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Tornado Warning 4, NWS Wilmington, OH

March 2, 20125 counties in Kentucky; Switzerland County, Indiana

NWS Wilmington, OH issued this tornado warning at Mar 2, 2012, 3:50 PM EST for 5 counties in Kentucky; Switzerland County, Indiana. It was in force for 40 min. 15 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 2, 2012, 3:50 PM EST (20:50 UTC)
Expired: Mar 2, 2012, 4:30 PM EST
In force: 40 min
Issued by: NWS Wilmington, OH
Area: Storm-based polygon
Emergency: Tornado emergency

Counties Switzerland County, IN, Boone County, KY, Carroll County, KY, Gallatin County, KY, Grant County, KY, Owen County, KY

The radar

The Louisville radar (KLVX), 106 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:52 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 2, 3:51 PM EST	TORNADO	4 W Carrollton, KY	AT LEAST 8 TO 10 HOUSES REPORTED TO HAVE SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE ON KINGS RIDGE RD. 1 HOME DESTROYED. NUMEROUS TREES AND WIRES DOWN. ALL DAMAGE REPORTED TO BE IN A 3 TO 4 BLOCK AREA.
Mar 2, 3:58 PM EST	HAIL 1.75	Vevay, IN
Mar 2, 4:00 PM EST	HAIL 1.25	Carrollton, KY
Mar 2, 4:04 PM EST	HAIL 1.75	1 S Carrollton, KY	AT THE INTERSECTION OF HWY 55 AND HWY 389 - RELAYED FROM WFO LOUISVILLE
Mar 2, 4:05 PM EST	HAIL 2.75	Warsaw, KY	TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
Mar 2, 4:14 PM EST	HAIL 4.25	Worthville, KY	TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR.
Mar 2, 4:25 PM EST	HAIL 2	4 S Eagle Hill, KY	NEAR JONESVILLE.
Mar 2, 4:27 PM EST	HAIL 1	Dry Ridge, KY
Mar 2, 4:29 PM EST	HAIL 2.75	New Liberty, KY	SOME REPORTS OF STRUCTURAL DAMAGE ALSO IN NEW LIBERTY BUT NOT SPECIFIC AT THIS TIME
Mar 2, 4:30 PM EST	TSTM WND DMG	2 N Long Ridge, KY	SPOTTER REPORT OF EXTENSIVE STRUCTURAL DAMAGE NORTH OF LONG RIDGE. POSSIBLE INJURIES.
Mar 2, 4:30 PM EST	HAIL 1	5 Wsw Dry Ridge, KY	REPORTED NEAR FOUR CORNERS.
Mar 2, 4:31 PM EST	HAIL 2.5	Bromley, KY
Mar 2, 4:32 PM EST	TORNADO	2 N Long Ridge, KY	POSSIBLE TORNADO. BARN AND HOME DESTROYED. TRACTOR TRAILER PUSHED ON ITS SIDE. HIGH TENSION STRUCTURE DAMAGED. TREES SNAPPED. POSSIBLY 3 INJURIES. MOST DAMAGE NEAR THE 5000 BLOCK OF HIGHWAY 36 NORTHEAST OF OWENTON.
Mar 2, 4:35 PM EST	TORNADO	New Liberty, KY	SEVERAL REPORTS OF DAMAGE CAUSED BY POSSIBLE TORNADO...INCLUDING TRAILER DESTROYED AS WELL AS SILO AND BARN DAMAGE.
Mar 2, 4:40 PM EST	TSTM WND DMG	Dry Ridge, KY	POCKETS OF WIDESPREAD DAMAGE...INCLUDING SOME REPORTS OF INJURIES. SPECIFIC LOCATIONS NOT KNOWN AT THIS TIME. REPORT FROM DRY RIDGE STATE POLICE POST.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Mar 2, 1:02 PM EST	Tornado Watch PDS	SPC	8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 141 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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 1876 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 78 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 217 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 254 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

784 
WFUS51 KILN 022050
TORILN
INC155-KYC015-041-077-081-187-022130-
/O.NEW.KILN.TO.W.0004.120302T2050Z-120302T2130Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
350 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHERN BOONE COUNTY IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY...
  CARROLL COUNTY IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY...
  GALLATIN COUNTY IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY...
  WESTERN GRANT COUNTY IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY...
  NORTHERN OWEN COUNTY IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY...
  SWITZERLAND COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST INDIANA...

* UNTIL 430 PM EST.

* AT 347 PM EST...A LARGE TORNADO WAS ON THE GROUND 5 MILES WEST OF  
  CARROLTON AS REPORTED BY SPOTTERS. RADAR INDICATED THAT THE        
  TORNADO PRODUCING STORM WAS MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.

  THIS IS A TORNADO EMERGENCY.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  CARROLLTON...
  VEVAY...
  WARSAW...

IN ADDITION...ANOTHER TORNADIC STORM WILL MOVE INTO AREAS 
IMMEDIATELY SOUTH OF THIS STORM OVER THE NEXT HALF HOUR...AFFECTING 
NORTHERN OWEN COUNTY AND POSSIBLY INTO NORTHWESTERN GRANT COUNTY.

IN ADDITION...PRESTONVILLE...GENERAL BUTLER STATE PARK...BRAYTOWN...
ENGLISH...LANGSTAFF...WORTHVILLE...EASTERDAY AND GHENT ARE NEAR THE
PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS THUNDERSTORM.

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING INTERSTATE...
I-71 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 40 AND 75 IN KENTUCKY...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...A LARGE...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY
TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE...TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE
TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID
WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE
CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

PLEASE REPORT TORNADOES...FUNNEL CLOUDS...STRONG WINDS OR HAIL TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772...WHEN
YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EST FRIDAY EVENING FOR
SOUTHEASTERN INDIANA AND NORTHEASTERN KENTUCKY AND SOUTHWESTERN OHIO.

&&

LAT...LON 3873 8524 3870 8521 3874 8521 3889 8464
      3859 8458 3851 8503 3856 8501 3857 8504
      3856 8507 3859 8509 3858 8521 3863 8523
      3871 8532
TIME...MOT...LOC 2048Z 259DEG 45KT 3868 8523

$$


BINAU

2 follow-up statements

897 
WWUS51 KILN 022106
SVSILN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
406 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012

INC155-KYC015-041-077-081-187-022130-
/O.CON.KILN.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120302T2130Z/
SWITZERLAND IN-OWEN KY-BOONE KY-CARROLL KY-GALLATIN KY-GRANT KY-
406 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM EST FOR WESTERN
GRANT...GALLATIN...CARROLL...SOUTHERN BOONE...NORTHERN OWEN AND
SWITZERLAND COUNTIES...

AT 405 PM EST...RADAR WAS TRACKING A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH A
HISTORY OF PRODUCING TORNADOES. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
INTERSTATE 71 AT MILE MARKER 40...MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH. IN ADDITION 
TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLF BALL SIZED 
HAIL.

ANOTHER TORNADIC STORM WAS FURTHER TO THE NORTH NEAR VEVAY.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CARROLLTON...VEVAY AND WARSAW.

IN ADDITION...PRESTONVILLE...GENERAL BUTLER STATE PARK...BRAYTOWN...
ENGLISH...LANGSTAFF...WORTHVILLE...EASTERDAY AND GHENT ARE NEAR THE
PATH OF THIS STORM.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF YOU ARE NEAR THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...TAKE COVER NOW.
MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING.
AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO
THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

PLEASE REPORT TORNADOES...FUNNEL CLOUDS...STRONG WINDS OR HAIL TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772...WHEN
YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.

&&

LAT...LON 3873 8524 3870 8521 3874 8521 3889 8464
      3859 8458 3851 8503 3856 8501 3857 8504
      3856 8507 3859 8509 3858 8521 3863 8523
      3871 8532
TIME...MOT...LOC 2106Z 258DEG 48KT 3860 8522

$$


BINAU

478 
WWUS51 KILN 022120
SVSILN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
420 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012

INC155-KYC015-041-077-081-187-022130-
/O.CON.KILN.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120302T2130Z/
SWITZERLAND IN-OWEN KY-BOONE KY-CARROLL KY-GALLATIN KY-GRANT KY-
420 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM EST FOR WESTERN
GRANT...GALLATIN...CARROLL...SOUTHERN BOONE...NORTHERN OWEN AND
SWITZERLAND COUNTIES...

AT 419 PM EST...RADAR WAS TRACKING A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH A
HISTORY OF PRODUCING TORNADOES. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
EAGLE STATION...MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WARSAW.

IN ADDITION...CARSON...MARKLAND...SANDERS...US ROUTE 42 AT STATE
ROUTE 184...ETHRIDGE...NEW LIBERTY...SPARTA AND FLORENCE ARE NEAR THE
PATH OF THIS STORM.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF YOU ARE NEAR THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...TAKE COVER NOW.
MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING.
AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO
THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

PLEASE REPORT TORNADOES...FUNNEL CLOUDS...STRONG WINDS OR HAIL TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772...WHEN
YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.

&&

LAT...LON 3859 8514 3864 8517 3876 8512 3889 8464
      3859 8458 3851 8503 3856 8501 3857 8504
      3856 8507 3859 8509
TIME...MOT...LOC 2120Z 258DEG 48KT 3863 8498

$$


BINAU

The office that day

Everything else NWS Wilmington, OH issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 2, 9:11 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Boone, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant, Owen, Pendleton	64 min
Mar 2, 10:11 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Boone, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant	34 min
Mar 2, 3:22 PM EST	Tornado Warning Emergency	ILN	Carroll, Gallatin	38 min
Mar 2, 4:03 PM EST	Tornado Warning Emergency	ILN	Boone, Gallatin, Kenton	27 min
Mar 2, 4:18 PM EST	Tornado Warning	ILN	Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Grant, Kenton, Pendleton	27 min
Mar 2, 4:30 PM EST	Tornado Warning	ILN	Bracken, Grant, Owen, Pendleton	45 min
Mar 2, 4:40 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Carroll, Gallatin, Grant, Owen, Pendleton	40 min
Mar 2, 4:44 PM EST	Tornado Warning	ILN	Bracken, Campbell, Pendleton	46 min
Mar 2, 5:08 PM EST	Tornado Warning	ILN	Bracken, Mason	37 min
Mar 2, 5:11 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Bracken, Mason, Pendleton, Robertson	34 min
Mar 2, 5:23 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Lewis, Mason	37 min
Mar 2, 5:40 PM EST	Tornado Warning	ILN	Lewis, Mason, Robertson	35 min
Mar 2, 5:45 PM EST	Tornado Warning	ILN	Lewis, Mason	45 min
Mar 2, 4:08 AM EST	Wind Advisory	ILN	Fayette, Franklin, Union, Wayne	24 hr
Mar 2, 10:10 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Wayne	50 min
Mar 2, 11:26 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Dearborn, Ohio, Switzerland	34 min
Mar 2, 3:15 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Fayette, Wayne	45 min
Mar 2, 3:20 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Fayette, Wayne	40 min
Mar 2, 3:39 PM EST	Tornado Warning	ILN	Fayette, Union, Wayne	36 min
Mar 2, 3:47 PM EST	Tornado Warning	ILN	Ripley	28 min
Mar 2, 4:09 PM EST	Tornado Warning	ILN	Fayette, Union, Wayne	21 min
Mar 2, 4:11 PM EST	Tornado Warning	ILN	Dearborn, Franklin, Ripley	20 min

Nearby

Tornado Warnings in Kentucky, 2012 Tornado Warnings in Indiana, 2012 Every tornado warning in 2012 Tornadoes in 2012

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.