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Tornado Warning 13, NWS Louisville, KY

March 18, 2022Bullitt County, Hardin County, Nelson County, Kentucky

NWS Louisville, KY issued this tornado warning at Mar 18, 2022, 10:43 PM EDT for Bullitt County, Hardin County, Nelson County, Kentucky. It was in force for 32 min. 2 reports 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: Mar 18, 2022, 10:43 PM EDT (02:43 UTC)
Expired: Mar 18, 2022, 11:15 PM EDT
In force: 32 min
Issued by: NWS Louisville, KY
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.75 in

Counties Bullitt County, KY, Hardin County, KY, Nelson County, KY

The radar

The Louisville radar (KLVX), 26 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:47 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

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Mar 18, 10:50 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	4 Nnw Elizabethtown, KY	LARGE NUMBER OF POWER POLES BROKEN ALONG SOUTH WILSON ROAD BETWEEN W.A. JENKINS ROAD AND HUTCHERSON LANE. POWER COMPANY PROVIDED PICTURES VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.
Mar 18, 10:58 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	2 Wnw Colesburg, KY	POWER POLES AND WIRES DOWN ALONG WOOLDRIDGE FERRY ROAD BETWEEN KY 434 AND KY 313. TIME ESTIMATED VIA 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, 2.7 hours before the alert went out and 191 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: 201 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -36 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 942 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 81 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 274 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 369 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.3
Supercell composite: 3.2

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

788 
WFUS53 KLMK 190243 RRA
TORLMK
KYC029-093-179-190315-
/O.NEW.KLMK.TO.W.0013.220319T0243Z-220319T0315Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Louisville KY
1043 PM EDT Fri Mar 18 2022

The National Weather Service in Louisville has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  West central Nelson County in central Kentucky...
  East central Hardin County in central Kentucky...
  South central Bullitt County in central Kentucky...

* Until 1115 PM EDT.
    
* At 1043 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
  tornado was located near Elizabethtown, moving northeast at 35 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 dangerous storm will be near...
  Elizabethtown around 1050 PM EDT.

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 3769 8599 3773 8601 3787 8575 3775 8567
TIME...MOT...LOC 0243Z 247DEG 32KT 3772 8596 

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

$$

MJ

4 follow-up statements

691 
WWUS53 KLMK 190249
SVSLMK

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Louisville KY
1049 PM EDT Fri Mar 18 2022

KYC029-093-179-190315-
/O.CON.KLMK.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-220319T0315Z/
Nelson KY-Hardin KY-Bullitt KY-
1049 PM EDT Fri Mar 18 2022

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 PM EDT FOR WEST
CENTRAL NELSON...EAST CENTRAL HARDIN AND SOUTH CENTRAL BULLITT
COUNTIES...
    
At 1048 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Elizabethtown, moving northeast at 35 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
west central Nelson, east central Hardin and south central Bullitt
Counties, including the following locations... Lebanon Junction,
Crest, Tunnel Hills, Colesburg, Younger Creek and Radcliff.

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 3771 8593 3775 8595 3787 8575 3775 8567
TIME...MOT...LOC 0248Z 244DEG 31KT 3774 8591 

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

$$

MJ

318 
WWUS53 KLMK 190254
SVSLMK

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Louisville KY
1054 PM EDT Fri Mar 18 2022

KYC029-093-179-190315-
/O.CON.KLMK.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-220319T0315Z/
Nelson KY-Hardin KY-Bullitt KY-
1054 PM EDT Fri Mar 18 2022

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 PM EDT FOR WEST
CENTRAL NELSON...EAST CENTRAL HARDIN AND SOUTH CENTRAL BULLITT
COUNTIES...
    
At 1054 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Elizabethtown, moving northeast at 35 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
west central Nelson, east central Hardin and south central Bullitt
Counties, including the following locations... Lebanon Junction,
Crest, Colesburg and Younger Creek.

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 3774 8588 3777 8590 3787 8575 3775 8567
TIME...MOT...LOC 0254Z 243DEG 32KT 3777 8585 

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

$$

MJ

206 
WWUS53 KLMK 190300
SVSLMK

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Louisville KY
1100 PM EDT Fri Mar 18 2022

KYC029-093-179-190315-
/O.CON.KLMK.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-220319T0315Z/
Nelson KY-Hardin KY-Bullitt KY-
1100 PM EDT Fri Mar 18 2022

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 PM EDT FOR WEST
CENTRAL NELSON...EAST CENTRAL HARDIN AND SOUTH CENTRAL BULLITT
COUNTIES...
    
At 1100 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 8 miles northeast of Elizabethtown, moving northeast at
40 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
west central Nelson, east central Hardin and south central Bullitt
Counties, including the following locations... Lebanon Junction,
Colesburg and Younger Creek.

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 3776 8581 3780 8584 3787 8575 3775 8567
TIME...MOT...LOC 0300Z 242DEG 33KT 3780 8579 

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

$$

MJ

740 
WWUS53 KLMK 190308
SVSLMK

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Louisville KY
1108 PM EDT Fri Mar 18 2022

KYC029-093-179-190318-
/O.EXP.KLMK.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-220319T0315Z/
Nelson KY-Hardin KY-Bullitt KY-
1108 PM EDT Fri Mar 18 2022

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR WEST CENTRAL NELSON...EAST CENTRAL HARDIN
AND SOUTH CENTRAL BULLITT COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 1115 PM EDT...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
Louisville.

LAT...LON 3776 8581 3780 8584 3787 8575 3775 8567
TIME...MOT...LOC 0308Z 247DEG 32KT 3782 8573 

$$

MJ

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 18, 8:35 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Ohio	25 min
Mar 18, 9:05 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Ohio	40 min
Mar 18, 9:27 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Breckinridge, Grayson, Ohio	33 min
Mar 18, 9:55 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Grayson	50 min
Mar 18, 10:04 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Breckinridge, Grayson, Hardin	26 min
Mar 18, 10:18 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Breckinridge, Meade	27 min
Mar 18, 10:27 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Hardin	33 min
Mar 18, 10:42 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Bullitt, Hardin, Nelson	18 min
Mar 18, 10:43 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Bullitt, Hardin, Jefferson, Meade	32 min
Mar 18, 11:04 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Bullitt, Nelson	26 min
Mar 18, 11:05 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Bullitt, Jefferson	25 min
Mar 18, 11:27 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Bullitt, Nelson, Shelby, Spencer	33 min
Mar 18, 11:27 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Jefferson, Oldham	33 min
Mar 18, 11:51 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Henry, Oldham, Trimble	39 min
Mar 18, 11:56 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Franklin, Henry, Shelby, Spencer	34 min
Mar 19, 12:28 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Boyle, Marion, Taylor	47 min
Mar 19, 12:29 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Franklin	46 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.