr 27, 11:19 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | LMK | Hart | 36 hr |
| Apr 27, 11:19 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | LMK | Edmonson | 4 days |
| Apr 27, 11:41 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | LMK | Nicholas, Robertson | 25 hr |
| Apr 27, 5:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Butler, Logan, Warren | 32 min |
| Apr 27, 5:28 PM EDT | 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.