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Tornado Warning 1, NWS Louisville, KY

February 24, 2018Logan County, Simpson County, Kentucky

NWS Louisville, KY issued this tornado warning at Feb 24, 2018, 4:06 PM CST for Logan County, Simpson County, Kentucky. It was in force for 24 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued: Feb 24, 2018, 4:06 PM CST (22:06 UTC)
Expired: Feb 24, 2018, 4:30 PM CST
In force: 24 min
Issued by: NWS Louisville, KY
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 1.0 in

Counties Logan County, KY, Simpson County, KY

The radar

The Ft Campbell radar (KHPX), 51 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:08 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.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Feb 24, 4:10 PM CST	TSTM WND DMG	5 Sw Corinth, KY	TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 68 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: 73 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -44 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 483 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 49 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 387 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 414 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 1.1

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

901 
WFUS53 KLMK 242206
TORLMK
KYC141-213-242230-
/O.NEW.KLMK.TO.W.0001.180224T2206Z-180224T2230Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Louisville KY
406 PM CST SAT FEB 24 2018

The National Weather Service in Louisville has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  South central Logan County in south central Kentucky...
  Simpson County in south central Kentucky...

* Until 430 PM CST

* At 406 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located 10 miles south of Russellville, moving east at 60 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail. 

  SOURCE...Weather spotters reported funnel cloud. 

  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...
  Adairville, Salmons, Neosheo, Schochoh, Middleton, Schweizer,
  Schley, Prices Mill, Peden Mill and Geddes.

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 3671 8694 3684 8659 3683 8658 3682 8653
      3666 8649 3665 8674 3665 8691
TIME...MOT...LOC 2206Z 253DEG 54KT 3670 8683 

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

$$

SCHOETTMER

1 follow-up statement

524 
WWUS53 KLMK 242227
SVSLMK

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Louisville KY
427 PM CST SAT FEB 24 2018

KYC141-213-242234-
/O.EXP.KLMK.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-180224T2230Z/
Logan KY-Simpson KY-
427 PM CST SAT FEB 24 2018

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL LOGAN AND SOUTHERN 
SIMPSON COUNTIES
WILL EXPIRE AT 430 PM CST...
    
While the Tornado Warning that was previously in effect for Logan 
County and southern Simpson County will expire, a NEW TORNADO 
WARNING has been issued for northern Simpson County as well as 
adjacent portions of northeast Logan and southern Warren counties.

The Tornado Warning for northern Simpson County and adjacent 
portions of Logan and Warren counties remains in effect until 445 PM 
CST.

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 3671 8694 3684 8659 3683 8658 3682 8653
      3666 8649 3665 8674 3665 8691
TIME...MOT...LOC 2224Z 246DEG 43KT 3678 8665 

$$

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Feb 23, 8:54 PM CST	Areal Flood Warning	LMK	Butler, Edmonson, Grayson, Logan, Warren	6 hr
Feb 23, 11:57 PM CST	River Flood Warning	LMK	Bullitt	3 days
Feb 24, 8:26 AM CST	River Flood Warning	LMK	Bourbon	37 hr
Feb 24, 2:57 PM CST	River Flood Advisory	LMK	Hart	36 hr
Feb 24, 2:57 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Butler	33 min
Feb 24, 3:29 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Grayson	31 min
Feb 24, 3:46 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Logan	29 min
Feb 24, 3:58 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Logan, Simpson	32 min
Feb 24, 4:20 PM CST	Tornado Warning	LMK	Logan, Simpson, Warren	25 min
Feb 24, 5:06 PM CST	Areal Flood Warning	LMK	Meade	12 hr
Feb 24, 5:15 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	LMK	Bullitt, Jefferson	4 hr
Feb 24, 5:47 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	LMK	Henry, Oldham, Trimble	4 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.