Alert archive / Kentucky / Tornado Warnings in 2015
Tornado Warning 8, NWS Louisville, KY
NWS Louisville, KY issued this tornado warning at Apr 7, 2015, 6:01 PM EDT for 4 counties in Kentucky. It was in force for 29 min. 3 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
- Apr 7, 2015, 6:01 PM EDT (22:01 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 7, 2015, 6:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 29 min
- Issued by
- NWS Louisville, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
Counties Garrard County, KY, Jessamine County, KY, Madison County, KY, Mercer County, KY
The radar
The Louisville radar (KLVX), 117 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:03 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 7, 6:11 PM EDT | HAIL 1.75 | Bryantsville, KY | |
| Apr 7, 6:15 PM EDT | HAIL 1.75 | 2 S Camp Nelson, KY | |
| Apr 7, 6:29 PM EDT | HAIL 2.75 | 1 Nnw Buckeye, KY |
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
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 204 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
- 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
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
671
WFUS53 KLMK 072201
TORLMK
KYC079-113-151-167-072230-
/O.NEW.KLMK.TO.W.0008.150407T2201Z-150407T2230Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
601 PM EDT TUE APR 7 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN GARRARD COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
SOUTHERN JESSAMINE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
EXTREME WEST CENTRAL MADISON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
SOUTHEASTERN MERCER COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
* UNTIL 630 PM EDT
* AT 600 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF DANVILLE...AND MOVING EAST
AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
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 EXTREME WEST
CENTRAL MADISON...NORTHERN GARRARD...SOUTHEASTERN MERCER AND
SOUTHERN JESSAMINE COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
TODDVILLE...BOURNE...HALL...THREE FORKS...LITTLE HICKMAN...STONE...
PINK...TEATERSVILLE...EDENTON AND BUCKEYE.
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 3768 8445 3766 8469 3768 8468 3769 8468
3770 8470 3770 8474 3771 8474 3772 8478
3778 8477 3779 8475 3783 8446
TIME...MOT...LOC 2202Z 260DEG 21KT 3772 8468
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
EER3 follow-up statements
000
WWUS53 KLMK 072208
SVSLMK
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
608 PM EDT TUE APR 7 2015
KYC167-072219-
/O.CAN.KLMK.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-150407T2230Z/
MERCER KY-
608 PM EDT TUE APR 7 2015
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN MERCER COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.
LAT...LON 3768 8445 3766 8469 3769 8468 3770 8470
3773 8470 3773 8469 3774 8470 3774 8469
3774 8470 3776 8470 3779 8467 3783 8446
TIME...MOT...LOC 2209Z 261DEG 21KT 3771 8462
$$
KYC079-113-151-072230-
/O.CON.KLMK.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-150407T2230Z/
JESSAMINE KY-MADISON KY-GARRARD KY-
608 PM EDT TUE APR 7 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN GARRARD...EXTREME
WEST CENTRAL MADISON AND SOUTHERN JESSAMINE COUNTIES UNTIL 630 PM
EDT...
AT 606 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF LANCASTER...AND MOVING EAST AT 25
MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
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...
BOURNE...HALL...THREE FORKS...LITTLE HICKMAN...STONE...PINK...
TEATERSVILLE...BUCKEYE...POLLARD...EDENTON AND COTTONBURG.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS.
&&
LAT...LON 3768 8445 3766 8469 3769 8468 3770 8470
3773 8470 3773 8469 3774 8470 3774 8469
3774 8470 3776 8470 3779 8467 3783 8446
TIME...MOT...LOC 2209Z 261DEG 21KT 3771 8462
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
EER567
WWUS53 KLMK 072218
SVSLMK
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
618 PM EDT TUE APR 7 2015
KYC079-113-151-072230-
/O.CON.KLMK.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-150407T2230Z/
JESSAMINE KY-MADISON KY-GARRARD KY-
618 PM EDT TUE APR 7 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN GARRARD...EXTREME
WEST CENTRAL MADISON AND SOUTHEASTERN JESSAMINE COUNTIES UNTIL 630 PM
EDT...
AT 614 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 7 MILES NORTH OF LANCASTER...AND MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
STONE...PINK...TEATERSVILLE...BUCKEYE...POLLARD...EDENTON AND
COTTONBURG.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.
THEY WILL SEND YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
LOUISVILLE.
&&
LAT...LON 3769 8464 3771 8464 3777 8461 3779 8459
3783 8446 3768 8445 3766 8464
TIME...MOT...LOC 2218Z 261DEG 21KT 3772 8455
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN
$$
EER752
WWUS53 KLMK 072231
SVSLMK
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
631 PM EDT TUE APR 7 2015
KYC079-113-151-072241-
/O.EXP.KLMK.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-150407T2230Z/
JESSAMINE KY-MADISON KY-GARRARD KY-
631 PM EDT TUE APR 7 2015
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHERN GARRARD...EXTREME WEST CENTRAL
MADISON AND SOUTHEASTERN JESSAMINE COUNTIES HAS BEEN REISSUED...
PLEASE REFER TO THAT BULLETIN FOR THE LATEST SEVERE WEATHER
INFORMATION.
ADDITIONAL STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE STILL POSSIBLE...AND A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT.
LAT...LON 3769 8464 3771 8464 3777 8461 3779 8459
3783 8446 3768 8445 3766 8464
TIME...MOT...LOC 2218Z 261DEG 21KT 3772 8455
$$
EERThe office that day
Everything else NWS Louisville, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 7, 9:40 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Oldham | 45 min |
| Apr 7, 10:10 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Jefferson, Oldham | 2 hr |
| Apr 7, 10:32 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Franklin, Shelby | 43 min |
| Apr 7, 10:33 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Oldham | 117 min |
| Apr 7, 11:31 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Fayette, Franklin, Scott | 29 min |
| Apr 7, 12:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Bourbon | 46 min |
| Apr 7, 12:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Scott | 31 min |
| Apr 7, 3:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Trimble | 29 min |
| Apr 7, 4:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Hancock | 21 min |
| Apr 7, 4:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Meade | 30 min |
| Apr 7, 4:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Breckinridge | 28 min |
| Apr 7, 4:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Meade | 31 min |
| Apr 7, 4:37 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Meade | 18 min |
| Apr 7, 4:40 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Henry, Oldham, Trimble | 3 hr |
| Apr 7, 4:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Henry, Oldham | 32 min |
| Apr 7, 4:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Henry, Oldham, Trimble | 32 min |
| Apr 7, 5:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bullitt, Hardin, Jefferson, Meade | 31 min |
| Apr 7, 5:05 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Grayson, Hancock, Ohio | 3 hr |
| Apr 7, 5:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Jefferson, Oldham | 28 min |
| Apr 7, 5:17 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Henry | 18 min |
| Apr 7, 5:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Hardin, Larue, Nelson | 30 min |
| Apr 7, 5:32 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Jefferson, Oldham | 3 hr |
| Apr 7, 5:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Jefferson | 32 min |
| Apr 7, 5:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Franklin, Scott | 29 min |
| Apr 7, 5:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bullitt, Hardin, Jefferson, Nelson, Spencer | 30 min |
| Apr 7, 5:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Larue, Marion, Nelson, Washington | 29 min |
| Apr 7, 5:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Garrard, Jessamine, Mercer | 31 min |
| Apr 7, 6:08 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Bourbon, Fayette, Franklin, Oldham, Scott, Shelby and 2 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 7, 6:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Green, Hart, Larue, Taylor | 32 min |
| Apr 7, 6:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Boyle, Casey, Marion, Mercer, Washington | 29 min |
| Apr 7, 6:21 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Garrard, Madison | 29 min |
| Apr 7, 6:28 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Butler, Edmonson, Grayson, Green, Hart, Warren | 3 hr |
| Apr 7, 6:29 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Boyle, Casey, Marion | 26 min |
| Apr 7, 6:46 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Madison | 24 min |
| Apr 7, 6:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Boyle, Casey, Lincoln | 28 min |
| Apr 7, 7:12 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Madison | 18 min |
| Apr 7, 7:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Clark, Madison | 30 min |
| Apr 7, 7:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Casey, Lincoln | 31 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.