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Tornado Warning 16, NWS Louisville, KY

May 10, 2016Casey County, Russell County, Kentucky

NWS Louisville, KY issued this tornado warning at May 10, 2016, 8:51 PM EDT for Casey County, Russell County, Kentucky. It was in force for 24 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, 8:51 PM EDT (00:51 UTC)
Expired
May 10, 2016, 9:15 PM EDT
In force
24 min
Issued by
NWS Louisville, KY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
1.25 in

Counties Casey County, KY, Russell County, KY

The radar

The Louisville radar (KLVX), 126 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:53 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
May 10, 1:59 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC9 hr
May 10, 6:06 PM EDTTornado WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 0.9 hours before the alert went out and 182 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, Nashville Metro, TN at 00:00Z on 2016-05-11Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1257 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, Nashville Metro, TN at 00:00Z on 2016-05-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 116 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
1257 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-9 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1467 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
40 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
116 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
276 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.4
Supercell composite
6.3

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The text

As transmitted.

652 
WFUS53 KLMK 110051
TORLMK
KYC045-207-110115-
/O.NEW.KLMK.TO.W.0016.160511T0051Z-160511T0115Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
851 PM EDT TUE MAY 10 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHEASTERN RUSSELL COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
  SOUTH CENTRAL CASEY COUNTY IN CENTRAL KENTUCKY...

* UNTIL 915 PM EDT/815 PM CDT/
    
* AT 850 PM EDT/750 PM CDT/...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF
  PRODUCING A TORNADO WAS LOCATED 9 MILES WEST OF CAINS STORE...
  MOVING EAST AT 30 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...
  SYCAMORE FLAT...DECATUR...WINDSOR AND HONEY ACRE. 

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 3712 8507 3716 8506 3718 8505 3716 8483
      3712 8490 3706 8491
TIME...MOT...LOC 0050Z 287DEG 27KT 3712 8502 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.25IN

$$

KJD
2 follow-up statements
398 
WWUS53 KLMK 110101
SVSLMK

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
901 PM EDT TUE MAY 10 2016

KYC045-207-110115-
/O.CON.KLMK.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-160511T0115Z/
RUSSELL KY-CASEY KY-
901 PM EDT TUE MAY 10 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM EDT/815 PM CDT/
FOR NORTHEASTERN RUSSELL AND SOUTH CENTRAL CASEY COUNTIES...
    
AT 901 PM EDT/801 PM CDT/...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING A TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR CAINS STORE...MOVING EAST AT 30
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...
DECATUR...WINDSOR AND HONEY ACRE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TORNADOES ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. DO NOT
WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.

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 3712 8501 3715 8500 3717 8496 3716 8483
      3712 8490 3706 8491
TIME...MOT...LOC 0101Z 287DEG 27KT 3709 8492 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.25IN

$$

KJD
114 
WWUS53 KLMK 110114
SVSLMK

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
914 PM EDT TUE MAY 10 2016

KYC045-207-110123-
/O.EXP.KLMK.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-160511T0115Z/
RUSSELL KY-CASEY KY-
914 PM EDT TUE MAY 10 2016

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN RUSSELL AND SOUTH CENTRAL
CASEY COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 915 PM EDT...
        
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA.
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.  HOWEVER SMALL HAIL
IS STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT/1100 PM CDT/ FOR
SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY.

REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING STILL REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR
THE AREA.

LAT...LON 3712 8501 3715 8500 3717 8496 3716 8483
      3712 8490 3706 8491
TIME...MOT...LOC 0111Z 287DEG 27KT 3709 8492 

$$

KJD

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 10, 8:02 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKFranklin, Henry, Shelby43 min
May 10, 8:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKAdair, Casey, Green, Russell, Taylor33 min
May 10, 8:31 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKAdair, Cumberland, Metcalfe29 min
May 10, 8:58 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKAdair, Cumberland, Metcalfe, Russell47 min
May 10, 8:59 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKAdair, Casey, Lincoln, Russell46 min
May 10, 9:04 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKBreckinridge, Meade56 min
May 10, 9:10 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKHardin, Meade20 min
May 10, 9:12 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKLogan33 min
May 10, 9:44 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKRussell31 min
May 10, 9:50 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKLogan, Warren40 min
May 10, 9:51 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBreckinridge24 min
May 10, 10:00 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBoyle, Marion, Mercer, Washington30 min
May 10, 10:04 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKLogan26 min
May 10, 10:07 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKAnderson, Woodford23 min
May 10, 10:18 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKFayette, Woodford27 min
May 10, 10:28 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBoyle, Garrard, Jessamine, Mercer32 min
May 10, 10:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKGreen, Taylor29 min
May 10, 11:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKCasey27 min
May 10, 11:41 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKCasey, Lincoln34 min
May 11, 1:06 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKRussell24 min
May 11, 4:51 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKAllen, Barren, Warren39 min
May 11, 5:38 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKBarren, Metcalfe, Monroe52 min
May 11, 8:17 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLMKLogan, Simpson3 hr
May 11, 8:36 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningLMKLogan3 hr
May 11, 8:50 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningLMKSimpson3 hr
May 11, 11:19 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningLMKLogan, Simpson3 hr
May 11, 7:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKHancock30 min
May 11, 7:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKBreckinridge, Hancock, Meade24 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.