Alert archive / Kentucky / Tornado Warnings in 2016
Tornado Warning 5, NWS Louisville, KY
NWS Louisville, KY issued this tornado warning at Apr 27, 2016, 5:01 PM CDT for Ohio County, Kentucky. It was in force for 29 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
- Apr 27, 2016, 5:01 PM CDT (22:01 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 27, 2016, 5:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 29 min
- Issued by
- NWS Louisville, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.75 in
County Ohio County, KY
The radar
The Ft Campbell radar (KHPX), 73 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:03 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 nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 144 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
- 669 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -79 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 828 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 18 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 122 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 166 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.5
The text
As transmitted.
373
WFUS53 KLMK 272201
TORLMK
KYC183-272230-
/O.NEW.KLMK.TO.W.0005.160427T2201Z-160427T2230Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
501 PM CDT WED APR 27 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
WEST CENTRAL OHIO COUNTY IN CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
* UNTIL 530 PM CDT
* AT 501 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR CENTRAL CITY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25
MPH. FUNNEL CLOUDS HAVE BEEN REPORTED WITH THIS STORM!
HAZARD...TORNADO AND GOLF BALL 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...
EQUALITY AND CERALVO.
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 3736 8712 3738 8709 3745 8710 3747 8709
3742 8702 3735 8697 3734 8700 3736 8703
3737 8705 3737 8707 3736 8709 3733 8710
3733 8712 3734 8714
TIME...MOT...LOC 2201Z 225DEG 21KT 3730 8719
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN
$$
SCHOETTMER2 follow-up statements
787
WWUS53 KLMK 272223
SVSLMK
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
523 PM CDT WED APR 27 2016
KYC183-272230-
/O.CON.KLMK.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-160427T2230Z/
OHIO KY-
523 PM CDT WED APR 27 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM CDT FOR WEST
CENTRAL OHIO COUNTY...
AT 523 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR CENTRAL CITY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. FUNNEL
CLOUDS AND DAMAGE HAVE BEEN REPORTED WITH THIS STORM!
HAZARD...TORNADO AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
EQUALITY AND CERALVO.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
IF A TORNADO OR OTHER SEVERE WEATHER IS SPOTTED...REPORT IT TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OR YOUR LOCAL NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY
WHO WILL SEND YOUR REPORT. THIS ACT MAY SAVE LIVES OF OTHERS IN THE
PATH OF DANGEROUS WEATHER.
&&
LAT...LON 3736 8712 3738 8709 3745 8710 3747 8709
3742 8702 3735 8697 3734 8700 3736 8703
3737 8705 3737 8707 3736 8709 3733 8710
3733 8712 3734 8714
TIME...MOT...LOC 2223Z 228DEG 19KT 3736 8710
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN
$$
SCHOETTMER544
WWUS53 KLMK 272239
SVSLMK
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
539 PM CDT WED APR 27 2016
KYC183-272249-
/O.EXP.KLMK.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-160427T2230Z/
OHIO KY-
539 PM CDT WED APR 27 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR WEST CENTRAL OHIO COUNTY HAS EXPIRED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED AND EXITED THE
WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
KENTUCKY.
LAT...LON 3736 8712 3738 8709 3745 8710 3747 8709
3742 8702 3735 8697 3734 8700 3736 8703
3737 8705 3737 8707 3736 8709 3733 8710
3733 8712 3734 8714
TIME...MOT...LOC 2237Z 225DEG 21KT 3736 8710
$$
SCHOETTMERThe office that day
Everything else NWS Louisville, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26, 7:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Meade | 40 min |
| Apr 26, 7:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Butler, Logan | 60 min |
| Apr 26, 7:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Bullitt, Jefferson | 62 min |
| Apr 26, 7:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Jefferson | 28 min |
| Apr 26, 7:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Trimble | 26 min |
| Apr 26, 8:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Trimble | 35 min |
| Apr 26, 8:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Edmonson, Grayson, Hart, Logan, Simpson, Warren | 58 min |
| Apr 26, 8:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Henry, Oldham, Shelby, Spencer | 38 min |
| Apr 26, 8:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Franklin, Henry, Oldham, Shelby, Spencer | 32 min |
| Apr 26, 8:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Allen, Barren, Green, Hart, Metcalfe | 44 min |
| Apr 26, 8:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Franklin, Henry, Scott, Shelby | 37 min |
| Apr 26, 9:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Bourbon, Boyle, Fayette, Garrard, Harrison, Jessamine and 3 more | 48 min |
| Apr 26, 9:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Bourbon, Clark, Fayette, Madison, Nicholas | 56 min |
| Apr 26, 9:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Lincoln | 46 min |
| Apr 27, 4:22 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Butler, Edmonson, Grayson | 23 min |
| Apr 27, 12:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Hardin, Larue | 60 min |
| Apr 27, 1:18 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Spencer | 27 min |
| Apr 27, 1:32 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Grayson, Hardin | 3 hr |
| Apr 27, 1:47 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Grayson, Hardin | 3 hr |
| Apr 27, 2:09 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Edmonson | 36 min |
| Apr 27, 2:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Butler, Edmonson, Warren | 29 min |
| Apr 27, 2:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Edmonson | 30 min |
| Apr 27, 3:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Casey | 30 min |
| Apr 27, 3:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Casey | 32 min |
| Apr 27, 3:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Casey, Lincoln | 31 min |
| Apr 27, 3:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Green, Taylor | 27 min |
| Apr 27, 4:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Taylor | 34 min |
| Apr 27, 4:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Lincoln | 18 min |
| Apr 27, 4:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Adair, Casey | 34 min |
| Apr 27, 4:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Casey, Russell | 24 min |
| Apr 27, 5:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Ohio | 31 min |
| Apr 27, 5:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Ohio | 33 min |
| Apr 27, 6:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Hancock, Ohio | 44 min |
| Apr 27, 6:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Butler, Logan, Ohio, Simpson, Warren | 51 min |
| Apr 27, 6:38 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Ohio | 3 hr |
| Apr 27, 6:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Butler, Grayson, Ohio | 42 min |
| Apr 27, 6:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Allen, Butler, Edmonson, Grayson, Simpson, Warren | 39 min |
| Apr 27, 6:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Hancock, Meade, Ohio | 38 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.