Alert archive / Kentucky / Tornado Warnings in 2014
Tornado Warning 6, NWS Louisville, KY
NWS Louisville, KY issued this tornado warning at Feb 20, 2014, 11:04 PM EST for 4 counties in Kentucky. It was in force for 26 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
- Feb 20, 2014, 11:04 PM EST (04:04 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 20, 2014, 11:30 PM EST
- In force
- 26 min
- Issued by
- NWS Louisville, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.0 in
Counties Bourbon County, KY, Clark County, KY, Fayette County, KY, Nicholas County, KY
The radar
The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 92 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:07 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 20, 11:17 PM EST | TSTM WND GST 50 | Winchester, KY | |
| Feb 20, 11:18 PM EST | TSTM WND GST 53 | Winchester, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 20, 6:45 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 4.1 hours before the alert went out and 161 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
- 1388 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 74 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 487 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 629 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
618
WFUS53 KLMK 210404
TORLMK
KYC017-049-067-181-210430-
/O.NEW.KLMK.TO.W.0006.140221T0404Z-140221T0430Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1104 PM EST THU FEB 20 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN BOURBON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
NORTHERN CLARK COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
SOUTHEASTERN FAYETTE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
SOUTHERN NICHOLAS COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
* UNTIL 1130 PM EST
* AT 1103 PM EST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR CADENTOWN...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55
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...
WINCHESTER...CARLISLE...WALNUT HILL...HOOTENTOWN...LISLETOWN...
CHILESBURG...COLUMBUS...PROVIDENCE...BECKNERVILLE...PINE GROVE...
TEBBS...FOREST GROVE...FENWICK...COLBY...OLD PINE GROVE...
YORKTOWN...AVON...LYNDALE...WYANDOTTE AND JUDIANNE ESTATES.
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 3818 8398 3812 8407 3805 8403 3791 8427
3790 8433 3788 8435 3790 8438 3785 8437
3785 8438 3785 8439 3798 8452 3834 8401
3825 8391
TIME...MOT...LOC 0404Z 230DEG 50KT 3797 8436
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$
EER2 follow-up statements
170
WWUS53 KLMK 210416
SVSLMK
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1116 PM EST THU FEB 20 2014
KYC067-210425-
/O.CAN.KLMK.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-140221T0430Z/
FAYETTE KY-
1116 PM EST THU FEB 20 2014
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN FAYETTE COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.
LAT...LON 3805 8403 3794 8427 3814 8429 3834 8401
3825 8391 3818 8398 3812 8407
TIME...MOT...LOC 0415Z 230DEG 50KT 3807 8421
$$
KYC017-049-181-210430-
/O.CON.KLMK.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-140221T0430Z/
NICHOLAS KY-BOURBON KY-CLARK KY-
1116 PM EST THU FEB 20 2014
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN CLARK...
SOUTHEASTERN BOURBON AND SOUTH CENTRAL NICHOLAS COUNTIES UNTIL 1130
PM EST...
AT 1112 PM EST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF WINCHESTER...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT
55 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...
CARLISLE...ESCONDIDA...PRETTY RUN...STONY POINT...MOUNT ZION...NORTH
MIDDLETOWN...LITTLE ROCK...PLUM...BUNKER HILL...JACKSTOWN...EAST
UNION AND WESTON.
LAT...LON 3805 8403 3794 8427 3814 8429 3834 8401
3825 8391 3818 8398 3812 8407
TIME...MOT...LOC 0415Z 230DEG 50KT 3807 8421
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$
EER623
WWUS53 KLMK 210426
SVSLMK
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1126 PM EST THU FEB 20 2014
KYC017-049-181-210437-
/O.EXP.KLMK.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-140221T0430Z/
NICHOLAS KY-BOURBON KY-CLARK KY-
1126 PM EST THU FEB 20 2014
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHERN CLARK...SOUTHEASTERN BOURBON AND
SOUTH CENTRAL NICHOLAS COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 1130 PM EST/1030 PM
CST/...
THE TORNADO THREAT HAS DIMINISHED...THEREFORE THE TORNADO WARNING HAS
EXPIRED. HOWEVER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT
FOR PORTIONS OF THE AREA.
LAT...LON 3805 8403 3794 8427 3814 8429 3834 8401
3825 8391 3818 8398 3812 8407
TIME...MOT...LOC 0427Z 230DEG 50KT 3817 8404
$$
EERThe office that day
Everything else NWS Louisville, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 20, 7:06 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Butler, Edmonson, Grayson, Hart | 24 min |
| Feb 20, 7:31 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Hart | 29 min |
| Feb 20, 8:10 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Simpson, Warren | 30 min |
| Feb 20, 8:18 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Edmonson, Warren | 32 min |
| Feb 20, 8:23 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Allen, Simpson, Warren | 32 min |
| Feb 20, 8:28 PM EST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Simpson, Warren | 22 min |
| Feb 20, 8:31 PM EST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Allen, Simpson | 29 min |
| Feb 20, 8:47 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Hart | 33 min |
| Feb 20, 8:47 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Hancock | 28 min |
| Feb 20, 8:57 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Allen, Barren, Green, Metcalfe, Monroe | 28 min |
| Feb 20, 9:21 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Allen, Barren, Warren | 19 min |
| Feb 20, 9:25 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Allen, Barren | 30 min |
| Feb 20, 9:35 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Trimble | 3 hr |
| Feb 20, 9:41 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Allen, Monroe | 19 min |
| Feb 20, 9:56 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Butler, Grayson, Hardin, Meade, Ohio | 29 min |
| Feb 20, 10:02 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Jefferson | 28 min |
| Feb 20, 10:03 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Adair, Clinton, Cumberland, Green, Metcalfe, Monroe and 2 more | 32 min |
| Feb 20, 10:05 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Trimble | 30 min |
| Feb 20, 10:27 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Edmonson, Grayson, Hardin | 28 min |
| Feb 20, 10:27 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Adair, Casey, Clinton, Cumberland, Russell | 28 min |
| Feb 20, 10:28 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Boyle, Casey, Garrard, Jessamine, Lincoln | 32 min |
| Feb 20, 10:28 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bullitt, Jefferson | 32 min |
| Feb 20, 10:34 PM EST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Adair, Casey, Russell | 21 min |
| Feb 20, 10:40 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Henry, Trimble | 30 min |
| Feb 20, 10:47 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Boyle, Casey, Clark, Fayette, Garrard, Jessamine and 2 more | 28 min |
| Feb 20, 10:53 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Henry, Trimble | 32 min |
| Feb 20, 10:54 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Clinton | 21 min |
| Feb 20, 10:58 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bullitt, Henry, Jefferson, Oldham, Shelby, Spencer | 32 min |
| Feb 20, 11:02 PM EST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Garrard, Madison | 23 min |
| Feb 20, 11:09 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Anderson, Green, Hart, Larue, Marion, Nelson and 1 more | 31 min |
| Feb 20, 11:11 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bourbon, Clark, Garrard, Madison | 24 min |
| Feb 20, 11:21 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Franklin, Henry, Scott, Shelby | 29 min |
| Feb 20, 11:26 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Anderson, Franklin, Woodford | 29 min |
| Feb 20, 11:42 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Adair, Anderson, Boyle, Green, Jessamine, Marion and 3 more | 28 min |
| Feb 20, 11:51 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Bourbon, Fayette, Harrison, Nicholas, Scott, Woodford | 44 min |
| Feb 21, 12:11 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Adair, Boyle, Casey, Clark, Garrard, Jessamine and 3 more | 44 min |
| Feb 21, 12:56 PM EST | 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.