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Tornado Warning 26, NWS Jackson, KY

March 2, 20126 counties in Kentucky

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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Mar 2, 6:21 PM ESTTSTM WND GST 604 W Morehead, KY
Mar 2, 6:26 PM ESTHAIL 2.754 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Mar 2, 1:02 PM ESTTornado Watch PDSSPC8 hr
Mar 2, 4:19 PM ESTTornado Watch PDSSPC6 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.

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°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.

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

$$

GREIF
1 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

$$

GREIF

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, 5:46 PM ESTTornado WarningJKLFleming, Rowan10 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, 6:23 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.