Tornado Warning 23, NWS Louisville, KY

Issued

Jul 3, 2016, 7:27 PM CDT (00:27 UTC)

Expired

Jul 3, 2016, 7:45 PM CDT

In force

18 min

Issued by

NWS Louisville, KY

Area

Storm-based polygon

Tornado

Radar indicated

Hail

0.75 in

Counties Breckinridge County, KY, Hardin County, KY

The Louisville radar (KLVX), 46 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:27 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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674 
WFUS53 KLMK 040027
TORLMK
KYC027-093-040045-
/O.NEW.KLMK.TO.W.0023.160704T0027Z-160704T0045Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
827 PM EDT SUN JUL 3 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  WEST CENTRAL HARDIN COUNTY IN CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
  SOUTHEASTERN BRECKINRIDGE COUNTY IN CENTRAL KENTUCKY...

* UNTIL 845 PM EDT/745 PM CDT/
    
* AT 827 PM EDT/727 PM CDT/...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF
  PRODUCING A TORNADO WAS LOCATED 9 MILES NORTH OF LEITCHFIELD...
  MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

  HAZARD...TORNADO. 

  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...
  SOLWAY...DYER...HARDIN SPRINGS...CENTERVIEW...LIMP...PIERCE MILL...
  VERTREES...CONSTANTINE AND HUDSON.

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 3774 8611 3758 8607 3759 8624 3760 8625
      3759 8625 3759 8628 3760 8628 3759 8629
      3759 8632 3768 8635
TIME...MOT...LOC 0027Z 264DEG 23KT 3762 8626 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

EER

119 
WWUS53 KLMK 040040
SVSLMK

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
840 PM EDT SUN JUL 3 2016

KYC027-093-040050-
/O.EXP.KLMK.TO.W.0023.000000T0000Z-160704T0045Z/
HARDIN KY-BRECKINRIDGE KY-
840 PM EDT SUN JUL 3 2016

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR WEST CENTRAL HARDIN AND SOUTHEASTERN
BRECKINRIDGE COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 845 PM EDT/745 PM CDT/...
                
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER APPEARS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.  HOWEVER GUSTY WINDS
AND HEAVY RAIN ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EDT/1000 PM CDT/ FOR
CENTRAL KENTUCKY. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100
PM EDT/1000 PM CDT/ FOR CENTRAL KENTUCKY.

REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT...POST YOUR REPORT TO
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET YOUR
REPORT USING HASHTAG L...M...K...SPOTTER.

LAT...LON 3774 8611 3758 8607 3759 8624 3760 8625
      3759 8625 3759 8628 3760 8628 3759 8629
      3759 8632 3768 8635
TIME...MOT...LOC 0038Z 264DEG 23KT 3762 8626 

$$

EER

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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.