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Tornado Warning 9, NWS Louisville, KY

October 6, 2021Lincoln County, Kentucky

NWS Louisville, KY issued this tornado warning at Oct 6, 2021, 6:29 PM EDT for Lincoln County, Kentucky. It was in force for 31 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
Oct 6, 2021, 6:29 PM EDT (22:29 UTC)
Expired
Oct 6, 2021, 7:00 PM EDT
In force
31 min
Issued by
NWS Louisville, KY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.75 in

County Lincoln County, KY

The radar

The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 122 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:28 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Oct 6, 6:52 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGRowland, KYTREES REPORTED DOWN.

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, 10.5 hours before the alert went out and 228 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 2021-10-06Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 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 2021-10-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -65 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1243 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
34 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-65 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-2 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
-0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

523 
WFUS53 KLMK 062229
TORLMK
KYC137-062300-
/O.NEW.KLMK.TO.W.0009.211006T2229Z-211006T2300Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Louisville KY
629 PM EDT Wed Oct 6 2021

The National Weather Service in Louisville has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Central Lincoln County in central Kentucky...

* Until 700 PM EDT.
    
* At 629 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located 8 miles south of Stanford, moving north at 25 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...
  Stanford.

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 3736 8466 3737 8473 3756 8482 3757 8479
      3759 8467 3757 8459 3756 8457
TIME...MOT...LOC 2229Z 184DEG 22KT 3742 8469 

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

$$

SCHOETTMER
3 follow-up statements
872 
WWUS53 KLMK 062240
SVSLMK

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Louisville KY
640 PM EDT Wed Oct 6 2021

KYC137-062300-
/O.CON.KLMK.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-211006T2300Z/
Lincoln KY-
640 PM EDT Wed Oct 6 2021

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT FOR CENTRAL
LINCOLN COUNTY...
    
At 639 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Stanford, moving north at 25 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...
Stanford, South Fork, Boneyville, Kings Mountain, Jumbo, Geneva,
Rowland, Halls Gap, Maywood and Blue Lick.

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 3736 8466 3737 8473 3756 8482 3757 8479
      3759 8467 3757 8459 3756 8457
TIME...MOT...LOC 2239Z 184DEG 22KT 3749 8468 

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

$$

SCHOETTMER
221 
WWUS53 KLMK 062247
SVSLMK

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Louisville KY
647 PM EDT Wed Oct 6 2021

KYC137-062300-
/O.CON.KLMK.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-211006T2300Z/
Lincoln KY-
647 PM EDT Wed Oct 6 2021

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN LINCOLN COUNTY...
    
At 647 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Stanford, moving north at 15 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...
Stanford, Halls Gap, Boneyville, Maywood, Jumbo, Blue Lick,
Logantown, Rowland, Mckinney and Turnersville.

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 3743 8463 3745 8476 3757 8479 3759 8467
      3757 8459 3756 8457
TIME...MOT...LOC 2247Z 185DEG 13KT 3749 8468 

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

$$

SCHOETTMER
124 
WWUS53 KLMK 062302
SVSLMK

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Louisville KY
702 PM EDT Wed Oct 6 2021

KYC137-062311-
/O.EXP.KLMK.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-211006T2300Z/
Lincoln KY-
702 PM EDT Wed Oct 6 2021

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN LINCOLN COUNTY HAS EXPIRED...
    
The previous Tornado Warning for Lincoln County has expired, however 
a new Tornado Warning for northern Lincoln County is now in effect.

LAT...LON 3743 8463 3745 8476 3757 8479 3759 8467
      3757 8459 3756 8457
TIME...MOT...LOC 2301Z 184DEG 22KT 3757 8467 

$$

SCHOETTMER

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 6, 4:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKRussell31 min
Oct 6, 4:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKCasey29 min
Oct 6, 5:49 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKCasey26 min
Oct 6, 5:53 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKGarrard37 min
Oct 6, 6:19 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKLincoln26 min
Oct 6, 6:55 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLMKCasey, Russell2 hr
Oct 6, 6:58 PM EDTTornado WarningLMKBoyle, Garrard, Lincoln32 min
Oct 6, 7:00 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLMKBoyle, Casey, Lincoln2 hr
Oct 6, 7:23 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKBoyle37 min
Oct 6, 7:36 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKGarrard24 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.