Alert archive / Kentucky / Tornado Warnings in 2012
Tornado Warning 26, NWS Jackson, KY
NWS Jackson, KY issued this tornado warning at Mar 2, 2012, 6:21 PM EST for 6 counties in Kentucky. It was in force for 39 min. 2 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, 6:21 PM EST (23:21 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 2, 2012, 7:00 PM EST
- In force
- 39 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Bath County, KY, Elliott County, KY, Fleming County, KY, Menifee County, KY, Morgan County, KY, Rowan County, KY
The radar
The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 67 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:24 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, 6:21 PM EST | TSTM WND GST 60 | 4 W Morehead, KY | |
| Mar 2, 6:26 PM EST | HAIL 2.75 | 4 N Sandy Hook, KY |
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, 11.4 hours before the alert went out and 144 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.
791
WFUS53 KJKL 022321 RRA
TORJKL
KYC011-063-069-165-175-205-030000-
/O.NEW.KJKL.TO.W.0026.120302T2321Z-120303T0000Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
621 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON KY HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
BATH COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
ELLIOTT COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
SOUTHEASTERN FLEMING COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
NORTHERN MENIFEE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
NORTHWESTERN MORGAN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY...
ROWAN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
* UNTIL 700 PM EST
* AT 619 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. IN
ADDITION...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR BLUESTONE...OR NEAR
MOREHEAD...AND MOVING EAST AT 60 MPH.
* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
HALDEMAN...VALE...ELLIOTTVILLE AND WAGNER STORE AROUND 630 PM EST.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS STORM. 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 3832 8333 3823 8330 3820 8326 3820 8324
3824 8322 3827 8316 3820 8305 3820 8301
3818 8298 3818 8292 3813 8289 3794 8377
3800 8376 3811 8386 3820 8390 3835 8337
TIME...MOT...LOC 2321Z 250DEG 54KT 3820 8347
$$
GREIF1 follow-up statement
629
WWUS53 KJKL 022343
SVSJKL
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
643 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012
KYC069-022352-
/O.CAN.KJKL.TO.W.0026.000000T0000Z-120303T0000Z/
FLEMING KY-
643 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN FLEMING COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.
LAT...LON 3801 8349 3806 8349 3814 8351 3825 8347
3835 8337 3832 8333 3823 8330 3820 8326
3820 8324 3824 8322 3827 8316 3820 8305
3820 8301 3818 8298 3818 8292 3813 8289
TIME...MOT...LOC 2342Z 250DEG 54KT 3831 8309
$$
KYC011-063-165-175-205-030000-
/O.CON.KJKL.TO.W.0026.000000T0000Z-120303T0000Z/
MENIFEE KY-MORGAN KY-ROWAN KY-BATH KY-ELLIOTT KY-
643 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN ELLIOTT...EXTREME
SOUTHEASTERN BATH...ROWAN...NORTHWESTERN MORGAN AND EXTREME
NORTHEASTERN MENIFEE COUNTIES UNTIL 700 PM EST...
AT 637 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. IN ADDITION...
THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER TO GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR OLIVE HILL...OR 13 MILES NORTH
OF SANDY HOOK...MOVING EAST AT 60 MPH.
THIS TORNADO WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF EXTREME NORTHEASTERN
MENIFEE...EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN BATH...NORTHERN ELLIOTT...NORTHWESTERN
MORGAN AND 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 3801 8349 3806 8349 3814 8351 3825 8347
3835 8337 3832 8333 3823 8330 3820 8326
3820 8324 3824 8322 3827 8316 3820 8305
3820 8301 3818 8298 3818 8292 3813 8289
TIME...MOT...LOC 2342Z 250DEG 54KT 3831 8309
$$
GREIFThe 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, 6:01 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, 6:23 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.