Alert archive / Kentucky / Tornado Warnings in 2012
Tornado Warning 40, NWS Jackson, KY
NWS Jackson, KY issued this tornado warning at Apr 26, 2012, 4:09 PM EDT for 4 counties in Kentucky. It was in force for 51 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
- Apr 26, 2012, 4:09 PM EDT (20:09 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 26, 2012, 5:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 51 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Clay County, KY, Jackson County, KY, Owsley County, KY, Rockcastle County, KY
The radar
The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 55 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:10 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26, 4:15 PM EDT | HAIL 1.75 | Turkey Foot, KY | |
| Apr 26, 4:31 PM EDT | HAIL 0.88 | Island City, KY | DIME TO NICKEL SIZE HAIL FELL FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES. |
| Apr 26, 4:37 PM EDT | HAIL 0.5 | Island City, KY | PEA TO DIME SIZED HAIL. WALL CLOUD ALSO OBSERVED. |
| Apr 26, 4:47 PM EDT | HAIL 0.75 | Island City, KY | HAIL STOPPED AT 436 PM AND STARTED AGAIN 11 MINUTES LATER. |
| Apr 26, 4:49 PM EDT | HAIL 1 | Island City, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26, 3:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 219 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
- 970 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -63 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 461 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 40 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 171 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 259 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 3.6
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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WFUS53 KJKL 262009
TORJKL
KYC051-109-189-203-262100-
/O.NEW.KJKL.TO.W.0040.120426T2009Z-120426T2100Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
409 PM EDT THU APR 26 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON KY HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTH CENTRAL CLAY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY...
JACKSON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY...
OWSLEY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY...
NORTHEASTERN ROCKCASTLE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
* UNTIL 500 PM EDT
* AT 401 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR SANDGAP...OR 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF MCKEE...
AND MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
MACEDONIA...BRADSHAW...MCKEE AND ATKINSTOWN AROUND 415 PM EDT.
PRIVETT...TURKEY FOOT...NEW ZION AND GRAY HAWK AROUND 420 PM EDT.
MUMMIE...HERD...ZEKES POINT AND WILD DOG AROUND 425 PM EDT.
GREEN HALL...ELIAN AND NATHANTON AROUND 430 PM EDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS DANGEROUS STORM INCLUDE NEW ZION...
ALGER AND ARNETT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS TORNADO WARNING REPLACES THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING THAT
WAS IN EFFECT FOR THE SAME AREA.
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 3744 8428 3757 8411 3757 8402 3754 8390
3749 8383 3750 8374 3745 8355 3718 8357
TIME...MOT...LOC 2009Z 289DEG 29KT 3746 8402
$$
DUSTY2 follow-up statements
558
WWUS53 KJKL 262049
SVSJKL
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
449 PM EDT THU APR 26 2012
KYC203-262057-
/O.CAN.KJKL.TO.W.0040.000000T0000Z-120426T2100Z/
ROCKCASTLE KY-
449 PM EDT THU APR 26 2012
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN ROCKCASTLE COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.
LAT...LON 3734 8399 3754 8390 3749 8383 3749 8380
3749 8374 3745 8355 3718 8357
TIME...MOT...LOC 2047Z 289DEG 29KT 3736 8366
$$
KYC051-109-189-262100-
/O.CON.KJKL.TO.W.0040.000000T0000Z-120426T2100Z/
JACKSON KY-OWSLEY KY-CLAY KY-
449 PM EDT THU APR 26 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTH CENTRAL CLAY...
OWSLEY AND EASTERN JACKSON COUNTIES UNTIL 500 PM EDT...
AT 448 PM EDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS NEAR ISLAND CITY IN OWSLEY
COUNTY REPORTED A POSSIBLE FUNNEL CLOUD. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED
NEAR SEBASTIAN...OR 8 MILES SOUTH OF BOONEVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 35
MPH.
THE DEVELOPING TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
MISTLETOE...LUCKY FORK...BRUTUS AND BARCREEK AROUND 455 PM EDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADO INCLUDE ARNETT.
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 3734 8399 3754 8390 3749 8383 3749 8380
3749 8374 3745 8355 3718 8357
TIME...MOT...LOC 2047Z 289DEG 29KT 3736 8366
$$
BECKER106
WWUS53 KJKL 262055
SVSJKL
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
455 PM EDT THU APR 26 2012
KYC051-109-189-262105-
/O.EXP.KJKL.TO.W.0040.000000T0000Z-120426T2100Z/
JACKSON KY-OWSLEY KY-CLAY KY-
455 PM EDT THU APR 26 2012
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL CLAY...OWSLEY AND EASTERN
JACKSON COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 500 PM EDT...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED AND MOVED OUT OF
THE WARNED AREA...HOWEVER SMALL HAIL...GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN ARE
STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.
IN ADDITION...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MAY REDEVELOP...AND A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT.
LAT...LON 3734 8399 3754 8390 3749 8383 3749 8380
3749 8374 3745 8355 3718 8357
TIME...MOT...LOC 2055Z 289DEG 29KT 3734 8358
$$
BECKERThe office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 25, 10:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Clay, Jackson, Laurel, Owsley, Rockcastle | 34 min |
| Apr 26, 1:52 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Bath, Elliott, Fleming, Rowan | 3 hr |
| Apr 26, 2:40 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Elliott, Fleming, Rowan | 4 hr |
| Apr 26, 3:32 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Johnson, Martin | 3 hr |
| Apr 26, 5:52 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | McCreary, Pulaski, Wayne | 38 min |
| Apr 26, 6:27 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Bell, Clay, Harlan, Knox, Laurel, Leslie and 2 more | 48 min |
| Apr 26, 3:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Breathitt, Estill, Jackson, Lee, Owsley | 46 min |
| Apr 26, 4:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Clay, Knox, Laurel, Pulaski, Rockcastle, Whitley | 53 min |
| Apr 26, 4:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | McCreary, Pulaski, Wayne, Whitley | 54 min |
| Apr 26, 4:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Breathitt, Clay, Jackson, Leslie, Owsley, Perry | 18 min |
| Apr 26, 5:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Floyd, Martin, Pike | 26 min |
| Apr 26, 5:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Breathitt, Floyd, Knott, Letcher, Magoffin, Perry and 1 more | 29 min |
| Apr 26, 5:13 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | JKL | Clay, Jackson, Leslie, Owsley, Perry | 32 min |
| Apr 26, 5:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Clay, Knox, Laurel, Pulaski, Whitley | 47 min |
| Apr 26, 5:43 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | JKL | Clay, Harlan, Knott, Leslie, Letcher, Perry | 47 min |
| Apr 26, 5:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | McCreary, Wayne, Whitley | 43 min |
| Apr 26, 5:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | McCreary, Wayne | 14 min |
| Apr 26, 5:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Floyd, Martin, Pike | 38 min |
| Apr 26, 6:10 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | JKL | Bell, Clay, Harlan, Knox, Laurel, Leslie and 1 more | 51 min |
| Apr 26, 6:21 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | JKL | Harlan, Leslie, Letcher, Perry | 31 min |
| Apr 26, 6:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Bell, McCreary, Whitley | 22 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.