Alert archive / Kentucky / Tornado Warnings in 2012
Tornado Warning 9, NWS Wilmington, OH
NWS Wilmington, OH issued this tornado warning at Mar 2, 2012, 4:30 PM EST for 4 counties in Kentucky. It was in force for 45 min. 6 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, 4:30 PM EST (21:30 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 2, 2012, 5:15 PM EST
- In force
- 45 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wilmington, OH
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Bracken County, KY, Grant County, KY, Owen County, KY, Pendleton County, KY
The radar
The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 98 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:33 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, 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, 4:40 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. |
| Mar 2, 5:02 PM EST | TORNADO | Berlin, KY | NUMEROUS TREETOPS SNAPPED OFF AND TREES DOWN...AS WELL AS 8 TO 10 BUILDINGS SEVERELY DAMAGED ALONG A PATH ENCOMPASSING BERLIN...POWERSVILLE...BROOKSVILLE...AND GERMANTOWN. POSSIBLE TORNADO DAMAGE WITH START TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. |
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 | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 100 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
- 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
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
499
WFUS51 KILN 022130
TORILN
KYC023-081-187-191-022215-
/O.NEW.KILN.TO.W.0009.120302T2130Z-120302T2215Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
430 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN BRACKEN COUNTY IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY...
CENTRAL GRANT COUNTY IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY...
NORTHERN OWEN COUNTY IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY...
CENTRAL PENDLETON COUNTY IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY...
* UNTIL 515 PM EST.
* AT 428 PM EST...RADAR WAS TRACKING A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH A
HISTORY OF PRODUCING TORNADOES. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED
NEAR BROMLEY...MOVING EAST AT 60 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
DRY RIDGE...
WILLIAMSTOWN...
FALMOUTH...
BROOKSVILLE...
IN ADDITION...TWIN BRIDGES...STEWARTSVILLE...NORTHCUTT...WILLIAMSTOWN
LAKE...KNOXVILLE...GOFORTH...GENE SNYDER AIRPORT AND GREENWOOD ARE
NEAR THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS THUNDERSTORM.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING INTERSTATE...
I-75 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 154 AND 162...
THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION!
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 AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING
DEBRIS.
MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT TAKE SHELTER UNDER HIGHWAY OVERPASSES. AS A LAST
RESORT...EITHER PARK YOUR VEHICLE AND STAY PUT...OR ABANDON YOUR
VEHICLE AND LIE DOWN IN A LOW LYING AREA.
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 3859 8484 3868 8490 3869 8487 3880 8416
3877 8408 3877 8405 3865 8402
TIME...MOT...LOC 2130Z 260DEG 52KT 3865 8478
$$
BINAU3 follow-up statements
046
WWUS51 KILN 022137
SVSILN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
437 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012
KYC187-022147-
/O.CAN.KILN.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120302T2215Z/
OWEN KY-
437 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHERN OWEN COUNTY HAS BEEN CANCELLED...
PLEASE REPORT PREVIOUS TORNADOES...WIND DAMAGE OR HAIL TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772.
LAT...LON 3862 8477 3866 8478 3870 8478 3880 8416
3877 8408 3877 8405 3865 8402 3860 8473
TIME...MOT...LOC 2137Z 259DEG 52KT 3867 8465
$$
KYC023-081-191-022215-
/O.CON.KILN.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120302T2215Z/
PENDLETON KY-BRACKEN KY-GRANT KY-
437 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM EST FOR CENTRAL
GRANT...NORTHWESTERN BRACKEN AND CENTRAL PENDLETON COUNTIES...
AT 433 PM EST...RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
THAT WAS LIKELY PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED
NEAR TWIN BRIDGES...MOVING EAST AT 60 MPH. IN ADDITION TO THE
TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING BASEBALL SIZED HAIL.
THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS STORM!
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
DRY RIDGE...WILLIAMSTOWN...FALMOUTH AND BROOKSVILLE.
IN ADDITION...NORTHCUTT...WILLIAMSTOWN LAKE...KNOXVILLE...GOFORTH...
GENE SNYDER AIRPORT...GREENWOOD...CATAWBA AND LENOXBURG ARE NEAR THE
PATH OF THIS STORM.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT TAKE SHELTER UNDER HIGHWAY OVERPASSES. AS A LAST
RESORT...EITHER PARK YOUR VEHICLE AND STAY PUT...OR ABANDON YOUR
VEHICLE AND LIE DOWN IN A LOW LYING AREA.
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 3862 8477 3866 8478 3870 8478 3880 8416
3877 8408 3877 8405 3865 8402 3860 8473
TIME...MOT...LOC 2137Z 259DEG 52KT 3867 8465
$$
BINAU988
WWUS51 KILN 022146
SVSILN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
446 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012
KYC023-081-191-022215-
/O.CON.KILN.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120302T2215Z/
PENDLETON KY-BRACKEN KY-GRANT KY-
446 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM EST FOR EASTERN
GRANT...NORTHWESTERN BRACKEN AND CENTRAL PENDLETON COUNTIES...
AT 442 PM EST...RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
THAT WAS LIKELY PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED
NEAR WILLIAMSTOWN...MOVING EAST AT 60 MPH. IN ADDITION TO THE
TORNADO...THIS STORM HAS PRODUCED GOLFBALL TO BASEBALL SIZED HAIL.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
FALMOUTH AND BROOKSVILLE.
IN ADDITION...GOFORTH...GENE SNYDER AIRPORT...GREENWOOD...CATAWBA...
LENOXBURG...NEAVE...BERLIN AND WILLOW GROVE ARE NEAR THE PATH OF THIS
STORM.
THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS STORM!
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. PROTECT YOURSELF
FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
PLEASE REPORT TORNADOES...FUNNEL CLOUDS...STRONG WINDS OR HAIL TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772...WHEN
YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
&&
LAT...LON 3861 8459 3872 8463 3880 8416 3877 8408
3877 8405 3865 8402
TIME...MOT...LOC 2146Z 264DEG 50KT 3866 8449
$$
BINAU137
WWUS51 KILN 022154
SVSILN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
454 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012
KYC081-022204-
/O.CAN.KILN.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120302T2215Z/
GRANT KY-
454 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EASTERN GRANT COUNTY HAS BEEN CANCELLED...
PLEASE REPORT PREVIOUS TORNADOES...WIND DAMAGE OR HAIL TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772.
LAT...LON 3871 8452 3874 8452 3880 8416 3877 8408
3877 8405 3865 8402 3862 8449
TIME...MOT...LOC 2154Z 264DEG 50KT 3867 8434
$$
KYC023-191-022215-
/O.CON.KILN.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120302T2215Z/
PENDLETON KY-BRACKEN KY-
454 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM EST FOR
NORTHWESTERN BRACKEN AND CENTRAL PENDLETON COUNTIES...
AT 451 PM EST...RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
THAT WAS LIKELY PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED
NEAR GENE SNYDER AIRPORT...MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH. IN ADDITION TO THE
TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLFBALL SIZED HAIL.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BROOKSVILLE.
IN ADDITION...CATAWBA...LENOXBURG...NEAVE...BERLIN...WILLOW GROVE...
JOHNSVILLE...BRADFORD AND POWERSVILLE ARE NEAR THE PATH OF THIS
STORM.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. PROTECT YOURSELF
FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
PLEASE REPORT TORNADOES...FUNNEL CLOUDS...STRONG WINDS OR HAIL TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772...WHEN
YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
&&
LAT...LON 3871 8452 3874 8452 3880 8416 3877 8408
3877 8405 3865 8402 3862 8449
TIME...MOT...LOC 2154Z 264DEG 50KT 3867 8434
$$
BINAUThe 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 | ILN | Carroll, Gallatin | 38 min |
| Mar 2, 3:50 PM EST | Tornado Warning | ILN | Boone, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant, Owen | 40 min |
| Mar 2, 4:03 PM EST | Tornado Warning | 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, 4:40 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 |
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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.