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Tornado Warning 2, NWS Louisville, KY

March 1, 2017Orange County, Indiana

NWS Louisville, KY issued this tornado warning at Mar 1, 2017, 12:33 AM EST for Orange County, Indiana. It was in force for 28 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
Mar 1, 2017, 12:33 AM EST (05:33 UTC)
Expired
Mar 1, 2017, 1:01 AM EST
In force
28 min
Issued by
NWS Louisville, KY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
1.0 in

County Orange County, IN

The radar

The Louisville radar (KLVX), 85 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:33 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Feb 28, 9:29 PM ESTTornado WatchSPC12 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 5.6 hours before the alert went out and 247 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 00:00Z on 2017-03-01Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 126 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 00:00Z on 2017-03-01The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 416 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
126 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-51 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
490 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
54 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
416 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
441 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.7

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The text

As transmitted.

845 
WFUS53 KLMK 010533
TORLMK
INC117-010615-
/O.NEW.KLMK.TO.W.0002.170301T0533Z-170301T0615Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Louisville KY
1233 AM EST WED MAR 1 2017

The National Weather Service in Louisville has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Northern Orange County in south central Indiana...

* Until 115 AM EST
    
* At 1233 AM EST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
  tornado was located 11 miles southeast of Shoals, moving east at 55
  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...
  Paoli, Orleans, French Lick, Stampers Creek, Orangeville, West
  Baden Springs, Bromer, Leipsic, Woodlawn Grove and Braxtons Siding.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!

&&

LAT...LON 3869 8631 3857 8631 3848 8668 3859 8668
      3869 8650
TIME...MOT...LOC 0533Z 247DEG 47KT 3853 8668 

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

$$

TWF
2 follow-up statements
096 
WWUS53 KLMK 010550
SVSLMK

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Louisville KY
1250 AM EST WED MAR 1 2017

INC117-010615-
/O.CON.KLMK.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170301T0615Z/
Orange IN-
1250 AM EST WED MAR 1 2017

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 AM EST FOR
NORTHEASTERN ORANGE COUNTY...
    
At 1249 AM EST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 10 miles northeast of Paoli, moving northeast at 60 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...
Paoli, Orleans, Bromer, Leipsic, Woodlawn Grove and Syria. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!

&&

LAT...LON 3869 8631 3859 8631 3856 8651 3862 8653
      3867 8647
TIME...MOT...LOC 0549Z 246DEG 51KT 3867 8632 

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

$$

TWF
118 
WWUS53 KLMK 010601
SVSLMK

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Louisville KY
101 AM EST WED MAR 1 2017

INC117-010610-
/O.CAN.KLMK.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170301T0615Z/
Orange IN-
101 AM EST WED MAR 1 2017

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN ORANGE COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore the warning has been cancelled.

No severe weather reports have been received by the National 
Weather Service from Orange County at this time.

A tornado watch remains in effect until 500 AM EST for south central
Indiana.

Report any 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 3869 8631 3859 8631 3856 8651 3862 8653
      3867 8647
TIME...MOT...LOC 0559Z 247DEG 47KT 3873 8614 

$$

TWF

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 28, 11:56 PM ESTTornado WarningLMKDubois34 min
Mar 1, 12:48 AM ESTTornado WarningLMKWashington42 min
Mar 1, 1:19 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKJefferson, Scott31 min
Mar 1, 1:22 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementLMKDubois23 min
Mar 1, 1:43 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKCrawford, Dubois, Perry32 min
Mar 1, 1:46 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKJefferson29 min
Mar 1, 1:49 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKPerry41 min
Mar 1, 2:15 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKCrawford, Perry30 min
Mar 1, 2:25 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKHarrison35 min
Mar 1, 2:29 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementLMKJefferson, Scott31 min
Mar 1, 2:41 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKHarrison49 min
Mar 1, 3:01 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKHarrison29 min
Mar 1, 5:18 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementLMKDubois, Orange, Washington42 min
Mar 1, 5:33 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKCrawford, Dubois, Harrison, Orange, Washington27 min
Mar 1, 5:47 AM ESTTornado WarningLMKWashington13 min
Mar 1, 5:57 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKClark, Crawford, Floyd, Harrison, Jefferson, Perry and 2 more33 min
Mar 1, 6:04 AM ESTTornado WarningLMKClark26 min
Mar 1, 6:22 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKClark, Floyd, Harrison, Jefferson, Scott23 min
Mar 1, 6:46 AM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryLMKClark, Crawford, Floyd, Harrison, Perry3 hr
Mar 1, 6:46 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKHarrison44 min
Mar 1, 8:05 AM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryLMKClark, Jefferson, Scott3 hr
Mar 1, 9:38 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningLMKJefferson, Scott17 hr

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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.