Alert archive / Kentucky / Tornado Warnings in 2013
Tornado Warning 35, NWS Louisville, KY
NWS Louisville, KY issued this tornado warning at Dec 21, 2013, 11:46 PM EST for 5 counties in Kentucky. It was in force for 19 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
- Dec 21, 2013, 11:46 PM EST (04:46 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 22, 2013, 12:05 AM EST
- In force
- 19 min
- Issued by
- NWS Louisville, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.0 in
Counties Boyle County, KY, Clark County, KY, Garrard County, KY, Jessamine County, KY, Madison County, KY
The radar
The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 108 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:48 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 21, 11:48 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 5 Nnw Lancaster, KY | A DOWNED TREE PUT A HOLE IN THE ROOF OF A RESIDENCE |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 21, 9:03 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 4.8 hours before the alert went out and 193 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
- 136 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -13 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 597 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 73 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 181 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 198 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 0.5
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
541
WFUS53 KLMK 220446
TORLMK
KYC021-049-079-113-151-220505-
/O.NEW.KLMK.TO.W.0035.131222T0446Z-131222T0505Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1146 PM EST SAT DEC 21 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN BOYLE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
SOUTHWESTERN CLARK COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
NORTHERN GARRARD COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
SOUTHERN JESSAMINE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
NORTHERN MADISON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
* UNTIL 1205 AM EST
* AT 1142 PM EST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF NICHOLASVILLE...AND MOVING
EAST AT 65 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE TO
ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. FLYING DEBRIS
WILL BE DEADLY TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
POLLARD...EDENTON...COTTONBURG...MOUNT LEBANON...RUTHTON...
LOGANA...CROW VALLEY...CUZICK...NEWBY...BALDWIN...VALLEY VIEW...
STRINGTOWN...SPEARS...MILLION...ARLINGTON...BLUE GRASS...
HILLCREST...REDHOUSE...HOOTENTOWN AND FORD.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...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 3761 8465 3763 8469 3760 8471 3758 8477
3772 8473 3774 8469 3777 8471 3780 8470
3789 8444 3785 8443 3787 8441 3784 8439
3785 8437 3790 8438 3788 8435 3793 8433
3797 8422 3782 8410
TIME...MOT...LOC 0446Z 248DEG 58KT 3779 8456
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$
KD1 follow-up statement
178
WWUS53 KLMK 220455
SVSLMK
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1155 PM EST SAT DEC 21 2013
KYC021-113-220505-
/O.CAN.KLMK.TO.W.0035.000000T0000Z-131222T0505Z/
JESSAMINE KY-BOYLE KY-
1155 PM EST SAT DEC 21 2013
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN BOYLE AND SOUTHERN JESSAMINE
COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.
LAT...LON 3782 8411 3762 8462 3775 8455 3780 8448
3780 8446 3784 8448 3784 8445 3787 8441
3784 8439 3785 8437 3790 8438 3788 8435
3793 8433 3797 8422 3782 8410
TIME...MOT...LOC 0455Z 248DEG 58KT 3784 8439
$$
KYC049-079-151-220505-
/O.CON.KLMK.TO.W.0035.000000T0000Z-131222T0505Z/
MADISON KY-CLARK KY-GARRARD KY-
1155 PM EST SAT DEC 21 2013
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL GARRARD...
SOUTHWESTERN CLARK AND NORTHERN MADISON COUNTIES UNTIL 1205 AM EST...
AT 1151 PM EST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF NICHOLASVILLE...AND MOVING EAST AT
65 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE TO
ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. FLYING DEBRIS WILL
BE DEADLY TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS. TREE DAMAGE IS LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
RICHMOND...ARLINGTON...BLUE GRASS...HILLCREST...REDHOUSE...
HOOTENTOWN...FORD...LISLETOWN...UNION CITY...PROVIDENCE...JACKSON
FERRY...ELKIN...FOREST GROVE...OLIVERS...FLANAGAN AND DOYLESVILLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3782 8411 3762 8462 3775 8455 3780 8448
3780 8446 3784 8448 3784 8445 3787 8441
3784 8439 3785 8437 3790 8438 3788 8435
3793 8433 3797 8422 3782 8410
TIME...MOT...LOC 0455Z 248DEG 58KT 3784 8439
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$
KDThe office that day
Everything else NWS Louisville, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 21, 7:24 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Hancock, Ohio | 41 min |
| Dec 21, 7:36 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Hancock, Ohio | 29 min |
| Dec 21, 8:00 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Hancock, Meade, Ohio | 30 min |
| Dec 21, 8:25 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Grayson, Hardin, Meade, Ohio | 35 min |
| Dec 21, 8:40 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Bullitt, Grayson, Hardin, Jefferson, Meade and 2 more | 30 min |
| Dec 21, 9:00 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Hancock, Meade, Ohio | 4 hr |
| Dec 21, 9:10 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Bullitt, Hardin, Henry, Jefferson, Oldham, Trimble | 30 min |
| Dec 21, 9:17 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Breckinridge, Hancock, Ohio | 43 min |
| Dec 21, 9:23 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Henry, Jefferson, Oldham, Shelby, Trimble | 32 min |
| Dec 21, 9:36 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Butler, Edmonson, Logan, Simpson, Warren | 39 min |
| Dec 21, 9:46 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Jefferson, Oldham | 4 hr |
| Dec 21, 9:51 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Breckinridge, Grayson, Hardin, Meade | 44 min |
| Dec 21, 10:01 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Butler, Logan | 3 hr |
| Dec 21, 10:11 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Allen, Barren, Edmonson, Grayson, Green, Hart and 3 more | 29 min |
| Dec 21, 10:12 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Bullitt, Hardin, Jefferson, Larue, Oldham | 43 min |
| Dec 21, 10:24 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bullitt, Grayson, Hardin, Hart, Henry, Jefferson and 7 more | 31 min |
| Dec 21, 10:36 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Allen, Barren, Green, Hart, Metcalfe, Monroe and 1 more | 29 min |
| Dec 21, 10:49 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Anderson, Boyle, Franklin, Harrison, Henry, Larue and 9 more | 31 min |
| Dec 21, 10:53 PM EST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Green, Hart, Taylor | 22 min |
| Dec 21, 10:58 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Henry, Trimble | 5 hr |
| Dec 21, 11:03 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Adair, Allen, Barren, Casey, Cumberland, Green and 4 more | 42 min |
| Dec 21, 11:04 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Edmonson, Grayson, Hardin, Hart, Larue | 3 hr |
| Dec 21, 11:15 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Anderson, Bourbon, Boyle, Casey, Fayette, Franklin and 10 more | 30 min |
| Dec 21, 11:29 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Casey, Clinton, Cumberland, Lincoln, Russell | 31 min |
| Dec 21, 11:34 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bourbon, Boyle, Casey, Clark, Fayette, Garrard and 5 more | 41 min |
| Dec 21, 11:48 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Grayson | 3 hr |
| Dec 21, 11:57 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Hardin, Larue | 4 hr |
| Dec 21, 11:59 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Clinton, Russell | 21 min |
| Dec 22, 12:10 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Clark, Garrard, Madison | 20 min |
| Dec 22, 12:18 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Adair, Allen, Anderson, Barren, Bourbon, Boyle and 28 more | 3 hr |
| Dec 22, 12:52 AM EST | River Flood Warning | LMK | Ohio | 56 hr |
| Dec 22, 1:03 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Hancock, Meade, Ohio | 9 hr |
| Dec 22, 1:45 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | LMK | Jefferson, Oldham | 9 hr |
| Dec 22, 2:39 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | LMK | Grayson | 7 hr |
| Dec 22, 3:24 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Adair, Allen, Barren, Bullitt, Cumberland, Edmonson and 12 more | 4 hr |
| Dec 22, 3:27 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Anderson, Bourbon, Boyle, Casey, Clark, Clinton and 12 more | 5 hr |
| Dec 22, 3:55 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Hardin, Larue | 4 hr |
| Dec 22, 3:57 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | LMK | Henry, Trimble | 6 hr |
| Dec 22, 9:51 AM EST | River Flood Warning | LMK | Bourbon | 14 hr |
| Dec 22, 10:18 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Hancock, Ohio | 4 hr |
| Dec 22, 10:52 AM EST | River Flood Warning | LMK | Butler, Warren | 4 days |
| Dec 22, 10:52 AM EST | River Flood Warning | LMK | Butler, Muhlenberg, Ohio | 47 hr |
| Dec 22, 11:03 AM EST | River Flood Warning | LMK | Hardin, Nelson | 50 hr |
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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.