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Tornado Warning 21, NWS Louisville, KY

June 23, 2016Scott County, Kentucky

NWS Louisville, KY issued this tornado warning at Jun 23, 2016, 5:07 PM EDT for Scott County, Kentucky. It was in force for 23 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: Jun 23, 2016, 5:07 PM EDT (21:07 UTC)
Expired: Jun 23, 2016, 5:30 PM EDT
In force: 23 min
Issued by: NWS Louisville, KY
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 1.0 in

County Scott County, KY

The radar

The Louisville radar (KLVX), 119 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:09 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.

The watch it was issued in

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jun 23, 3:01 PM EDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 149 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: 71 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -385 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1202 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 67 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 271 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 257 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.5

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The text

As transmitted.

629 
WFUS53 KLMK 232107
TORLMK
KYC209-232130-
/O.NEW.KLMK.TO.W.0021.160623T2107Z-160623T2130Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
507 PM EDT THU JUN 23 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  CENTRAL SCOTT COUNTY IN CENTRAL KENTUCKY...

* UNTIL 530 PM EDT
    
* AT 507 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED 9 MILES NORTHWEST OF GEORGETOWN...MOVING
  SOUTHEAST AT 15 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.  TREE 
           DAMAGE IS LIKELY. 

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  GEORGETOWN...STAMPING GROUND...DUVAL...OXFORD...BOYDTOWN...GREAT
  CROSSING...MOON LAKE ESTATES...STONE HEDGE ESTATES...SHIFF AND
  DELAPLAIN.

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 3827 8472 3832 8468 3828 8448 3817 8456
TIME...MOT...LOC 2107Z 294DEG 11KT 3829 8469 

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

$$

ZT

2 follow-up statements

048 
WWUS53 KLMK 232111
SVSLMK

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
511 PM EDT THU JUN 23 2016

KYC209-232130-
/O.CON.KLMK.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-160623T2130Z/
SCOTT KY-
511 PM EDT THU JUN 23 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM EDT FOR CENTRAL
SCOTT COUNTY...
    
AT 511 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF GEORGETOWN...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.  TREE DAMAGE IS 
         LIKELY. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
GEORGETOWN...STAMPING GROUND...DUVAL...OXFORD...BOYDTOWN...GREAT CROSSING...
MOON LAKE ESTATES...STONE HEDGE ESTATES...SHIFF AND DELAPLAIN.

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.

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 3827 8472 3832 8468 3828 8448 3817 8456
TIME...MOT...LOC 2111Z 290DEG 23KT 3828 8465 

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

$$

ZT

634 
WWUS53 KLMK 232120
SVSLMK

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
520 PM EDT THU JUN 23 2016

KYC209-232130-
/O.CON.KLMK.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-160623T2130Z/
SCOTT KY-
520 PM EDT THU JUN 23 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM EDT FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL SCOTT COUNTY...
    
AT 520 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR GEORGETOWN...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 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.  TREE DAMAGE IS 
         LIKELY. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
GEORGETOWN...OXFORD...GREAT CROSSING...MOON LAKE ESTATES...STONE HEDGE
ESTATES...SHIFF...DELAPLAIN...DUVAL AND BOYDTOWN.

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.

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 3823 8465 3830 8461 3828 8448 3817 8456
TIME...MOT...LOC 2120Z 293DEG 19KT 3825 8459 

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

$$

ZT

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 23, 5:45 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Harrison	30 min
Jun 23, 3:59 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Henry	31 min
Jun 23, 4:13 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Harrison	32 min
Jun 23, 4:27 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Harrison, Scott	33 min
Jun 23, 4:39 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Scott	21 min
Jun 23, 4:49 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Bullitt, Jefferson	41 min
Jun 23, 4:56 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Scott	19 min
Jun 23, 4:57 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Jefferson	3 hr
Jun 23, 4:58 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	LMK	Bourbon, Harrison, Scott	3 hr
Jun 23, 5:06 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Bullitt, Jefferson, Nelson, Shelby, Spencer	24 min
Jun 23, 5:16 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Bourbon, Harrison, Scott	29 min
Jun 23, 5:31 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Bullitt, Hardin, Jefferson, Nelson, Spencer	29 min
Jun 23, 5:34 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Bourbon, Clark, Fayette, Harrison, Nicholas	26 min
Jun 23, 5:37 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	LMK	Bourbon, Clark, Fayette, Nicholas	3 hr
Jun 23, 5:37 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Anderson, Nelson, Shelby, Spencer	23 min
Jun 23, 5:51 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Bullitt, Nelson, Spencer, Washington	24 min
Jun 23, 5:52 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Anderson, Bullitt, Nelson, Spencer, Washington	3 hr
Jun 23, 5:58 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Grayson	32 min
Jun 23, 6:01 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Bourbon	14 min
Jun 23, 6:04 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Anderson, Jessamine, Mercer	41 min
Jun 23, 6:04 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Breckinridge, Grayson, Hardin	26 min
Jun 23, 6:09 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Anderson, Mercer, Nelson, Spencer, Washington	36 min
Jun 23, 6:11 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Marion, Nelson, Washington	34 min
Jun 23, 6:34 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Boyle, Casey, Lincoln, Marion, Mercer, Washington	26 min
Jun 23, 6:40 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Boyle, Garrard, Lincoln, Madison, Mercer	35 min
Jun 23, 6:58 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Garrard, Lincoln, Madison	32 min
Jun 23, 7:16 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Larue, Marion, Taylor	29 min
Jun 23, 7:25 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Grayson	35 min
Jun 23, 7:35 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Adair, Casey, Marion, Taylor	25 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.