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Tornado Warning 5, NWS Louisville, KY

March 12, 2020Adair County, Casey County, Taylor County, Kentucky

NWS Louisville, KY issued this tornado warning at Mar 12, 2020, 6:59 PM CDT for Adair County, Casey County, Taylor County, Kentucky. It was in force for 31 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: Mar 12, 2020, 6:59 PM CDT (23:59 UTC)
Expired: Mar 12, 2020, 7:30 PM CDT
In force: 31 min
Issued by: NWS Louisville, KY
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.75 in

Counties Adair County, KY, Casey County, KY, Taylor County, KY

The radar

The Louisville radar (KLVX), 103 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:04 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 watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Mar 12, 5:09 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 12.0 hours before the alert went out and 183 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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 662 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 44 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 156 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 182 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

923 
WFUS53 KLMK 122359
TORLMK
KYC001-045-217-130030-
/O.NEW.KLMK.TO.W.0005.200312T2359Z-200313T0030Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Louisville KY
759 PM EDT Thu Mar 12 2020

The National Weather Service in Louisville has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  East central Taylor County in central Kentucky...
  West central Casey County in central Kentucky...
  Northeastern Adair County in south central Kentucky...

* Until 830 PM EDT/730 PM CDT/.
    
* At 758 PM EDT/658 PM CDT/, a severe thunderstorm capable of
  producing a tornado was located 7 miles east of Campbellsville,
  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...
  Casey Creek, Clementsville, Feathersburg, Rheber, Speck, Creston
  and Yuma.

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 3728 8526 3733 8525 3734 8497 3725 8500
TIME...MOT...LOC 2358Z 271DEG 26KT 3730 8521 

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

$$

AMS

2 follow-up statements

379 
WWUS53 KLMK 130012
SVSLMK

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Louisville KY
812 PM EDT Thu Mar 12 2020

KYC217-130022-
/O.CAN.KLMK.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-200313T0030Z/
Taylor KY-
812 PM EDT Thu Mar 12 2020

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL TAYLOR COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
    
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out 
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 100 AM EDT/midnight CDT/ for
south central and central Kentucky.

LAT...LON 3727 8518 3732 8515 3734 8497 3725 8500
TIME...MOT...LOC 0012Z 271DEG 26KT 3730 8508 

$$

KYC001-045-130030-
/O.CON.KLMK.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-200313T0030Z/
Casey KY-Adair KY-
812 PM EDT Thu Mar 12 2020

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM EDT/730 PM CDT/
FOR WEST CENTRAL CASEY AND NORTHEASTERN ADAIR COUNTIES...
    
At 812 PM EDT/712 PM CDT/, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing
a tornado was located 8 miles west of Liberty, 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...
Casey Creek, Creston, Clementsville and Rheber. 

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.

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 3727 8518 3732 8515 3734 8497 3725 8500
TIME...MOT...LOC 0012Z 271DEG 26KT 3730 8508 

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

$$

AMS

249 
WWUS53 KLMK 130023
SVSLMK

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Louisville KY
823 PM EDT Thu Mar 12 2020

KYC001-045-130033-
/O.EXP.KLMK.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-200313T0030Z/
Casey KY-Adair KY-
823 PM EDT Thu Mar 12 2020

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR WEST CENTRAL CASEY AND NORTHEASTERN ADAIR
COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 830 PM EDT/730 PM CDT/...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and has exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning will
be allowed to expire.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 100 AM EDT/midnight CDT/ for
south central and central Kentucky.

LAT...LON 3727 8518 3732 8515 3734 8497 3725 8500
TIME...MOT...LOC 0023Z 271DEG 26KT 3730 8500 

$$

AMS

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 12, 9:57 AM CDT	Flash Flood Watch	LMK	Anderson, Bourbon, Boyle, Breckinridge, Bullitt, Clark and 25 more	15 hr
Mar 12, 3:37 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Logan, Simpson	23 min
Mar 12, 3:50 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Butler	40 min
Mar 12, 4:01 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Butler	29 min
Mar 12, 4:04 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Allen, Simpson	26 min
Mar 12, 4:12 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Hancock	48 min
Mar 12, 4:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Butler, Edmonson, Grayson	32 min
Mar 12, 4:33 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Butler, Edmonson, Grayson	27 min
Mar 12, 4:54 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Grayson	36 min
Mar 12, 4:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Breckinridge, Grayson, Hancock, Hardin, Ohio	33 min
Mar 12, 4:58 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Edmonson, Hart	32 min
Mar 12, 4:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Butler, Ohio	46 min
Mar 12, 5:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Butler, Edmonson, Warren	59 min
Mar 12, 5:31 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Grayson, Hardin, Hart, Larue	29 min
Mar 12, 5:34 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LMK	Grayson, Hardin	3 hr
Mar 12, 5:34 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Breckinridge, Hancock	26 min
Mar 12, 5:41 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LMK	Butler, Ohio	3 hr
Mar 12, 5:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Green, Hart, Taylor	47 min
Mar 12, 5:59 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LMK	Hart	3 hr
Mar 12, 6:03 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Butler, Ohio, Warren	27 min
Mar 12, 6:05 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Barren	38 min
Mar 12, 6:16 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LMK	Green, Taylor	3 hr
Mar 12, 6:21 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LMK	Barren, Edmonson, Hart, Warren	3 hr
Mar 12, 6:24 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Butler, Edmonson, Warren	36 min
Mar 12, 6:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Adair, Casey, Green, Taylor	33 min
Mar 12, 6:40 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Adair, Metcalfe	35 min
Mar 12, 6:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Barren, Edmonson, Warren	45 min
Mar 12, 6:52 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LMK	Larue	2 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.