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Tornado Warning 34, NWS Louisville, KY
NWS Louisville, KY issued this tornado warning at Sep 8, 2018, 2:40 PM CDT for Perry County, Indiana. It was in force for 35 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
- Sep 8, 2018, 2:40 PM CDT (19:40 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 8, 2018, 3:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 35 min
- Issued by
- NWS Louisville, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
County Perry County, IN
The radar
The Louisville radar (KLVX), 70 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:40 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8, 2:50 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Ne Tell City, IN | GARAGE DOOR AND ROOF DAMAGE TO A WAREHOUSE TYPE BUILDING ON THE NORTH SIDE OF TELL CITY. SEVERAL FENCES AND LARGE TREES DOWN. ALSO STREET FLOODING IN TELL CITY. |
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, 7.7 hours before the alert went out and 210 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
- 613 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -66 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1106 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 12 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 42 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 62 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
857
WFUS53 KLMK 081940
TORLMK
INC123-082015-
/O.NEW.KLMK.TO.W.0034.180908T1940Z-180908T2015Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Louisville KY
240 PM CDT SAT SEP 8 2018
The National Weather Service in Louisville has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Central Perry County in south central Indiana...
* Until 315 PM CDT.
* At 239 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Tell City, 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...
Tell City, Troy, Ranger, Lilly Dale, Terry, Gatchel, and Fenn
Haven.
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 3800 8679 3800 8677 3802 8678 3815 8667
3805 8650 3793 8676 3797 8679 3799 8680
TIME...MOT...LOC 1939Z 228DEG 25KT 3797 8676
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75
$$
132 follow-up statements
744
WWUS53 KLMK 081955
SVSLMK
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Louisville KY
255 PM CDT SAT SEP 8 2018
INC123-082015-
/O.CON.KLMK.TO.W.0034.000000T0000Z-180908T2015Z/
Perry IN-
255 PM CDT SAT SEP 8 2018
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
PERRY COUNTY...
...DAMAGE WAS REPORTED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF TELL CITY AS THIS STORM
MOVED THROUGH...
At 253 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 7 miles northeast of Tell City, moving northeast at 30
mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Ranger, Lilly Dale, Terry, and Gatchel.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
Heavy rainfall may hide this tornado. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado.
If a tornado or other severe weather is spotted, report it to the
National Weather Service or your local nearest law enforcement agency
who will send your report. This act may save lives of others in the
path of dangerous weather.
&&
LAT...LON 3804 8676 3815 8667 3807 8653 3797 8669
TIME...MOT...LOC 1953Z 227DEG 24KT 3803 8668
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$
13073
WWUS53 KLMK 082014
SVSLMK
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Louisville KY
314 PM CDT SAT SEP 8 2018
INC123-082022-
/O.EXP.KLMK.TO.W.0034.000000T0000Z-180908T2015Z/
Perry IN-
314 PM CDT SAT SEP 8 2018
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL PERRY COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 315 PM
CDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. However heavy rain
is still possible with this thunderstorm.
A Tornado Warning remains in effect for eastern Perry County. At 312
PM CDT National Weather Service Doppler radar indicated circulation
in a storm in the Leopold and Mount Pleasant areas, moving to the
northeast.
Damage was reported on the north side of Tell City earlier.
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 3804 8676 3815 8667 3807 8653 3797 8669
TIME...MOT...LOC 2012Z 228DEG 25KT 3811 8657
$$
13The office that day
Everything else NWS Louisville, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7, 7:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Orange | 41 min |
| Sep 7, 7:35 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Perry | 40 min |
| Sep 7, 8:15 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Perry | 2 hr |
| Sep 7, 8:56 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Perry | 34 min |
| Sep 7, 9:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Perry | 46 min |
| Sep 8, 10:35 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Crawford, Dubois, Orange, Perry | 6 hr |
| Sep 8, 2:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Perry | 30 min |
| Sep 8, 2:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Perry | 26 min |
| Sep 8, 3:09 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Crawford, Harrison, Perry | 36 min |
| Sep 8, 3:13 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Perry | 2 hr |
| Sep 8, 3:43 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Perry | 3 hr |
| Sep 8, 3:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Harrison | 30 min |
| Sep 8, 4:51 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Crawford, Dubois, Perry | 114 min |
| Sep 8, 4:54 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Perry | 36 min |
| Sep 8, 5:32 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Clark, Crawford, Floyd, Harrison, Orange, Perry and 2 more | 3 hr |
| Sep 8, 5:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Clark | 43 min |
| Sep 8, 5:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Crawford, Perry | 30 min |
| Sep 8, 6:34 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Crawford, Dubois, Harrison, Perry | 116 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.