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Tornado Warning 20, NWS Louisville, KY

October 7, 2014Bourbon County, Kentucky

NWS Louisville, KY issued this tornado warning at Oct 7, 2014, 6:49 PM EDT for Bourbon County, Kentucky. It was in force for 31 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: Oct 7, 2014, 6:49 PM EDT (22:49 UTC)
Expired: Oct 7, 2014, 7:20 PM EDT
In force: 31 min
Issued by: NWS Louisville, KY
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 1.25 in

County Bourbon County, KY

The radar

The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 97 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:50 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 watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Oct 7, 2:02 PM EDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 10.8 hours before the alert went out and 142 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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 1440 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 52 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 154 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 269 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

705 
WFUS53 KLMK 072249
TORLMK
KYC017-072320-
/O.NEW.KLMK.TO.W.0020.141007T2249Z-141007T2320Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
649 PM EDT TUE OCT 7 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHERN BOURBON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY...

* UNTIL 720 PM EDT

* AT 647 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF BRYAN STATION...AND MOVING
  EAST AT 45 MPH.

  HAZARD...TORNADO AND HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL.

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.

  IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
           SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
           TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR.

* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF SOUTHERN
  BOURBON COUNTY...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SIDVILLE...
  ESCONDIDA...AUSTERLITZ...STONY POINT...NORTH MIDDLETOWN...LITTLE
  ROCK...PLUM AND BUNKER HILL.

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 3818 8398 3811 8409 3809 8419 3811 8438
      3816 8437 3818 8436 3819 8436 3823 8406
      3822 8403 3822 8401 3820 8399 3822 8399
      3821 8397
TIME...MOT...LOC 2249Z 269DEG 37KT 3815 8433

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.25IN

$$

SCHOETTMER

2 follow-up statements

233 
WWUS53 KLMK 072300
SVSLMK

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
700 PM EDT TUE OCT 7 2014

KYC017-072320-
/O.CON.KLMK.TO.W.0020.000000T0000Z-141007T2320Z/
BOURBON KY-
700 PM EDT TUE OCT 7 2014

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN BOURBON
COUNTY UNTIL 720 PM EDT...

AT 658 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 6 MILES SOUTH OF PARIS...AND MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.

HAZARD...TORNADO AND HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL.

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.

IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
         SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
         TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
NORTH MIDDLETOWN...LITTLE ROCK...PLUM AND BUNKER HILL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS.

&&

LAT...LON 3818 8398 3811 8409 3809 8419 3809 8423
      3816 8426 3823 8406 3822 8403 3822 8401
      3820 8399 3822 8399 3821 8397
TIME...MOT...LOC 2300Z 274DEG 37KT 3813 8419

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.25IN

$$

SCHOETTMER

497 
WWUS53 KLMK 072317 RRA
SVSLMK

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
717 PM EDT TUE OCT 7 2014

KYC017-072327-
/O.EXP.KLMK.TO.W.0020.000000T0000Z-141007T2320Z/
BOURBON KY-
717 PM EDT TUE OCT 7 2014

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN BOURBON COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
720 PM EDT/620 PM CDT/...

THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED 
AREA. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN 
BOURBON. 

ADDITIONAL STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE STILL POSSIBLE...AND A TORNADO 
WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT.

LAT...LON 3818 8398 3811 8409 3809 8419 3809 8423
      3816 8426 3823 8406 3822 8403 3822 8401
      3820 8399 3822 8399 3821 8397
TIME...MOT...LOC 2317Z 274DEG 37KT 3812 8397

$$

SCHOETTMER

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Oct 6, 8:01 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Oldham	29 min
Oct 6, 8:03 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Casey, Lincoln	62 min
Oct 6, 8:14 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Adair, Casey	21 min
Oct 6, 8:21 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Henry, Oldham	59 min
Oct 6, 8:23 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Hardin, Larue	27 min
Oct 6, 8:27 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Grayson	23 min
Oct 6, 8:38 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Franklin, Shelby	27 min
Oct 6, 8:39 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Adair	46 min
Oct 6, 8:43 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Nelson	32 min
Oct 6, 8:59 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Jessamine, Mercer	31 min
Oct 6, 9:50 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Garrard, Madison	30 min
Oct 6, 10:28 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Rockcastle	22 min
Oct 7, 1:59 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Casey, Marion, Taylor	46 min
Oct 7, 2:27 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Edmonson, Hart	18 min
Oct 7, 2:34 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Casey, Lincoln, Taylor	31 min
Oct 7, 2:45 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Butler	20 min
Oct 7, 3:08 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Butler, Edmonson, Hart	42 min
Oct 7, 3:21 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Boyle	19 min
Oct 7, 3:49 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Edmonson, Green, Hart	31 min
Oct 7, 4:06 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Adair, Green, Taylor	29 min
Oct 7, 4:22 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Adair	28 min
Oct 7, 4:27 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Green	28 min
Oct 7, 4:34 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Adair, Metcalfe, Russell	31 min
Oct 7, 4:39 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Casey	26 min
Oct 7, 4:58 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Russell	22 min
Oct 7, 5:03 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Russell	13 min
Oct 7, 9:27 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Harrison	28 min
Oct 7, 11:47 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Meade	28 min
Oct 7, 2:31 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Oldham	29 min
Oct 7, 2:54 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Henry, Oldham, Shelby	31 min
Oct 7, 3:20 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Franklin, Scott, Shelby, Woodford	30 min
Oct 7, 3:43 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Harrison, Scott	32 min
Oct 7, 3:48 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Bourbon, Fayette, Scott	32 min
Oct 7, 4:04 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Lincoln	31 min
Oct 7, 4:12 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Bourbon, Clark, Nicholas	28 min
Oct 7, 4:13 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Bourbon, Harrison, Nicholas	32 min
Oct 7, 4:18 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Harrison, Nicholas	14 min
Oct 7, 4:20 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Garrard, Lincoln	30 min
Oct 7, 4:36 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Lincoln	19 min
Oct 7, 6:08 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Henry, Oldham	27 min
Oct 7, 6:11 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Henry, Oldham, Shelby	24 min
Oct 7, 6:22 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Henry	16 min
Oct 7, 6:36 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Franklin, Henry, Shelby	29 min
Oct 7, 6:42 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Bourbon, Nicholas, Scott	43 min
Oct 7, 6:45 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Bourbon, Clark, Fayette, Nicholas	30 min
Oct 7, 6:50 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Oldham	30 min
Oct 7, 7:03 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Franklin, Scott, Woodford	32 min
Oct 7, 7:13 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Henry, Oldham, Shelby	32 min
Oct 7, 7:13 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Bourbon, Nicholas	22 min
Oct 7, 7:30 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Bourbon, Clark, Fayette, Scott	25 min
Oct 7, 7:43 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Franklin, Scott, Woodford	32 min
Oct 7, 7:55 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Bourbon, Clark	30 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.