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Tornado Warning 93, NWS Louisville, KY

July 19, 2012Edmonson County, Kentucky

NWS Louisville, KY issued this tornado warning at Jul 19, 2012, 7:17 PM CDT for Edmonson County, Kentucky. It was in force for 18 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
Jul 19, 2012, 7:17 PM CDT (00:17 UTC)
Expired
Jul 19, 2012, 7:35 PM CDT
In force
18 min
Issued by
NWS Louisville, KY
Area
Storm-based polygon

County Edmonson County, KY

The radar

The Louisville radar (KLVX), 91 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:19 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jul 19, 2:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 0.3 hours before the alert went out and 122 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, Nashville Metro, TN at 00:00Z on 2012-07-20Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2853 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Nashville Metro, TN at 00:00Z on 2012-07-20The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -3 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
2853 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-14 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1475 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
17 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-3 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
50 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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

404 
WFUS53 KLMK 200017
TORLMK
KYC061-200100-
/O.NEW.KLMK.TO.W.0093.120720T0017Z-120720T0100Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
717 PM CDT THU JUL 19 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  CENTRAL EDMONSON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...

* UNTIL 800 PM CDT...

* AT 715 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
  STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR ARTHUR...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH.

* THIS TORNADIC STORM WILL ALSO IMPACT...
  ARTHUR...
  RHODA...
  CHALYBEATE...
  PIG AND ELKO...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...WIDESPREAD HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE
LIKELY. SEEK SHELTER NOW!

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.

REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OR POST YOUR REPORT TO
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE FACEBOOK PAGE.

&&

LAT...LON 3714 8608 3711 8627 3724 8626 3725 8619
TIME...MOT...LOC 0017Z 330DEG 8KT 3722 8621

$$

AMS
1 follow-up statement
406 
WWUS53 KLMK 200035
SVSLMK

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
735 PM CDT THU JUL 19 2012

KYC061-200045-
/O.CAN.KLMK.TO.W.0093.000000T0000Z-120720T0100Z/
EDMONSON KY-
735 PM CDT THU JUL 19 2012

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL EDMONSON COUNTY IS CANCELLED...

THE STORMS THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE WEAKENED AND ARE NO LONGER
SEVERE. HOWEVER STRONG STORMS REMAIN IN THE AREA. THESE ARE CAPABLE
OF PRODUCING PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING.

REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OR POST YOUR REPORT TO
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE FACEBOOK PAGE.

LAT...LON 3714 8608 3711 8627 3724 8626 3725 8619
TIME...MOT...LOC 0035Z 330DEG 8KT 3719 8618

$$

AMS

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 19, 7:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKGrayson29 min
Jul 19, 7:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKMeade32 min
Jul 19, 7:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKEdmonson, Warren46 min
Jul 19, 7:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKButler, Edmonson, Warren30 min
Jul 19, 7:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKFayette, Garrard, Jessamine, Madison44 min
Jul 19, 7:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKGreen, Hart44 min
Jul 19, 7:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBullitt, Jefferson32 min
Jul 19, 7:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKGrayson, Hardin, Hart46 min
Jul 19, 7:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBullitt, Hardin, Meade38 min
Jul 19, 7:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKAdair, Boyle, Casey, Garrard, Green, Larue and 3 more58 min
Jul 19, 7:40 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKHart30 min
Jul 19, 7:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKHardin41 min
Jul 19, 7:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKEdmonson, Simpson, Warren41 min
Jul 19, 7:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKHardin, Larue31 min
Jul 19, 8:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKAllen, Barren, Hart, Metcalfe, Monroe, Simpson and 1 more45 min
Jul 19, 8:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKAdair, Casey, Green, Metcalfe, Russell49 min
Jul 19, 8:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKSimpson20 min
Jul 19, 8:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKAdair, Allen, Barren, Cumberland, Metcalfe, Monroe29 min
Jul 19, 9:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKAdair, Clinton, Cumberland, Metcalfe, Monroe43 min
Jul 19, 9:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKAdair, Russell32 min
Jul 19, 9:24 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKHancock31 min
Jul 19, 9:45 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKLogan30 min
Jul 19, 9:52 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKClinton28 min
Jul 19, 10:08 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKAllen27 min
Jul 19, 10:45 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLMKLogan, Warren3 hr
Jul 19, 10:48 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKOhio32 min
Jul 19, 10:56 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKSimpson29 min
Jul 19, 11:18 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKOhio27 min
Jul 19, 11:21 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLMKLogan, Simpson3 hr
Jul 20, 2:37 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKAllen28 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.