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Tornado Warning 32, NWS Louisville, KY

December 23, 2015Scott County, Washington County, Indiana

NWS Louisville, KY issued this tornado warning at Dec 23, 2015, 3:43 PM EST for Scott County, Washington County, Indiana. 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: Dec 23, 2015, 3:43 PM EST (20:43 UTC)
Expired: Dec 23, 2015, 4:15 PM EST
In force: 32 min
Issued by: NWS Louisville, KY
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.75 in

Counties Scott County, IN, Washington County, IN

The radar

The Louisville radar (KLVX), 83 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:43 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
Dec 23, 3:45 PM EST	TSTM WND DMG	2 W Salem, IN	MANY TREES DOWN IN THE COUNTY, ESPECIALLY ON HIGHWAY 56 NEAR THE SALEM AIRPORT.
Dec 23, 4:10 PM EST	TSTM WND GST 50	Scottsburg, IN	LARGE LIMB DOWNED. TIME ESTIMATED BASED ON RADAR.

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
Dec 23, 1:28 PM EST	Tornado Watch	SPC	8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 207 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 133 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -40 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 583 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 46 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 34 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 30 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

121 
WFUS53 KLMK 232043
TORLMK
INC143-175-232115-
/O.NEW.KLMK.TO.W.0032.151223T2043Z-151223T2115Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
343 PM EST WED DEC 23 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  WESTERN SCOTT COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA...
  WASHINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA...

* UNTIL 415 PM EST
    
* AT 342 PM EST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER SALEM...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 70 MPH.

  HAZARD...TORNADO. 

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION. AT 340 PM EST...COUNTY DISPATCH
           OFFICIALS REPORTED SEVERAL TREES DOWN ACROSS THE COUNTY. 

  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.  TREE 
           DAMAGE IS LIKELY. 

* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  SCOTTSBURG AROUND 400 PM EST.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
PLATTSBURG...KOSSUTH...LIVONIA...HITCHCOCK...HARRISTOWN...LITTLE
YORK...RUSH CREEK VALLEY...LEOTA...AUSTIN AND CAMPBELLSBURG.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...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.

THIS CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORNADOES AND
WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WIND DAMAGE. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A BUILDING.

&&

LAT...LON 3880 8578 3864 8569 3845 8625 3846 8625
      3865 8631 3870 8630 3878 8616 3876 8613
      3877 8610 3878 8610 3876 8603 3877 8598
      3875 8598 3876 8596 3875 8592 3876 8591
      3873 8589 3873 8587
TIME...MOT...LOC 2042Z 243DEG 61KT 3859 8613 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

RJS

2 follow-up statements

817 
WWUS53 KLMK 232057
SVSLMK

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
357 PM EST WED DEC 23 2015

INC143-175-232115-
/O.CON.KLMK.TO.W.0032.000000T0000Z-151223T2115Z/
SCOTT IN-WASHINGTON IN-
357 PM EST WED DEC 23 2015

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM EST FOR WESTERN
SCOTT AND EASTERN WASHINGTON COUNTIES...
    
AT 356 PM EST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR SALEM...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.

HAZARD...TORNADO. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION. AT 330 PM EST...COUNTY DISPATCH
         OFFICIALS REPORTED SEVERAL TREES DOWN OVER ORANGE COUNTY ALONG
         THE PATH OF THESE STORMS.

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.  TREE DAMAGE IS 
         LIKELY. 

THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  SCOTTSBURG AROUND 410 PM EST.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE LITTLE
YORK...PLATTSBURG...KOSSUTH...AUSTIN...LEOTA...NEW PHILADELPHIA...
CANTON...SOUTH BOSTON...VIENNA AND FARABEE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

IF A TORNADO OR OTHER SEVERE WEATHER IS SPOTTED...REPORT IT TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OR YOUR LOCAL NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY
WHO WILL SEND YOUR REPORT. THIS ACT MAY SAVE LIVES OF OTHERS IN THE
PATH OF DANGEROUS WEATHER.

THIS CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORNADOES AND
WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WIND DAMAGE. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A BUILDING.

&&

LAT...LON 3880 8578 3864 8569 3849 8614 3866 8612
      3877 8610 3878 8610 3876 8603 3877 8598
      3875 8598 3876 8596 3875 8592 3876 8591
      3873 8589 3873 8587
TIME...MOT...LOC 2056Z 246DEG 43KT 3862 8599 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

RJS

022 
WWUS53 KLMK 232107
SVSLMK

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
407 PM EST WED DEC 23 2015

INC175-232116-
/O.CAN.KLMK.TO.W.0032.000000T0000Z-151223T2115Z/
WASHINGTON IN-
407 PM EST WED DEC 23 2015

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EASTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
    
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT
OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EST FOR SOUTH CENTRAL
INDIANA.

LAT...LON 3880 8578 3865 8570 3862 8588 3873 8589
      3873 8585 3876 8583
TIME...MOT...LOC 2106Z 242DEG 58KT 3870 8581 

$$

INC143-232115-
/O.CON.KLMK.TO.W.0032.000000T0000Z-151223T2115Z/
SCOTT IN-
407 PM EST WED DEC 23 2015

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM EST FOR
NORTHWESTERN SCOTT COUNTY...
    
AT 406 PM EST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER SCOTTSBURG...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 65 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.  TREE DAMAGE IS 
         LIKELY. 

THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
NORTHWESTERN SCOTT COUNTY...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
LEOTA...VIENNA AND AUSTIN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

IF A TORNADO OR OTHER SEVERE WEATHER IS SPOTTED...REPORT IT TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OR YOUR LOCAL NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY
WHO WILL SEND YOUR REPORT. THIS ACT MAY SAVE LIVES OF OTHERS IN THE
PATH OF DANGEROUS WEATHER.

THIS CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORNADOES AND
WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WIND DAMAGE. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A BUILDING.

&&

LAT...LON 3880 8578 3865 8570 3862 8588 3873 8589
      3873 8585 3876 8583
TIME...MOT...LOC 2106Z 242DEG 58KT 3870 8581 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

RJS

The office that day

Everything else NWS Louisville, KY issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Dec 23, 2:38 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Dubois	37 min
Dec 23, 3:08 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Crawford, Dubois, Orange, Perry	37 min
Dec 23, 3:30 PM EST	Tornado Warning	LMK	Orange, Washington	15 min
Dec 23, 4:03 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Clark, Floyd, Harrison, Jefferson, Scott	27 min
Dec 23, 4:14 PM EST	Tornado Warning	LMK	Jefferson, Scott	31 min
Dec 23, 4:30 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Clark, Floyd	30 min
Dec 23, 4:41 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Jefferson	19 min
Dec 23, 4:49 PM EST	Tornado Warning	LMK	Perry	26 min
Dec 23, 5:16 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Crawford	14 min
Dec 23, 5:31 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Dubois	29 min
Dec 23, 5:42 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Crawford, Dubois, Orange, Washington	33 min
Dec 23, 5:50 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Perry	25 min
Dec 23, 5:52 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Crawford	23 min
Dec 23, 6:09 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Perry	11 min
Dec 23, 6:17 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Scott, Washington	28 min
Dec 23, 6:18 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Crawford, Harrison, Perry	27 min
Dec 23, 6:41 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Clark, Floyd, Harrison	34 min
Dec 23, 6:57 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Harrison	18 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.