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Tornado Warning 5, NWS Louisville, KY

April 7, 2015Crawford County, Harrison County, Perry County, Indiana

NWS Louisville, KY issued this tornado warning at Apr 7, 2015, 4:34 PM EDT for Crawford County, Harrison County, Perry County, Indiana. It was in force for 21 min. 1 report 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: Apr 7, 2015, 4:34 PM EDT (20:34 UTC)
Expired: Apr 7, 2015, 4:55 PM EDT
In force: 21 min
Issued by: NWS Louisville, KY
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.75 in

Counties Crawford County, IN, Harrison County, IN, Perry County, IN

The radar

The Louisville radar (KLVX), 44 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:38 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
Apr 7, 4:37 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	2 Nnw Beechwood, IN	BOAT AND TRAILER FLIPPED OVER

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
Apr 7, 2:37 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 235 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: 593 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -48 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 594 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 48 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 179 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 160 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.4
Supercell composite: 3.2

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The text

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

326 
WFUS53 KLMK 072034
TORLMK
INC025-061-123-072055-
/O.NEW.KLMK.TO.W.0005.150407T2034Z-150407T2055Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
434 PM EDT TUE APR 7 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  CRAWFORD COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA...
  NORTHWESTERN HARRISON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA...
  NORTHEASTERN PERRY COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA...

* UNTIL 455 PM EDT/355 PM CDT/

* AT 433 PM EDT...A SEVERE SQUALL LINE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORNADOES
  THAT MAY NOT BE VISIBLE DUE TO HEAVY RAIN WAS LOCATED 8 MILES SOUTH
  OF ENGLISH...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 CRAWFORD...
  NORTHEASTERN PERRY AND NORTHWESTERN HARRISON COUNTIES...INCLUDING
  THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...RIDDLE...SWITZER CROSSROADS...FREDONIA...
  CURBY...LEAVENWORTH...CAREFREE...PILOT KNOB...WYANDOTTE...MILLTOWN
  AND WHITE CLOUD.

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 3841 8613 3821 8606 3817 8631 3820 8635
      3819 8638 3817 8638 3816 8635 3812 8658
      3829 8664
TIME...MOT...LOC 2034Z 255DEG 40KT 3823 8649

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

$$

RAS

1 follow-up statement

965 
WWUS53 KLMK 072049
SVSLMK

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
449 PM EDT TUE APR 7 2015

INC123-072059-
/O.CAN.KLMK.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-150407T2055Z/
PERRY IN-
349 PM CDT TUE APR 7 2015

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN PERRY COUNTY IS CANCELLED...

THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED 
AREA.

LAT...LON 3841 8613 3821 8606 3817 8631 3820 8635
      3820 8637 3816 8643 3830 8650
TIME...MOT...LOC 2049Z 271DEG 28KT 3824 8635

$$

INC025-061-072055-
/O.CON.KLMK.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-150407T2055Z/
HARRISON IN-CRAWFORD IN-
449 PM EDT TUE APR 7 2015

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL CRAWFORD AND
NORTHWESTERN HARRISON COUNTIES UNTIL 455 PM EDT...

AT 448 PM EDT...A SEVERE SQUALL LINE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORNADOES
THAT MAY NOT BE VISIBLE DUE TO HEAVY RAIN WAS LOCATED 8 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF ENGLISH...AND MOVING EAST AT 35 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...
CORYDON...LEAVENWORTH...WYANDOTTE...WHITE CLOUD...MOBERLY...
FRENCHTOWN...MILLTOWN...DEPAUW...FAIRDALE...RAMSEY AND HANCOCK
CHAPEL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS.

THIS LINE 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 YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS.

&&

LAT...LON 3841 8613 3821 8606 3817 8631 3820 8635
      3820 8637 3816 8643 3830 8650
TIME...MOT...LOC 2049Z 271DEG 28KT 3824 8635

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

$$

RAS

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 7, 7:51 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Orange, Washington	39 min
Apr 7, 8:03 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Dubois, Orange	117 min
Apr 7, 8:33 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	LMK	Orange, Washington	117 min
Apr 7, 8:37 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Clark, Floyd, Orange	28 min
Apr 7, 9:17 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Crawford, Floyd	43 min
Apr 7, 10:10 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Clark, Floyd	2 hr
Apr 7, 10:26 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	LMK	Orange, Washington	109 min
Apr 7, 10:33 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Clark, Crawford, Floyd, Harrison, Washington	117 min
Apr 7, 10:57 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	LMK	Clark, Crawford, Floyd, Harrison, Washington	3 hr
Apr 7, 3:24 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	LMK	Crawford, Dubois, Orange	3 hr
Apr 7, 3:53 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Crawford, Dubois	32 min
Apr 7, 3:56 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Clark	29 min
Apr 7, 4:04 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Perry	21 min
Apr 7, 4:10 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Crawford, Perry	30 min
Apr 7, 4:11 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	LMK	Clark, Crawford, Floyd, Harrison, Washington	3 hr
Apr 7, 4:21 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Crawford, Dubois, Perry	24 min
Apr 7, 4:34 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Harrison	31 min
Apr 7, 4:37 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Harrison	18 min
Apr 7, 4:40 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	LMK	Clark	3 hr
Apr 7, 4:56 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Crawford, Floyd, Harrison	29 min
Apr 7, 5:04 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Harrison	31 min
Apr 7, 5:12 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Clark	28 min
Apr 7, 5:33 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Floyd, Harrison	32 min
Apr 7, 7:38 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	LMK	Harrison, Washington	17 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.