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Tornado Warning 98, NWS Louisville, KY

June 22, 2011Jefferson County, Oldham County, Kentucky

NWS Louisville, KY issued this tornado warning at Jun 22, 2011, 8:25 PM EDT for Jefferson County, Oldham County, Kentucky. It was in force for 20 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
Jun 22, 2011, 8:25 PM EDT (00:25 UTC)
Expired
Jun 22, 2011, 8:45 PM EDT
In force
20 min
Issued by
NWS Louisville, KY
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Jefferson County, KY, Oldham County, KY

The radar

The Louisville radar (KLVX), 52 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:26 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 0.4 hours before the alert went out and 195 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 00:00Z on 2011-06-23Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 517 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 00:00Z on 2011-06-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 198 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
517 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-16 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
895 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
49 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
198 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
258 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.4
Supercell composite
3.9

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

017 
WFUS53 KLMK 230025
TORLMK
KYC111-185-230045-
/O.NEW.KLMK.TO.W.0098.110623T0025Z-110623T0045Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
825 PM EDT WED JUN 22 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHEASTERN JEFFERSON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
  SOUTHERN OLDHAM COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...

* UNTIL 845 PM EDT...

* AT 824 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
  A CONFIRMED TORNADO NEAR ST. MATTHEWS...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL ALSO IMPACT...
  ST. MATTHEWS...
  LYNDON...
  ANCHORAGE...
  MIDDLETOWN...
  ORCHARD GRASS HILLS...
  FLOYDSBURG AND PEWEE VALLEY...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A TORNADO HAS BEEN CONFIRMED! TAKE COVER IN A STURDY BUILDING NOW.
MOBILE HOMES AND VEHICLES ARE NOT SAFE.

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.

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.

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 3836 8548 3830 8545 3830 8547 3829 8545
      3822 8542 3821 8564 3826 8567
TIME...MOT...LOC 0025Z 251DEG 20KT 3824 8560

$$

RS
1 follow-up statement
843 
WWUS53 KLMK 230037
SVSLMK

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
837 PM EDT WED JUN 22 2011

KYC111-185-230045-
/O.CON.KLMK.TO.W.0098.000000T0000Z-110623T0045Z/
OLDHAM KY-JEFFERSON KY-
837 PM EDT WED JUN 22 2011

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM EDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN JEFFERSON AND SOUTHERN OLDHAM COUNTIES...

AT 835 PM EDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS CONTINUED TO REPORT FUNNEL 
CLOUDS IN ASSOCIATION WITH THIS STORM. THIS FUNNEL CLOUD WAS LOCATED 
NEAR ANCHORAGE...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. THE FUNNEL CLOUD MAY AGAIN 
DROP DOWN AS A TORNADO.

* THE TORNADO COULD IMPACT...
  MIDDLETOWN...
  FLOYDSBURG AND CRESTWOOD...

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.

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.

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 3834 8546 3831 8545 3830 8547 3829 8545
      3822 8542 3821 8556 3829 8560 3833 8554
      3836 8548
TIME...MOT...LOC 0036Z 251DEG 20KT 3826 8553

$$

RS

The office that day

Everything else NWS Louisville, KY issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 22, 8:03 PM EDTTornado WarningLMKJefferson27 min
Jun 22, 8:43 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKJefferson32 min
Jun 22, 8:43 PM EDTTornado WarningLMKJefferson, Oldham, Shelby32 min
Jun 22, 9:01 PM EDTTornado WarningLMKJefferson14 min
Jun 22, 9:11 PM EDTTornado WarningLMKHenry, Shelby34 min
Jun 22, 9:13 PM EDTTornado WarningLMKJefferson, Oldham, Shelby32 min
Jun 22, 9:31 PM EDTTornado WarningLMKJefferson29 min
Jun 22, 9:39 PM EDTTornado WarningLMKMeade36 min
Jun 22, 9:40 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLMKHenry, Jefferson, Oldham, Shelby3 hr
Jun 22, 9:42 PM EDTTornado WarningLMKShelby33 min
Jun 22, 9:50 PM EDTTornado WarningLMKJefferson, Shelby25 min
Jun 22, 10:06 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBullitt, Hardin, Jefferson, Meade24 min
Jun 22, 10:11 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKShelby34 min
Jun 22, 10:18 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningLMKHenry, Jefferson, Oldham, Shelby3 hr
Jun 22, 10:32 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKBullitt28 min
Jun 23, 3:05 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKJefferson, Oldham25 min
Jun 23, 3:34 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKHenry, Jefferson, Oldham, Shelby26 min
Jun 23, 3:46 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKBullitt29 min
Jun 23, 12:36 PM EDTTornado WarningLMKAnderson, Woodford24 min
Jun 23, 12:54 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKFayette36 min
Jun 23, 1:10 PM EDTTornado WarningLMKBourbon, Clark, Fayette35 min
Jun 23, 1:40 PM EDTTornado WarningLMKBourbon, Clark20 min
Jun 23, 2:09 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKFayette21 min
Jun 23, 2:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKMercer32 min
Jun 23, 2:56 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKGarrard, Madison34 min
Jun 23, 5:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKMadison29 min
Jun 23, 5:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKLincoln32 min
Jun 23, 6:54 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKRussell21 min
Jun 23, 7:08 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKMadison22 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.