Alert archive / Kentucky / Tornado Warnings in 2012
Tornado Warning 4, NWS Jackson, KY
NWS Jackson, KY issued this tornado warning at Feb 29, 2012, 1:59 PM EST for 4 counties in Kentucky. It was in force for 31 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
- Feb 29, 2012, 1:59 PM EST (18:59 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 29, 2012, 2:30 PM EST
- In force
- 31 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Elliott County, KY, Johnson County, KY, Magoffin County, KY, Morgan County, KY
The radar
The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 52 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:00 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 29, 2:15 PM EST | HAIL 1 | 6 Nw Paintsville, KY | |
| Feb 29, 2:18 PM EST | HAIL 1 | Relief, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 29, 12:31 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 7.0 hours before the alert went out and 180 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
- 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
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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WFUS53 KJKL 291859
TORJKL
KYC063-115-153-175-291930-
/O.NEW.KJKL.TO.W.0004.120229T1859Z-120229T1930Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
159 PM EST WED FEB 29 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON KY HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
EXTREME SOUTH CENTRAL ELLIOTT COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
NORTHERN JOHNSON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...
NORTH CENTRAL MAGOFFIN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY...
EAST CENTRAL MORGAN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY...
* UNTIL 230 PM EST
* AT 155 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR FLORRESS...OR NEAR WEST LIBERTY...AND MOVING
EAST AT 45 MPH.
IN ADDITION...THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING AT SEVERE
WEATHER WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
PAINTSVILLE...ORIENT...LOGVILLE...HALEBURG...JEPTHA...PLUTARCH...
DINGUS...CROCKETT...MARY...SILVERHILL...COON...EVER...GRAYFOX...
QUOD...MOON...MIMA...FLAT FORK...LACEY...WHEELERSBURG AND OPHIR.
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 3800 8301 3798 8302 3797 8299 3800 8297
3800 8294 3797 8283 3789 8268 3781 8268
3783 8312 3801 8311 3801 8302
TIME...MOT...LOC 1859Z 268DEG 40KT 3788 8313
$$
RAY3 follow-up statements
527
WWUS53 KJKL 291911
SVSJKL
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
211 PM EST WED FEB 29 2012
KYC063-115-153-175-291930-
/O.CON.KJKL.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120229T1930Z/
JOHNSON KY-MAGOFFIN KY-MORGAN KY-ELLIOTT KY-
211 PM EST WED FEB 29 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EXTREME SOUTH CENTRAL
ELLIOTT...EAST CENTRAL MORGAN...EXTREME NORTH CENTRAL MAGOFFIN AND
NORTHERN JOHNSON COUNTIES UNTIL 230 PM EST...
AT 206 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR FLATGAP...OR 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF
PAINTSVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.
IN ADDITION...THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING HEN EGG SIZED
HAIL.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
NIPPA...TUTOR KEY...BAKER...BOBBS...WILLIAMSPORT...OFFUTT...
RIVER...BOONS CAMP...WELLS CHAPEL AND WHITEHOUSE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS STORM. TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR
ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN
A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3789 8309 3793 8309 3800 8307 3801 8302
3800 8301 3798 8302 3797 8299 3800 8297
3800 8294 3797 8283 3789 8268 3781 8268
TIME...MOT...LOC 1911Z 267DEG 41KT 3795 8281
$$
BECKER098
WWUS53 KJKL 291923
SVSJKL
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
223 PM EST WED FEB 29 2012
KYC063-153-291932-
/O.CAN.KJKL.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120229T1930Z/
MAGOFFIN KY-ELLIOTT KY-
223 PM EST WED FEB 29 2012
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EXTREME SOUTH CENTRAL ELLIOTT AND EXTREME
NORTH CENTRAL MAGOFFIN COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.
LAT...LON 3782 8269 3790 8296 3795 8300 3800 8293
3797 8283 3789 8268
TIME...MOT...LOC 1922Z 267DEG 41KT 3795 8265
$$
KYC115-175-291930-
/O.CON.KJKL.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120229T1930Z/
JOHNSON KY-MORGAN KY-
223 PM EST WED FEB 29 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EXTREME EAST CENTRAL
MORGAN AND NORTHERN JOHNSON COUNTIES UNTIL 230 PM EST...
AT 218 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR CHESTNUT...OR 11 MILES NORTHEAST OF
PAINTSVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.
IN ADDITION...THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING HEN EGG SIZED
HAIL.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3782 8269 3790 8296 3795 8300 3800 8293
3797 8283 3789 8268
TIME...MOT...LOC 1922Z 267DEG 41KT 3795 8265
$$
BECKER821
WWUS53 KJKL 291928
SVSJKL
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
228 PM EST WED FEB 29 2012
KYC115-175-291938-
/O.EXP.KJKL.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120229T1930Z/
JOHNSON KY-MORGAN KY-
228 PM EST WED FEB 29 2012
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EXTREME EAST CENTRAL MORGAN AND NORTHERN
JOHNSON COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 230 PM EST...
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 E.S.T.
LAT...LON 3782 8269 3790 8296 3795 8300 3800 8293
3797 8283 3789 8268
TIME...MOT...LOC 1928Z 267DEG 41KT 3795 8256
$$
BECKERThe office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 29, 11:31 AM EST | Flash Flood Watch | JKL | Bath, Bell, Breathitt, Clay, Elliott, Estill and 27 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 29, 12:45 PM EST | Tornado Warning | JKL | Estill, Menifee, Montgomery, Powell | 45 min |
| Feb 29, 12:49 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Bath, Elliott, Estill, Magoffin, Menifee, Montgomery and 4 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 29, 1:18 PM EST | Tornado Warning | JKL | Menifee, Morgan, Powell, Wolfe | 27 min |
| Feb 29, 1:40 PM EST | Tornado Warning | JKL | Magoffin, Morgan | 35 min |
| Feb 29, 1:46 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Breathitt, Estill, Jackson, Lee, Magoffin, Morgan and 4 more | 5 hr |
| Feb 29, 2:10 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Breathitt, Estill, Jackson, Lee, Owsley, Pulaski and 2 more | 5 hr |
| Feb 29, 2:13 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Breathitt, Lee, Magoffin, Menifee, Morgan, Wolfe | 32 min |
| Feb 29, 2:19 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Breathitt, Jackson, Lee, Magoffin, Owsley, Wolfe | 41 min |
| Feb 29, 2:28 PM EST | Tornado Warning | JKL | Pulaski | 32 min |
| Feb 29, 2:33 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Elliott, Johnson, Magoffin, Morgan | 42 min |
| Feb 29, 2:38 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Breathitt, Floyd, Johnson, Knott, Magoffin, Martin and 4 more | 37 min |
| Feb 29, 2:54 PM EST | Tornado Warning | JKL | Jackson, Laurel, Pulaski, Rockcastle | 36 min |
| Feb 29, 2:58 PM EST | Tornado Warning | JKL | McCreary, Pulaski, Wayne | 47 min |
| Feb 29, 3:10 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Breathitt, Floyd, Johnson, Knott, Magoffin, Martin and 1 more | 50 min |
| Feb 29, 3:25 PM EST | Tornado Warning | JKL | Clay, Jackson, Laurel, Rockcastle | 23 min |
| Feb 29, 3:31 PM EST | Tornado Warning | JKL | McCreary, Wayne | 29 min |
| Feb 29, 3:55 PM EST | Tornado Warning | JKL | McCreary, Wayne, Whitley | 35 min |
| Feb 29, 4:02 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | McCreary, Wayne | 28 min |
| Feb 29, 4:18 PM EST | Tornado Warning | JKL | Bell, Knox, Whitley | 42 min |
| Feb 29, 4:25 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | McCreary, Wayne, Whitley | 35 min |
| Feb 29, 4:47 PM EST | Tornado Warning | JKL | Bell, Harlan, Knox, Leslie | 43 min |
| Feb 29, 4:50 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Bell, Clay, Harlan, Knox, Leslie, McCreary and 2 more | 3 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.