Alert archive / Kentucky / Tornado Warnings in 2012
Tornado Warning 14, NWS Jackson, KY
NWS Jackson, KY issued this tornado warning at Mar 2, 2012, 12:38 PM EST for Bell County, Harlan County, Kentucky. It was in force for 37 min. 1 report 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, 12:38 PM EST (17:38 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 2, 2012, 1:15 PM EST
- In force
- 37 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Bell County, KY, Harlan County, KY
The radar
The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 68 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:42 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, 1:00 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | Georgetown, KY | 2 TREES DOWN IN GEORGETOWN |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 5.6 hours before the alert went out and 301 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.
127
WFUS53 KJKL 021738
TORJKL
KYC013-095-021815-
/O.NEW.KJKL.TO.W.0014.120302T1738Z-120302T1815Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
1238 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON KY HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
EAST CENTRAL BELL COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY...
SOUTHERN HARLAN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY...
* UNTIL 115 PM EST
* AT 1234 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR COLMAR...OR 11 MILES EAST OF MIDDLESBORO...
AND MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.
* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
HENSLEY STORE...LIGGETT...BARDO AND TWILA AROUND 1245 PM EST.
SMITH...PEEPACE STORE...MARTINS FORK LAKE AND MARTINS FORK AROUND
1250 PM EST.
CRANKS...CRUMMIES...FLAGLER AND THREE POINT AROUND 1255 PM EST.
BLACK MOUNTAIN AROUND 100 PM EST.
DIZNEY AROUND 105 PM EST.
HOLMES MILL AROUND 110 PM EST.
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 3670 8360 3694 8292 3688 8289 3686 8299
3684 8301 3685 8307 3678 8313 3675 8312
3674 8314 3674 8319 3670 8333 3666 8342
3667 8351 3664 8357
TIME...MOT...LOC 1738Z 248DEG 47KT 3665 8346
$$
GREIF3 follow-up statements
918
WWUS53 KJKL 021753
SVSJKL
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
1253 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012
KYC013-095-021815-
/O.CON.KJKL.TO.W.0014.000000T0000Z-120302T1815Z/
BELL KY-HARLAN KY-
1253 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN HARLAN AND EAST
CENTRAL BELL COUNTIES UNTIL 115 PM EST...
AT 1251 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR FLAGLER...OR 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF HARLAN...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
DIZNEY...BLACK MOUNTAIN AND KENVIR AROUND 100 PM EST.
HOLMES MILL...RUTHERFORD...GEORGETOWN AND CLOVER-DARBY AROUND
105 PM EST. CLOVER FORK AND ROCK HOUSE AROUND 110 PM EST.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADO INCLUDE GEORGETOWN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3670 8360 3694 8292 3688 8289 3686 8299
3684 8301 3685 8307 3678 8313 3675 8312
3674 8314 3674 8319 3670 8333 3666 8342
3667 8351 3664 8357
TIME...MOT...LOC 1753Z 243DEG 49KT 3677 8321
$$
DUSTY001
WWUS53 KJKL 021802
SVSJKL
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
102 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012
KYC013-095-021815-
/O.CON.KJKL.TO.W.0014.000000T0000Z-120302T1815Z/
BELL KY-HARLAN KY-
102 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN HARLAN AND EAST
CENTRAL BELL COUNTIES UNTIL 115 PM EST...
AT 1259 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR DIZNEY...OR 11 MILES EAST OF HARLAN...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
CLOVER FORK AND ROCK HOUSE AROUND 110 PM EST.
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 3670 8360 3694 8292 3688 8289 3686 8299
3684 8301 3685 8307 3678 8313 3675 8312
3674 8314 3674 8319 3670 8333 3666 8342
3667 8351 3664 8357
TIME...MOT...LOC 1803Z 243DEG 49KT 3683 8306
$$
GREIF723
WWUS53 KJKL 021814 RRA
SVSJKL
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
114 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012
KYC013-095-021824-
/O.EXP.KJKL.TO.W.0014.000000T0000Z-120302T1815Z/
BELL KY-HARLAN KY-
114 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHERN HARLAN AND EAST CENTRAL BELL
COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 115 PM EST...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.
LAT...LON 3670 8360 3694 8292 3688 8289 3686 8299
3684 8301 3685 8307 3678 8313 3675 8312
3674 8314 3674 8319 3670 8333 3666 8342
3667 8351 3664 8357
TIME...MOT...LOC 1814Z 243DEG 49KT 3689 8289
$$
RAYThe office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 4:00 AM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | JKL | Bath, Bell, Breathitt, Clay, Elliott, Estill and 27 more | 17 hr |
| Mar 2, 9:03 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Pulaski | 27 min |
| Mar 2, 9:18 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Laurel, Pulaski, Rockcastle | 42 min |
| Mar 2, 12:36 PM EST | Tornado Warning | JKL | Bell, Harlan | 39 min |
| Mar 2, 12:42 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Bell, Harlan, Letcher | 6 hr |
| Mar 2, 12:45 PM EST | Tornado Warning | JKL | Bell, Knox, Whitley | 30 min |
| Mar 2, 3:24 PM EST | River Flood Advisory | JKL | Lee | 43 hr |
| Mar 2, 5:08 PM EST | Tornado Warning | JKL | Bath, Estill, Menifee, Montgomery, Powell | 37 min |
| Mar 2, 5:10 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Bath, Fleming, Montgomery, Rowan | 35 min |
| Mar 2, 5:14 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Bath, Fleming | 31 min |
| Mar 2, 5:16 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Bath, Fleming, Montgomery, Rowan | 29 min |
| Mar 2, 5:28 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Laurel, McCreary, Wayne, Whitley | 32 min |
| Mar 2, 5:31 PM EST | Tornado Warning | JKL | Bath, Elliott, Menifee, Montgomery, Morgan, Powell and 1 more | 44 min |
| Mar 2, 5:45 PM EST | Tornado Warning | JKL | Elliott, Johnson, Menifee, Morgan, Rowan, Wolfe | 30 min |
| Mar 2, 5:46 PM EST | Tornado Warning | JKL | Fleming, Rowan | 10 min |
| Mar 2, 5:49 PM EST | Tornado Warning | JKL | Bell, Knox, McCreary, Whitley | 26 min |
| Mar 2, 5:53 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Bath, Menifee, Montgomery, Rowan | 37 min |
| Mar 2, 5:57 PM EST | Tornado Warning | JKL | Bath, Estill, Lee, Menifee, Montgomery, Powell and 1 more | 33 min |
| Mar 2, 5:57 PM EST | Tornado Warning | JKL | Bath, Fleming, Montgomery, Rowan | 33 min |
| Mar 2, 6:01 PM EST | Tornado Warning | JKL | Elliott, Johnson, Magoffin, Martin, Morgan, Rowan | 25 min |
| Mar 2, 6:03 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Laurel, McCreary, Pulaski, Rockcastle, Wayne, Whitley | 42 min |
| Mar 2, 6:09 PM EST | Tornado Warning | JKL | Estill, Jackson, Lee, Menifee, Morgan, Powell and 1 more | 51 min |
| Mar 2, 6:21 PM EST | Tornado Warning | JKL | Bell, Clay, Harlan, Knox, Leslie, Whitley | 39 min |
| Mar 2, 6:21 PM EST | Tornado Warning | JKL | Bath, Elliott, Fleming, Menifee, Morgan, Rowan | 39 min |
| Mar 2, 6:23 PM EST | Tornado Warning | JKL | Clay, Jackson, Knox, Laurel, McCreary, Pulaski and 3 more | 52 min |
| Mar 2, 6:34 PM EST | Tornado Warning | JKL | Elliott, Morgan, Rowan | 26 min |
| Mar 2, 6:34 PM EST | Tornado Warning | JKL | Elliott, Morgan, Rowan | 26 min |
| Mar 2, 6:38 PM EST | Tornado Warning | JKL | Breathitt, Floyd, Johnson, Lee, Magoffin, Morgan and 1 more | 37 min |
| Mar 2, 6:40 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Estill, Powell, Wolfe | 5 hr |
| Mar 2, 6:41 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Bell, Harlan, Whitley | 5 hr |
| Mar 2, 6:45 PM EST | Tornado Warning | JKL | Bell, Harlan, Leslie, Letcher, Perry | 30 min |
| Mar 2, 6:48 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Elliott, Johnson, Magoffin, Morgan | 27 min |
| Mar 2, 6:52 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Bath, Elliott, Johnson, Menifee, Morgan, Rowan | 5 hr |
| Mar 2, 6:54 PM EST | Tornado Warning | JKL | Estill, Jackson, Lee, Owsley, Rockcastle | 51 min |
| Mar 2, 6:58 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Estill, Johnson, Lee, Magoffin, Menifee, Morgan and 2 more | 47 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.