Alert archive / Kentucky / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2012
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 201, NWS Louisville, KY
NWS Louisville, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 26, 2012, 4:58 AM CDT for 5 counties in Kentucky. It was in force for 32 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 26, 2012, 4:58 AM CDT (09:58 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 26, 2012, 5:30 AM CDT
- In force
- 32 min
- Issued by
- NWS Louisville, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Allen County, KY, Barren County, KY, Monroe County, KY, Simpson County, KY, Warren County, KY
The radar
The Nashville radar (KOHX), 60 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:00 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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, 12:40 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 74 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
- 1411 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -108 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1242 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 51 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 250 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 383 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.3
- Supercell composite
- 4.7
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
545 WUUS53 KLMK 260958 SVRLMK KYC003-009-171-213-227-261045- /O.NEW.KLMK.SV.W.0201.120426T0958Z-120426T1045Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 458 AM CDT THU APR 26 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... ALLEN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY... SOUTHERN BARREN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY... WESTERN MONROE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY... EASTERN SIMPSON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY... SOUTHERN WARREN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY... * UNTIL 545 AM CDT * AT 456 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR BOYCE...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH. * THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL ALSO IMPACT... FRANKLIN... THREE SPRINGS... SCOTTSVILLE... WEST FORK AND HALIFAX... RODEMER AND GAINESVILLE... MAYNARD AND OAK FOREST... WALNUT HILL AND HOLLAND... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...CALL TOLL FREE AT...1...8 7 7...6 3 3...6 7 7 2...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. && LAT...LON 3665 8666 3694 8648 3683 8575 3662 8582 TIME...MOT...LOC 0958Z 290DEG 45KT 3683 8635 WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN $$ MJ
2 follow-up statements
367 WWUS53 KLMK 261011 SVSLMK SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 611 AM EDT THU APR 26 2012 KYC227-261022- /O.CAN.KLMK.SV.W.0201.000000T0000Z-120426T1045Z/ WARREN KY- 511 AM CDT THU APR 26 2012 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHERN WARREN COUNTY IS CANCELLED... TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...CALL TOLL FREE AT...1...8 7 7...6 3 3...6 7 7 2...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. LAT...LON 3666 8649 3688 8625 3678 8577 3662 8582 TIME...MOT...LOC 1012Z 290DEG 45KT 3677 8615 $$ KYC003-009-171-213-261045- /O.CON.KLMK.SV.W.0201.000000T0000Z-120426T1045Z/ MONROE KY-SIMPSON KY-ALLEN KY-BARREN KY- 511 AM CDT THU APR 26 2012 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 AM CDT FOR SOUTHERN BARREN...ALLEN...SOUTHEASTERN SIMPSON AND WESTERN MONROE COUNTIES... AT 510 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR SCOTTSVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH. * THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL ALSO IMPACT... SCOTTSVILLE... WALNUT HILL AND HOLLAND... LAMB AND FOUNTAIN RUN... FLIPPIN AND AKERSVILLE... EMBERTON AND GUM TREE... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...CALL TOLL FREE AT...1...8 7 7...6 3 3...6 7 7 2...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. && LAT...LON 3666 8649 3688 8625 3678 8577 3662 8582 TIME...MOT...LOC 1012Z 290DEG 45KT 3677 8615 WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN $$ MJ
320 WWUS53 KLMK 261030 SVSLMK SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 530 AM CDT THU APR 26 2012 KYC003-009-171-213-261041- /O.CAN.KLMK.SV.W.0201.000000T0000Z-120426T1045Z/ MONROE KY-SIMPSON KY-ALLEN KY-BARREN KY- 530 AM CDT THU APR 26 2012 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHERN BARREN...ALLEN... SOUTHEASTERN SIMPSON AND WESTERN MONROE COUNTIES IS CANCELLED... THE STORMS THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...CALL TOLL FREE AT...1...8 7 7...6 3 3...6 7 7 2...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. LAT...LON 3666 8649 3688 8625 3678 8577 3662 8582 TIME...MOT...LOC 1031Z 290DEG 45KT 3669 8587 $$ MJ
The office that day
Everything else NWS Louisville, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 25, 9:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Lincoln | 15 min |
| Apr 26, 2:31 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Hancock, Hardin, Meade, Ohio | 44 min |
| Apr 26, 3:08 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Butler, Grayson, Ohio | 37 min |
| Apr 26, 3:16 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Grayson, Hardin, Hart | 44 min |
| Apr 26, 3:31 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Butler, Edmonson, Grayson, Hart, Ohio | 29 min |
| Apr 26, 3:59 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Barren, Edmonson, Green, Hart | 31 min |
| Apr 26, 4:08 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Warren | 22 min |
| Apr 26, 4:20 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Adair, Barren, Metcalfe | 25 min |
| Apr 26, 4:28 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Cumberland, Monroe | 32 min |
| Apr 26, 4:38 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Adair, Casey, Clinton, Cumberland, Metcalfe, Monroe and 1 more | 37 min |
| Apr 26, 2:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Garrard, Jessamine, Madison | 37 min |
| Apr 26, 2:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Butler, Logan, Warren | 36 min |
| Apr 26, 2:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Madison | 14 min |
| Apr 26, 3:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Allen, Logan, Simpson, Warren | 29 min |
| Apr 26, 3:12 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Russell | 33 min |
| Apr 26, 3:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Logan | 23 min |
| Apr 26, 3:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Metcalfe | 36 min |
| Apr 26, 3:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Allen, Logan, Simpson, Warren | 32 min |
| Apr 26, 3:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Adair, Casey, Russell | 26 min |
| Apr 26, 3:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Adair, Cumberland, Metcalfe, Russell | 33 min |
| Apr 26, 3:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Logan | 29 min |
| Apr 26, 3:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Allen | 32 min |
| Apr 26, 4:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Adair, Clinton, Cumberland, Russell | 45 min |
| Apr 26, 4:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Logan | 13 min |
| Apr 26, 4:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Allen | 32 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Kentucky, 2012Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2012
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.