Alert archive / Kentucky / Tornado Warnings in 2018

Tornado Warning 22, NWS Louisville, KY

June 27, 2018Allen County, Barren County, Monroe County, Kentucky

NWS Louisville, KY issued this tornado warning at Jun 27, 2018, 1:41 PM CDT for Allen County, Barren County, Monroe County, Kentucky. It was in force for 19 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 27, 2018, 1:41 PM CDT (18:41 UTC)
Expired
Jun 27, 2018, 2:00 PM CDT
In force
19 min
Issued by
NWS Louisville, KY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.0 in

Counties Allen County, KY, Barren County, KY, Monroe County, KY

The radar

The Nashville radar (KOHX), 79 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:44 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, 6.7 hours before the alert went out and 91 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, Nashville Metro, TN at 12:00Z on 2018-06-27Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 596 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Nashville Metro, TN at 12:00Z on 2018-06-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 358 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
596 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-52 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
603 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
31 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
358 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
420 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
7.3

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

780 
WFUS53 KLMK 271841
TORLMK
KYC003-009-171-271900-
/O.NEW.KLMK.TO.W.0022.180627T1841Z-180627T1900Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Louisville KY
141 PM CDT WED JUN 27 2018

The National Weather Service in Louisville has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Northwestern Monroe County in south central Kentucky...
  East central Allen County in south central Kentucky...
  Southeastern Barren County in south central Kentucky...

* Until 200 PM CDT
    
* At 141 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located 9 miles northeast of Scottsville, moving southeast 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...
  Fountain Run, Dry Fork, Etoile, Peter Creek, Austin, Tracy,
  Cooktown and Lamb.

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 3680 8610 3688 8604 3682 8583 3668 8595
TIME...MOT...LOC 1841Z 303DEG 31KT 3683 8604 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN

$$

EBW
1 follow-up statement
796 
WWUS53 KLMK 271857
SVSLMK

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Louisville KY
157 PM CDT WED JUN 27 2018

KYC003-009-171-271907-
/O.EXP.KLMK.TO.W.0022.000000T0000Z-180627T1900Z/
Monroe KY-Allen KY-Barren KY-
157 PM CDT WED JUN 27 2018

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN MONROE...EAST CENTRAL ALLEN
AND SOUTHEASTERN BARREN COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 200 PM CDT...
    
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.

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 3680 8610 3688 8604 3682 8583 3668 8595
TIME...MOT...LOC 1857Z 303DEG 31KT 3676 8591 

$$

EER

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 26, 7:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKHancock, Ohio44 min
Jun 26, 7:39 PM CDTTornado WarningLMKButler, Ohio25 min
Jun 26, 7:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKButler, Logan, Ohio34 min
Jun 26, 7:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBreckinridge, Butler, Grayson, Hancock, Ohio29 min
Jun 26, 8:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBreckinridge, Hardin, Meade21 min
Jun 26, 8:15 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKMeade30 min
Jun 26, 8:20 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKEdmonson25 min
Jun 26, 8:55 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKLogan, Warren35 min
Jun 26, 9:58 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLMKLogan, Simpson, Warren2 hr
Jun 26, 10:25 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLMKCasey, Lincoln41 min
Jun 26, 11:41 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKCumberland, Monroe49 min
Jun 27, 12:30 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKClinton, Cumberland30 min
Jun 27, 1:05 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKWarren25 min
Jun 27, 1:09 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKBarren36 min
Jun 27, 1:24 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKAllen36 min
Jun 27, 1:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBarren30 min
Jun 27, 1:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKAllen, Barren29 min
Jun 27, 1:34 PM CDTTornado WarningLMKBarren12 min
Jun 27, 1:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKAllen, Barren, Cumberland, Metcalfe, Monroe37 min
Jun 27, 2:42 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLMKAllen, Barren, Cumberland, Metcalfe, Monroe3 hr
Jun 27, 4:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKAllen, Logan, Simpson35 min
Jun 27, 4:29 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKWashington31 min
Jun 27, 4:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKAllen24 min
Jun 27, 4:58 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKMonroe32 min
Jun 27, 5:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBarren, Monroe37 min
Jun 27, 5:37 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKLogan38 min
Jun 27, 5:45 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLMKAllen, Barren, Cumberland, Metcalfe, Monroe3 hr
Jun 27, 5:48 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKCumberland27 min
Jun 27, 6:23 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKLogan37 min
Jun 27, 6:48 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKWarren27 min

Nearby

Tornado Warnings in Kentucky, 2018Every tornado warning in 2018Tornadoes in 2018

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.