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Tornado Warning 23, NWS Louisville, KY
NWS Louisville, KY issued this tornado warning at Jul 10, 2015, 10:43 AM EDT for Bullitt County, Hardin County, Nelson County, Kentucky. It was in force for 32 min. 4 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
- Jul 10, 2015, 10:43 AM EDT (14:43 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 10, 2015, 11:15 AM EDT
- In force
- 32 min
- Issued by
- NWS Louisville, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Bullitt County, KY, Hardin County, KY, Nelson County, KY
The radar
The Louisville radar (KLVX), 23 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:46 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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 10, 10:50 AM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 N Lebanon Junction, KY | TREES ON RAILROAD TRACKS NEAR BELMONT. |
| Jul 10, 10:51 AM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Shepherdsville, KY | DAMAGE TO ROOFS AND FENCES IN SHEPHERDSVILLE. |
| Jul 10, 10:54 AM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Ssw Bardstown Junction, KY | TREES DOWN, AND ROOF BLOWN OFF BARN. FUNNEL CLOUD SEEN AT THE TIME. |
| Jul 10, 10:54 AM EDT | TORNADO | 3 Ssw Bardstown Junction, KY | AN NWS STORM SURVEY DETERMINED AN EF0 TORNADO BRIEFLY TOUCHED DOWN IN BELMONT. WINDS ARE ESTIMATED TO BE 70 MPH. DAMAGE IS MAINLY TO TREES. MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE DUE TO FALLING TREES. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 10, 10:43 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 2.7 hours before the alert went out and 217 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
- 335 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -75 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1085 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 16 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 83 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 85 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
883
WFUS53 KLMK 101443
TORLMK
KYC029-093-179-101515-
/O.NEW.KLMK.TO.W.0023.150710T1443Z-150710T1515Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1043 AM EDT FRI JUL 10 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHERN BULLITT COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
NORTH CENTRAL HARDIN COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
NORTH CENTRAL NELSON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
* UNTIL 1115 AM EDT
* AT 1041 AM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 13 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SHEPHERDSVILLE...AND
MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
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 NORTH
CENTRAL HARDIN...NORTH CENTRAL NELSON AND SOUTHERN BULLITT
COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...PITTS POINT...BEECH
GROVE...BELMONT...BARDSTOWN JUNCTION...CLERMONT...SCUFFLETOWN...
CEDAR GROVE...RIDGETOP...LOTUS AND DEATSVILLE.
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 3803 8552 3784 8548 3786 8594 3794 8595
TIME...MOT...LOC 1443Z 266DEG 40KT 3789 8590
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
EER3 follow-up statements
881
WWUS53 KLMK 101453
SVSLMK
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1053 AM EDT FRI JUL 10 2015
KYC093-101503-
/O.CAN.KLMK.TO.W.0023.000000T0000Z-150710T1515Z/
HARDIN KY-
1053 AM EDT FRI JUL 10 2015
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL HARDIN COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.
LAT...LON 3803 8552 3784 8548 3787 8583 3789 8583
3789 8582 3793 8584 3796 8584
TIME...MOT...LOC 1453Z 266DEG 40KT 3790 8576
$$
KYC029-179-101515-
/O.CON.KLMK.TO.W.0023.000000T0000Z-150710T1515Z/
NELSON KY-BULLITT KY-
1053 AM EDT FRI JUL 10 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN BULLITT AND NORTH
CENTRAL NELSON COUNTIES UNTIL 1115 AM EDT...
AT 1051 AM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SHEPHERDSVILLE...AND MOVING EAST AT
45 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
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...
BELMONT...BARDSTOWN JUNCTION...SCUFFLETOWN...CLERMONT...CEDAR
GROVE...HOBBS...RIDGETOP...LOTUS...BROWNINGTON...DEATSVILLE...
SAMUELS...SOLITUDE...LENORE AND HUNTERS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS.
&&
LAT...LON 3803 8552 3784 8548 3787 8583 3789 8583
3789 8582 3793 8584 3796 8584
TIME...MOT...LOC 1453Z 266DEG 40KT 3790 8576
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$
EER704
WWUS53 KLMK 101504
SVSLMK
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1104 AM EDT FRI JUL 10 2015
KYC029-179-101515-
/O.CON.KLMK.TO.W.0023.000000T0000Z-150710T1515Z/
NELSON KY-BULLITT KY-
1104 AM EDT FRI JUL 10 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL BULLITT AND NORTH
CENTRAL NELSON COUNTIES UNTIL 1115 AM EDT...
AT 1059 AM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SHEPHERDSVILLE...AND MOVING EAST AT
45 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BROWNINGTON...DEATSVILLE...SAMUELS...SOLITUDE...LENORE AND HUNTERS.
LAT...LON 3786 8570 3789 8570 3793 8571 3799 8571
3803 8552 3784 8548
TIME...MOT...LOC 1504Z 266DEG 40KT 3791 8560
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$
EER098
WWUS53 KLMK 101511
SVSLMK
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1111 AM EDT FRI JUL 10 2015
KYC029-179-101521-
/O.EXP.KLMK.TO.W.0023.000000T0000Z-150710T1515Z/
NELSON KY-BULLITT KY-
1111 AM EDT FRI JUL 10 2015
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL BULLITT AND NORTH CENTRAL NELSON
COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 1115 AM EDT/1015 AM CDT/...
THE TORNADO THREAT HAS DIMINISHED...THEREFORE THE TORNADO WARNING HAS
EXPIRED. HOWEVER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT
FOR THE AREA.
LAT...LON 3786 8570 3789 8570 3793 8571 3799 8571
3803 8552 3784 8548
TIME...MOT...LOC 1511Z 266DEG 40KT 3791 8550
$$
EERThe office that day
Everything else NWS Louisville, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 9, 8:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Cumberland | 19 min |
| Jul 9, 8:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Barren | 32 min |
| Jul 9, 10:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Ohio | 43 min |
| Jul 10, 9:22 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Hancock, Ohio | 43 min |
| Jul 10, 9:28 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | LMK | Adair, Anderson, Barren, Bourbon, Boyle, Breckinridge and 37 more | 11 hr |
| Jul 10, 9:54 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Breckinridge, Meade | 31 min |
| Jul 10, 10:00 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Hardin, Meade | 30 min |
| Jul 10, 10:20 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bullitt, Hardin, Jefferson, Meade | 30 min |
| Jul 10, 10:49 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Bullitt, Hardin, Jefferson, Nelson, Spencer | 36 min |
| Jul 10, 10:50 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bullitt, Hardin, Jefferson, Larue, Nelson, Shelby and 1 more | 40 min |
| Jul 10, 11:16 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Anderson, Franklin, Mercer, Nelson, Shelby, Spencer and 2 more | 29 min |
| Jul 10, 11:17 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Franklin, Shelby, Spencer | 28 min |
| Jul 10, 11:41 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Anderson, Franklin, Henry, Mercer, Scott, Shelby and 2 more | 39 min |
| Jul 10, 11:55 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bourbon, Boyle, Clark, Fayette, Garrard, Harrison and 5 more | 30 min |
| Jul 10, 12:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bourbon, Clark, Fayette, Harrison, Jessamine, Madison and 2 more | 46 min |
| Jul 10, 12:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Harrison, Nicholas | 32 min |
| Jul 10, 1:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Boyle | 42 min |
| Jul 10, 1:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Green, Taylor | 31 min |
| Jul 10, 2:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Casey, Green, Taylor | 28 min |
| Jul 10, 2:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Lincoln | 29 min |
| Jul 10, 2:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Casey | 29 min |
| Jul 10, 2:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Casey, Lincoln | 32 min |
| Jul 10, 2:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Warren | 31 min |
| Jul 10, 2:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Casey | 33 min |
| Jul 10, 3:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Hardin | 30 min |
| Jul 10, 3:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Grayson, Hardin, Larue | 30 min |
| Jul 10, 3:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Metcalfe | 29 min |
| Jul 10, 3:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Larue | 28 min |
| Jul 10, 4:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Adair, Metcalfe | 30 min |
| Jul 10, 4:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Marion, Washington | 29 min |
| Jul 10, 4:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Barren, Metcalfe | 32 min |
| Jul 10, 4:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Adair, Russell | 28 min |
| Jul 10, 4:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Woodford | 32 min |
| Jul 10, 4:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Russell | 31 min |
| Jul 10, 4:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Oldham | 29 min |
| Jul 10, 4:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Cumberland | 32 min |
| Jul 10, 4:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Woodford | 31 min |
| Jul 10, 5:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Butler | 29 min |
| Jul 10, 5:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Clinton, Cumberland, Russell | 23 min |
| Jul 10, 5:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Russell | 29 min |
| Jul 10, 5:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Warren | 31 min |
| Jul 10, 5:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Warren | 30 min |
| Jul 10, 6:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Metcalfe | 29 min |
| Jul 10, 6:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Spencer | 30 min |
| Jul 10, 6:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Barren | 33 min |
| Jul 10, 6:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Washington | 21 min |
| Jul 10, 6:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Anderson, Woodford | 33 min |
| Jul 10, 6:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Mercer | 32 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.