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Tornado Warning 28, NWS Louisville, KY

June 23, 2017Taylor County, Kentucky

NWS Louisville, KY issued this tornado warning at Jun 23, 2017, 3:28 PM EDT for Taylor County, Kentucky. It was in force for 17 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: Jun 23, 2017, 3:28 PM EDT (19:28 UTC)
Expired: Jun 23, 2017, 3:45 PM EDT
In force: 17 min
Issued by: NWS Louisville, KY
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.75 in

County Taylor County, KY

The radar

The Louisville radar (KLVX), 86 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:32 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, 7.5 hours before the alert went out and 180 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 449 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -4 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 660 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 41 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 232 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 224 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.4
Supercell composite: 3.1

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The text

As transmitted.

034 
WFUS53 KLMK 231928
TORLMK
KYC217-231945-
/O.NEW.KLMK.TO.W.0028.170623T1928Z-170623T1945Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Louisville KY
328 PM EDT FRI JUN 23 2017

The National Weather Service in Louisville has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Central Taylor County in central Kentucky...

* Until 345 PM EDT
    
* At 328 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Campbellsville, moving northeast at 30 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, Taylor County Airport, Spurlington, Arista, South
  Campbellsville, Wrights, Elk Horn, Mannsville, Wooleyville and
  Acton.

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 3735 8546 3745 8531 3743 8528 3742 8527
      3742 8524 3737 8517 3726 8539
TIME...MOT...LOC 1928Z 232DEG 27KT 3733 8539 

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

$$

EER

2 follow-up statements

152 
WWUS53 KLMK 231936
SVSLMK

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Louisville KY
336 PM EDT FRI JUN 23 2017

KYC217-231945-
/O.CON.KLMK.TO.W.0028.000000T0000Z-170623T1945Z/
Taylor KY-
336 PM EDT FRI JUN 23 2017

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM EDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN TAYLOR COUNTY...
    
At 336 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Campbellsville, moving northeast at 35 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, Taylor County Airport, Wooleyville, Arista,
Spurlington and South Campbellsville.

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 3740 8538 3745 8531 3743 8528 3742 8527
      3742 8524 3738 8519 3731 8536
TIME...MOT...LOC 1936Z 229DEG 28KT 3738 8533 

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

$$

EER

572 
WWUS53 KLMK 231945
SVSLMK

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Louisville KY
345 PM EDT FRI JUN 23 2017

KYC217-231954-
/O.EXP.KLMK.TO.W.0028.000000T0000Z-170623T1945Z/
Taylor KY-
345 PM EDT FRI JUN 23 2017

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN TAYLOR COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
345 PM EDT...
    
The tornado threat has diminished and the Tornado Warning has been 
cancelled. However, damaging winds remain likely and a Severe 
Thunderstorm Warning remains in effect for the area.

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 3740 8538 3745 8531 3743 8528 3742 8527
      3742 8524 3738 8519 3731 8536
TIME...MOT...LOC 1944Z 232DEG 27KT 3742 8527 

$$

EER

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 23, 1:26 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Logan	34 min
Jun 23, 3:21 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Green, Marion, Taylor	24 min
Jun 23, 3:44 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Marion, Taylor	31 min
Jun 23, 4:19 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Ohio	3 hr
Jun 23, 4:24 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Jefferson	3 hr
Jun 23, 4:33 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Cumberland, Metcalfe, Monroe	27 min
Jun 23, 4:55 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Breckinridge, Bullitt, Grayson, Hardin, Meade, Nelson	3 hr
Jun 23, 5:03 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Hardin	27 min
Jun 23, 5:19 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	LMK	Hardin	6 hr
Jun 23, 5:29 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Larue	16 min
Jun 23, 5:32 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Fayette, Jessamine	3 hr
Jun 23, 5:44 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Larue, Marion, Nelson	31 min
Jun 23, 5:46 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Anderson, Bullitt, Mercer, Nelson, Shelby, Spencer and 1 more	3 hr
Jun 23, 5:50 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	LMK	Bullitt, Hardin, Larue, Nelson, Spencer	3 hr
Jun 23, 6:07 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Franklin, Harrison, Henry, Oldham, Scott, Shelby and 2 more	3 hr
Jun 23, 6:10 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Marion, Nelson, Washington	35 min
Jun 23, 6:27 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Bourbon, Clark, Fayette, Harrison, Nicholas	3 hr
Jun 23, 6:30 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Boyle, Casey, Marion, Mercer, Washington	30 min
Jun 23, 6:36 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	LMK	Anderson, Mercer, Nelson, Shelby, Spencer, Washington and 1 more	3 hr
Jun 23, 6:44 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	LMK	Franklin, Harrison, Scott, Shelby	3 hr
Jun 23, 6:44 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Casey, Taylor	31 min
Jun 23, 6:50 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	LMK	Bourbon, Clark, Fayette, Harrison, Jessamine, Nicholas and 2 more	4 hr
Jun 23, 6:58 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Boyle, Casey, Garrard, Jessamine, Lincoln, Mercer	32 min
Jun 23, 7:11 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Casey, Lincoln	34 min
Jun 23, 7:28 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Madison	32 min
Jun 23, 7:50 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Clark	25 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.