Alert archive / Kentucky / Tornado Warnings in 2011
Tornado Warning 87, NWS Louisville, KY
NWS Louisville, KY issued this tornado warning at Apr 27, 2011, 9:12 AM EDT for 6 counties in 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 27, 2011, 9:12 AM EDT (13:12 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 27, 2011, 9:45 AM EDT
- In force
- 33 min
- Issued by
- NWS Louisville, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Clark County, KY, Fayette County, KY, Garrard County, KY, Jessamine County, KY, Lincoln County, KY, Madison County, KY
The radar
The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 114 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:13 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 27, 9:13 AM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 7 Se Lexington, KY | ROAD SIGN DAMAGED NEAR EXIT 104 ON I-75 AND PENNY SIZED HAIL. |
| Apr 27, 9:45 AM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Nw Ford, KY | TOBACCO BARN DAMAGE ALONG HIGHWAY 627 |
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 27, 6:07 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 1.2 hours before the alert went out and 208 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
- 279 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -56 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 846 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 56 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 470 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 503 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 4.9
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
837
WFUS53 KLMK 271312
TORLMK
KYC049-067-079-113-137-151-271345-
/O.NEW.KLMK.TO.W.0087.110427T1312Z-110427T1345Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
912 AM EDT WED APR 27 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHWESTERN CLARK COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
SOUTHEASTERN FAYETTE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
CENTRAL GARRARD COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
SOUTHEASTERN JESSAMINE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
NORTHERN MADISON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
NORTHERN LINCOLN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
* UNTIL 945 AM EDT...
* AT 908 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR HUBBLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH.
* THIS TORNADIC STORM WILL ALSO IMPACT...
STANFORD...
RICHMOND...
LANCASTER...
STONE AND PINK...
EDENTON AND POLLARD...
CUZICK AND VALLEY VIEW...
ATHENS AND COLETOWN...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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 TORNADOES...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 3744 8463 3761 8471 3763 8467 3765 8467
3765 8470 3767 8470 3768 8469 3769 8471
3804 8437 3786 8412
TIME...MOT...LOC 1312Z 218DEG 53KT 3765 8463
$$
EER2 follow-up statements
199
WWUS53 KLMK 271338
SVSLMK
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
938 AM EDT WED APR 27 2011
KYC079-113-137-271348-
/O.CAN.KLMK.TO.W.0087.000000T0000Z-110427T1345Z/
JESSAMINE KY-GARRARD KY-LINCOLN KY-
938 AM EDT WED APR 27 2011
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHERN LINCOLN...CENTRAL GARRARD AND
SOUTHEASTERN JESSAMINE COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
TO REPORT TORNADOES...DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...OR FLOODING TO
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...CALL TOLL FREE AT...1...8 7 7...6 3
3...6 7 7 2...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
LAT...LON 3786 8412 3762 8442 3762 8443 3763 8442
3771 8445 3783 8445 3786 8438 3796 8445
3804 8437
TIME...MOT...LOC 1338Z 218DEG 53KT 3795 8433
$$
KYC049-067-151-271345-
/O.CON.KLMK.TO.W.0087.000000T0000Z-110427T1345Z/
FAYETTE KY-CLARK KY-MADISON KY-
938 AM EDT WED APR 27 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 AM EDT FOR NORTHERN
MADISON...SOUTHWESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHEASTERN FAYETTE COUNTIES...
AT 936 AM EDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED
NEAR ATHENS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH.
* THE TORNADO WILL ALSO IMPACT...
MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHERN MADISON...SOUTHEASTERN FAYETTE AND
SOUTHWESTERN CLARK COUNTIES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPORT TORNADOES...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 3786 8412 3762 8442 3762 8443 3763 8442
3771 8445 3783 8445 3786 8438 3796 8445
3804 8437
TIME...MOT...LOC 1338Z 218DEG 53KT 3795 8433
$$
EER630
WWUS53 KLMK 271346
SVSLMK
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
946 AM EDT WED APR 27 2011
KYC049-067-151-271355-
/O.EXP.KLMK.TO.W.0087.000000T0000Z-110427T1345Z/
FAYETTE KY-CLARK KY-MADISON KY-
946 AM EDT WED APR 27 2011
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHERN MADISON...SOUTHWESTERN CLARK AND
SOUTHEASTERN FAYETTE COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED...
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS STORM IN
CLARK AND MADISON COUNTIES.
TO REPORT TORNADOES...DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...OR FLOODING TO
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...CALL TOLL FREE AT...1...8 7 7...6 3
3...6 7 7 2...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
LAT...LON 3786 8412 3762 8442 3762 8443 3763 8442
3771 8445 3783 8445 3786 8438 3796 8445
3804 8437
TIME...MOT...LOC 1338Z 218DEG 53KT 3795 8433
$$
EERThe 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, 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, 9:15 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.