Alert archive / Kentucky / Tornado Warnings in 2015
Tornado Warning 19, NWS Louisville, KY
NWS Louisville, KY issued this tornado warning at Jun 19, 2015, 3:23 PM CDT for Hancock County, Kentucky; Perry County, Indiana. It was in force for 27 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
- Jun 19, 2015, 3:23 PM CDT (20:23 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 19, 2015, 3:50 PM CDT
- In force
- 27 min
- Issued by
- NWS Louisville, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
Counties Perry County, IN, Hancock County, KY
The radar
The Louisville radar (KLVX), 78 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:25 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 3:40 PM CDT | TORNADO | 4 Nnw Tell City, IN | SURVEY TEAM LOCATED A SMALL TORNADO ROUGHLY 1 MILE EAST NORTHEAST OF TROY. DAMAGE WAS CONFINED TO AN AREA APPROXIMATELY A THIRD OF A MILE LONG AND 50 YARDS WIDE. THERE WAS SUBSTANTIAL SOFT AND HARDWOOD TREE DAMAGE IN AN AREA EAST OF THE INDUSTRIAL PARK, IN A F |
| Jun 19, 3:40 PM CDT | TORNADO | 4 Nnw Tell City, IN | SURVEY TEAM LOCATED A SMALL TORNADO ROUGHLY 1 MILE EAST NORTHEAST OF TROY. DAMAGE WAS CONFINED TO AN AREA APPROXIMATELY A THIRD OF A MILE LONG AND 50 YARDS WIDE. THERE WAS SUBSTANTIAL SOFT AND HARDWOOD TREE DAMAGE IN AN AREA EAST OF THE INDUSTRIAL PARK, IN A F |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 209 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
- 1388 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -27 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 995 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 21 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 69 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 58 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.6
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
963
WFUS53 KLMK 192023
TORLMK
INC123-KYC091-192050-
/O.NEW.KLMK.TO.W.0019.150619T2023Z-150619T2050Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
323 PM CDT FRI JUN 19 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
WEST CENTRAL PERRY COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA...
NORTHWESTERN HANCOCK COUNTY IN NORTHWEST KENTUCKY...
* UNTIL 350 PM CDT
* AT 320 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR GRANDVIEW...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15
MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER 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 NORTHWESTERN
HANCOCK AND WEST CENTRAL PERRY COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
LOCATIONS...ADAIR AND TROY.
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 3794 8691 3799 8686 3801 8680 3801 8678
3808 8678 3809 8677 3812 8681 3802 8666
3790 8690 3793 8697
TIME...MOT...LOC 2023Z 230DEG 14KT 3796 8689
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
RJS2 follow-up statements
230
WWUS53 KLMK 192029
SVSLMK
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
429 PM EDT FRI JUN 19 2015
INC123-KYC091-192050-
/O.CON.KLMK.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-150619T2050Z/
PERRY IN-HANCOCK KY-
329 PM CDT FRI JUN 19 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTH CENTRAL HANCOCK AND
WEST CENTRAL PERRY COUNTIES UNTIL 350 PM CDT...
AT 328 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR TELL CITY...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
TROY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.
THEY WILL SEND YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
LOUISVILLE.
&&
LAT...LON 3796 8689 3799 8686 3801 8680 3801 8678
3808 8678 3809 8677 3812 8681 3802 8666
3791 8687
TIME...MOT...LOC 2030Z 243DEG 18KT 3798 8684
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
RJS648
WWUS53 KLMK 192046
SVSLMK
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
446 PM EDT FRI JUN 19 2015
INC123-KYC091-192056-
/O.EXP.KLMK.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-150619T2050Z/
PERRY IN-HANCOCK KY-
346 PM CDT FRI JUN 19 2015
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL HANCOCK AND WEST CENTRAL
PERRY COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 450 PM EDT/350 PM CDT/...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF HANCOCK
COUNTY. A NEW WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR PERRY COUNTY.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN LOUISVILLE.
LAT...LON 3796 8689 3799 8686 3801 8680 3801 8678
3808 8678 3809 8677 3812 8681 3802 8666
3791 8687
TIME...MOT...LOC 2046Z 243DEG 18KT 3802 8675
$$
RJSThe office that day
Everything else NWS Louisville, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 2:58 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | LMK | Anderson, Bourbon, Boyle, Breckinridge, Bullitt, Casey and 27 more | 35 hr |
| Jun 19, 1:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Harrison | 29 min |
| Jun 19, 1:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Clark | 29 min |
| Jun 19, 3:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Hardin, Larue | 31 min |
| Jun 19, 4:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bullitt, Hardin, Larue, Nelson | 29 min |
| Jun 19, 4:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Clark, Garrard, Madison | 44 min |
| Jun 19, 4:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bullitt, Nelson | 31 min |
| Jun 19, 4:51 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Clark, Fayette, Garrard, Jessamine, Madison | 3 hr |
| Jun 19, 5:08 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Jefferson, Oldham, Shelby | 32 min |
| Jun 19, 5:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Meade | 25 min |
| Jun 19, 5:14 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Bourbon, Clark, Fayette, Garrard, Jessamine, Madison | 3 hr |
| Jun 19, 6:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Allen, Barren | 31 min |
| Jun 19, 9:43 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Jefferson | 3 hr |
| Jun 19, 3:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Perry | 30 min |
| Jun 19, 4:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Crawford | 32 min |
| Jun 19, 4:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Crawford, Perry | 32 min |
| Jun 19, 5:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Crawford, Harrison | 24 min |
| Jun 19, 5:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Crawford, Harrison | 31 min |
| Jun 19, 6:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Scott | 46 min |
| Jun 19, 6:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Dubois | 31 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.