Alert archive / Kentucky / Tornado Warnings in 2014
Tornado Warning 4, NWS Louisville, KY
NWS Louisville, KY issued this tornado warning at Feb 20, 2014, 9:34 PM CST for Adair County, Casey County, Russell County, Kentucky. It was in force for 21 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
- Feb 20, 2014, 9:34 PM CST (03:34 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 20, 2014, 9:55 PM CST
- In force
- 21 min
- Issued by
- NWS Louisville, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Adair County, KY, Casey County, KY, Russell County, KY
The radar
The Louisville radar (KLVX), 138 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:35 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 20, 5:45 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 3.6 hours before the alert went out and 174 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
- 231 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -78 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1039 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 61 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 346 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 386 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.4
- Supercell composite
- 1.3
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
651
WFUS53 KLMK 210334
TORLMK
KYC001-045-207-210355-
/O.NEW.KLMK.TO.W.0004.140221T0334Z-140221T0355Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
934 PM CST THU FEB 20 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTH CENTRAL ADAIR COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
SOUTH CENTRAL CASEY COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
RUSSELL COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
* UNTIL 955 PM CST/1055 PM EST/
* AT 930 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 8 MILES WEST OF JAMESTOWN...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...
JAMESTOWN...ESTO...RUSSELL COUNTY AIRPORT...ROYVILLE...
MIDDLETOWN...RUSSELL SPRINGS...KARLUS...JERICHO...WEBBS CROSS
ROADS...HORNTOWN...ONO...FONTHILL...SALEM...WHITTLE...ELI...
DECATUR...INDIAN HILLS...HONEY ACRE...JABEZ AND VINNIE.
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 3688 8521 3704 8528 3720 8479 3716 8482
3712 8490 3705 8490 3700 8483 3697 8486
3695 8489 3694 8491 3696 8494 3694 8495
3687 8520
TIME...MOT...LOC 0334Z 250DEG 55KT 3699 8513
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
EER2 follow-up statements
286
WWUS53 KLMK 210344
SVSLMK
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1044 PM EST THU FEB 20 2014
KYC001-210354-
/O.CAN.KLMK.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140221T0355Z/
ADAIR KY-
944 PM CST THU FEB 20 2014
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL ADAIR COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.
LAT...LON 3695 8514 3704 8516 3709 8512 3720 8479
3716 8482 3712 8490 3705 8490 3700 8483
3698 8485 3694 8490 3696 8494 3694 8495
3691 8507
TIME...MOT...LOC 0344Z 249DEG 53KT 3704 8499
$$
KYC045-207-210355-
/O.CON.KLMK.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140221T0355Z/
RUSSELL KY-CASEY KY-
944 PM CST THU FEB 20 2014
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL CASEY AND
RUSSELL COUNTIES UNTIL 955 PM CST/1055 PM EST/...
AT 940 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR JAMESTOWN...AND MOVING EAST AT 60 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...
ELI...INDIAN HILLS...DECATUR...HONEY ACRE...JABEZ...VINNIE...WINDSOR
AND MINTONVILLE.
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 3695 8514 3704 8516 3709 8512 3720 8479
3716 8482 3712 8490 3705 8490 3700 8483
3698 8485 3694 8490 3696 8494 3694 8495
3691 8507
TIME...MOT...LOC 0344Z 249DEG 53KT 3704 8499
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$
EER248
WWUS53 KLMK 210355
SVSLMK
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1055 PM EST THU FEB 20 2014
KYC045-207-210405-
/O.EXP.KLMK.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140221T0355Z/
RUSSELL KY-CASEY KY-
955 PM CST THU FEB 20 2014
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL CASEY AND RUSSELL COUNTIES
HAS EXPIRED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN LOUISVILLE.
LAT...LON 3695 8514 3704 8516 3709 8512 3720 8479
3716 8482 3712 8490 3705 8490 3700 8483
3698 8485 3694 8490 3696 8494 3694 8495
3691 8507
TIME...MOT...LOC 0344Z 249DEG 53KT 3704 8499
$$
EERThe office that day
Everything else NWS Louisville, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 20, 6:06 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Butler, Edmonson, Grayson, Hart | 24 min |
| Feb 20, 6:31 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Hart | 29 min |
| Feb 20, 7:10 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Simpson, Warren | 30 min |
| Feb 20, 7:18 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Edmonson, Warren | 32 min |
| Feb 20, 7:23 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Allen, Simpson, Warren | 32 min |
| Feb 20, 7:28 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Simpson, Warren | 22 min |
| Feb 20, 7:31 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Allen, Simpson | 29 min |
| Feb 20, 7:47 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Hart | 33 min |
| Feb 20, 7:47 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Hancock | 28 min |
| Feb 20, 7:57 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Allen, Barren, Green, Metcalfe, Monroe | 28 min |
| Feb 20, 8:21 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Allen, Barren, Warren | 19 min |
| Feb 20, 8:25 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Allen, Barren | 30 min |
| Feb 20, 8:35 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Trimble | 3 hr |
| Feb 20, 8:41 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Allen, Monroe | 19 min |
| Feb 20, 8:56 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Butler, Grayson, Hardin, Meade, Ohio | 29 min |
| Feb 20, 9:02 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Jefferson | 28 min |
| Feb 20, 9:03 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Adair, Clinton, Cumberland, Green, Metcalfe, Monroe and 2 more | 32 min |
| Feb 20, 9:05 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Trimble | 30 min |
| Feb 20, 9:27 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Edmonson, Grayson, Hardin | 28 min |
| Feb 20, 9:27 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Adair, Casey, Clinton, Cumberland, Russell | 28 min |
| Feb 20, 9:28 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Boyle, Casey, Garrard, Jessamine, Lincoln | 32 min |
| Feb 20, 9:28 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bullitt, Jefferson | 32 min |
| Feb 20, 9:40 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Henry, Trimble | 30 min |
| Feb 20, 9:47 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Boyle, Casey, Clark, Fayette, Garrard, Jessamine and 2 more | 28 min |
| Feb 20, 9:53 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Henry, Trimble | 32 min |
| Feb 20, 9:54 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Clinton | 21 min |
| Feb 20, 9:58 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bullitt, Henry, Jefferson, Oldham, Shelby, Spencer | 32 min |
| Feb 20, 10:02 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Garrard, Madison | 23 min |
| Feb 20, 10:04 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Bourbon, Clark, Fayette, Nicholas | 26 min |
| Feb 20, 10:09 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Anderson, Green, Hart, Larue, Marion, Nelson and 1 more | 31 min |
| Feb 20, 10:11 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bourbon, Clark, Garrard, Madison | 24 min |
| Feb 20, 10:21 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Franklin, Henry, Scott, Shelby | 29 min |
| Feb 20, 10:26 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Anderson, Franklin, Woodford | 29 min |
| Feb 20, 10:42 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Adair, Anderson, Boyle, Green, Jessamine, Marion and 3 more | 28 min |
| Feb 20, 10:51 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Bourbon, Fayette, Harrison, Nicholas, Scott, Woodford | 44 min |
| Feb 20, 11:11 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Adair, Boyle, Casey, Clark, Garrard, Jessamine and 3 more | 44 min |
| Feb 21, 11:56 AM CST | River Flood Warning | LMK | Bourbon | 21 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.