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Tornado Warning 17, NWS Louisville, KY

June 25, 2018Hart County, Kentucky

NWS Louisville, KY issued this tornado warning at Jun 25, 2018, 11:20 AM CDT for Hart 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: Jun 25, 2018, 11:20 AM CDT (16:20 UTC)
Expired: Jun 25, 2018, 11:45 AM CDT
In force: 25 min
Issued by: NWS Louisville, KY
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.75 in

County Hart County, KY

The radar

The Louisville radar (KLVX), 82 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:24 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, 4.3 hours before the alert went out and 139 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: 1637 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -41 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 801 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 25 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 163 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 208 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.8
Supercell composite: 4.8

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

771 
WFUS53 KLMK 251620
TORLMK
KYC099-251645-
/O.NEW.KLMK.TO.W.0017.180625T1620Z-180625T1645Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Louisville KY
1120 AM CDT MON JUN 25 2018

The National Weather Service in Louisville has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southeastern Hart County in central Kentucky...

* Until 1145 AM CDT
    
* At 1120 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
  tornado was located near Munfordville, moving east at 25 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...
  Munfordville, Bunnell Crossing, Hardyville, Woodsonville,
  Forestville, Canmer, Rowletts, Logsdon Valley and Pascal.

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 3722 8600 3728 8601 3731 8573 3718 8572
TIME...MOT...LOC 1620Z 272DEG 24KT 3724 8596 

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

$$

AMS

1 follow-up statement

288 
WWUS53 KLMK 251631
SVSLMK

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Louisville KY
1131 AM CDT MON JUN 25 2018

KYC099-251645-
/O.CON.KLMK.TO.W.0017.000000T0000Z-180625T1645Z/
Hart KY-
1131 AM CDT MON JUN 25 2018

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1145 AM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN HART COUNTY...
    
At 1131 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Munfordville, moving east 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...
Munfordville, Bunnell Crossing, Hardyville, Woodsonville, Canmer,
Rowletts and Pascal.

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 3721 8593 3729 8589 3731 8573 3718 8572
TIME...MOT...LOC 1631Z 272DEG 24KT 3724 8587 

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

$$

AMS

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 24, 10:24 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Hancock	36 min
Jun 24, 10:51 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Ohio	24 min
Jun 24, 11:19 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Breckinridge, Grayson	26 min
Jun 24, 11:45 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Butler	45 min
Jun 24, 11:47 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Hardin, Larue	43 min
Jun 25, 12:05 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Grayson, Hardin, Larue, Nelson	115 min
Jun 25, 12:26 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Larue, Marion, Washington	49 min
Jun 25, 1:34 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Boyle, Casey, Lincoln, Marion, Mercer, Washington	3 hr
Jun 25, 8:39 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Hancock	2 hr
Jun 25, 10:07 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Jefferson	3 hr
Jun 25, 11:02 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Butler, Ohio	28 min
Jun 25, 11:08 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Edmonson, Hart	22 min
Jun 25, 11:20 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Garrard, Lincoln	3 hr
Jun 25, 11:42 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Grayson	21 min
Jun 25, 11:45 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Green, Hart	30 min
Jun 25, 11:59 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Edmonson, Grayson	31 min
Jun 25, 12:13 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Adair	32 min
Jun 25, 12:14 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Hart	31 min
Jun 25, 12:20 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Adair, Green	25 min
Jun 25, 12:47 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Russell	43 min
Jun 25, 1:41 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Adair	34 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.