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Tornado Warning 2, NWS Louisville, KY

January 30, 2013Crawford County, Orange County, Perry County, Indiana

NWS Louisville, KY issued this tornado warning at Jan 30, 2013, 2:27 AM EST for Crawford County, Orange County, Perry County, Indiana. It was in force for 28 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
Jan 30, 2013, 2:27 AM EST (07:27 UTC)
Expired
Jan 30, 2013, 2:55 AM EST
In force
28 min
Issued by
NWS Louisville, KY
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Crawford County, IN, Orange County, IN, Perry County, IN

The radar

The Louisville radar (KLVX), 57 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:30 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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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
Jan 29, 10:35 PM ESTTornado WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 7.5 hours before the alert went out and 250 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 2013-01-30Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 10 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 2013-01-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 361 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
10 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-280 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
784 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
58 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
361 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
409 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.

227 
WFUS53 KLMK 300727
TORLMK
INC025-117-123-300755-
/O.NEW.KLMK.TO.W.0002.130130T0727Z-130130T0755Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
227 AM EST WED JAN 30 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  CRAWFORD COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA...
  SOUTHEASTERN ORANGE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA...
  NORTHERN PERRY COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA...

* UNTIL 255 AM EST/155 AM CST/...

* AT 125 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
  STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR UNIONTOWN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.

* THIS TORNADIC STORM WILL ALSO IMPACT...
  ENGLISH...
  MIFFLIN AND WEST FORK...
  GRANTSBURG AND SWITZER CROSSROADS...
  TEMPLE...
  MARENGO AND HOGTOWN...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORNADOES AND
WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WIND DAMAGE. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS.

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...POST YOUR REPORT TO
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET YOUR
REPORT USING HASHTAG L...M...K...SPOTTER.

&&

LAT...LON 3846 8632 3846 8631 3842 8631 3842 8626
      3841 8626 3840 8624 3839 8626 3837 8626
      3836 8626 3813 8665 3820 8677
TIME...MOT...LOC 0727Z 227DEG 44KT 3823 8665

$$

RAS
1 follow-up statement
309 
WWUS53 KLMK 300745
SVSLMK

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
245 AM EST WED JAN 30 2013

INC123-300755-
/O.CAN.KLMK.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130130T0755Z/
PERRY IN-
145 AM CST WED JAN 30 2013

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHERN PERRY COUNTY IS CANCELLED...

THE STORM THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED NORTHEAST INTO 
CRAWFORD COUNTY. 

REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT...POST YOUR REPORT TO
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET YOUR
REPORT USING HASHTAG L...M...K...SPOTTER.

LAT...LON 3826 8666 3846 8632 3846 8631 3842 8631
      3842 8626 3840 8625 3839 8626 3836 8626
      3820 8653 3821 8657 3827 8657
TIME...MOT...LOC 0745Z 227DEG 44KT 3838 8644

$$

INC025-117-300755-
/O.CON.KLMK.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130130T0755Z/
ORANGE IN-CRAWFORD IN-
245 AM EST WED JAN 30 2013

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 255 AM EST FOR CRAWFORD
AND SOUTHEASTERN ORANGE COUNTIES...

AT 243 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE SQUALL LINE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS
AND BRIEF RAIN-WRAPPED TORNADOES. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED
NEAR ENGLISH...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.

* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL ALSO IMPACT...
  ENGLISH...
  MARENGO AND HOGTOWN...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TORNADOES ARE DIFFICULT TO SEE AT NIGHT. TAKE COVER NOW.

REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT...POST YOUR REPORT TO
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET YOUR
REPORT USING HASHTAG L...M...K...SPOTTER.

&&

LAT...LON 3826 8666 3846 8632 3846 8631 3842 8631
      3842 8626 3840 8625 3839 8626 3836 8626
      3820 8653 3821 8657 3827 8657
TIME...MOT...LOC 0745Z 227DEG 44KT 3838 8644

$$

RAS

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 30, 12:26 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementLMKCrawford, Dubois, Orange, Perry89 min
Jan 30, 12:49 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKDubois46 min
Jan 30, 1:30 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKCrawford, Dubois, Orange, Perry45 min
Jan 30, 1:53 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKPerry27 min
Jan 30, 2:12 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKCrawford, Dubois, Harrison, Orange, Perry, Washington48 min
Jan 30, 2:18 AM ESTTornado WarningLMKCrawford, Dubois, Orange32 min
Jan 30, 2:30 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKPerry30 min
Jan 30, 2:54 AM ESTTornado WarningLMKOrange, Washington31 min
Jan 30, 2:58 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKCrawford, Floyd, Harrison, Orange, Perry, Washington47 min
Jan 30, 2:59 AM ESTTornado WarningLMKPerry21 min
Jan 30, 3:01 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKHarrison, Perry44 min
Jan 30, 3:19 AM ESTTornado WarningLMKPerry21 min
Jan 30, 3:25 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKClark, Jefferson, Scott, Washington60 min
Jan 30, 3:35 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKClark, Floyd, Harrison60 min
Jan 30, 4:09 AM ESTTornado WarningLMKHarrison21 min
Jan 30, 4:20 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKClark, Jefferson, Scott30 min
Jan 30, 4:31 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKClark, Floyd39 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.