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Tornado Warning 6, NWS Jackson, KY

February 29, 20124 counties in Kentucky

NWS Jackson, KY issued this tornado warning at Feb 29, 2012, 2:54 PM EST for 4 counties in Kentucky. It was in force for 36 min. 1 report 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, 2:54 PM EST (19:54 UTC)
Expired
Feb 29, 2012, 3:30 PM EST
In force
36 min
Issued by
NWS Jackson, KY
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Jackson County, KY, Laurel County, KY, Pulaski County, KY, Rockcastle County, KY

The radar

The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 106 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:56 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, 2:55 PM ESTTSTM WND DMGDabney, KYTREES DOWN AND SOME STRUCTURE DAMAGE AT THE INTERSECTION OF HWY 39 AND HWY 635. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR.

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

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 231 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, Nashville Metro, TN at 12:00Z on 2012-02-29Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 580 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, Nashville Metro, TN at 12:00Z on 2012-02-29The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 365 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
580 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-25 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
510 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
61 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
365 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
485 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
1.9
Supercell composite
8.5

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The text

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

908 
WFUS53 KJKL 291954
TORJKL
KYC109-125-199-203-292030-
/O.NEW.KJKL.TO.W.0006.120229T1954Z-120229T2030Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON KY HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHWESTERN JACKSON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY...
  NORTHERN LAUREL COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
  NORTHEASTERN PULASKI COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
  SOUTHERN ROCKCASTLE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...

* UNTIL 330 PM EST

* AT 252 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
  STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR SCIENCE HILL...OR 6 MILES NORTH OF
  SOMERSET...AND MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.

  IN ADDITION...UP TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL HAS BEEN REPORTED WITH THIS  
  STORM.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  MOUNT VERNON...LONDON...DABNEY...BOBTOWN...WOODSTOCK...SHOPVILLE...
  BANDY...VALLEY OAK...BEE LICK...WILLAILLA...QUAIL...OTTOWA...LEVEL
  GREEN...BROMO...SPIRO...WABP...BLOSS...HANSFORD...MARETBURG AND
  CEDARVILLE.

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 3730 8464 3735 8457 3736 8455 3734 8451
      3735 8450 3736 8449 3739 8400 3712 8398
      3711 8466
TIME...MOT...LOC 1954Z 259DEG 47KT 3718 8457

$$

RAY
2 follow-up statements
277 
WWUS53 KJKL 292015
SVSJKL

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

KYC109-125-199-203-292030-
/O.CON.KJKL.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-120229T2030Z/
JACKSON KY-PULASKI KY-ROCKCASTLE KY-LAUREL KY-
315 PM EST WED FEB 29 2012

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN LAUREL...SOUTHERN
ROCKCASTLE...EAST CENTRAL PULASKI AND SOUTH CENTRAL JACKSON COUNTIES
UNTIL 330 PM EST...

AT 312 PM EST...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD. 
THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR LUNER...OR 11 MILES SOUTH OF MOUNT
VERNON...MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  LONDON...BERNSTADT...WOOD CREEK LAKE...CAMP WILDCAT...HAZEL
  PATCH...GAULEY...HARE...CARMICHAEL...HORSE LICK...EAST BERNSTADT...
  LAMERO...PITTSBURG...MERSHONS...TEMPLER...CRUISE...OAKLEY...
  VICTORY...ARDERY...CARICO AND EBERLE.

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 3719 8447 3728 8442 3739 8400 3712 8398
      3711 8437
TIME...MOT...LOC 2015Z 259DEG 47KT 3722 8423

$$

BECKER
584 
WWUS53 KJKL 292023
SVSJKL

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

KYC199-292033-
/O.CAN.KJKL.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-120229T2030Z/
PULASKI KY-
323 PM EST WED FEB 29 2012

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL PULASKI COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

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

LAT...LON 3720 8433 3733 8427 3739 8400 3712 8398
      3713 8425
TIME...MOT...LOC 2023Z 259DEG 47KT 3723 8410

$$

KYC109-125-203-292030-
/O.CON.KJKL.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-120229T2030Z/
JACKSON KY-ROCKCASTLE KY-LAUREL KY-
323 PM EST WED FEB 29 2012

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN LAUREL...
SOUTHEASTERN ROCKCASTLE AND SOUTH CENTRAL JACKSON COUNTIES UNTIL 330
PM EST...

AT 321 PM EST...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD. 
THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR WOOD CREEK LAKE...OR 8 MILES NORTHWEST
OF LONDON...MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  ARDERY...CARICO...EBERLE...MIDDLEFORK...ATLANTA...MAPLESVILLE...
  PARROT...PEOPLES...GREENMOUNT...MCWHORTER...DEESE...SHOP BRANCH...
  CORNELIUS...MOORES CREEK AND DABOLT.

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 3720 8433 3733 8427 3739 8400 3712 8398
      3713 8425
TIME...MOT...LOC 2023Z 259DEG 47KT 3723 8410

$$

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, 1:40 PM ESTTornado WarningJKLMagoffin, Morgan35 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, 2:58 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.