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Tornado Warning 31, NWS Louisville, KY
NWS Louisville, KY issued this tornado warning at Feb 29, 2012, 11:44 AM EST for 4 counties in Kentucky. It was in force for 16 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, 11:44 AM EST (16:44 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 29, 2012, 12:00 PM EST
- In force
- 16 min
- Issued by
- NWS Louisville, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Boyle County, KY, Marion County, KY, Mercer County, KY, Washington County, KY
The radar
The Louisville radar (KLVX), 79 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:47 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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, 4.7 hours before the alert went out and 220 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
- 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
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
777 WFUS53 KLMK 291644 TORLMK KYC021-155-167-229-291700- /O.NEW.KLMK.TO.W.0031.120229T1644Z-120229T1700Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 1144 AM EST WED FEB 29 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... NORTHWESTERN BOYLE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY... SOUTHWESTERN MERCER COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY... SOUTHERN WASHINGTON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY... NORTHEASTERN MARION COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY... * UNTIL NOON EST... * AT 1138 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR HODGENVILLE. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR BURKES SPRING...MOVING EAST AT 60 MPH. * THIS TORNADIC STORM WILL ALSO IMPACT... SPRINGFIELD... TEXAS AND POTTSVILLE... STEWART AND PERRYVILLE... NEVADA AND DIXVILLE... 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 3786 8495 3763 8487 3760 8535 3772 8538 TIME...MOT...LOC 1643Z 258DEG 51KT 3765 8522 $$ AMS
1 follow-up statement
389 WWUS53 KLMK 291654 SVSLMK SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 1154 AM EST WED FEB 29 2012 KYC155-291704- /O.CAN.KLMK.TO.W.0031.000000T0000Z-120229T1700Z/ MARION KY- 1154 AM EST WED FEB 29 2012 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN MARION COUNTY IS CANCELLED... ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN MARION COUNTY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1215 PM EST... TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...CALL TOLL FREE AT...1...8 7 7...6 3 3...6 7 7 2...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. LAT...LON 3766 8514 3774 8514 3786 8495 3763 8487 TIME...MOT...LOC 1654Z 255DEG 50KT 3772 8505 $$ KYC021-167-229-291700- /O.CON.KLMK.TO.W.0031.000000T0000Z-120229T1700Z/ MERCER KY-WASHINGTON KY-BOYLE KY- 1154 AM EST WED FEB 29 2012 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST FOR NORTHWESTERN BOYLE...SOUTHEASTERN WASHINGTON AND SOUTHWESTERN MERCER COUNTIES... AT 1152 AM EST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR MACKVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 60 MPH. * THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL ALSO IMPACT... DIXVILLE AND NEVADA... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE. && LAT...LON 3766 8514 3774 8514 3786 8495 3763 8487 TIME...MOT...LOC 1654Z 255DEG 50KT 3772 8505 $$ AMS
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, 10:47 AM EST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Mercer, Washington | 28 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, 11:50 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 |
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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.