Tornado Warning 24, NWS Louisville, KY

Issued

Jul 4, 2016, 2:27 PM CDT (19:27 UTC)

Expired

Jul 4, 2016, 2:45 PM CDT

In force

18 min

Issued by

NWS Louisville, KY

Area

Storm-based polygon

Tornado

Radar indicated

Hail

0.0 in

Counties Adair County, KY, Taylor County, KY

The Louisville radar (KLVX), 98 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:28 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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480 
WFUS53 KLMK 041927
TORLMK
KYC001-217-041945-
/O.NEW.KLMK.TO.W.0024.160704T1927Z-160704T1945Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
327 PM EDT MON JUL 4 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHEASTERN ADAIR COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
  CENTRAL TAYLOR COUNTY IN CENTRAL KENTUCKY...

* UNTIL 345 PM EDT/245 PM CDT/
    
* AT 326 PM EDT/226 PM CDT/...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF
  PRODUCING A TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR CAMPBELLSVILLE...MOVING EAST AT
  40 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...
  CAMPBELLSVILLE...SPECK...TAYLOR COUNTY AIRPORT...YUMA...ROMINE...ACTON...
  KNIFLEY...HATCHER...FEATHERSBURG AND ELK HORN.

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 3722 8538 3724 8539 3725 8539 3729 8542
      3743 8520 3733 8515 3732 8516 3731 8516
      3730 8513 3723 8510 3722 8537
TIME...MOT...LOC 1926Z 250DEG 33KT 3727 8536 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN

$$

SCHOETTMER

560 
WWUS53 KLMK 041944
SVSLMK

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
344 PM EDT MON JUL 4 2016

KYC001-217-041954-
/O.EXP.KLMK.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-160704T1945Z/
ADAIR KY-TAYLOR KY-
344 PM EDT MON JUL 4 2016

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN ADAIR AND CENTRAL TAYLOR
COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 345 PM EDT/245 PM CDT/...
        
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA.
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. A NEW TORNADO
WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN ADAIR AND WESTERN CASEY COUNTIES.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT/800 PM
CDT/ FOR SOUTH 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 3722 8538 3724 8539 3725 8539 3729 8542
      3743 8520 3733 8515 3732 8516 3731 8516
      3730 8513 3723 8510 3722 8537
TIME...MOT...LOC 1941Z 250DEG 33KT 3727 8536 

$$

SCHOETTMER

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