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Tornado Warning 33, NWS Louisville, KY
NWS Louisville, KY issued this tornado warning at Dec 23, 2015, 4:14 PM EST for Jefferson County, Scott County, Indiana. It was in force for 31 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
- Dec 23, 2015, 4:14 PM EST (21:14 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 23, 2015, 4:45 PM EST
- In force
- 31 min
- Issued by
- NWS Louisville, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Jefferson County, IN, Scott County, IN
The radar
The Louisville radar (KLVX), 101 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 23, 1:28 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 165 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
- 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
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
679
WFUS53 KLMK 232114
TORLMK
INC077-143-232145-
/O.NEW.KLMK.TO.W.0033.151223T2114Z-151223T2145Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
414 PM EST WED DEC 23 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN JEFFERSON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA...
CENTRAL SCOTT COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA...
* UNTIL 445 PM EST
* AT 414 PM EST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR SCOTTSBURG...MOVING NORTHEAST 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. TREE
DAMAGE IS LIKELY.
* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
MADISON AROUND 435 PM EST.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
RINGWALD...SMYRNA...WAKEFIELD...BELLEVIEW...BLOCHER...DEPUTY...
WIRT...BRYANTSBURG...NORTH MADISON AND MADISON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT.
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.
&&
LAT...LON 3877 8532 3863 8572 3879 8579 3883 8571
3882 8570 3882 8561 3885 8561 3885 8557
3888 8557 3888 8554 3891 8553 3891 8538
3890 8538
TIME...MOT...LOC 2114Z 246DEG 41KT 3871 8572
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
RJS2 follow-up statements
813
WWUS53 KLMK 232124
SVSLMK
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
424 PM EST WED DEC 23 2015
INC143-232134-
/O.CAN.KLMK.TO.W.0033.000000T0000Z-151223T2145Z/
SCOTT IN-
424 PM EST WED DEC 23 2015
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL SCOTT COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT
OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EST FOR SOUTH CENTRAL
INDIANA.
LAT...LON 3877 8532 3868 8558 3880 8568 3882 8561
3885 8561 3885 8557 3888 8557 3888 8554
3891 8553 3891 8538 3890 8538
TIME...MOT...LOC 2124Z 246DEG 41KT 3876 8558
$$
INC077-232145-
/O.CON.KLMK.TO.W.0033.000000T0000Z-151223T2145Z/
JEFFERSON IN-
424 PM EST WED DEC 23 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM EST FOR
NORTHWESTERN JEFFERSON COUNTY...
AT 424 PM EST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 10 MILES WEST OF MADISON...MOVING NORTHEAST 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. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
MADISON AROUND 435 PM EST.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
RINGWALD...SMYRNA...WAKEFIELD...BELLEVIEW...DEPUTY...WIRT...
BRYANTSBURG...NORTH MADISON...MADISON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT AND KENT.
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.
&&
LAT...LON 3877 8532 3868 8558 3880 8568 3882 8561
3885 8561 3885 8557 3888 8557 3888 8554
3891 8553 3891 8538 3890 8538
TIME...MOT...LOC 2124Z 246DEG 41KT 3876 8558
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
RJS840
WWUS53 KLMK 232143
SVSLMK
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
443 PM EST WED DEC 23 2015
INC077-232153-
/O.EXP.KLMK.TO.W.0033.000000T0000Z-151223T2145Z/
JEFFERSON IN-
443 PM EST WED DEC 23 2015
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN JEFFERSON COUNTY WILL EXPIRE
AT 445 PM EST...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER APPEARS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EST FOR SOUTH CENTRAL
INDIANA.
LAT...LON 3877 8532 3868 8558 3880 8568 3882 8561
3885 8561 3885 8557 3888 8557 3888 8554
3891 8553 3891 8538 3890 8538
TIME...MOT...LOC 2139Z 246DEG 41KT 3876 8558
$$
RJSThe 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, 3:43 PM EST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Scott, Washington | 32 min |
| Dec 23, 4:03 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Clark, Floyd, Harrison, Jefferson, Scott | 27 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.