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Tornado Warning 13, NWS Louisville, KY
NWS Louisville, KY issued this tornado warning at Apr 2, 2024, 7:17 AM CDT for Breckinridge County, Meade County, Kentucky. It was in force for 28 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
- Apr 2, 2024, 7:17 AM CDT (12:17 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 2, 2024, 7:45 AM CDT
- In force
- 28 min
- Issued by
- NWS Louisville, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Breckinridge County, KY, Meade County, KY
The radar
The Louisville radar (KLVX), 22 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:21 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 5:55 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 0.3 hours before the alert went out and 197 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
- 241 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -82 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 839 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 7 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 4 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 13 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
172
WFUS53 KLMK 021217
TORLMK
KYC027-163-021245-
/O.NEW.KLMK.TO.W.0013.240402T1217Z-240402T1245Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Louisville KY
817 AM EDT Tue Apr 2 2024
The National Weather Service in Louisville has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southeastern Meade County in central Kentucky...
East central Breckinridge County in central Kentucky...
* Until 845 AM EDT/745 AM CDT/.
* At 816 AM EDT/716 AM CDT/, a severe thunderstorm capable of
producing a tornado was located 7 miles northeast of Hardinsburg,
moving east at 50 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
southeastern Meade and east central Breckinridge Counties,
including the following locations... Maples Corner, Guston,
Grahamton, Irvington, Clifton Mills, Haysville, Buck Grove,
Webster, Hillgrove, and Garrett.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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 3794 8600 3782 8601 3780 8614 3780 8638
3790 8640
TIME...MOT...LOC 1216Z 259DEG 51KT 3782 8632
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
Gordon3 follow-up statements
280
WWUS53 KLMK 021224
SVSLMK
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Louisville KY
824 AM EDT Tue Apr 2 2024
KYC027-163-021245-
/O.CON.KLMK.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-240402T1245Z/
Meade KY-Breckinridge KY-
824 AM EDT Tue Apr 2 2024
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 AM EDT/745 AM CDT/
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MEADE AND EAST CENTRAL BRECKINRIDGE COUNTIES...
At 824 AM EDT/724 AM CDT/, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing
a tornado was located 9 miles south of Brandenburg, moving east at 60
mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Irvington, Buck Grove, Maples Corner, Guston, Hillgrove, Garrett,
Bewleyville, Grahamton, Flaherty, and Haysville.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
This cluster of thunderstorms is capable of producing tornadoes and
widespread significant wind damage. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest
floor of a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3794 8600 3782 8601 3780 8614 3780 8629
3791 8632
TIME...MOT...LOC 1224Z 257DEG 53KT 3786 8613
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
Gordon761
WWUS53 KLMK 021236
SVSLMK
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Louisville KY
836 AM EDT Tue Apr 2 2024
KYC027-021246-
/O.CAN.KLMK.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-240402T1245Z/
Breckinridge KY-
836 AM EDT Tue Apr 2 2024
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL BRECKINRIDGE COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out
of the warned area.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until noon EDT for central
Kentucky.
&&
LAT...LON 3794 8600 3782 8601 3782 8604 3781 8610
3794 8604
TIME...MOT...LOC 1236Z 261DEG 46KT 3783 8600
$$
KYC163-021245-
/O.CON.KLMK.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-240402T1245Z/
Meade KY-
836 AM EDT Tue Apr 2 2024
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 AM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN MEADE COUNTY...
At 836 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 11 miles northwest of Elizabethtown, moving east at 55
mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Flaherty, Grahamton, and Fort Knox.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
This cluster of thunderstorms is capable of producing tornadoes and
widespread significant wind damage. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest
floor of a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3794 8600 3782 8601 3782 8604 3781 8610
3794 8604
TIME...MOT...LOC 1236Z 261DEG 46KT 3783 8600
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
Gordon682
WWUS53 KLMK 021239
SVSLMK
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Louisville KY
839 AM EDT Tue Apr 2 2024
KYC163-021248-
/O.EXP.KLMK.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-240402T1245Z/
Meade KY-
839 AM EDT Tue Apr 2 2024
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN MEADE COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
845 AM EDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until noon EDT for central
Kentucky.
&&
LAT...LON 3794 8600 3782 8601 3782 8604 3781 8610
3794 8604
TIME...MOT...LOC 1238Z 259DEG 51KT 3783 8600
$$
GordonThe office that day
Everything else NWS Louisville, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 6:21 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Hancock, Ohio | 39 min |
| Apr 2, 6:27 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Ohio | 33 min |
| Apr 2, 6:44 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Meade | 31 min |
| Apr 2, 6:58 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Meade | 17 min |
| Apr 2, 6:59 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Breckinridge, Butler, Edmonson, Grayson | 61 min |
| Apr 2, 7:05 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Grayson, Hardin, Ohio | 40 min |
| Apr 2, 7:08 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Jefferson | 37 min |
| Apr 2, 7:09 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Hardin, Meade | 21 min |
| Apr 2, 7:29 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bullitt, Hardin, Larue, Meade, Nelson | 46 min |
| Apr 2, 7:35 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Anderson, Spencer, Woodford | 25 min |
| Apr 2, 7:42 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Nelson, Spencer, Washington | 18 min |
| Apr 2, 7:43 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Hardin, Larue | 32 min |
| Apr 2, 7:46 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Hardin, Larue | 29 min |
| Apr 2, 7:49 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Anderson, Mercer, Nelson, Spencer, Washington, Woodford | 26 min |
| Apr 2, 7:55 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Anderson, Mercer, Nelson, Washington, Woodford | 35 min |
| Apr 2, 8:03 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Boyle, Mercer, Nelson, Washington | 42 min |
| Apr 2, 8:12 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Bourbon, Clark, Fayette, Franklin, Harrison, Nicholas and 2 more | 63 min |
| Apr 2, 8:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Clark, Fayette, Garrard, Jessamine, Madison, Mercer | 44 min |
| Apr 2, 8:32 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Bourbon, Clark, Fayette | 28 min |
| Apr 2, 8:58 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Garrard, Madison | 47 min |
| Apr 2, 10:15 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Logan | 30 min |
| Apr 2, 10:39 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Simpson, Warren | 36 min |
| Apr 2, 11:02 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Allen, Barren, Edmonson, Simpson, Warren | 28 min |
| Apr 2, 11:28 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Barren, Green, Metcalfe | 32 min |
| Apr 2, 11:35 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Adair, Barren, Cumberland, Metcalfe, Monroe | 25 min |
| Apr 2, 11:57 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Adair, Cumberland, Metcalfe, Russell | 33 min |
| Apr 2, 12:19 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Casey, Russell | 26 min |
| Apr 2, 12:34 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Clinton | 41 min |
| Apr 2, 2:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Barren | 26 min |
| Apr 2, 2:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Adair, Metcalfe, Russell | 29 min |
| Apr 2, 3:09 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Lincoln | 21 min |
| Apr 2, 3:40 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Meade | 35 min |
| Apr 2, 3:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Meade | 30 min |
| Apr 2, 3:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Ohio | 32 min |
| Apr 2, 4:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Hancock, Meade | 32 min |
| Apr 2, 4:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Jefferson | 32 min |
| Apr 2, 4:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Henry, Jefferson, Oldham, Shelby, Trimble | 28 min |
| Apr 2, 4:35 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Henry, Jefferson, Oldham, Shelby | 25 min |
| Apr 2, 4:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Henry | 34 min |
| Apr 2, 5:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Henry, Jefferson, Oldham, Shelby, Trimble | 38 min |
| Apr 2, 5:34 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Allen, Barren, Edmonson, Warren | 26 min |
| Apr 2, 5:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Grayson, Ohio | 24 min |
| Apr 2, 6:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Bullitt, Hardin | 13 min |
| Apr 2, 6:20 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Allen, Logan, Simpson, Warren | 25 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.