Alert archive / Kentucky / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2012
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 91, NWS Louisville, KY
NWS Louisville, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 2, 2012, 2:56 PM CST for Breckinridge County, Hancock County, Ohio County, Kentucky. It was in force for 19 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
- Mar 2, 2012, 2:56 PM CST (20:56 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 2, 2012, 3:15 PM CST
- In force
- 19 min
- Issued by
- NWS Louisville, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Breckinridge County, KY, Hancock County, KY, Ohio County, KY
The radar
The Louisville radar (KLVX), 74 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:57 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.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 12:02 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 181 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
- 1667 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -25 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 523 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 68 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 175 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 169 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 6.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
772
WUUS53 KLMK 022056
SVRLMK
KYC027-091-183-022115-
/O.NEW.KLMK.SV.W.0091.120302T2056Z-120302T2115Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
256 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
WESTERN BRECKINRIDGE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
SOUTHEASTERN HANCOCK COUNTY IN NORTHWEST KENTUCKY...
NORTHEASTERN OHIO COUNTY IN NORTHWEST KENTUCKY...
* UNTIL 315 PM CST
* AT 252 PM CST...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
ROSEVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 70 MPH.
* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL ALSO IMPACT...
KIRK AND MCQUADY...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. IF A TORNADO
IS SPOTTED...MOVE QUICKLY TO A PLACE OF SAFETY IN A STURDY
STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM.
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 3775 8683 3779 8683 3779 8682 3787 8652
3769 8645 3762 8677 3774 8684
TIME...MOT...LOC 2056Z 246DEG 59KT 3774 8669
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN
$$
13The office that day
Everything else NWS Louisville, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 2:50 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Ohio | 25 min |
| Mar 2, 3:08 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Edmonson | 37 min |
| Mar 2, 3:24 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Barren, Edmonson, Grayson, Hart, Warren | 36 min |
| Mar 2, 3:45 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Larue | 30 min |
| Mar 2, 3:49 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Hancock | 26 min |
| Mar 2, 4:17 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Marion, Taylor | 28 min |
| Mar 2, 4:34 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Meade | 26 min |
| Mar 2, 4:56 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Jefferson, Meade | 64 min |
| Mar 2, 5:07 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Boyle, Garrard | 23 min |
| Mar 2, 5:40 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Garrard, Madison | 35 min |
| Mar 2, 6:34 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Butler, Logan, Ohio | 26 min |
| Mar 2, 6:41 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Allen, Barren, Simpson, Warren | 22 min |
| Mar 2, 7:03 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Cumberland, Monroe | 27 min |
| Mar 2, 7:08 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Butler, Grayson | 22 min |
| Mar 2, 7:15 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Cumberland, Monroe | 30 min |
| Mar 2, 7:25 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Clinton, Cumberland | 35 min |
| Mar 2, 7:36 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Grayson | 24 min |
| Mar 2, 7:38 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Jefferson, Oldham | 22 min |
| Mar 2, 7:52 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Bullitt, Hardin | 23 min |
| Mar 2, 7:53 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Russell | 37 min |
| Mar 2, 8:02 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Henry | 28 min |
| Mar 2, 8:09 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Franklin | 36 min |
| Mar 2, 8:24 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Jefferson | 26 min |
| Mar 2, 8:29 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Hancock | 31 min |
| Mar 2, 8:46 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Oldham | 29 min |
| Mar 2, 2:06 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Trimble | 39 min |
| Mar 2, 2:19 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Hancock | 26 min |
| Mar 2, 2:25 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Meade | 35 min |
| Mar 2, 2:26 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Hancock | 34 min |
| Mar 2, 2:33 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Hancock | 27 min |
| Mar 2, 2:39 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Trimble | 36 min |
| Mar 2, 2:50 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Breckinridge, Meade | 25 min |
| Mar 2, 2:50 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Grayson, Ohio | 25 min |
| Mar 2, 2:51 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Henry, Oldham, Trimble | 24 min |
| Mar 2, 2:53 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Bullitt, Hardin, Meade | 22 min |
| Mar 2, 3:02 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bullitt, Hardin | 28 min |
| Mar 2, 3:07 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Boyle, Marion, Mercer, Washington | 23 min |
| Mar 2, 3:07 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Henry | 23 min |
| Mar 2, 3:10 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Jefferson, Oldham | 35 min |
| Mar 2, 3:11 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Grayson, Hardin, Ohio | 34 min |
| Mar 2, 3:15 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bullitt, Hardin, Jefferson, Meade, Spencer | 30 min |
| Mar 2, 3:20 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Bullitt, Hardin, Jefferson | 25 min |
| Mar 2, 3:27 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Trimble | 3 hr |
| Mar 2, 3:27 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Boyle, Fayette, Garrard, Jessamine, Lincoln, Madison and 1 more | 33 min |
| Mar 2, 3:30 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Shelby, Spencer | 30 min |
| Mar 2, 3:32 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Henry | 28 min |
| Mar 2, 3:34 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Bullitt, Shelby, Spencer | 26 min |
| Mar 2, 3:37 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Allen, Logan, Simpson, Warren | 23 min |
| Mar 2, 3:38 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Butler, Logan, Warren | 37 min |
| Mar 2, 3:39 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Fayette, Jessamine, Woodford | 21 min |
| Mar 2, 3:41 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Butler, Logan, Warren | 34 min |
| Mar 2, 3:42 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Garrard, Madison | 33 min |
| Mar 2, 3:43 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Hardin, Larue | 32 min |
| Mar 2, 3:44 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Allen, Logan, Simpson, Warren | 46 min |
| Mar 2, 3:46 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Green, Hart, Larue, Taylor | 29 min |
| Mar 2, 3:53 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Anderson, Franklin, Shelby, Spencer, Woodford | 22 min |
| Mar 2, 3:59 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bourbon, Clark, Nicholas | 16 min |
| Mar 2, 4:04 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Clark, Madison | 11 min |
| Mar 2, 4:04 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Logan, Warren | 26 min |
| Mar 2, 4:04 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Marion, Nelson, Washington | 26 min |
| Mar 2, 4:09 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Butler, Edmonson, Hart, Warren | 36 min |
| Mar 2, 4:10 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Marion, Taylor | 35 min |
| Mar 2, 4:11 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Anderson, Fayette, Franklin, Scott, Woodford | 34 min |
| Mar 2, 4:13 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Allen, Barren, Metcalfe, Warren | 32 min |
| Mar 2, 4:14 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Boyle, Casey, Garrard, Jessamine, Lincoln, Madison and 2 more | 31 min |
| Mar 2, 4:18 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Clark, Madison | 12 min |
| Mar 2, 4:24 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Barren, Edmonson, Logan, Simpson, Warren | 36 min |
| Mar 2, 4:27 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Boyle, Garrard, Jessamine, Mercer, Washington | 33 min |
| Mar 2, 4:33 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bourbon, Fayette, Nicholas, Scott | 27 min |
| Mar 2, 4:33 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Allen, Barren, Simpson, Warren | 27 min |
| Mar 2, 4:35 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Boyle, Garrard, Lincoln, Madison | 25 min |
| Mar 2, 4:36 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Green, Hart, Larue, Taylor | 9 min |
| Mar 2, 4:37 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Adair, Barren, Green, Metcalfe | 23 min |
| Mar 2, 4:40 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Green, Hart, Taylor | 35 min |
| Mar 2, 4:45 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Bourbon, Nicholas | 15 min |
| Mar 2, 4:45 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Barren | 19 min |
| Mar 2, 4:49 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Clark, Garrard, Madison | 26 min |
| Mar 2, 4:53 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Larue, Marion, Washington | 37 min |
| Mar 2, 4:56 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Adair, Casey, Metcalfe, Russell | 34 min |
| Mar 2, 4:58 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Adair, Barren, Green, Hart, Metcalfe, Taylor | 32 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.