Alert archive / Kentucky / Tornado Warnings in 2018
Tornado Warning 2, NWS Louisville, KY
NWS Louisville, KY issued this tornado warning at Feb 24, 2018, 4:20 PM CST for Logan County, Simpson County, Warren 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
- Feb 24, 2018, 4:20 PM CST (22:20 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 24, 2018, 4:45 PM CST
- In force
- 25 min
- Issued by
- NWS Louisville, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
Counties Logan County, KY, Simpson County, KY, Warren County, KY
The radar
The Ft Campbell radar (KHPX), 60 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:24 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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, 10.3 hours before the alert went out and 77 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
- 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
The text
As transmitted.
765
WFUS53 KLMK 242220
TORLMK
KYC141-213-227-242245-
/O.NEW.KLMK.TO.W.0002.180224T2220Z-180224T2245Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Louisville KY
420 PM CST SAT FEB 24 2018
The National Weather Service in Louisville has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southeastern Logan County in south central Kentucky...
Northern Simpson County in south central Kentucky...
Southwestern Warren County in south central Kentucky...
* Until 445 PM CST
* At 420 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 9 miles southeast of Russellville, moving northeast at
50 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...
Bowling Green, Crestmoor, Memphis Junction, Mount Victor, Woodburn,
Rockfield, Rich Pond, South Union, Matlock and Alvaton.
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 3673 8676 3677 8683 3704 8640 3685 8634
TIME...MOT...LOC 2220Z 243DEG 43KT 3677 8675
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
SCHOETTMER2 follow-up statements
396
WWUS53 KLMK 242232
SVSLMK
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Louisville KY
432 PM CST SAT FEB 24 2018
KYC141-242241-
/O.CAN.KLMK.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-180224T2245Z/
Logan KY-
432 PM CST SAT FEB 24 2018
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN LOGAN COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
LAT...LON 3677 8662 3684 8666 3704 8640 3685 8634
TIME...MOT...LOC 2231Z 243DEG 43KT 3684 8658
$$
KYC213-227-242245-
/O.CON.KLMK.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-180224T2245Z/
Simpson KY-Warren KY-
432 PM CST SAT FEB 24 2018
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM CST FOR
NORTHEASTERN SIMPSON AND SOUTHWESTERN WARREN COUNTIES...
At 431 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 8 miles southwest of Memphis Junction, moving northeast
at 50 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Weather spotters reported a 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...
Bowling Green, Memphis Junction, Mount Victor, Crestmoor, Woodburn,
Matlock, Alvaton, Rockfield, Rich Pond and Drake.
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 3677 8662 3684 8666 3704 8640 3685 8634
TIME...MOT...LOC 2231Z 243DEG 43KT 3684 8658
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
SCHOETTMER710
WWUS53 KLMK 242246
SVSLMK
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Louisville KY
446 PM CST SAT FEB 24 2018
KYC213-227-242255-
/O.EXP.KLMK.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-180224T2245Z/
Simpson KY-Warren KY-
446 PM CST SAT FEB 24 2018
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN SIMPSON AND SOUTHWESTERN
WARREN COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore the warning has been allowed to expire.
Report severe weather to local law enforcement, post your report to
the National Weather Service Louisville Facebook page, or tweet your
report using hashtag L, M, K, spotter.
LAT...LON 3677 8662 3684 8666 3704 8640 3685 8634
TIME...MOT...LOC 2245Z 243DEG 43KT 3690 8643
$$
SCHOETTMERThe 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, 4:06 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Logan, Simpson | 24 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.