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Tornado Warning 13, NWS Louisville, KY

December 6, 2021Logan County, Kentucky

NWS Louisville, KY issued this tornado warning at Dec 6, 2021, 4:47 AM CST for Logan County, Kentucky. It was in force for 28 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
Dec 6, 2021, 4:47 AM CST (10:47 UTC)
Expired
Dec 6, 2021, 5:15 AM CST
In force
28 min
Issued by
NWS Louisville, KY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.0 in

County Logan County, KY

The radar

The Ft Campbell radar (KHPX), 29 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:51 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Dec 6, 4:51 AM CSTTSTM WND DMG2 E Olmstead, KYDISPATCH REPORTED A TREE ACROSS OLD VOLNEY RD. TIME APPROXIMATED FROM RADAR.

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 00:00Z, 10.8 hours before the alert went out and 74 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 00:00Z on 2021-12-06Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 666 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Nashville Metro, TN at 00:00Z on 2021-12-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 346 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
666 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-18 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
658 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
38 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
346 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
484 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
1.1
Supercell composite
5.4

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

563 
WFUS53 KLMK 061047
TORLMK
KYC141-061115-
/O.NEW.KLMK.TO.W.0013.211206T1047Z-211206T1115Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Louisville KY
447 AM CST Mon Dec 6 2021

The National Weather Service in Louisville has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southwestern Logan County in south central Kentucky...

* Until 515 AM CST.
    
* At 447 AM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located 8 miles southeast of Elkton, moving east at 55 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.

* This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
  southwestern Logan County, including the following locations...
  Schochoh, Lickskillet, Schley, Olmstead and Adairville.

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.

This cluster of thunderstorms is capable of producing tornadoes and
widespread significant wind damage. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest
floor of a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3677 8705 3673 8676 3667 8679 3670 8706
      3673 8706
TIME...MOT...LOC 1047Z 274DEG 46KT 3674 8704 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN

$$

SCHOETTMER
1 follow-up statement
635 
WWUS53 KLMK 061106 RRA
SVSLMK

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Louisville KY
506 AM CST Mon Dec 6 2021

KYC141-061116-
/O.EXP.KLMK.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-211206T1115Z/
Logan KY-
506 AM CST Mon Dec 6 2021

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN LOGAN COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
515 AM CST...
        
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.

LAT...LON 3677 8705 3673 8676 3667 8679 3670 8706
      3673 8706
TIME...MOT...LOC 1106Z 274DEG 46KT 3672 8674 

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 5, 6:42 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLMKBarren18 min
Dec 5, 6:45 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLMKEdmonson15 min
Dec 5, 7:16 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLMKHart29 min
Dec 5, 7:57 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLMKGreen33 min
Dec 5, 8:30 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLMKGreen, Taylor30 min
Dec 5, 9:26 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLMKButler, Grayson34 min
Dec 5, 10:06 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLMKEdmonson, Grayson, Hart, Larue54 min
Dec 6, 12:04 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBoyle, Marion26 min
Dec 6, 12:36 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBoyle, Garrard24 min
Dec 6, 1:02 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLMKHancock28 min
Dec 6, 2:30 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLMKHenry, Shelby30 min
Dec 6, 3:18 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLMKFayette, Scott, Woodford27 min
Dec 6, 3:27 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLMKHart, Larue33 min
Dec 6, 3:48 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLMKBourbon, Clark, Fayette, Nicholas42 min
Dec 6, 3:59 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLMKMarion31 min
Dec 6, 4:13 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLMKJessamine, Mercer32 min
Dec 6, 4:43 AM CSTTornado WarningLMKLogan17 min
Dec 6, 5:04 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLMKSimpson26 min
Dec 6, 5:15 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLMKWarren30 min
Dec 6, 6:21 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLMKCumberland24 min
Dec 6, 6:23 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLMKClinton37 min
Dec 6, 6:46 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLMKClinton14 min
Dec 6, 7:42 AM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryLMKTaylor3 hr
Dec 6, 9:36 AM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryLMKBoyle, Garrard, Marion3 hr
Dec 6, 10:54 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningLMKBourbon23 hr
Dec 6, 12:11 PM CSTRiver Flood AdvisoryLMKFranklin32 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.