Alert archive / Kentucky / Tornado Warnings in 2017
Tornado Warning 18, NWS Louisville, KY
NWS Louisville, KY issued this tornado warning at Apr 5, 2017, 7:20 PM EDT for Boyle County, Lincoln County, Kentucky. It was in force for 25 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 5, 2017, 7:20 PM EDT (23:20 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 5, 2017, 7:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 25 min
- Issued by
- NWS Louisville, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Boyle County, KY, Lincoln County, KY
The radar
The Louisville radar (KLVX), 106 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:19 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 5, 2:50 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 11.3 hours before the alert went out and 223 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1902 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 57 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 161 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 208 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
453
WFUS53 KLMK 052320
TORLMK
KYC021-137-052345-
/O.NEW.KLMK.TO.W.0018.170405T2320Z-170405T2345Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Louisville KY
720 PM EDT WED APR 5 2017
The National Weather Service in Louisville has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northwestern Lincoln County in central Kentucky...
Central Boyle County in central Kentucky...
* Until 745 PM EDT
* At 719 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 8 miles southwest of Danville, moving northeast at 45
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...
Danville, Junction City, Alum Springs, Caldwell Manor,
Milledgeville, Davis Hill, Parksville and Stuart Powell Field
Airport.
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 3748 8486 3753 8486 3755 8485 3753 8490
3753 8494 3754 8495 3770 8482 3770 8481
3760 8466
TIME...MOT...LOC 2319Z 231DEG 40KT 3755 8486
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
MJ3 follow-up statements
022
WWUS53 KLMK 052327
SVSLMK
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Louisville KY
727 PM EDT WED APR 5 2017
KYC021-137-052345-
/O.CON.KLMK.TO.W.0018.000000T0000Z-170405T2345Z/
Lincoln KY-Boyle KY-
727 PM EDT WED APR 5 2017
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM EDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN LINCOLN AND CENTRAL BOYLE COUNTIES...
At 726 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Danville, moving northeast at 45 mph. If you are
in the Danville area, seek shelter now.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Danville, Junction City, Alum Springs, Caldwell Manor, Milledgeville,
Davis Hill, Parksville and Stuart Powell Field Airport.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If a tornado or other severe weather is spotted, report it to the
National Weather Service or your local nearest law enforcement agency
who will send your report. This act may save lives of others in the
path of dangerous weather.
&&
LAT...LON 3748 8486 3753 8486 3755 8485 3753 8490
3753 8494 3754 8495 3770 8482 3770 8481
3760 8466
TIME...MOT...LOC 2326Z 230DEG 38KT 3760 8479
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
MJ679
WWUS53 KLMK 052332
SVSLMK
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Louisville KY
732 PM EDT WED APR 5 2017
KYC021-137-052345-
/O.CON.KLMK.TO.W.0018.000000T0000Z-170405T2345Z/
Lincoln KY-Boyle KY-
732 PM EDT WED APR 5 2017
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM EDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN LINCOLN AND EASTERN BOYLE COUNTIES...
At 731 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Danville, moving northeast 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...
Danville, Junction City, Stuart Powell Field Airport, Alum Springs,
Caldwell Manor and Davis Hill.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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 3754 8477 3762 8487 3770 8482 3770 8481
3760 8466
TIME...MOT...LOC 2331Z 231DEG 35KT 3762 8476
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
MJ650
WWUS53 KLMK 052337
SVSLMK
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Louisville KY
737 PM EDT WED APR 5 2017
KYC021-137-052347-
/O.EXP.KLMK.TO.W.0018.000000T0000Z-170405T2345Z/
Lincoln KY-Boyle KY-
737 PM EDT WED APR 5 2017
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN LINCOLN AND EASTERN BOYLE
COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 745 PM EDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore the warning will be allowed to expire.
A tornado watch remains in effect until 1000 PM EDT for central
Kentucky.
Report severe weather to local law enforcement, post your report to
the National Weather Service Louisville Facebook page, or tweet your
report using hashtag L, M, K, spotter.
LAT...LON 3754 8477 3762 8487 3770 8482 3770 8481
3760 8466
TIME...MOT...LOC 2337Z 231DEG 40KT 3766 8470
$$
MJThe office that day
Everything else NWS Louisville, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 5, 3:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Hancock | 29 min |
| Apr 5, 3:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Grayson | 23 min |
| Apr 5, 3:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Butler | 12 min |
| Apr 5, 3:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Hancock, Meade | 23 min |
| Apr 5, 3:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Breckinridge | 17 min |
| Apr 5, 3:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Meade | 22 min |
| Apr 5, 4:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Butler | 13 min |
| Apr 5, 4:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Butler, Grayson, Ohio | 23 min |
| Apr 5, 4:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Butler, Logan, Simpson, Warren | 32 min |
| Apr 5, 4:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Butler, Edmonson, Grayson | 24 min |
| Apr 5, 4:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Meade | 34 min |
| Apr 5, 4:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Bullitt | 25 min |
| Apr 5, 4:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Logan, Simpson, Warren | 35 min |
| Apr 5, 5:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Meade | 15 min |
| Apr 5, 5:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Grayson, Hardin | 29 min |
| Apr 5, 5:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Butler, Edmonson, Grayson, Warren | 26 min |
| Apr 5, 5:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Henry, Oldham, Trimble | 35 min |
| Apr 5, 5:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Meade | 20 min |
| Apr 5, 5:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Henry, Oldham, Trimble | 26 min |
| Apr 5, 5:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Madison | 23 min |
| Apr 5, 5:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Barren, Edmonson, Grayson, Hardin, Hart, Larue and 1 more | 37 min |
| Apr 5, 5:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bullitt, Jefferson, Shelby, Spencer | 21 min |
| Apr 5, 5:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Edmonson, Warren | 17 min |
| Apr 5, 5:28 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Bullitt, Hardin, Nelson | 32 min |
| Apr 5, 5:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Allen, Barren, Simpson, Warren | 28 min |
| Apr 5, 5:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Henry, Shelby, Spencer | 36 min |
| Apr 5, 5:42 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Hart | 18 min |
| Apr 5, 5:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Anderson, Bullitt, Nelson, Shelby, Spencer | 23 min |
| Apr 5, 5:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Cumberland | 37 min |
| Apr 5, 5:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Barren, Green, Hart, Metcalfe | 23 min |
| Apr 5, 5:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Green, Hart, Larue, Taylor | 33 min |
| Apr 5, 6:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Adair, Clinton, Cumberland, Metcalfe, Monroe, Russell | 44 min |
| Apr 5, 6:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Franklin, Henry | 23 min |
| Apr 5, 6:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Adair, Green, Hart, Metcalfe, Taylor | 31 min |
| Apr 5, 6:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Anderson, Franklin, Nelson, Shelby, Spencer, Woodford | 31 min |
| Apr 5, 6:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Allen, Barren, Metcalfe, Monroe | 45 min |
| Apr 5, 6:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Larue, Marion, Taylor, Washington | 36 min |
| Apr 5, 6:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Clinton, Cumberland, Russell | 31 min |
| Apr 5, 6:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Washington | 27 min |
| Apr 5, 6:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bourbon, Fayette, Franklin, Harrison, Jessamine, Scott and 1 more | 41 min |
| Apr 5, 6:36 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Adair, Taylor | 24 min |
| Apr 5, 6:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Larue | 21 min |
| Apr 5, 6:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Adair, Green, Metcalfe | 48 min |
| Apr 5, 6:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Boyle, Casey, Lincoln, Marion, Taylor | 24 min |
| Apr 5, 6:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Boyle, Garrard, Marion, Mercer, Washington | 35 min |
| Apr 5, 6:56 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Harrison, Scott | 19 min |
| Apr 5, 7:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Adair, Casey, Metcalfe, Russell, Taylor | 25 min |
| Apr 5, 7:08 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Boyle, Casey, Lincoln | 22 min |
| Apr 5, 7:08 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Bourbon, Harrison | 22 min |
| Apr 5, 7:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bourbon, Fayette | 20 min |
| Apr 5, 7:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Boyle, Fayette, Garrard, Jessamine, Madison, Mercer and 1 more | 25 min |
| Apr 5, 7:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bourbon, Harrison, Nicholas | 23 min |
| Apr 5, 7:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Adair, Casey, Lincoln, Taylor | 29 min |
| Apr 5, 7:32 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Boyle, Garrard, Jessamine, Mercer | 28 min |
| Apr 5, 7:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Scott | 24 min |
| Apr 5, 7:47 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Fayette, Garrard, Jessamine, Madison | 13 min |
| Apr 5, 7:54 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | LMK | Adair, Allen, Anderson, Barren, Bourbon, Boyle and 43 more | 3 hr |
| Apr 5, 7:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Clinton | 14 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.