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Tornado Warning 2, NWS Jackson, KY
NWS Jackson, KY issued this tornado warning at Feb 29, 2012, 1:18 PM EST for 4 counties in Kentucky. It was in force for 27 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
- Feb 29, 2012, 1:18 PM EST (18:18 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 29, 2012, 1:45 PM EST
- In force
- 27 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Menifee County, KY, Morgan County, KY, Powell County, KY, Wolfe County, KY
The radar
The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 42 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:18 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 29, 1:22 PM EST | HAIL 0.88 | Frenchburg, KY | |
| Feb 29, 1:35 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | Korea, KY | TREES DOWN ONTO HWY 1693. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. |
| Feb 29, 1:36 PM EST | HAIL 0.5 | Pomeroyton, KY | |
| Feb 29, 1:42 PM EST | TORNADO | 1 N Grassy Creek, KY | AN EF2 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN AT 142 PM EST 1 MILE NORTH OF GRASSY CREEK AND MOVED EAST SOUTHEAST TO MALONE. THE PATH LENGTH WAS 5 MILES. WINDS WERE ESTIMATED AT 120 MPH. |
| Feb 29, 1:45 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | Ezel, KY | LARGE LIMBS DOWN IN YARD. LIMBS DAMAGED GUTTERING ON HOME. DAMAGED OCCURRED ON TABERNACLE RD. |
| Feb 29, 1:45 PM EST | HAIL 1.25 | Ezel, KY | OCCURRED ON TABERNACLE ROAD. LARGE LIMBS DOWN. LIMBS DAMAGED GUTTERING ON HOME. |
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
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 6.3 hours before the alert went out and 168 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
- 18 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -228 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 454 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 56 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 791 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 857 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 2.5
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
087 WFUS53 KJKL 291818 TORJKL KYC165-175-197-237-291845- /O.NEW.KJKL.TO.W.0002.120229T1818Z-120229T1845Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 118 PM EST WED FEB 29 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON KY HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... MENIFEE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY... WESTERN MORGAN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY... EAST CENTRAL POWELL COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY... EXTREME NORTH CENTRAL WOLFE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY... * UNTIL 145 PM EST * AT 114 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR CAT CREEK...OR NEAR STANTON...AND MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH. IN ADDITION...HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF QUARTERS IS POSSIBLE. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... FRENCHBURG...CORNWELL...FAGAN...HAYSTACK...ROTHWELL...TABOR... MARIBA...DENNISTON...VALERIA...POMEROYTON...STOLL...SCRANTON... WELLINGTON...MAYTOWN...KOREA...ARTVILLE...BIG WOODS...DAN...EZEL AND MURPHYFORK. 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 3803 8334 3783 8331 3783 8374 3798 8376 TIME...MOT...LOC 1817Z 263DEG 41KT 3786 8376 $$ RAY
3 follow-up statements
223
WWUS53 KJKL 291832
SVSJKL
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
132 PM EST WED FEB 29 2012
KYC197-291840-
/O.CAN.KJKL.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120229T1845Z/
POWELL KY-
132 PM EST WED FEB 29 2012
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL POWELL COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.
LAT...LON 3803 8334 3783 8331 3783 8365 3783 8366
3786 8368 3789 8375 3798 8376
TIME...MOT...LOC 1830Z 263DEG 41KT 3787 8357
$$
KYC165-175-237-291845-
/O.CON.KJKL.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120229T1845Z/
MENIFEE KY-MORGAN KY-WOLFE KY-
132 PM EST WED FEB 29 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EXTREME NORTH CENTRAL
WOLFE...WESTERN MORGAN AND MENIFEE COUNTIES UNTIL 145 PM EST...
AT 124 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR HAYSTACK...OR 7 MILES SOUTH OF FRENCHBURG...
MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.
IN ADDITION...THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING DIME TO NICKLE
SIZE HAIL...AND IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HAIL UP TO QUARTER SIZE.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
DENNISTON...VALERIA...POMEROYTON...STOLL...SCRANTON...WELLINGTON...
MAYTOWN...KOREA...ARTVILLE...BIG WOODS...DAN...EZEL...MURPHYFORK...
EBON...OMER...ARNETT...PEKIN...KELLACEY...MIZE AND NEW CUMMER.
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 3803 8334 3783 8331 3783 8365 3783 8366
3786 8368 3789 8375 3798 8376
TIME...MOT...LOC 1830Z 263DEG 41KT 3787 8357
$$
BECKER929
WWUS53 KJKL 291840
SVSJKL
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
140 PM EST WED FEB 29 2012
KYC165-175-237-291845-
/O.CON.KJKL.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120229T1845Z/
MENIFEE KY-MORGAN KY-WOLFE KY-
140 PM EST WED FEB 29 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EXTREME NORTH CENTRAL
WOLFE...WESTERN MORGAN AND EASTERN MENIFEE COUNTIES UNTIL 145 PM
EST...
AT 136 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR STOLL...OR 9 MILES SOUTHEAST OF FRENCHBURG...
MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.
IN ADDITION...THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING DIME TO NICKLE
SIZE HAIL...AND IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING UP TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
EBON...OMER...ARNETT...PEKIN...KELLACEY...MIZE...NEW CUMMER...
GRASSY CREEK...HENRY...WOODSBEND...DEMUND...NICKELL...TWENTYSIX...
DEHART AND ZAG.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3783 8331 3784 8356 3788 8358 3794 8359
3801 8354 3803 8334
TIME...MOT...LOC 1839Z 263DEG 41KT 3788 8344
$$
BECKER065
WWUS53 KJKL 291848
SVSJKL
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
148 PM EST WED FEB 29 2012
KYC165-175-237-291857-
/O.EXP.KJKL.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120229T1845Z/
MENIFEE KY-MORGAN KY-WOLFE KY-
148 PM EST WED FEB 29 2012
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EXTREME NORTH CENTRAL WOLFE...WESTERN
MORGAN AND EASTERN MENIFEE COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA...HOWEVER SMALL HAIL IS STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.
A TORNADO WARNING IS STILL IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL AND EASTERN
MORGAN COUNTY
IN ADDITION...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MAY REDEVELOP...AND A TORNADO
WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM E.S.T
LAT...LON 3783 8331 3784 8356 3788 8358 3794 8359
3801 8354 3803 8334
TIME...MOT...LOC 1840Z 263DEG 41KT 3787 8342
$$
BECKERThe 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, 1:40 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, 3:55 PM EST | Tornado Warning | JKL | McCreary, Wayne, Whitley | 35 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.