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Tornado Warning 28, NWS Louisville, KY

February 29, 2012Mercer County, Washington County, Kentucky

NWS Louisville, KY issued this tornado warning at Feb 29, 2012, 10:47 AM EST for Mercer County, Washington County, Kentucky. It was in force for 28 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: Feb 29, 2012, 10:47 AM EST (15:47 UTC)
Expired: Feb 29, 2012, 11:15 AM EST
In force: 28 min
Issued by: NWS Louisville, KY
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Mercer County, KY, Washington County, KY

The radar

The Louisville radar (KLVX), 91 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:47 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
Feb 29, 5:39 AM EST	Tornado Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 3.8 hours before the alert went out and 206 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: 18 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -228 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 454 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 56 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 791 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 857 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 2.5

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

853 
WFUS53 KLMK 291547
TORLMK
KYC167-229-291615-
/O.NEW.KLMK.TO.W.0028.120229T1547Z-120229T1615Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1047 AM EST WED FEB 29 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  MERCER COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
  SOUTHERN WASHINGTON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...

* UNTIL 1115 AM EST...

* AT 1042 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
  STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR BEARWALLOW...MOVING EAST AT 65 MPH.

* THIS TORNADIC STORM WILL ALSO IMPACT...
  SPRINGFIELD...
  HARRODSBURG...
  MACKVILLE AND JENKINSVILLE...
  BATTLE AND CORNISHVILLE...
  RIVERVIEW ESTATES AND JACKSON...
  STRINGTOWN AND BRAXTON...

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 3774 8470 3763 8527 3766 8535 3769 8537
      3770 8537 3792 8483 3791 8480 3789 8479
      3790 8479 3790 8478 3787 8477 3785 8477
      3784 8475
TIME...MOT...LOC 1547Z 250DEG 55KT 3769 8522

$$

TWF

2 follow-up statements

681 
WWUS53 KLMK 291559
SVSLMK

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1059 AM EST WED FEB 29 2012

KYC167-229-291615-
/O.CON.KLMK.TO.W.0028.000000T0000Z-120229T1615Z/
MERCER KY-WASHINGTON KY-
1059 AM EST WED FEB 29 2012

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 AM EST FOR EASTERN
WASHINGTON AND MERCER COUNTIES...

AT 1056 AM EST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE 
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH ROTATION. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS 
LOCATED NEAR THOMPSONVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.

* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL ALSO IMPACT...
  HARRODSBURG...
  BATTLE AND CORNISHVILLE...
  BOHON AND RIVERVIEW ESTATES...
  JACKSON AND STRINGTOWN...

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 3767 8512 3775 8517 3791 8480 3789 8480
      3789 8479 3790 8479 3789 8478 3785 8477
      3784 8475 3774 8470
TIME...MOT...LOC 1559Z 248DEG 47KT 3772 8509

$$
TWF

485 
WWUS53 KLMK 291610
SVSLMK

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1110 AM EST WED FEB 29 2012

KYC229-291619-
/O.CAN.KLMK.TO.W.0028.000000T0000Z-120229T1615Z/
WASHINGTON KY-
1110 AM EST WED FEB 29 2012

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EASTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY IS CANCELLED...

THE MAIN PART OF THE STORM HAS MOVED EAST OF THE COUNTY. NO SEVERE 
WEATHER REPORTS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED FROM WASHINGTON COUNTY AT THIS 
TIME.

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...CALL TOLL 
FREE AT...1...8 7 7...6 3 3...6 7 7 2.

LAT...LON 3771 8502 3780 8501 3789 8480 3789 8479
      3790 8479 3789 8478 3785 8477 3784 8475
      3774 8470
TIME...MOT...LOC 1609Z 248DEG 47KT 3778 8492

$$

KYC167-291615-
/O.CON.KLMK.TO.W.0028.000000T0000Z-120229T1615Z/
MERCER KY-
1110 AM EST WED FEB 29 2012

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 AM EST FOR CENTRAL
MERCER COUNTY...

AT 1105 AM EST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE 
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH ROTATION. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 
NEAR CORNISHVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.

* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL ALSO IMPACT...
  HARRODSBURG...
  STRINGTOWN AND JACKSON...

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 3771 8502 3780 8501 3789 8480 3789 8479
      3790 8479 3789 8478 3785 8477 3784 8475
      3774 8470
TIME...MOT...LOC 1609Z 248DEG 47KT 3778 8492

$$
TWF

The office that day

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

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