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Tornado Warning 37, NWS Jackson, KY

March 2, 20124 counties in Kentucky

NWS Jackson, KY issued this tornado warning at Mar 2, 2012, 7:34 PM EST for 4 counties in Kentucky. It was in force for 26 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, 7:34 PM EST (00:34 UTC)
Expired
Mar 2, 2012, 8:00 PM EST
In force
26 min
Issued by
NWS Jackson, KY
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Floyd County, KY, Johnson County, KY, Magoffin County, KY, Martin County, KY

The radar

The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 71 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:37 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, 7:38 PM ESTHAIL 1Inez, KY
Mar 2, 7:39 PM ESTHAIL 1Inez, KYDISPATCH REPORTED QUARTER SIZED HAIL AND STRONG WINDS.
Mar 2, 7:40 PM ESTTSTM WND DMGLovely, KYSIGNIFICANT DAMAGE IN EASTERN SECTIONS OF MARTIN COUNTY NEAR THE LOVELY AND BEAUTY COMMUNITIES.

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, 4:19 PM ESTTornado Watch PDSSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 0.6 hours before the alert went out and 214 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 00:00Z on 2012-03-03Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 25 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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 00:00Z on 2012-03-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 285 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
25 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-67 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
864 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
100 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
285 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
316 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.

335 
WFUS53 KJKL 030034
TORJKL
KYC071-115-153-159-030100-
/O.NEW.KJKL.TO.W.0037.120303T0034Z-120303T0100Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
734 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON KY HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHERN FLOYD COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY...
  SOUTHERN JOHNSON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...
  EAST CENTRAL MAGOFFIN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY...
  MARTIN COUNTY IN NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...

* UNTIL 800 PM EST

* AT 728 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
  STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR CONLEY...OR NEAR SALYERSVILLE...AND MOVING
  EAST AT 75 MPH.

* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  VAN LEAR...ODDS...NERO AND AUXIER AROUND 740 PM EST.
  DAVELLA...DELONG...DAVISPORT AND PLEASANT AROUND 745 PM EST.
  PRINCE...COALPOINT...PREECE AND MCCLURE AROUND 750 PM EST.
  PILGRIM...OPPY AND HODE AROUND 755 PM EST.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS DANGEROUS STORM INCLUDE WARFIELD AND
KERMIT.

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 3773 8238 3771 8241 3769 8239 3768 8249
      3770 8252 3768 8257 3766 8299 3786 8301
      3787 8299 3789 8261 3791 8244 3788 8241
      3783 8240 3778 8232 3775 8231
TIME...MOT...LOC 0034Z 264DEG 64KT 3776 8284

$$

GREIF
1 follow-up statement
461 
WWUS53 KJKL 030100
SVSJKL

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
800 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012

KYC071-115-153-159-030110-
/O.EXP.KJKL.TO.W.0037.000000T0000Z-120303T0100Z/
JOHNSON KY-MAGOFFIN KY-MARTIN KY-FLOYD KY-
800 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHERN FLOYD...MARTIN...EAST CENTRAL
MAGOFFIN AND SOUTHERN JOHNSON COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED...

THE TORNADO THREAT HAS DIMINISHED...THEREFORE THE TORNADO WARNING HAS
EXPIRED. HOWEVER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT
FOR THE AREA.

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

LAT...LON 3773 8238 3771 8241 3769 8239 3768 8249
      3770 8252 3768 8257 3766 8299 3786 8301
      3787 8299 3789 8261 3791 8244 3788 8241
      3783 8240 3778 8232 3775 8231
TIME...MOT...LOC 0034Z 264DEG 64KT 3773 8284

$$

DUSTY

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 2, 7:04 PM ESTTornado WarningJKLBreathitt, Magoffin, Morgan, Wolfe41 min
Mar 2, 7:08 PM ESTTornado Warning EmergencyJKLClay, Jackson, Laurel, Owsley, Rockcastle37 min
Mar 2, 7:11 PM ESTTornado Warning EmergencyJKLFloyd, Johnson, Magoffin, Martin49 min
Mar 2, 7:14 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJKLJackson, Owsley, Rockcastle46 min
Mar 2, 7:22 PM ESTFlash Flood Warning EmergencyJKLBreathitt, Floyd, Johnson, Lee, Magoffin, Martin and 4 more5 hr
Mar 2, 7:22 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJKLHarlan, Letcher23 min
Mar 2, 7:23 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJKLBreathitt, Lee, Magoffin, Wolfe52 min
Mar 2, 7:24 PM ESTTornado WarningJKLKnox, McCreary, Wayne, Whitley36 min
Mar 2, 7:28 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJKLJohnson, Martin32 min
Mar 2, 7:45 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJKLBreathitt, Knott, Magoffin, Perry45 min
Mar 2, 7:52 PM ESTFlash Flood WarningJKLBreathitt, Estill, Jackson, Lee, Powell, Wolfe4 hr
Mar 2, 7:57 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJKLFloyd, Johnson, Magoffin, Martin, Pike48 min
Mar 2, 7:58 PM ESTTornado WarningJKLBell, Harlan, Knox, Whitley32 min
Mar 2, 8:22 PM ESTTornado WarningJKLBell, Harlan23 min
Mar 2, 8:41 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJKLBell, Harlan19 min
Mar 2, 11:56 PM ESTAreal Flood WarningJKLBath, Breathitt, Elliott, Estill, Fleming, Floyd and 14 more12 hr
Mar 3, 12:05 AM ESTAreal Flood WarningJKLBell, Harlan, Knox, McCreary, Whitley12 hr
Mar 3, 2:00 AM ESTRiver Flood AdvisoryJKLBell13 hr
Mar 3, 2:23 AM ESTRiver Flood AdvisoryJKLWhitley14 hr
Mar 3, 7:43 AM ESTRiver Flood AdvisoryJKLKnox26 hr
Mar 3, 11:11 AM ESTRiver Flood AdvisoryJKLEstill, Powell42 hr
Mar 3, 1:58 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningJKLWhitley12 hr

Nearby

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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.