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Tornado Warning 10, NWS Jackson, KY
NWS Jackson, KY issued this tornado warning at Feb 29, 2012, 3:55 PM EST for McCreary County, Wayne County, Whitley County, Kentucky. It was in force for 35 min. 4 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
- Feb 29, 2012, 3:55 PM EST (20:55 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 29, 2012, 4:30 PM EST
- In force
- 35 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties McCreary County, KY, Wayne County, KY, Whitley County, KY
The radar
The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 106 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:58 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 29, 4:01 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | Cumberland Falls S.P., KY | TREES AND LARGE LIMBS DOWN. |
| Feb 29, 4:01 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | Williamsburg, KY | STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. OCCURRED BETWEEN 401 AND 431 PM. |
| Feb 29, 4:05 PM EST | HAIL 0.25 | Whitley City, KY | PEA SIZED HAIL ACCUMULATED TO A DEPTH OF 2 TO 4 INCHES. |
| Feb 29, 4:18 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 2 N Williamsburg, KY | SOME MINOR DAMAGE TO OUT BUILDINGS AND TREES DOWN ALONG HWY 26. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 29, 12:31 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 215 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
- 580 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -25 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 510 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 61 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 365 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 485 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.9
- Supercell composite
- 8.5
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
143 WFUS53 KJKL 292055 TORJKL KYC147-231-235-292130- /O.NEW.KJKL.TO.W.0010.120229T2055Z-120229T2130Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 355 PM EST WED FEB 29 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON KY HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... CENTRAL MCCREARY COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY... EAST CENTRAL WAYNE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY... CENTRAL WHITLEY COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY... * UNTIL 430 PM EST * AT 352 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR CO-OPERATIVE...OR 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WHITLEY CITY...AND MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH. IN ADDITION...HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF QUARTERS WILL BE POSSIBLE. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... WHITLEY CITY...WILLIAMSBURG...BLUE HERON...STEARNS...MARSHES SIDING...WIBORG...PARKERS LAKE...STRUNK...PINE KNOT...BEULAH HEIGHTS...HONEYBEE...HOLLYHILL...CUMBERLAND FALLS S.P....DUCKRUN... BOUNTY...AYERS...JELLICO CREEK...KRUPP...REDBIRD AND LIBERTY. 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 AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS. && LAT...LON 3687 8410 3663 8411 3661 8471 3684 8464 TIME...MOT...LOC 2055Z 261DEG 48KT 3667 8460 $$ RAY
3 follow-up statements
160 WWUS53 KJKL 292105 SVSJKL SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 405 PM EST WED FEB 29 2012 KYC147-231-235-292130- /O.CON.KJKL.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-120229T2130Z/ MCCREARY KY-WAYNE KY-WHITLEY KY- 405 PM EST WED FEB 29 2012 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL WHITLEY...EXTREME EAST CENTRAL WAYNE AND CENTRAL MCCREARY COUNTIES UNTIL 430 PM EST... AT 400 PM EST...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR MARSHES SIDING...OR NEAR WHITLEY CITY...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... WILLIAMSBURG...HONEYBEE...HOLLYHILL...CUMBERLAND FALLS S.P.... DUCKRUN...BOUNTY...AYERS...JELLICO CREEK...KRUPP...REDBIRD... LIBERTY...BON...CLIO...GOLDBUG...EMLYN...WALDEN...MOUNTAIN ASH... PLEASANT VIEW...SAXTON AND WOFFORD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS STORM. YOU SHOULD TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS. && LAT...LON 3684 8464 3687 8410 3663 8411 3661 8467 TIME...MOT...LOC 2104Z 261DEG 45KT 3676 8438 $$ BECKER
911 WWUS53 KJKL 292117 SVSJKL SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 417 PM EST WED FEB 29 2012 KYC147-231-235-292130- /O.CON.KJKL.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-120229T2130Z/ MCCREARY KY-WAYNE KY-WHITLEY KY- 417 PM EST WED FEB 29 2012 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL WHITLEY...EAST CENTRAL WAYNE AND CENTRAL MCCREARY COUNTIES UNTIL 430 PM EST... AT 406 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A CONFIRMED TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR DUCKRUN... OR 7 MILES EAST OF WHITLEY CITY...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH. AT 3:54 P.M. E.S.T....A TORNADO WAS REPORTED NEAR MARSHES SIDING. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... WILLIAMSBURG...CLIO...GOLDBUG...EMLYN...WALDEN...MOUNTAIN ASH... PLEASANT VIEW...WOFFORD AND ROCKHOLDS. 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 AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS. && LAT...LON 3684 8464 3687 8410 3663 8411 3661 8467 TIME...MOT...LOC 2115Z 261DEG 45KT 3677 8421 $$ BECKER
326 WWUS53 KJKL 292128 SVSJKL SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 428 PM EST WED FEB 29 2012 KYC147-231-235-292134- /O.EXP.KJKL.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-120229T2130Z/ MCCREARY KY-WAYNE KY-WHITLEY KY- 428 PM EST WED FEB 29 2012 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL WHITLEY...EAST CENTRAL WAYNE AND CENTRAL MCCREARY COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 4:30 PM EST...AND HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING. PLEASE REFER TO THAT BULLETIN FOR THE LATEST SEVERE WEATHER INFORMATION. IN ADDITION...A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST. LAT...LON 3684 8464 3687 8410 3663 8411 3661 8467 TIME...MOT...LOC 2124Z 261DEG 45KT 3678 8407 $$ BECKER
The office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 29, 11:31 AM EST | Flash Flood Watch | JKL | Bath, Bell, Breathitt, Clay, Elliott, Estill and 27 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 29, 12:45 PM EST | Tornado Warning | JKL | Estill, Menifee, Montgomery, Powell | 45 min |
| Feb 29, 12:49 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Bath, Elliott, Estill, Magoffin, Menifee, Montgomery and 4 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 29, 1:18 PM EST | Tornado Warning | JKL | Menifee, Morgan, Powell, Wolfe | 27 min |
| Feb 29, 1:40 PM EST | Tornado Warning | JKL | Magoffin, Morgan | 35 min |
| Feb 29, 1:46 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Breathitt, Estill, Jackson, Lee, Magoffin, Morgan and 4 more | 5 hr |
| Feb 29, 1:59 PM EST | Tornado Warning | JKL | Elliott, Johnson, Magoffin, Morgan | 31 min |
| Feb 29, 2:10 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Breathitt, Estill, Jackson, Lee, Owsley, Pulaski and 2 more | 5 hr |
| Feb 29, 2:13 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Breathitt, Lee, Magoffin, Menifee, Morgan, Wolfe | 32 min |
| Feb 29, 2:19 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Breathitt, Jackson, Lee, Magoffin, Owsley, Wolfe | 41 min |
| Feb 29, 2:28 PM EST | Tornado Warning | JKL | Pulaski | 32 min |
| Feb 29, 2:33 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Elliott, Johnson, Magoffin, Morgan | 42 min |
| Feb 29, 2:38 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Breathitt, Floyd, Johnson, Knott, Magoffin, Martin and 4 more | 37 min |
| Feb 29, 2:54 PM EST | Tornado Warning | JKL | Jackson, Laurel, Pulaski, Rockcastle | 36 min |
| Feb 29, 2:58 PM EST | Tornado Warning | JKL | McCreary, Pulaski, Wayne | 47 min |
| Feb 29, 3:10 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Breathitt, Floyd, Johnson, Knott, Magoffin, Martin and 1 more | 50 min |
| Feb 29, 3:25 PM EST | Tornado Warning | JKL | Clay, Jackson, Laurel, Rockcastle | 23 min |
| Feb 29, 3:31 PM EST | Tornado Warning | JKL | McCreary, Wayne | 29 min |
| Feb 29, 4:02 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | McCreary, Wayne | 28 min |
| Feb 29, 4:18 PM EST | Tornado Warning | JKL | Bell, Knox, Whitley | 42 min |
| Feb 29, 4:25 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | McCreary, Wayne, Whitley | 35 min |
| Feb 29, 4:47 PM EST | Tornado Warning | JKL | Bell, Harlan, Knox, Leslie | 43 min |
| Feb 29, 4:50 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Bell, Clay, Harlan, Knox, Leslie, McCreary and 2 more | 3 hr |
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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.