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Tornado Warning 15, NWS Louisville, KY
NWS Louisville, KY issued this tornado warning at May 10, 2016, 6:40 PM CDT for Breckinridge County, Grayson County, Kentucky. It was in force for 20 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
- May 10, 2016, 6:40 PM CDT (23:40 UTC)
- Expired
- May 10, 2016, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 20 min
- Issued by
- NWS Louisville, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.25 in
Counties Breckinridge County, KY, Grayson County, KY
The radar
The Louisville radar (KLVX), 53 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:43 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 10, 12:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| May 10, 5:06 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 11.7 hours before the alert went out and 167 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
- 62 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -131 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 818 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 43 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 339 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 332 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
135
WFUS53 KLMK 102340
TORLMK
KYC027-085-110015-
/O.NEW.KLMK.TO.W.0015.160510T2340Z-160511T0015Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
640 PM CDT TUE MAY 10 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN GRAYSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
SOUTH CENTRAL BRECKINRIDGE COUNTY IN CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
* UNTIL 715 PM CDT
* AT 639 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 15 MILES SOUTH OF HARDINSBURG...MOVING EAST AT
35 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND HALF DOLLAR 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. TREE
DAMAGE IS LIKELY.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CONCORD...CANNONS POINT...MCCOY...BURAS...AXTEL...CENTERVIEW...MADRID...SE
REE...EVELEIGH AND COBBLERS KNOB.
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 3773 8633 3761 8626 3759 8628 3759 8626
3760 8626 3759 8625 3756 8623 3753 8655
3761 8659
TIME...MOT...LOC 2339Z 249DEG 31KT 3757 8655
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.25IN
$$
TWF2 follow-up statements
835
WWUS53 KLMK 102355
SVSLMK
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
655 PM CDT TUE MAY 10 2016
KYC085-110003-
/O.CAN.KLMK.TO.W.0015.000000T0000Z-160511T0015Z/
GRAYSON KY-
655 PM CDT TUE MAY 10 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN GRAYSON COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT
OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
KENTUCKY.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT FOR
CENTRAL KENTUCKY.
LAT...LON 3771 8632 3761 8626 3759 8628 3758 8633
3759 8633 3759 8635 3758 8635 3757 8639
3764 8644
TIME...MOT...LOC 2353Z 249DEG 31KT 3761 8641
$$
KYC027-110015-
/O.CON.KLMK.TO.W.0015.000000T0000Z-160511T0015Z/
BRECKINRIDGE KY-
655 PM CDT TUE MAY 10 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM CDT FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL BRECKINRIDGE COUNTY...
AT 653 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 11 MILES NORTHWEST OF LEITCHFIELD...MOVING EAST AT 35
MPH.
WHILE THE STORM HAS SHOWN A WEAKENING TREND IN THE LAST FEW
MINUTES...SUPERCELL THUNDERSTORMS CAN RESTRENGTHEN QUICKLY.
THEREFORE...THE TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 715 PM CDT.
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. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
EVELEIGH...MCCOY...BURAS...FISHER...CENTERVIEW...MOOK...MADRID AND CAVE
SPRING.
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 3771 8632 3761 8626 3759 8628 3758 8633
3759 8633 3759 8635 3758 8635 3757 8639
3764 8644
TIME...MOT...LOC 2353Z 249DEG 31KT 3761 8641
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
TWF282
WWUS53 KLMK 110000
SVSLMK
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
700 PM CDT TUE MAY 10 2016
KYC027-110009-
/O.CAN.KLMK.TO.W.0015.000000T0000Z-160511T0015Z/
BRECKINRIDGE KY-
700 PM CDT TUE MAY 10 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL BRECKINRIDGE COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING CONTINUES TO WEAKENED AND NO
LONGER POSES AN IMMEDIATE THREAT FOR A TORNADO IN THE WARNED
AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
LAT...LON 3771 8632 3761 8626 3759 8628 3758 8633
3759 8633 3759 8635 3758 8635 3757 8639
3764 8644
TIME...MOT...LOC 2357Z 249DEG 31KT 3763 8635
$$
TWFThe office that day
Everything else NWS Louisville, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 10, 12:56 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Hancock | 34 min |
| May 10, 1:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Hancock, Ohio | 37 min |
| May 10, 1:17 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Hancock, Ohio | 28 min |
| May 10, 1:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Grayson, Hancock, Meade | 47 min |
| May 10, 1:37 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Hancock | 23 min |
| May 10, 1:59 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Breckinridge | 31 min |
| May 10, 2:19 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Hardin | 26 min |
| May 10, 2:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Breckinridge | 15 min |
| May 10, 2:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bullitt, Hardin, Larue, Nelson | 34 min |
| May 10, 3:07 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Grayson, Larue | 38 min |
| May 10, 3:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bullitt, Hardin, Nelson | 31 min |
| May 10, 3:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Hardin | 29 min |
| May 10, 3:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Grayson, Hardin | 37 min |
| May 10, 3:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Hardin, Larue, Marion, Nelson | 35 min |
| May 10, 3:35 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Hardin | 3 hr |
| May 10, 3:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Anderson, Nelson, Spencer, Washington | 33 min |
| May 10, 3:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Grayson, Green, Hart, Larue, Marion | 43 min |
| May 10, 3:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Boyle, Marion, Mercer, Nelson, Washington | 35 min |
| May 10, 4:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Anderson, Boyle, Mercer, Washington, Woodford | 27 min |
| May 10, 4:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Green, Larue, Marion, Taylor | 42 min |
| May 10, 4:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Green, Hart, Larue | 37 min |
| May 10, 4:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Anderson, Boyle, Fayette, Garrard, Jessamine, Mercer and 1 more | 47 min |
| May 10, 4:55 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Hart | 20 min |
| May 10, 5:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bourbon, Clark, Fayette, Garrard, Jessamine, Madison and 2 more | 38 min |
| May 10, 5:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Green, Hart, Taylor | 30 min |
| May 10, 5:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Ohio | 44 min |
| May 10, 5:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Boyle, Casey, Garrard, Lincoln, Marion, Taylor | 36 min |
| May 10, 5:24 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Ohio | 36 min |
| May 10, 5:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Clark, Garrard, Jessamine, Madison | 39 min |
| May 10, 5:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Casey, Marion, Taylor | 29 min |
| May 10, 5:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Green, Hart, Larue, Taylor | 22 min |
| May 10, 5:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Boyle, Garrard, Lincoln, Madison | 47 min |
| May 10, 5:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Butler, Ohio | 47 min |
| May 10, 6:00 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Casey, Lincoln, Taylor | 15 min |
| May 10, 6:01 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Ohio | 13 min |
| May 10, 6:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Jefferson, Oldham | 43 min |
| May 10, 6:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Casey, Lincoln, Marion, Taylor | 30 min |
| May 10, 6:17 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Grayson, Ohio | 28 min |
| May 10, 6:18 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Meade | 42 min |
| May 10, 6:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Henry, Jefferson, Oldham, Shelby | 36 min |
| May 10, 6:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Adair, Barren, Green, Hart, Metcalfe | 33 min |
| May 10, 6:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Butler, Edmonson, Grayson | 29 min |
| May 10, 6:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Adair, Green | 33 min |
| May 10, 6:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Adair, Green, Taylor | 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.