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Tornado Warning 81, NWS Louisville, KY
NWS Louisville, KY issued this tornado warning at Apr 27, 2011, 7:56 AM EDT for Franklin County, Henry County, Shelby County, Kentucky. It was in force for 19 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, 7:56 AM EDT (11:56 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 27, 2011, 8:15 AM EDT
- In force
- 19 min
- Issued by
- NWS Louisville, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Franklin County, KY, Henry County, KY, Shelby County, KY
The radar
The Louisville radar (KLVX), 99 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:59 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 27, 6:07 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 11.9 hours before the alert went out and 152 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.
516
WFUS53 KLMK 271156
TORLMK
KYC073-103-211-271215-
/O.NEW.KLMK.TO.W.0081.110427T1156Z-110427T1215Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
756 AM EDT WED APR 27 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN FRANKLIN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
SOUTHEASTERN HENRY COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
NORTHEASTERN SHELBY COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
* UNTIL 815 AM EDT...
* AT 754 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR HATTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 65 MPH.
* THIS TORNADIC STORM WILL ALSO IMPACT...
ORVILLE AND POLSGROVE...
FALLIS...
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.
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 3846 8496 3843 8496 3845 8495 3846 8494
3845 8492 3844 8492 3841 8488 3838 8490
3834 8482 3818 8502 3822 8509 3849 8499
TIME...MOT...LOC 1156Z 212DEG 55KT 3826 8502
$$
SCHOETTMER1 follow-up statement
961
WWUS53 KLMK 271215
SVSLMK
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
815 AM EDT WED APR 27 2011
KYC073-103-211-271225-
/O.EXP.KLMK.TO.W.0081.000000T0000Z-110427T1215Z/
HENRY KY-FRANKLIN KY-SHELBY KY-
815 AM EDT WED APR 27 2011
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN SHELBY...NORTHWESTERN
FRANKLIN AND SOUTHEASTERN HENRY COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED...
THE STORMS THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.
TO REPORT DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...OR FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE...CALL TOLL FREE AT...1...8 7 7...6 3 3...6 7 7 2...
WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
LAT...LON 3846 8496 3843 8496 3845 8495 3846 8494
3845 8492 3844 8492 3841 8488 3838 8490
3834 8482 3818 8502 3822 8509 3849 8499
TIME...MOT...LOC 1156Z 212DEG 55KT 3661 8215
$$
SCHOETTMERThe 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, 6:06 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Henry, Oldham, Shelby, Trimble | 24 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, 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.