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Tornado Warning 3, NWS Jackson, KY

February 29, 2012Magoffin County, Morgan County, Kentucky

NWS Jackson, KY issued this tornado warning at Feb 29, 2012, 1:40 PM EST for Magoffin County, Morgan County, Kentucky. It was in force for 35 min. 5 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, 1:40 PM EST (18:40 UTC)
Expired
Feb 29, 2012, 2:15 PM EST
In force
35 min
Issued by
NWS Jackson, KY
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Magoffin County, KY, Morgan County, KY

The radar

The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 40 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:41 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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
Feb 29, 1:42 PM ESTTORNADO1 N Grassy Creek, KYAN 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 ESTHAIL 1.53 Wnw West Liberty, KY
Feb 29, 1:47 PM ESTHAIL 2West Liberty, KY
Feb 29, 1:50 PM ESTTSTM WND DMGMalone, KYON HWY 191, TREES ARE DOWN, ROOF BLOWN OFF HOUSE, CHURCH COMPLETELY DEMOLISHED. DEBRIS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE ROAD
Feb 29, 1:57 PM ESTTSTM WND DMGWest Liberty, KYTREES DOWN AND STRUCTURES DAMAGED ON 191 AND 460 WEST JUST OUTSIDE OF WEST LIBERTY.

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
Feb 29, 12:31 PM ESTTornado WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 6.7 hours before the alert went out and 172 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 2012-02-29Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 18 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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 2012-02-29The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 791 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
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

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

936 
WFUS53 KJKL 291840
TORJKL
KYC153-175-291915-
/O.NEW.KJKL.TO.W.0003.120229T1840Z-120229T1915Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
140 PM EST WED FEB 29 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON KY HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTH CENTRAL MAGOFFIN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY...
  CENTRAL MORGAN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY...

* UNTIL 215 PM EST

* AT 137 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
  STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR EZEL...OR 10 MILES WEST OF WEST LIBERTY...
  AND MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.

  IN ADDITION...UP TO NICKEL SIZE HAIL HAS BEEN REPORTED WITH THIS   
  STORM AND UP TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL IS POSSIBLE. 

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  WEST LIBERTY...KELLACEY...PEKIN...REXVILLE...MIZE...ZAG...NEW
  CUMMER...TWENTYSIX...GRASSY CREEK...DEMUND...HENRY...WOODSBEND...
  NICKELL...DEHART...LIZZIELANE...BLAZE...YOCUM...PANAMA...GREEAR AND
  LIBERTY ROAD.

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 8329 3797 8302 3782 8301 3782 8344
      3801 8343
TIME...MOT...LOC 1839Z 265DEG 44KT 3787 8340

$$

RAY
4 follow-up statements
789 
WWUS53 KJKL 291854
SVSJKL

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
154 PM EST WED FEB 29 2012

KYC153-175-291915-
/O.CON.KJKL.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120229T1915Z/
MAGOFFIN KY-MORGAN KY-
154 PM EST WED FEB 29 2012

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL MORGAN AND NORTH
CENTRAL MAGOFFIN COUNTIES UNTIL 215 PM EST...

AT 148 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.  THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR MALONE...OR NEAR WEST LIBERTY...MOVING EAST AT
50 MPH.

IN ADDITION...THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING HEN EGG SIZED 
HAIL. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  ELAMTON...CISCO...ELKFORK...ORIENT...LOGVILLE...HALEBURG...
  PLUTARCH...JEPTHA...DINGUS...MARY...CROCKETT...SILVERHILL...COON...
  EVER...GRAYFOX...QUOD...FLAT FORK...MOON...MIMA AND LACEY.

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 3786 8335 3791 8339 3800 8335 3803 8330
      3803 8329 3797 8302 3782 8301
TIME...MOT...LOC 1854Z 265DEG 44KT 3788 8317

$$

BECKER
174 
WWUS53 KJKL 291900
SVSJKL

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
200 PM EST WED FEB 29 2012

KYC153-175-291915-
/O.CON.KJKL.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120229T1915Z/
MAGOFFIN KY-MORGAN KY-
200 PM EST WED FEB 29 2012

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL MORGAN AND EXTREME
NORTH CENTRAL MAGOFFIN COUNTIES UNTIL 215 PM EST...

AT 154 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.  THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR FLORRESS...OR 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF WEST
LIBERTY...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.

IN ADDITION...THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING HEN EGG SIZED 
HAIL. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  MOON AND MIMA.

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 3786 8316 3787 8328 3792 8330 3797 8327
      3801 8321 3797 8302 3787 8301
TIME...MOT...LOC 1900Z 265DEG 44KT 3788 8308

$$

BECKER
786 
WWUS53 KJKL 291907
SVSJKL

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
207 PM EST WED FEB 29 2012

KYC153-175-291915-
/O.CON.KJKL.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120229T1915Z/
MAGOFFIN KY-MORGAN KY-
207 PM EST WED FEB 29 2012

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EAST CENTRAL MORGAN AND
EXTREME NORTH CENTRAL MAGOFFIN COUNTIES UNTIL 215 PM EST...

AT 200 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.  THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR MARY...OR 9 MILES NORTH OF SALYERSVILLE...
MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.

IN ADDITION...THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING HEN EGG SIZED 
HAIL. 


LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...

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 3790 8312 3794 8315 3799 8314 3797 8302
      3787 8301
TIME...MOT...LOC 1907Z 265DEG 44KT 3788 8297

$$

BECKER
896 
WWUS53 KJKL 291914
SVSJKL

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
214 PM EST WED FEB 29 2012

KYC153-175-291923-
/O.EXP.KJKL.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120229T1915Z/
MAGOFFIN KY-MORGAN KY-
214 PM EST WED FEB 29 2012

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL MORGAN AND EXTREME NORTH
CENTRAL MAGOFFIN COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 215 PM EST...

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

HOWEVER...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR FAR EAST CENTRAL 
MORGAN COUNTY...ALONG WITH EXTREME SOUTH CENTRAL ELLIOTT...AND 
EXTREME NORTH CENTRAL MAGOFFIN AND NORTHERN JOHNSON COUNTIES UNTIL 
230 PM EST...

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

LAT...LON 3790 8312 3794 8315 3799 8314 3797 8302
      3787 8301
TIME...MOT...LOC 1913Z 265DEG 44KT 3788 8288

$$

BECKER

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 29, 11:31 AM ESTFlash Flood WatchJKLBath, Bell, Breathitt, Clay, Elliott, Estill and 27 more6 hr
Feb 29, 12:45 PM ESTTornado WarningJKLEstill, Menifee, Montgomery, Powell45 min
Feb 29, 12:49 PM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryJKLBath, Elliott, Estill, Magoffin, Menifee, Montgomery and 4 more6 hr
Feb 29, 1:18 PM ESTTornado WarningJKLMenifee, Morgan, Powell, Wolfe27 min
Feb 29, 1:46 PM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryJKLBreathitt, Estill, Jackson, Lee, Magoffin, Morgan and 4 more5 hr
Feb 29, 1:59 PM ESTTornado WarningJKLElliott, Johnson, Magoffin, Morgan31 min
Feb 29, 2:10 PM ESTFlash Flood WarningJKLBreathitt, Estill, Jackson, Lee, Owsley, Pulaski and 2 more5 hr
Feb 29, 2:13 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJKLBreathitt, Lee, Magoffin, Menifee, Morgan, Wolfe32 min
Feb 29, 2:19 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJKLBreathitt, Jackson, Lee, Magoffin, Owsley, Wolfe41 min
Feb 29, 2:28 PM ESTTornado WarningJKLPulaski32 min
Feb 29, 2:33 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJKLElliott, Johnson, Magoffin, Morgan42 min
Feb 29, 2:38 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJKLBreathitt, Floyd, Johnson, Knott, Magoffin, Martin and 4 more37 min
Feb 29, 2:54 PM ESTTornado WarningJKLJackson, Laurel, Pulaski, Rockcastle36 min
Feb 29, 2:58 PM ESTTornado WarningJKLMcCreary, Pulaski, Wayne47 min
Feb 29, 3:10 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJKLBreathitt, Floyd, Johnson, Knott, Magoffin, Martin and 1 more50 min
Feb 29, 3:25 PM ESTTornado WarningJKLClay, Jackson, Laurel, Rockcastle23 min
Feb 29, 3:31 PM ESTTornado WarningJKLMcCreary, Wayne29 min
Feb 29, 3:55 PM ESTTornado WarningJKLMcCreary, Wayne, Whitley35 min
Feb 29, 4:02 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJKLMcCreary, Wayne28 min
Feb 29, 4:18 PM ESTTornado WarningJKLBell, Knox, Whitley42 min
Feb 29, 4:25 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJKLMcCreary, Wayne, Whitley35 min
Feb 29, 4:47 PM ESTTornado WarningJKLBell, Harlan, Knox, Leslie43 min
Feb 29, 4:50 PM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryJKLBell, Clay, Harlan, Knox, Leslie, McCreary and 2 more3 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.