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Tornado Warning 29, NWS Louisville, KY
NWS Louisville, KY issued this tornado warning at Feb 29, 2012, 9:56 AM CST for 4 counties in Kentucky. It was in force for 34 min. 6 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
- Feb 29, 2012, 9:56 AM CST (15:56 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 29, 2012, 10:30 AM CST
- In force
- 34 min
- Issued by
- NWS Louisville, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Grayson County, KY, Hardin County, KY, Larue County, KY, Nelson County, KY
The radar
The Louisville radar (KLVX), 46 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:56 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 29, 10:10 AM CST | TORNADO | 2 W Hodgenville, KY | NWS STORM SURVEY TEAM DETERMINED AN EF-1 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN A COUPLE MILES WEST OF HODGENVILLE WHERE ROOF AND TREE DAMAGE WERE FOUND. |
| Feb 29, 10:12 AM CST | TORNADO | Hodgenville, KY | NWS STORM SURVEY TEAM DETERMINED AN EF-2 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN NEAR DOWNTOWN HODGENVILLE AT CITIZENS UNION BANK AND A NEARBY NEIGHBORHOOD WHERE SEVERAL STURDY HOUSES WERE DAMAGED AND CARS WERE DAMAGED AS WELL. DEBRIS AND FUNNEL WERE ALSO SEEN NEAR FAIRGROUNDS B |
| Feb 29, 10:13 AM CST | TORNADO | Hodgenville, KY | NWS STORM SURVEY TEAM DETERMINED AN EF-2 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN NEAR DOWNTOWN HODGENVILLE AT CITIZENS UNION BANK AND A NEARBY NEIGHBORHOOD WHERE SEVERAL STURDY HOUSES WERE DAMAGED AND CARS WERE DAMAGED AS WELL. DEBRIS AND FUNNEL WERE ALSO SEEN NEAR FAIRGROUNDS B |
| Feb 29, 10:18 AM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 1 E Hodgenville, KY | HOUSE DESTROYED ON STILES FORD ROAD AND KY 210 |
| Feb 29, 10:18 AM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 1 S Hodgenville, KY | SEVERAL HOMES DESTROYED NEAR US HIGHWAY 31E |
| Feb 29, 10:18 AM CST | TORNADO | Hodgenville, KY | DEBRIS AND FUNNEL SEEN NEAR FAIRGROUNDS |
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, 3.9 hours before the alert went out and 177 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
- 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
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
202 WFUS53 KLMK 291556 TORLMK KYC085-093-123-179-291630- /O.NEW.KLMK.TO.W.0029.120229T1556Z-120229T1630Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 1056 AM EST WED FEB 29 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... SOUTHEASTERN HARDIN COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY... LARUE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY... SOUTHWESTERN NELSON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY... EASTERN GRAYSON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY... * UNTIL 1130 AM EST/1030 AM CST/... * AT 1051 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR LACON...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH. * THIS TORNADIC STORM WILL ALSO IMPACT... HODGENVILLE... GLENDALE... MATHERS MILL AND BOUNDARY OAK... LEAFDALE AND BUFFALO... HOWARDSTOWN AND ATHERTONVILLE... 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 3770 8557 3751 8550 3745 8610 3754 8614 TIME...MOT...LOC 1556Z 256DEG 45KT 3752 8599 $$ AMS
3 follow-up statements
988 WWUS53 KLMK 291609 SVSLMK SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 1109 AM EST WED FEB 29 2012 KYC085-291618- /O.CAN.KLMK.TO.W.0029.000000T0000Z-120229T1630Z/ GRAYSON KY- 1009 AM CST WED FEB 29 2012 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EASTERN GRAYSON COUNTY IS CANCELLED... TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...CALL TOLL FREE AT...1...8 7 7...6 3 3...6 7 7 2...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. LAT...LON 3759 8595 3770 8557 3751 8550 3747 8592 TIME...MOT...LOC 1608Z 256DEG 45KT 3755 8580 $$ KYC093-123-179-291630- /O.CON.KLMK.TO.W.0029.000000T0000Z-120229T1630Z/ LARUE KY-NELSON KY-HARDIN KY- 1109 AM EST WED FEB 29 2012 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 AM EST FOR SOUTHEASTERN HARDIN...SOUTHWESTERN NELSON AND LARUE COUNTIES... AT 1105 AM EST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION. THIS STORM IS LIKELY TO PRODUCE A TORNADO IN THE HODGENVILLE AREA. THIS STORM WILL ALSO PRODUCE QUARTER TO GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR SONORA...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH. * THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL ALSO IMPACT... HODGENVILLE... LEAFDALE AND BUFFALO... HOWARDSTOWN AND ATHERTONVILLE... GLEANINGS AND NEW HAVEN... 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 3759 8595 3770 8557 3751 8550 3747 8592 TIME...MOT...LOC 1608Z 256DEG 45KT 3755 8580 $$ AMS
310 WWUS53 KLMK 291620 SVSLMK SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 1120 AM EST WED FEB 29 2012 KYC093-291629- /O.CAN.KLMK.TO.W.0029.000000T0000Z-120229T1630Z/ HARDIN KY- 1120 AM EST WED FEB 29 2012 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHERN HARDIN COUNTY IS CANCELLED... TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...CALL TOLL FREE AT...1...8 7 7...6 3 3...6 7 7 2...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. LAT...LON 3764 8578 3770 8557 3751 8550 3749 8574 TIME...MOT...LOC 1619Z 256DEG 45KT 3758 8563 $$ KYC123-179-291630- /O.CON.KLMK.TO.W.0029.000000T0000Z-120229T1630Z/ LARUE KY-NELSON KY- 1120 AM EST WED FEB 29 2012 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 AM EST FOR SOUTHWESTERN NELSON AND EASTERN LARUE COUNTIES... AT 1115 AM EST...A TORNADO WAS REPORTED NEAR THE FAIR GROUNDS AND HIGH SCHOOL IN LARUE COUNTY. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR LEAFDALE...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH. * THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL ALSO IMPACT... HODGENVILLE... GLEANINGS AND NEW HAVEN... 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 3764 8578 3770 8557 3751 8550 3749 8574 TIME...MOT...LOC 1619Z 256DEG 45KT 3758 8563 $$ AMS
404 WWUS53 KLMK 291630 SVSLMK SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 1130 AM EST WED FEB 29 2012 KYC123-179-291640- /O.EXP.KLMK.TO.W.0029.000000T0000Z-120229T1630Z/ LARUE KY-NELSON KY- 1130 AM EST WED FEB 29 2012 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN NELSON AND EASTERN LARUE COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED... THE STORMS THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...CALL TOLL FREE AT...1...8 7 7...6 3 3...6 7 7 2...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. LAT...LON 3764 8578 3770 8557 3751 8550 3749 8574 TIME...MOT...LOC 1630Z 256DEG 45KT 3761 8546 $$ AMS
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, 6:47 AM CST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Butler, Ohio | 28 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, 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.