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Tornado Warning 11, NWS Charleston, WV

May 10, 2011Wayne County, West Virginia; Lawrence County, Kentucky

NWS Charleston, WV issued this tornado warning at May 10, 2011, 8:05 PM EDT for Wayne County, West Virginia; Lawrence County, Kentucky. It was in force for 25 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: May 10, 2011, 8:05 PM EDT (00:05 UTC)
Expired: May 10, 2011, 8:30 PM EDT
In force: 25 min
Issued by: NWS Charleston, WV
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Lawrence County, KY, Wayne County, WV

The radar

The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 79 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:06 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
May 10, 8:05 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	Louisa, KY	40 TO 50 HOMES DAMAGED.

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
May 10, 7:45 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 0.1 hours before the alert went out and 197 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 1068 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -186 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 2337 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 44 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 29 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 82 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.6

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The text

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

944 
WFUS51 KRLX 110005
TORRLX
KYC127-WVC099-110030-
/O.NEW.KRLX.TO.W.0011.110511T0005Z-110511T0030Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
805 PM EDT TUE MAY 10 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  EASTERN LAWRENCE COUNTY IN KENTUCKY...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...YATESVILLE LAKE STATE PARK...
  LOUISA...
  SOUTHWESTERN WAYNE COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...

* UNTIL 830 PM EDT

* AT 803 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR FORT GAY...
  OR NEAR LOUISA...MOVING SOUTH AT 30 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
  DUNLOW.

.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS
THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY
ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY. IF YOU
ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...MOVE INDOORS AND TO THE
LOWEST LEVEL OF THE BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF DRIVING...DO
NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS.

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

PLEASE REPORT TORNADOES...HAIL OR STRONG WINDS TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772...WHEN YOU CAN DO
SO SAFELY.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM EDT
WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND SOUTHEAST OHIO AND CENTRAL
VIRGINIA AND CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA.

&&

LAT...LON 3816 8272 3820 8247 3789 8237 3786 8243
      3788 8243 3790 8245 3790 8248 3795 8252
      3795 8256 3791 8259 3789 8259 3787 8264
      3788 8266
TIME...MOT...LOC 0005Z 346DEG 28KT 3809 8257

$$

TAX

2 follow-up statements

310 
WWUS51 KRLX 110015
SVSRLX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
815 PM EDT TUE MAY 10 2011

KYC127-WVC099-110030-
/O.CON.KRLX.TO.W.0011.000000T0000Z-110511T0030Z/
LAWRENCE KY-WAYNE WV-
815 PM EDT TUE MAY 10 2011

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN LAWRENCE COUNTY IN KENTUCKY...AND SOUTHWESTERN WAYNE
COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...

AT 813 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR GLENHAYES...OR 6
MILES SOUTHEAST OF LOUISA...MOVING SOUTH AT 30 MPH.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
CLIFFORD AND DUNLOW

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS
THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY
ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY. IF YOU
ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...MOVE INDOORS AND TO THE
LOWEST LEVEL OF THE BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF DRIVING...DO
NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS.

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM EDT
WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND SOUTHEAST OHIO AND CENTRAL
VIRGINIA AND CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA.

&&

PLEASE REPORT HAIL OR STRONG WINDS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY
CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.

LAT...LON 3806 8270 3814 8245 3789 8237 3786 8243
      3788 8243 3790 8245 3790 8248 3795 8252
      3795 8256 3791 8259 3789 8259 3787 8264
      3788 8266
TIME...MOT...LOC 0014Z 346DEG 28KT 3802 8255

$$

TAX

955 
WWUS51 KRLX 110023
SVSRLX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
823 PM EDT TUE MAY 10 2011

KYC127-WVC099-110034-
/O.EXP.KRLX.TO.W.0011.000000T0000Z-110511T0030Z/
LAWRENCE KY-WAYNE WV-
823 PM EDT TUE MAY 10 2011

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN LAWRENCE COUNTY IN
KENTUCKY...AND SOUTHWESTERN WAYNE COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA WILL EXPIRE
AT 830 PM EDT...

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM EDT
WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND SOUTHEAST OHIO AND CENTRAL
VIRGINIA AND CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA.

PLEASE REPORT HAIL OR STRONG WINDS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY
CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.

LAT...LON 3806 8270 3814 8245 3789 8237 3786 8243
      3788 8243 3790 8245 3790 8248 3795 8252
      3795 8256 3791 8259 3789 8259 3787 8264
      3788 8266
TIME...MOT...LOC 0024Z 346DEG 28KT 3794 8253

$$

TAX

The office that day

Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 10, 8:25 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Raleigh	35 min
May 10, 8:41 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Doddridge, Tyler	34 min
May 10, 8:52 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Mingo	3 hr
May 10, 9:12 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	McDowell	48 min
May 10, 10:48 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Barbour, Randolph, Taylor, Upshur	27 min
May 10, 11:59 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Mingo	46 min
May 11, 1:59 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Jackson, Kanawha, Putnam, Roane	76 min
May 11, 2:24 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Pocahontas, Webster	66 min
May 11, 4:13 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Mason	47 min
May 11, 10:07 AM EDT	Flash Flood Watch	RLX	Cabell, Lincoln, Logan, McDowell, Mingo, Wayne	7 hr
May 10, 11:35 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Greenup	55 min
May 11, 12:08 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Boyd, Greenup	67 min
May 11, 1:01 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Carter, Greenup	59 min
May 11, 1:48 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Lawrence	72 min
May 11, 2:50 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RLX	Carter, Greenup, Lawrence	2 hr

Nearby

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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.