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Tornado Warning 35, NWS Louisville, KY

December 23, 2015Butler County, Edmonson County, Warren County, Kentucky

NWS Louisville, KY issued this tornado warning at Dec 23, 2015, 6:50 PM CST for Butler County, Edmonson County, Warren County, Kentucky. It was in force for 25 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, 6:50 PM CST (00:50 UTC)
Expired: Dec 23, 2015, 7:15 PM CST
In force: 25 min
Issued by: NWS Louisville, KY
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.75 in

Counties Butler County, KY, Edmonson County, KY, Warren County, KY

The radar

The Ft Campbell radar (KHPX), 78 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:52 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, 7:00 PM CST	TSTM WND GST 55	3 Wnw Windyville, KY	MEASURED AT PRIVATE WEATHER STATION.
Dec 23, 7:05 PM CST	HAIL 0.88	3 Wsw Windyville, KY	ALSO ESTIMATED A 55 MPH WIND GUST.

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, 12:28 PM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 0.8 hours before the alert went out and 106 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: 26 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -82 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 624 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 89 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 598 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 698 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.7

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

303 
WFUS53 KLMK 240050
TORLMK
KYC031-061-227-240115-
/O.NEW.KLMK.TO.W.0035.151224T0050Z-151224T0115Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHERN WARREN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
  SOUTHEASTERN BUTLER COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
  SOUTHWESTERN EDMONSON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...

* UNTIL 715 PM CST
    
* AT 650 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF MEMPHIS JUNCTION...MOVING
  NORTHEAST AT 50 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...
  DELAFIELD AND CRESTMOOR AROUND 700 PM CST.
  BOWLING GREEN AND PLUM SPRINGS AROUND 705 PM CST.
  BROWNSVILLE AROUND 715 PM CST.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE BLUE
LEVEL...CHALYBEATE...RIVERSIDE...BENLEO...BROWNING...SMITHS GROVE...
BRISTOW...GUY...ROCKLAND AND NICK.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3725 8635 3706 8612 3692 8663 3700 8667
      3702 8674 3706 8676
TIME...MOT...LOC 0050Z 247DEG 45KT 3702 8662 

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

$$

EER

2 follow-up statements

501 
WWUS53 KLMK 240100
SVSLMK

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
700 PM CST WED DEC 23 2015

KYC031-240110-
/O.CAN.KLMK.TO.W.0035.000000T0000Z-151224T0115Z/
BUTLER KY-
700 PM CST WED DEC 23 2015

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN BUTLER 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 800 PM CST FOR SOUTH CENTRAL
KENTUCKY.

LAT...LON 3701 8654 3707 8655 3714 8659 3719 8649
      3715 8647 3715 8645 3717 8644 3715 8641
      3717 8641 3717 8640 3722 8642 3725 8635
      3710 8616 3700 8647
TIME...MOT...LOC 0100Z 242DEG 49KT 3711 8644 

$$

KYC061-227-240115-
/O.CON.KLMK.TO.W.0035.000000T0000Z-151224T0115Z/
WARREN KY-EDMONSON KY-
700 PM CST WED DEC 23 2015

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM CST FOR NORTHERN
WARREN AND SOUTHWESTERN EDMONSON COUNTIES...
    
AT 700 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 7 MILES NORTH OF DELAFIELD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 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...
  BROWNSVILLE AROUND 715 PM CST.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
CHALYBEATE...RIVERSIDE...BENLEO...ANNA...GIRKIN...GLENMORE...
ASPHALT...BARREN RIVER...TUCKERTOWN AND SEGAL.

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 3701 8654 3707 8655 3714 8659 3719 8649
      3715 8647 3715 8645 3717 8644 3715 8641
      3717 8641 3717 8640 3722 8642 3725 8635
      3710 8616 3700 8647
TIME...MOT...LOC 0100Z 242DEG 49KT 3711 8644 

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

$$

EER

125 
WWUS53 KLMK 240112
SVSLMK

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
712 PM CST WED DEC 23 2015

KYC061-227-240122-
/O.EXP.KLMK.TO.W.0035.000000T0000Z-151224T0115Z/
WARREN KY-EDMONSON KY-
712 PM CST WED DEC 23 2015

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHERN WARREN AND SOUTHWESTERN EDMONSON
COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 715 PM CST...
        
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA.
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.  HOWEVER HEAVY RAIN
IS STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CST FOR SOUTH CENTRAL
KENTUCKY.

LAT...LON 3701 8654 3707 8655 3714 8659 3719 8649
      3715 8647 3715 8645 3717 8644 3715 8641
      3717 8641 3717 8640 3722 8642 3725 8635
      3710 8616 3700 8647
TIME...MOT...LOC 0110Z 247DEG 45KT 3711 8644 

$$

EER

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Dec 23, 6:00 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Breckinridge, Grayson, Hardin	30 min
Dec 23, 6:05 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Henry, Jefferson, Oldham, Shelby, Trimble	40 min
Dec 23, 6:12 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Butler, Edmonson, Grayson, Logan, Ohio, Warren	33 min
Dec 23, 6:17 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Bullitt, Hardin, Jefferson, Nelson, Shelby, Spencer	43 min
Dec 23, 6:29 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	LMK	Jefferson	3 hr
Dec 23, 6:30 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Breckinridge, Grayson, Hardin, Meade	30 min
Dec 23, 6:45 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Butler, Edmonson, Grayson, Logan, Warren	30 min
Dec 23, 6:58 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Anderson, Bullitt, Franklin, Nelson, Shelby, Spencer	47 min
Dec 23, 7:06 PM CST	Tornado Warning	LMK	Edmonson, Grayson, Hart	24 min
Dec 23, 7:23 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Grayson, Green, Hardin, Hart, Larue, Marion and 1 more	37 min
Dec 23, 7:24 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Anderson, Franklin, Henry, Scott, Shelby, Woodford	36 min
Dec 23, 7:39 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Allen, Simpson, Warren	36 min
Dec 23, 7:59 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Bourbon, Fayette, Harrison, Nicholas, Scott, Woodford	46 min
Dec 23, 8:34 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Fayette, Jessamine, Woodford	3 hr
Dec 23, 8:38 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Green, Hart, Larue, Taylor	22 min
Dec 23, 8:41 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Adair, Green, Hart, Metcalfe	19 min
Dec 23, 9:01 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Green, Taylor	29 min
Dec 23, 9:18 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Bourbon, Harrison, Nicholas, Scott	3 hr
Dec 23, 9:19 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Anderson, Mercer, Washington	3 hr
Dec 23, 9:50 PM CST	River Flood Advisory	LMK	Bourbon	36 hr
Dec 23, 9:58 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Adair, Casey, Lincoln	47 min
Dec 23, 10:00 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Adair, Casey, Lincoln	45 min
Dec 23, 10:03 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Adair, Casey	27 min
Dec 23, 10:14 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Adair, Cumberland, Metcalfe, Russell	36 min
Dec 23, 10:20 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Casey, Lincoln	40 min
Dec 23, 10:57 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Clinton	33 min
Dec 23, 11:02 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Garrard, Lincoln, Madison	43 min
Dec 24, 9:14 AM CST	River Flood Warning	LMK	Hardin, Nelson	5 days
Dec 24, 1:17 PM CST	River Flood Advisory	LMK	Nicholas, Robertson	52 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.