Alert archive / Indiana / Tornado Warnings in 2012
Tornado Warning 1, NWS Louisville, KY
NWS Louisville, KY issued this tornado warning at Jan 17, 2012, 10:27 AM EST for 4 counties in Indiana; Hancock County, Kentucky. It was in force for 43 days. 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
- Jan 17, 2012, 10:27 AM EST (15:27 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 29, 2012, 7:45 AM EST
- In force
- 43 days
- Issued by
- NWS Louisville, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Crawford County, IN, Floyd County, IN, Harrison County, IN, Perry County, IN, Hancock County, KY
The radar
The Louisville radar (KLVX), 37 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:30 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 17, 10:32 AM EST | FUNNEL CLOUD | 1 Se Curby, IN | SPOTTER SEES RAIN WRAPPED FUNNEL. |
| Feb 29, 7:52 AM EST | TSTM WND GST 60 | Pilot Knob, IN |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 3.5 hours before the alert went out and 240 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 602 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 59 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 818 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 844 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
542 WFUS53 KLMK 171527 TORLMK INC025-043-061-171600- /O.NEW.KLMK.TO.W.0001.120117T1527Z-120117T1600Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 1027 AM EST TUE JAN 17 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... CENTRAL CRAWFORD COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA... SOUTHWESTERN FLOYD COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA... NORTHERN HARRISON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA... * UNTIL 1100 AM EST... * AT 1025 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR RIDDLE...MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH. * THIS TORNADIC STORM WILL ALSO IMPACT... CORYDON... WYANDOTTE... WHITE CLOUD AND MOBERLY... CRANDALL AND NEW SALISBURY... LANESVILLE AND BRECKENRIDGE... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS. 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 3834 8591 3817 8592 3821 8647 3832 8647 TIME...MOT...LOC 1527Z 269DEG 47KT 3824 8640 $$ EER
4 follow-up statements
945
WWUS53 KLMK 171540
SVSLMK
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1040 AM EST TUE JAN 17 2012
INC025-171549-
/O.CAN.KLMK.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120117T1600Z/
CRAWFORD IN-
1040 AM EST TUE JAN 17 2012
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL CRAWFORD COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...CALL TOLL
FREE AT...1...8 7 7...6 3 3...6 7 7 2...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
LAT...LON 3834 8591 3817 8592 3822 8628 3828 8628
3829 8626 3828 8626 3829 8625 3830 8627
3831 8626 3830 8628 3832 8628
TIME...MOT...LOC 1539Z 264DEG 49KT 3828 8619
$$
INC043-061-171600-
/O.CON.KLMK.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120117T1600Z/
HARRISON IN-FLOYD IN-
1040 AM EST TUE JAN 17 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 AM EST FOR
SOUTHWESTERN FLOYD AND NORTHERN HARRISON COUNTIES...
AT 1035 AM EST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION. A FUNNEL CLOUD WAS
REPORTED WITH THIS STORM IN CRAWFORD COUNTY NEAR CAREFREE. THIS
DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR MOBERLY...MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.
* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL ALSO IMPACT...
CORYDON...
CRANDALL AND NEW SALISBURY...
GEORGETOWN AND BYRNEVILLE...
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 3834 8591 3817 8592 3822 8628 3828 8628
3829 8626 3828 8626 3829 8625 3830 8627
3831 8626 3830 8628 3832 8628
TIME...MOT...LOC 1539Z 264DEG 49KT 3828 8619
$$
EER923
WWUS53 KLMK 171549
SVSLMK
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1049 AM EST TUE JAN 17 2012
INC043-061-171600-
/O.CON.KLMK.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120117T1600Z/
HARRISON IN-FLOYD IN-
1049 AM EST TUE JAN 17 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 AM EST FOR
SOUTHWESTERN FLOYD AND CENTRAL HARRISON COUNTIES...
AT 1044 AM EST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS
LOCATED NEAR CRANDALL...MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.
* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL ALSO IMPACT...
MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF CENTRAL HARRISON AND SOUTHWESTERN FLOYD
COUNTIES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...CALL TOLL
FREE AT...1...8 7 7...6 3 3...6 7 7 2...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
&&
LAT...LON 3823 8610 3824 8612 3826 8612 3829 8612
3833 8613 3834 8591 3817 8592
TIME...MOT...LOC 1549Z 264DEG 49KT 3829 8602
$$
EER680
WWUS53 KLMK 171556
SVSLMK
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1056 AM EST TUE JAN 17 2012
INC043-061-171605-
/O.EXP.KLMK.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120117T1600Z/
HARRISON IN-FLOYD IN-
1056 AM EST TUE JAN 17 2012
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN FLOYD AND CENTRAL HARRISON
COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 1100 AM EST...
A TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED DOWNSTREAM FOR EASTERN HARRISON
AND FLOYD COUNTY.
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 3823 8610 3824 8612 3826 8612 3829 8612
3833 8613 3834 8591 3817 8592
TIME...MOT...LOC 1555Z 264DEG 49KT 3829 8592
$$
EER821
WFUS53 KLMK 291229
TORLMK
INC123-KYC091-291245-
/O.NEW.KLMK.TO.W.0001.120229T1229Z-120229T1245Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
629 AM CST WED FEB 29 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN HANCOCK COUNTY IN NORTHWEST KENTUCKY...
SOUTHERN PERRY COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA...
* UNTIL 645 AM CST...
* AT 626 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. A FUNNEL CLOUD
WAS REPORTED NORTH OF ROCKPORT. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED
NEAR WAITMAN...MOVING EAST AT 65 MPH.
* THIS TORNADIC STORM WILL ALSO IMPACT...
HAWESVILLE...
TELL CITY...
PETRI AND FENN HAVEN...
DODD AND SKILLMAN...
GERALD AND DERBY...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO
THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING
DEBRIS.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...CALL TOLL
FREE AT...1...8 7 7...6 3 3...6 7 7 2...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
&&
LAT...LON 3794 8697 3794 8693 3796 8689 3806 8647
3804 8649 3804 8652 3799 8652 3790 8660
3786 8691 3790 8692 3791 8694 3789 8697
3790 8699
TIME...MOT...LOC 1229Z 259DEG 57KT 3792 8688
$$
AMSThe office that day
Everything else NWS Louisville, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 17, 9:29 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Orange, Washington | 31 min |
| Jan 17, 9:31 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Crawford, Dubois, Orange, Perry | 44 min |
| Jan 17, 9:54 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Orange, Washington | 36 min |
| Jan 17, 10:02 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Washington | 28 min |
| Jan 17, 10:14 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Crawford, Harrison, Perry | 31 min |
| Jan 17, 10:24 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Jefferson | 36 min |
| Jan 17, 10:27 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Perry | 33 min |
| Jan 17, 10:30 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Clark, Scott, Washington | 30 min |
| Jan 17, 10:34 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Jefferson | 26 min |
| Jan 17, 10:43 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Crawford, Harrison | 17 min |
| Jan 17, 10:50 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Perry | 25 min |
| Jan 17, 10:54 AM EST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Clark, Floyd, Harrison | 36 min |
| Jan 17, 10:57 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Harrison, Perry | 18 min |
| Jan 17, 11:02 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Clark | 28 min |
| Jan 17, 11:07 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Harrison | 23 min |
| Jan 17, 11:19 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Harrison | 26 min |
| Jan 17, 11:00 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Jefferson | 30 min |
| Jan 17, 11:11 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Grayson, Hancock, Ohio | 19 min |
| Jan 17, 11:20 AM EST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Jefferson, Shelby, Spencer | 25 min |
| Jan 17, 11:23 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bullitt, Jefferson, Nelson, Spencer | 37 min |
| Jan 17, 11:25 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Henry, Oldham, Trimble | 35 min |
| Jan 17, 11:29 AM EST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Grayson, Hardin | 16 min |
| Jan 17, 11:42 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Shelby, Spencer | 18 min |
| Jan 17, 11:44 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Bullitt, Hardin, Larue, Meade, Nelson | 31 min |
| Jan 17, 11:52 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Anderson, Fayette, Franklin, Scott, Shelby, Spencer and 1 more | 23 min |
| Jan 17, 12:06 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Grayson, Larue | 24 min |
| Jan 17, 12:07 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Anderson, Mercer, Nelson, Spencer, Washington | 23 min |
| Jan 17, 12:14 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Bourbon, Clark, Fayette, Scott, Woodford | 31 min |
| Jan 17, 12:16 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Logan | 29 min |
| Jan 17, 12:24 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Grayson, Green, Hardin, Hart, Larue, Nelson and 1 more | 36 min |
| Jan 17, 12:27 PM EST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Grayson, Green, Hardin, Hart, Larue | 33 min |
| Jan 17, 12:28 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Butler, Logan, Warren | 17 min |
| Jan 17, 12:39 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Edmonson, Hart | 36 min |
| Jan 17, 12:46 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Allen, Barren, Edmonson, Warren | 29 min |
| Jan 17, 12:48 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Simpson | 27 min |
| Jan 17, 12:50 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Bourbon, Clark, Fayette, Nicholas | 25 min |
| Jan 17, 12:56 PM EST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Warren | 19 min |
| Jan 17, 1:10 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Casey, Green, Taylor | 35 min |
| Jan 17, 1:12 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Allen, Barren, Metcalfe, Simpson | 33 min |
| Jan 17, 1:14 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Madison | 31 min |
| Jan 17, 1:14 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Allen, Simpson | 16 min |
| Jan 17, 1:16 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Garrard | 44 min |
| Jan 17, 1:20 PM EST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Allen, Simpson | 25 min |
| Jan 17, 1:25 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Boyle, Garrard, Lincoln, Madison | 35 min |
| Jan 17, 1:26 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Clark, Madison | 19 min |
| Jan 17, 1:30 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Adair, Casey, Green, Hart, Marion, Taylor | 30 min |
| Jan 17, 1:43 PM EST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Allen, Barren, Monroe | 32 min |
| Jan 17, 1:52 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Casey, Lincoln | 23 min |
| Jan 17, 1:59 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Adair, Casey, Russell, Taylor | 31 min |
| Jan 17, 2:13 PM EST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Cumberland, Monroe | 13 min |
Nearby
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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.