120  
WFUS53 KLMK 170409  
TORLMK  
KYC001-207-170445-  
/O.NEW.KLMK.TO.W.0059.250517T0409Z-250517T0445Z/  
 
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED  
TORNADO WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY  
1109 PM CDT FRI MAY 16 2025  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A  
 
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...  
RUSSELL COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...  
SOUTHEASTERN ADAIR COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...  
 
* UNTIL 1145 PM CDT.  
 
* AT 1109 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A  
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF COLUMBIA, MOVING EAST AT  
70 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...  
JAMESTOWN AROUND 1120 PM CDT.  
 
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE  
HORNTOWN, JABEZ, ELI, WHITTLE, ROYVILLE, ESTO, KARLUS, RUSSELL  
SPRINGS, RUSSELL COUNTY AIRPORT, AND CROCUS.  
 
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 3695 8524 3707 8522 3709 8491 3705 8491  
3701 8486 3700 8484 3695 8491 3696 8493  
3696 8495 3693 8495 3691 8496  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0409Z 271DEG 60KT 3701 8540  
 
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN  
 
 
 
BJS  
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