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Tornado Warning 12, NWS Louisville, KY

February 29, 2012Butler County, Ohio County, Kentucky

NWS Louisville, KY issued this tornado warning at Feb 29, 2012, 6:47 AM CST for Butler County, Ohio County, Kentucky. It was in force for 28 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, 6:47 AM CST (12:47 UTC)
Expired: Feb 29, 2012, 7:15 AM CST
In force: 28 min
Issued by: NWS Louisville, KY
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Butler County, KY, Ohio County, KY

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Feb 29, 7:08 AM CST	HAIL 1.75	Centertown, 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
Feb 29, 4:39 AM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 0.8 hours before the alert went out and 137 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

735 
WFUS53 KLMK 291247
TORLMK
KYC031-183-291315-
/O.NEW.KLMK.TO.W.0012.120229T1247Z-120229T1315Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
647 AM CST WED FEB 29 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHERN OHIO COUNTY IN NORTHWEST KENTUCKY...
  NORTHWESTERN BUTLER COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...

* UNTIL 715 AM CST...

* AT 745 AM EST/645 AM CST/...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR
  INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.
  THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED 14 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SMALLHOUS...
  MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.

* THIS TORNADIC STORM WILL ALSO IMPACT...
  MORGANTOWN...
  HARTFORD...
  CERALVO AND SMALLHOUS...
  WYSOX AND SCOTTOWN...
  COOL SPRINGS AND SHULTZTOWN...
  MONFORD AND EDEN...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS STORM HAS VERY LARGE HAIL WITH HAILSTONE UP TO GOLF BALL SIZE 
AND A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF LIGHTNING. 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 3736 8713 3738 8710 3747 8712 3751 8665
      3718 8662 3719 8691 3723 8692 3723 8694
      3727 8699 3732 8699 3736 8703 3736 8707
      3732 8711 3733 8714
TIME...MOT...LOC 1246Z 274DEG 69KT 3730 8730

$$
JDG

1 follow-up statement

614 
WWUS53 KLMK 291302
SVSLMK

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
702 AM CST WED FEB 29 2012

KYC031-183-291315-
/O.CON.KLMK.TO.W.0012.000000T0000Z-120229T1315Z/
OHIO KY-BUTLER KY-
702 AM CST WED FEB 29 2012

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 AM CST FOR
NORTHWESTERN BUTLER AND SOUTHERN OHIO COUNTIES...

AT 659 AM CST...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO IN 
HOPKINS COUNTY KENTUCKY WITH SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE. THIS DANGEROUS 
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR SMALLHOUS...MOVING EAST AT 65 MPH. THIS STORM 
IS HEADED FOR SOUTHERN OHIO AND NORTHERN BUTLER COUNTIES.  

* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL ALSO IMPACT...
  MORGANTOWN...
  HARTFORD...
  CERALVO AND ROCKPORT...
  SIMMONS AND KEN WYE...
  ROB ROY AND PRENTISS...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SEEK SHELTER NOW. THE TORNADIC STORM IS APPROACHING FAST.   

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 3736 8713 3738 8710 3745 8711 3747 8712
      3751 8665 3723 8662 3723 8694 3727 8699
      3732 8699 3736 8703 3736 8707 3732 8711
      3733 8714
TIME...MOT...LOC 1300Z 267DEG 57KT 3736 8712

$$
JDG

The office that day

Everything else NWS Louisville, KY issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Feb 29, 12:53 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Trimble	52 min
Feb 29, 1:03 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Breckinridge, Bullitt, Hardin, Meade, Nelson, Shelby and 2 more	57 min
Feb 29, 1:23 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Butler, Edmonson, Hart, Larue	52 min
Feb 29, 2:07 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Anderson, Hardin, Larue, Marion, Mercer, Nelson and 1 more	38 min
Feb 29, 2:40 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Boyle, Garrard, Lincoln, Madison	50 min
Feb 29, 6:20 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Hancock	25 min
Feb 29, 6:32 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Grayson, Ohio	43 min
Feb 29, 6:41 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Breckinridge, Hancock, Meade	34 min
Feb 29, 6:44 AM CST	Tornado Warning	LMK	Breckinridge, Hancock, Meade	15 min
Feb 29, 7:09 AM CST	Tornado Warning	LMK	Butler, Edmonson, Grayson, Ohio	36 min
Feb 29, 7:11 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Breckinridge, Grayson, Hardin, Ohio	19 min
Feb 29, 7:13 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Breckinridge, Bullitt, Hardin, Jefferson, Meade	32 min
Feb 29, 7:13 AM CST	Tornado Warning	LMK	Trimble	17 min
Feb 29, 7:17 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Henry, Oldham, Trimble	28 min
Feb 29, 7:20 AM CST	Tornado Warning	LMK	Bullitt, Hardin, Meade	25 min
Feb 29, 7:23 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Breckinridge, Hardin, Meade	22 min
Feb 29, 7:30 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Henry, Oldham, Shelby	30 min
Feb 29, 7:32 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Breckinridge, Grayson, Hardin	28 min
Feb 29, 7:34 AM CST	Tornado Warning	LMK	Ohio	26 min
Feb 29, 7:39 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Bullitt, Hardin, Jefferson, Nelson, Shelby, Spencer	36 min
Feb 29, 7:40 AM CST	Tornado Warning	LMK	Butler, Grayson, Ohio	35 min
Feb 29, 7:42 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Bullitt, Hardin, Nelson	33 min
Feb 29, 7:49 AM CST	Tornado Warning	LMK	Grayson	26 min
Feb 29, 7:53 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Hardin, Larue, Nelson	22 min
Feb 29, 7:53 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Franklin, Harrison, Henry, Scott, Shelby	37 min
Feb 29, 7:59 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Breckinridge, Grayson, Hardin	16 min
Feb 29, 8:02 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Ohio	28 min
Feb 29, 8:08 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Grayson, Ohio	37 min
Feb 29, 8:10 AM CST	Tornado Warning	LMK	Grayson	20 min
Feb 29, 8:14 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Anderson, Fayette, Franklin, Mercer, Nelson, Scott and 2 more	16 min
Feb 29, 8:14 AM CST	Tornado Warning	LMK	Grayson	16 min
Feb 29, 8:25 AM CST	Tornado Warning	LMK	Grayson, Hardin	20 min
Feb 29, 8:28 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Breckinridge, Grayson, Hardin	32 min
Feb 29, 8:32 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Bourbon, Clark, Fayette, Jessamine, Nicholas	13 min
Feb 29, 8:40 AM CST	Tornado Warning	LMK	Hardin, Larue	20 min
Feb 29, 8:44 AM CST	Tornado Warning	LMK	Grayson	26 min
Feb 29, 8:48 AM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Breckinridge, Grayson, Hardin, Ohio	3 hr
Feb 29, 8:55 AM CST	Tornado Warning	LMK	Grayson, Hardin, Larue	35 min
Feb 29, 8:58 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Butler, Grayson, Ohio	32 min
Feb 29, 8:59 AM CST	Tornado Warning	LMK	Hardin, Larue, Nelson	31 min
Feb 29, 9:09 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Butler, Logan, Warren	36 min
Feb 29, 9:21 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Nelson, Washington	12 min
Feb 29, 9:21 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Breckinridge, Butler, Grayson, Hardin, Ohio	24 min
Feb 29, 9:21 AM CST	Tornado Warning	LMK	Larue, Marion, Nelson, Washington	24 min
Feb 29, 9:26 AM CST	Tornado Warning	LMK	Breckinridge, Grayson, Hardin	34 min
Feb 29, 9:35 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Anderson, Mercer	25 min
Feb 29, 9:47 AM CST	Tornado Warning	LMK	Mercer, Washington	28 min
Feb 29, 9:56 AM CST	Tornado Warning	LMK	Grayson, Hardin, Larue, Nelson	34 min
Feb 29, 10:05 AM CST	Flash Flood Warning	LMK	Breckinridge, Grayson, Hardin	3 hr
Feb 29, 10:16 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Garrard, Jessamine, Mercer, Woodford	29 min
Feb 29, 10:18 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Butler, Logan	27 min
Feb 29, 10:22 AM CST	Tornado Warning	LMK	Larue, Marion, Nelson, Washington	23 min
Feb 29, 10:28 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Hardin	32 min
Feb 29, 10:41 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Larue	34 min
Feb 29, 10:44 AM CST	Tornado Warning	LMK	Boyle, Marion, Mercer, Washington	16 min
Feb 29, 10:50 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Butler, Logan, Warren	25 min
Feb 29, 10:51 AM CST	Tornado Warning	LMK	Hardin, Larue, Marion, Nelson	24 min
Feb 29, 10:59 AM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Barren, Butler, Edmonson, Hart, Logan, Warren	3 hr
Feb 29, 11:01 AM CST	Tornado Warning	LMK	Boyle, Garrard, Jessamine, Mercer	29 min
Feb 29, 11:02 AM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Fayette, Garrard, Hardin, Jessamine, Larue, Marion and 4 more	3 hr
Feb 29, 11:20 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Edmonson, Warren	25 min
Feb 29, 11:22 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Barren, Butler, Edmonson, Hart, Warren	23 min
Feb 29, 11:27 AM CST	Flash Flood Warning	LMK	Barren, Butler, Edmonson, Hart, Logan, Warren	3 hr
Feb 29, 11:28 AM CST	Tornado Warning	LMK	Clark, Fayette, Jessamine, Madison	32 min
Feb 29, 11:32 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Logan	13 min
Feb 29, 11:37 AM CST	Tornado Warning	LMK	Barren, Edmonson, Hart, Warren	23 min
Feb 29, 11:40 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Butler, Logan, Simpson, Warren	35 min
Feb 29, 11:45 AM CST	Tornado Warning	LMK	Logan, Simpson, Warren	30 min
Feb 29, 11:50 AM CST	Tornado Warning	LMK	Clark, Madison	10 min
Feb 29, 12:01 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Green, Hart, Metcalfe, Taylor	29 min
Feb 29, 12:13 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Barren, Edmonson, Hart, Warren	32 min
Feb 29, 12:16 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	LMK	Green, Taylor	3 hr
Feb 29, 12:31 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	LMK	Casey, Garrard, Lincoln, Madison	3 hr
Feb 29, 12:40 PM CST	Tornado Warning	LMK	Adair, Barren, Green, Hart, Metcalfe	35 min
Feb 29, 12:55 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	LMK	Adair, Casey, Garrard, Lincoln, Madison	3 hr
Feb 29, 1:06 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Adair, Casey, Russell	24 min
Feb 29, 1:14 PM CST	Tornado Warning	LMK	Adair, Casey, Russell	31 min
Feb 29, 1:37 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Russell	23 min
Feb 29, 1:50 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Russell	25 min
Feb 29, 2:53 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Clinton	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.