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Tornado Warning 7, NWS Louisville, KY

April 7, 2015Henry County, Kentucky

NWS Louisville, KY issued this tornado warning at Apr 7, 2015, 5:17 PM EDT for Henry County, Kentucky. It was in force for 18 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
Apr 7, 2015, 5:17 PM EDT (21:17 UTC)
Expired
Apr 7, 2015, 5:35 PM EDT
In force
18 min
Issued by
NWS Louisville, KY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
1.0 in

County Henry County, KY

The radar

The Louisville radar (KLVX), 100 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:21 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Apr 7, 2:37 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 148 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 12:00Z on 2015-04-07Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 12:00Z on 2015-04-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 187 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
631 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
47 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
187 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
211 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
-0.1

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The text

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

283 
WFUS53 KLMK 072117
TORLMK
KYC103-072135-
/O.NEW.KLMK.TO.W.0007.150407T2117Z-150407T2135Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  EASTERN HENRY COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...

* UNTIL 535 PM EDT

* AT 516 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED 7 MILES EAST OF NEW CASTLE...AND MOVING EAST AT
  30 MPH.

  HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.

  SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED FUNNEL CLOUD BETWEEN NEW CASTLE 
           AND LOCKPORT.

  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 EASTERN
  HENRY COUNTY...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LOCKPORT...
  FALLIS...ORVILLE AND GEST.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS TORNADO WARNING REPLACES THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING THAT
WAS IN EFFECT FOR THE SAME AREA.

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 3851 8497 3849 8499 3846 8494 3847 8492
      3845 8490 3844 8492 3842 8488 3838 8489
      3838 8515 3849 8516 3852 8503 3851 8502
      3852 8498
TIME...MOT...LOC 2117Z 266DEG 25KT 3842 8504

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

EER
1 follow-up statement
932 
WWUS53 KLMK 072134
SVSLMK

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

KYC103-072145-
/O.EXP.KLMK.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-150407T2135Z/
HENRY KY-
534 PM EDT TUE APR 7 2015

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EASTERN HENRY COUNTY HAS EXPIRED...

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

LAT...LON 3851 8497 3849 8499 3846 8494 3847 8492
      3845 8490 3844 8492 3842 8488 3838 8489
      3838 8515 3849 8516 3852 8503 3851 8502
      3852 8498
TIME...MOT...LOC 2135Z 266DEG 25KT 3843 8488

$$

EER

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 7, 9:40 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKOldham45 min
Apr 7, 10:10 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLMKJefferson, Oldham2 hr
Apr 7, 10:32 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKFranklin, Shelby43 min
Apr 7, 10:33 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLMKOldham117 min
Apr 7, 11:31 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKFayette, Franklin, Scott29 min
Apr 7, 12:04 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKBourbon46 min
Apr 7, 12:54 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKScott31 min
Apr 7, 3:56 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKTrimble29 min
Apr 7, 4:04 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKHancock21 min
Apr 7, 4:10 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKMeade30 min
Apr 7, 4:27 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKBreckinridge28 min
Apr 7, 4:34 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBreckinridge, Meade31 min
Apr 7, 4:37 PM EDTTornado WarningLMKMeade18 min
Apr 7, 4:40 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningLMKHenry, Oldham, Trimble3 hr
Apr 7, 4:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKHenry, Oldham32 min
Apr 7, 4:58 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKHenry, Oldham, Trimble32 min
Apr 7, 5:04 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBullitt, Hardin, Jefferson, Meade31 min
Apr 7, 5:05 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningLMKBreckinridge, Grayson, Hancock, Ohio3 hr
Apr 7, 5:12 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKJefferson, Oldham28 min
Apr 7, 5:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKHardin, Larue, Nelson30 min
Apr 7, 5:32 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningLMKJefferson, Oldham3 hr
Apr 7, 5:33 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKJefferson32 min
Apr 7, 5:36 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKFranklin, Scott29 min
Apr 7, 5:40 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBullitt, Hardin, Jefferson, Nelson, Spencer30 min
Apr 7, 5:51 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKLarue, Marion, Nelson, Washington29 min
Apr 7, 5:54 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKGarrard, Jessamine, Mercer31 min
Apr 7, 6:01 PM EDTTornado WarningLMKGarrard, Jessamine, Madison, Mercer29 min
Apr 7, 6:08 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningLMKBourbon, Fayette, Franklin, Oldham, Scott, Shelby and 2 more6 hr
Apr 7, 6:08 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKGreen, Hart, Larue, Taylor32 min
Apr 7, 6:21 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBoyle, Casey, Marion, Mercer, Washington29 min
Apr 7, 6:21 PM EDTTornado WarningLMKGarrard, Madison29 min
Apr 7, 6:28 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningLMKButler, Edmonson, Grayson, Green, Hart, Warren3 hr
Apr 7, 6:29 PM EDTTornado WarningLMKBoyle, Casey, Marion26 min
Apr 7, 6:46 PM EDTTornado WarningLMKMadison24 min
Apr 7, 6:52 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBoyle, Casey, Lincoln28 min
Apr 7, 7:12 PM EDTTornado WarningLMKMadison18 min
Apr 7, 7:15 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKClark, Madison30 min
Apr 7, 7:19 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKCasey, Lincoln31 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.