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Tornado Warning 32, NWS Louisville, KY
NWS Louisville, KY issued this tornado warning at Feb 29, 2012, 11:51 AM EST for 4 counties in Kentucky. It was in force for 24 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, 11:51 AM EST (16:51 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 29, 2012, 12:15 PM EST
- In force
- 24 min
- Issued by
- NWS Louisville, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Hardin County, KY, Larue County, KY, Marion County, KY, Nelson County, KY
The radar
The Louisville radar (KLVX), 44 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:52 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
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 4.9 hours before the alert went out and 193 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.
751 WFUS53 KLMK 291651 TORLMK KYC093-123-155-179-291715- /O.NEW.KLMK.TO.W.0032.120229T1651Z-120229T1715Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 1151 AM EST WED FEB 29 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... EASTERN HARDIN COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY... NORTHERN LARUE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY... SOUTHERN NELSON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY... NORTHWESTERN MARION COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY... * UNTIL 1215 PM EST... * AT 1147 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR TONIEVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH. * THIS TORNADIC STORM WILL ALSO IMPACT... HODGENVILLE... ROANOKE... NEW HAVEN AND ATHERTONVILLE... BLUE GAP AND GETHSEMANE... HOLY CROSS AND GREENBRIER... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS. && LAT...LON 3781 8546 3762 8536 3754 8589 3760 8590 TIME...MOT...LOC 1651Z 249DEG 43KT 3759 8580 $$ AMS
2 follow-up statements
783 WWUS53 KLMK 291702 SVSLMK SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 1202 PM EST WED FEB 29 2012 KYC093-291712- /O.CAN.KLMK.TO.W.0032.000000T0000Z-120229T1715Z/ HARDIN KY- 1202 PM EST WED FEB 29 2012 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EASTERN HARDIN COUNTY IS CANCELLED... TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...CALL TOLL FREE AT...1...8 7 7...6 3 3...6 7 7 2...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. LAT...LON 3759 8574 3762 8577 3781 8546 3762 8536 TIME...MOT...LOC 1702Z 249DEG 43KT 3764 8566 $$ KYC123-155-179-291715- /O.CON.KLMK.TO.W.0032.000000T0000Z-120229T1715Z/ LARUE KY-MARION KY-NELSON KY- 1202 PM EST WED FEB 29 2012 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1215 PM EST FOR SOUTHERN NELSON...NORTHWESTERN MARION AND NORTHERN LARUE COUNTIES... AT 1157 AM EST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES WEST OF ATHERTONVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH. * THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL ALSO IMPACT... BLUE GAP AND GETHSEMANE... HOLY CROSS AND GREENBRIER... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS. && LAT...LON 3759 8574 3762 8577 3781 8546 3762 8536 TIME...MOT...LOC 1702Z 249DEG 43KT 3764 8566 $$ AMS
307 WWUS53 KLMK 291712 SVSLMK SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 1212 PM EST WED FEB 29 2012 KYC123-155-179-291722- /O.EXP.KLMK.TO.W.0032.000000T0000Z-120229T1715Z/ LARUE KY-MARION KY-NELSON KY- 1212 PM EST WED FEB 29 2012 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL NELSON...NORTHWESTERN MARION AND NORTHERN LARUE COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 1215 PM EST... THE STORMS THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA. NO SEVERE WEATHER REPORTS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FOR THIS PARTICULAR STORM AT THIS TIME. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...CALL TOLL FREE AT...1...8 7 7...6 3 3...6 7 7 2. LAT...LON 3759 8574 3762 8577 3781 8546 3762 8536 TIME...MOT...LOC 1712Z 249DEG 43KT 3768 8552 $$ 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, 10:47 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, 11:44 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, 11:59 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.