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Tornado Warning 19, NWS Jackson, KY

March 2, 2012Fleming County, Rowan County, Kentucky

NWS Jackson, KY issued this tornado warning at Mar 2, 2012, 5:46 PM EST for Fleming County, Rowan County, Kentucky. It was in force for 10 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Mar 2, 2012, 5:46 PM EST (22:46 UTC)
Expired
Mar 2, 2012, 5:56 PM EST
In force
10 min
Issued by
NWS Jackson, KY
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Fleming County, KY, Rowan County, KY

The radar

The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 90 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:47 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.

The watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Mar 2, 1:02 PM ESTTornado Watch PDSSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 10.8 hours before the alert went out and 119 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 12:00Z on 2012-03-02Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 12:00Z on 2012-03-02The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 217 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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.

002 
WFUS53 KJKL 022246
TORJKL
KYC069-205-022315-
/O.NEW.KJKL.TO.W.0019.120302T2246Z-120302T2315Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
546 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON KY HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  EASTERN FLEMING COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
  NORTH CENTRAL ROWAN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY...

* UNTIL 615 PM EST

* AT 543 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   
  A   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. IN         
  ADDITION... THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING UP TO BASEBALL SIZE 
  HAIL. THIS DANGEROUS   STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR MUSES MILLS...OR 11  
  MILES SOUTHEAST OF   FLEMINGSBURG...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 65 MPH.

* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF EASTERN
  FLEMING AND NORTH CENTRAL ROWAN COUNTIES.

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 3843 8357 3841 8348 3839 8345 3840 8340
      3838 8340 3836 8337 3832 8334 3825 8356
      3842 8365 3845 8358
TIME...MOT...LOC 2246Z 247DEG 58KT 3837 8350

$$

GREIF
1 follow-up statement
285 
WWUS53 KJKL 022256
SVSJKL

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
556 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012

KYC069-205-022306-
/O.CAN.KJKL.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-120302T2315Z/
ROWAN KY-FLEMING KY-
556 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EASTERN FLEMING AND NORTH CENTRAL ROWAN
COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.

ADDITIONAL STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE STILL POSSIBLE...AND A TORNADO 
WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM.

LAT...LON 3843 8357 3841 8348 3839 8345 3840 8340
      3838 8340 3836 8337 3832 8334 3825 8356
      3842 8365 3845 8358
TIME...MOT...LOC 2256Z 247DEG 58KT 3795 8308

$$

DUSTY

The office that day

Everything else NWS Jackson, KY issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 2, 4:00 AM ESTLake Wind AdvisoryJKLBath, Bell, Breathitt, Clay, Elliott, Estill and 27 more17 hr
Mar 2, 9:03 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJKLPulaski27 min
Mar 2, 9:18 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJKLLaurel, Pulaski, Rockcastle42 min
Mar 2, 12:36 PM ESTTornado WarningJKLBell, Harlan39 min
Mar 2, 12:38 PM ESTTornado WarningJKLBell, Harlan37 min
Mar 2, 12:42 PM ESTFlash Flood WarningJKLBell, Harlan, Letcher6 hr
Mar 2, 12:45 PM ESTTornado WarningJKLBell, Knox, Whitley30 min
Mar 2, 3:24 PM ESTRiver Flood AdvisoryJKLLee43 hr
Mar 2, 5:08 PM ESTTornado WarningJKLBath, Estill, Menifee, Montgomery, Powell37 min
Mar 2, 5:10 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJKLBath, Fleming, Montgomery, Rowan35 min
Mar 2, 5:14 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJKLBath, Fleming31 min
Mar 2, 5:16 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJKLBath, Fleming, Montgomery, Rowan29 min
Mar 2, 5:28 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJKLLaurel, McCreary, Wayne, Whitley32 min
Mar 2, 5:31 PM ESTTornado Warning EmergencyJKLBath, Elliott, Menifee, Montgomery, Morgan, Powell and 1 more44 min
Mar 2, 5:45 PM ESTTornado Warning EmergencyJKLElliott, Johnson, Menifee, Morgan, Rowan, Wolfe30 min
Mar 2, 5:49 PM ESTTornado WarningJKLBell, Knox, McCreary, Whitley26 min
Mar 2, 5:53 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJKLBath, Menifee, Montgomery, Rowan37 min
Mar 2, 5:57 PM ESTTornado WarningJKLBath, Estill, Lee, Menifee, Montgomery, Powell and 1 more33 min
Mar 2, 5:57 PM ESTTornado WarningJKLBath, Fleming, Montgomery, Rowan33 min
Mar 2, 6:01 PM ESTTornado Warning EmergencyJKLElliott, Johnson, Magoffin, Martin, Morgan, Rowan25 min
Mar 2, 6:03 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJKLLaurel, McCreary, Pulaski, Rockcastle, Wayne, Whitley42 min
Mar 2, 6:09 PM ESTTornado WarningJKLEstill, Jackson, Lee, Menifee, Morgan, Powell and 1 more51 min
Mar 2, 6:21 PM ESTTornado Warning EmergencyJKLBell, Clay, Harlan, Knox, Leslie, Whitley39 min
Mar 2, 6:21 PM ESTTornado WarningJKLBath, Elliott, Fleming, Menifee, Morgan, Rowan39 min
Mar 2, 6:23 PM ESTTornado WarningJKLClay, Jackson, Knox, Laurel, McCreary, Pulaski and 3 more52 min
Mar 2, 6:34 PM ESTTornado Warning EmergencyJKLElliott, Morgan, Rowan26 min
Mar 2, 6:34 PM ESTTornado Warning EmergencyJKLElliott, Morgan, Rowan26 min
Mar 2, 6:38 PM ESTTornado Warning EmergencyJKLBreathitt, Floyd, Johnson, Lee, Magoffin, Morgan and 1 more37 min
Mar 2, 6:40 PM ESTFlash Flood WarningJKLEstill, Powell, Wolfe5 hr
Mar 2, 6:41 PM ESTFlash Flood WarningJKLBell, Harlan, Whitley5 hr
Mar 2, 6:45 PM ESTTornado WarningJKLBell, Harlan, Leslie, Letcher, Perry30 min
Mar 2, 6:48 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJKLElliott, Johnson, Magoffin, Morgan27 min
Mar 2, 6:52 PM ESTFlash Flood WarningJKLBath, Elliott, Johnson, Menifee, Morgan, Rowan5 hr
Mar 2, 6:54 PM ESTTornado WarningJKLEstill, Jackson, Lee, Owsley, Rockcastle51 min
Mar 2, 6:58 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJKLEstill, Johnson, Lee, Magoffin, Menifee, Morgan and 2 more47 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.