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Tornado Warning 23, NWS Louisville, KY
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 7, 7:50 PM EDT | HAIL 0.5 | 5 N Frankfort, KY | |
| Oct 7, 8:05 PM EDT | HAIL 1.75 | Georgetown, 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.
| 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, 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.
- 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
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
$$
SCHOETTMER1 follow-up statement
173
WWUS53 KLMK 072355
SVSLMK
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
755 PM EDT TUE OCT 7 2014
KYC073-209-239-080015-
/O.CON.KLMK.TO.W.0023.000000T0000Z-141008T0015Z/
SCOTT KY-WOODFORD KY-FRANKLIN KY-
755 PM EDT TUE OCT 7 2014
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN FRANKLIN...
NORTHEASTERN WOODFORD AND SOUTHERN SCOTT COUNTIES UNTIL 815 PM EDT...
AT 752 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 6 MILES EAST OF FRANKFORT...AND MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
GEORGETOWN AROUND 805 PM EDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE LANCELOT ESTATES...
DAVISTOWN...ZION HILL...SHIFF...PAYNES DEPOT...STONE HEDGE ESTATES...
GREAT CROSSING...HERDON...DELAPLAIN AND OXFORD.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS.
&&
LAT...LON 3814 8458 3813 8461 3811 8463 3825 8498
3834 8496 3830 8446
TIME...MOT...LOC 2355Z 284DEG 43KT 3822 8472
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.25IN
$$
SCHOETTMERThe 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, 6:49 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Bourbon | 31 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, 7:55 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.