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Tornado Warning 23, NWS Louisville, KY

October 7, 2014Franklin County, Scott County, Woodford County, Kentucky

NWS Louisville, KY issued this tornado warning at Oct 7, 2014, 7:43 PM EDT for Franklin County, Scott County, Woodford County, Kentucky. It was in force for 32 min. 2 reports 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
Oct 7, 2014, 7:43 PM EDT (23:43 UTC)
Expired
Oct 7, 2014, 8:15 PM EDT
In force
32 min
Issued by
NWS Louisville, KY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
1.25 in

Counties Franklin County, KY, Scott County, KY, Woodford County, KY

The radar

The Louisville radar (KLVX), 113 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:44 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Oct 7, 7:50 PM EDTHAIL 0.55 N Frankfort, KY
Oct 7, 8:05 PM EDTHAIL 1.75Georgetown, KY

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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Oct 7, 2:02 PM EDTTornado WatchSPC9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 11.7 hours before the alert went out and 157 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 12:00Z on 2014-10-07Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 12:00Z on 2014-10-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 154 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
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

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The text

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

680 
WFUS53 KLMK 072343
TORLMK
KYC073-209-239-080015-
/O.NEW.KLMK.TO.W.0023.141007T2343Z-141008T0015Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHERN FRANKLIN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
  SOUTHERN SCOTT COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
  NORTHEASTERN WOODFORD COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY...

* UNTIL 815 PM EDT

* AT 741 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF FRANKFORT...AND MOVING
  EAST AT 40 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 BE NEAR...
  GEORGETOWN AROUND 815 PM EDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE PEAKS MILL...INDIAN HILLS...
BON AIR HILLS...SLICKWAY...SWITZER...ELSINORE...WATKINSVILLE...WHITE
SULPHUR...WOODLAKE AND STAMPING GROUND.

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 3814 8458 3813 8461 3811 8463 3825 8498
      3834 8496 3830 8446
TIME...MOT...LOC 2343Z 283DEG 36KT 3827 8493

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

$$

SCHOETTMER
1 follow-up statement
173 
WWUS53 KLMK 072355
SVSLMK

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

KYC073-209-239-080015-
/O.CON.KLMK.TO.W.0023.000000T0000Z-141008T0015Z/
SCOTT KY-WOODFORD KY-FRANKLIN KY-
755 PM EDT TUE OCT 7 2014

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN FRANKLIN...
NORTHEASTERN WOODFORD AND SOUTHERN SCOTT COUNTIES UNTIL 815 PM EDT...

AT 752 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 6 MILES EAST OF FRANKFORT...AND MOVING EAST AT 50 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 BE NEAR...
  GEORGETOWN AROUND 805 PM EDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE LANCELOT ESTATES...
DAVISTOWN...ZION HILL...SHIFF...PAYNES DEPOT...STONE HEDGE ESTATES...
GREAT CROSSING...HERDON...DELAPLAIN AND OXFORD.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3814 8458 3813 8461 3811 8463 3825 8498
      3834 8496 3830 8446
TIME...MOT...LOC 2355Z 284DEG 43KT 3822 8472

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

$$

SCHOETTMER

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 6, 8:01 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKOldham29 min
Oct 6, 8:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKCasey, Lincoln62 min
Oct 6, 8:14 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKAdair, Casey21 min
Oct 6, 8:21 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKHenry, Oldham59 min
Oct 6, 8:23 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKHardin, Larue27 min
Oct 6, 8:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKGrayson23 min
Oct 6, 8:38 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKFranklin, Shelby27 min
Oct 6, 8:39 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKAdair46 min
Oct 6, 8:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKNelson32 min
Oct 6, 8:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKJessamine, Mercer31 min
Oct 6, 9:50 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKGarrard, Madison30 min
Oct 6, 10:28 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKRockcastle22 min
Oct 7, 1:59 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKCasey, Marion, Taylor46 min
Oct 7, 2:27 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKEdmonson, Hart18 min
Oct 7, 2:34 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKCasey, Lincoln, Taylor31 min
Oct 7, 2:45 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKButler20 min
Oct 7, 3:08 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKButler, Edmonson, Hart42 min
Oct 7, 3:21 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKBoyle19 min
Oct 7, 3:49 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKEdmonson, Green, Hart31 min
Oct 7, 4:06 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKAdair, Green, Taylor29 min
Oct 7, 4:22 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKAdair28 min
Oct 7, 4:27 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKGreen28 min
Oct 7, 4:34 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKAdair, Metcalfe, Russell31 min
Oct 7, 4:39 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKCasey26 min
Oct 7, 4:58 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKRussell22 min
Oct 7, 5:03 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKRussell13 min
Oct 7, 9:27 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKHarrison28 min
Oct 7, 11:47 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKMeade28 min
Oct 7, 2:31 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKOldham29 min
Oct 7, 2:54 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKHenry, Oldham, Shelby31 min
Oct 7, 3:20 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKFranklin, Scott, Shelby, Woodford30 min
Oct 7, 3:43 PM EDTTornado WarningLMKHarrison, Scott32 min
Oct 7, 3:48 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBourbon, Fayette, Scott32 min
Oct 7, 4:04 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKLincoln31 min
Oct 7, 4:12 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBourbon, Clark, Nicholas28 min
Oct 7, 4:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBourbon, Harrison, Nicholas32 min
Oct 7, 4:18 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKHarrison, Nicholas14 min
Oct 7, 4:20 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKGarrard, Lincoln30 min
Oct 7, 4:36 PM EDTTornado WarningLMKLincoln19 min
Oct 7, 6:08 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKHenry, Oldham27 min
Oct 7, 6:11 PM EDTTornado WarningLMKHenry, Oldham, Shelby24 min
Oct 7, 6:22 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKHenry16 min
Oct 7, 6:36 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKFranklin, Henry, Shelby29 min
Oct 7, 6:42 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKBourbon, Nicholas, Scott43 min
Oct 7, 6:45 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBourbon, Clark, Fayette, Nicholas30 min
Oct 7, 6:49 PM EDTTornado WarningLMKBourbon31 min
Oct 7, 6:50 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKOldham30 min
Oct 7, 7:03 PM EDTTornado WarningLMKFranklin, Scott, Woodford32 min
Oct 7, 7:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKHenry, Oldham, Shelby32 min
Oct 7, 7:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBourbon, Nicholas22 min
Oct 7, 7:30 PM EDTTornado WarningLMKBourbon, Clark, Fayette, Scott25 min
Oct 7, 7:55 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBourbon, Clark30 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.