Alert archive / Kentucky / Tornado Warnings in 2020
Tornado Warning 3, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this tornado warning at Jun 10, 2020, 7:37 PM EDT for Greenup County, Kentucky. It was in force for 23 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 10, 2020, 7:37 PM EDT (23:37 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 10, 2020, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 23 min
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
County Greenup County, KY
The radar
The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 108 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:38 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 10, 6:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 11.6 hours before the alert went out and 119 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
- 346 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -192 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 774 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 15 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 205 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 116 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
533
WFUS51 KRLX 102337
TORRLX
KYC089-110000-
/O.NEW.KRLX.TO.W.0003.200610T2337Z-200611T0000Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Charleston WV
737 PM EDT Wed Jun 10 2020
The National Weather Service in Charleston West Virginia has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Central Greenup County in northeastern Kentucky...
* Until 800 PM EDT.
* At 736 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms capable of producing both
tornadoes and extensive straight line wind damage were located near
Load, or 10 miles southwest of Wheelersburg, 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.
* These dangerous storms will be near...
Greenup around 740 PM EDT.
Franklin Furnace around 745 PM EDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Grays
Branch.
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.
To report severe weather contact your nearest law enforcement agency.
They will send your report to the National Weather Service office in
Charleston West Virginia.
&&
LAT...LON 3869 8288 3866 8286 3861 8285 3858 8284
3855 8295 3860 8299
TIME...MOT...LOC 2336Z 238DEG 28KT 3859 8292
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
HART1 follow-up statement
137
WWUS51 KRLX 102350
SVSRLX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
750 PM EDT Wed Jun 10 2020
KYC089-110000-
/O.CON.KRLX.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-200611T0000Z/
Greenup KY-
750 PM EDT Wed Jun 10 2020
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT FOR CENTRAL
GREENUP COUNTY...
At 748 PM EDT, a severe squall line capable of producing both
tornadoes and straight line wind damage was located across Greenup
County, moving northeast at 30 mph. Although the initial part of the
line that prompted the tornado warning has exited the area, a new
area with rotation is currently approaching the tornado warning.
Thus, the tornado warning remains in effect.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
central Greenup County, including the following locations... Grays
Branch.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
If a tornado or other severe weather is spotted, report it to the
National Weather Service or your local nearest law enforcement agency
who will send your report. This act may save lives of others in the
path of dangerous weather.
&&
LAT...LON 3869 8288 3866 8286 3861 8285 3858 8284
3855 8295 3860 8299
TIME...MOT...LOC 2348Z 238DEG 28KT 3864 8281
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
HARTThe office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 10, 4:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Boyd, Carter, Elliott, Greenup, Lawrence, Martin | 116 min |
| Jun 10, 6:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Carter, Greenup | 72 min |
| Jun 10, 7:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Boyd, Carter, Greenup | 61 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.