Alert archive / Kentucky / Tornado Warnings in 2012
Tornado Warning 23, NWS Jackson, KY
NWS Jackson, KY issued this tornado warning at Mar 2, 2012, 6:01 PM EST for 6 counties in Kentucky. It was in force for 25 min. 3 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, 6:01 PM EST (23:01 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 2, 2012, 6:26 PM EST
- In force
- 25 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Emergency
- Tornado emergency
Counties Elliott County, KY, Johnson County, KY, Magoffin County, KY, Martin County, KY, Morgan County, KY, Rowan County, KY
The radar
The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 58 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:01 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, 6:01 PM EST | TORNADO | West Liberty, KY | OFFICERS IN VEHICLE HIT BY TORNADO. |
| Mar 2, 6:10 PM EST | HAIL 1.75 | West Liberty, KY | EVENT OCCURRED BETWEEN 555 PM AND 610 PM. |
| Mar 2, 6:15 PM EST | TORNADO | Crockett, KY | TORNADO ON GROUND. ALSO 3 INCH DIAMETER HAIL. |
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 |
| Mar 2, 4:19 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 11.0 hours before the alert went out and 184 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.
837
WFUS53 KJKL 022301
TORJKL
KYC063-115-153-159-175-205-022345-
/O.NEW.KJKL.TO.W.0023.120302T2301Z-120302T2345Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
601 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON KY HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHERN ELLIOTT COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
JOHNSON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...
NORTHERN MAGOFFIN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY...
NORTHWESTERN MARTIN COUNTY IN NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...
EASTERN MORGAN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY...
SOUTHEASTERN ROWAN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
* UNTIL 645 PM EST
* AT 556 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
A CONFIRMED TORNADO NEAR LIBERTY ROAD...OR NEAR WEST LIBERTY.
DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED THIS TORNADO MOVING EAST AT 60 MPH.
THIS IS A TORNADO EMERGENCY FOR WEST
LIBERTY...COTTLE...SILVERHILL...AND MIMA...TAKE COVER NOW.
* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
RELIEF...MIMA...OPHIR AND MOON AROUND 610 PM EST.
REDBUSH...BARNROCK...GILLEM BRANCH AND ELNA AROUND 615 PM EST.
WINIFRED...FLATGAP...CHANDLERVILLE AND SIP AROUND 620 PM EST.
WHITEHOUSE AROUND 625 PM EST.
CHESTNUT AND HAMMOND AROUND 630 PM EST.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THE TORNADO INCLUDE MARY...HAMMOND AND
ADD.
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 3782 8248 3777 8332 3811 8333 3810 8291
3805 8295 3803 8300 3800 8302 3797 8300
3797 8299 3800 8297 3800 8294 3789 8264
3789 8260 3792 8261 3796 8258 3796 8251
TIME...MOT...LOC 2301Z 263DEG 52KT 3792 8319
$$
GREIF2 follow-up statements
301
WWUS53 KJKL 022314
SVSJKL
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
614 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012
KYC153-205-022323-
/O.CAN.KJKL.TO.W.0023.000000T0000Z-120302T2345Z/
MAGOFFIN KY-ROWAN KY-
614 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN ROWAN AND NORTHERN MAGOFFIN
COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.
LAT...LON 3782 8248 3783 8297 3808 8318 3810 8291
3805 8295 3803 8300 3800 8302 3797 8300
3797 8299 3800 8297 3800 8294 3789 8264
3789 8260 3792 8261 3796 8258 3796 8251
TIME...MOT...LOC 2313Z 263DEG 52KT 3794 8297
$$
KYC063-115-159-175-022345-
/O.CON.KJKL.TO.W.0023.000000T0000Z-120302T2345Z/
JOHNSON KY-MARTIN KY-MORGAN KY-ELLIOTT KY-
614 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012
...TORNADO EMERGENCY CONTINUES FOR JEPTHA...NIMA...SIP...AND RED
BUSH....
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN ELLIOTT...EAST
CENTRAL MORGAN...NORTHWESTERN MARTIN AND NORTHERN JOHNSON COUNTIES
UNTIL 645 PM EST...
AT 610 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
CONFIRMED TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR MIMA...OR
12 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SANDY HOOK...MOVING EAST AT 60 MPH.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
WINIFRED...CHANDLERVILLE...SIP AND KERZ AROUND 620 PM EST.
WHITEHOUSE...BAKER...RIVER AND OFFUTT AROUND 625 PM EST.
CHESTNUT AND HAMMOND AROUND 630 PM EST.
JOB...MILO...WELLS AND STIDHAM AROUND 635 PM EST.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADO INCLUDE HAMMOND AND ADD.
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 3782 8248 3783 8297 3808 8318 3810 8291
3805 8295 3803 8300 3800 8302 3797 8300
3797 8299 3800 8297 3800 8294 3789 8264
3789 8260 3792 8261 3796 8258 3796 8251
TIME...MOT...LOC 2313Z 263DEG 52KT 3794 8297
$$
GREIF689
WWUS53 KJKL 022326
SVSJKL
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
626 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012
KYC063-115-159-175-022336-
/O.CAN.KJKL.TO.W.0023.000000T0000Z-120302T2345Z/
JOHNSON KY-MARTIN KY-MORGAN KY-ELLIOTT KY-
626 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHERN ELLIOTT...EAST CENTRAL MORGAN...
NORTHWESTERN MARTIN AND NORTHERN JOHNSON COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.
ADDITIONAL STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE STILL POSSIBLE...AND A TORNADO
WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM.
LAT...LON 3782 8248 3783 8297 3808 8318 3810 8291
3805 8295 3803 8300 3800 8302 3797 8300
3797 8299 3800 8297 3800 8294 3789 8264
3789 8260 3792 8261 3796 8258 3796 8251
TIME...MOT...LOC 2326Z 263DEG 52KT 3777 8271
$$
DUSTYThe 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, 12:38 PM EST | Tornado Warning | JKL | Bell, Harlan | 37 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, 6:03 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.