Alert archive / Kentucky / Tornado Warnings in 2012
Tornado Warning 4, NWS Louisville, KY
NWS Louisville, KY issued this tornado warning at Jan 17, 2012, 10:29 AM CST for Breckinridge County, Grayson County, Hardin County, Kentucky. It was in force for 16 min. 2 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
- Jan 17, 2012, 10:29 AM CST (16:29 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 17, 2012, 10:45 AM CST
- In force
- 16 min
- Issued by
- NWS Louisville, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Breckinridge County, KY, Grayson County, KY, Hardin County, KY
The radar
The Louisville radar (KLVX), 47 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:30 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 17, 10:35 AM CST | TSTM WND DMG | Roff, KY | SEVERAL TREES DOWN NEAR ROFF |
| Jan 17, 10:42 AM CST | TSTM WND DMG | Mcdaniels, KY | 6 INCH LIMBS BLOWN OFF. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 4.5 hours before the alert went out and 171 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 608 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 60 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 587 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 687 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
420 WFUS53 KLMK 171629 TORLMK KYC027-085-093-171645- /O.NEW.KLMK.TO.W.0004.120117T1629Z-120117T1645Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 1029 AM CST TUE JAN 17 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... SOUTHERN BRECKINRIDGE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY... WESTERN HARDIN COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY... NORTHERN GRAYSON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY... * UNTIL 1045 AM CST/1145 AM EST/... * AT 1026 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE SQUALL LINE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING BRIEF RAIN-WRAPPED TORNADOES IN ADDITION TO WIDESPREAD STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR DEMPSTER...MOVING EAST AT 65 MPH. * THIS STORM WILL ALSO IMPACT... MCCOY AND MOOK... HUDSON AND CENTERVIEW... PIERCE MILL AND SOLWAY... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...WIDESPREAD DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH ARE LIKELY. SEEK SHELTER NOW! 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 3771 8609 3757 8607 3757 8657 3768 8659 TIME...MOT...LOC 1629Z 266DEG 56KT 3764 8648 $$ AMS
1 follow-up statement
431 WWUS53 KLMK 171643 SVSLMK SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 1043 AM CST TUE JAN 17 2012 KYC027-085-093-171653- /O.EXP.KLMK.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120117T1645Z/ BRECKINRIDGE KY-GRAYSON KY-HARDIN KY- 1043 AM CST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR WESTERN HARDIN...NORTHERN GRAYSON AND SOUTHERN BRECKINRIDGE COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 1045 AM CST/1145 AM EST/... A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED DOWNSTREAM FOR THIS STORM. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...CALL TOLL FREE AT...1...8 7 7...6 3 3...6 7 7 2...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. LAT...LON 3771 8609 3757 8607 3757 8657 3768 8659 TIME...MOT...LOC 1643Z 266DEG 56KT 3765 8620 $$ EER
The office that day
Everything else NWS Louisville, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 17, 9:14 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Meade | 31 min |
| Jan 17, 9:27 AM CST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Hancock | 43 days |
| Jan 17, 9:34 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Trimble | 26 min |
| Jan 17, 9:43 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Meade | 17 min |
| Jan 17, 9:50 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Hancock | 25 min |
| Jan 17, 9:54 AM CST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Jefferson, Oldham | 36 min |
| Jan 17, 9:57 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Meade | 18 min |
| Jan 17, 10:00 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Jefferson | 30 min |
| Jan 17, 10:02 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Trimble | 28 min |
| Jan 17, 10:07 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bullitt, Jefferson | 23 min |
| Jan 17, 10:11 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Grayson, Hancock, Ohio | 19 min |
| Jan 17, 10:19 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Bullitt, Hardin, Meade | 26 min |
| Jan 17, 10:20 AM CST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Jefferson, Shelby, Spencer | 25 min |
| Jan 17, 10:23 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bullitt, Jefferson, Nelson, Spencer | 37 min |
| Jan 17, 10:25 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Henry, Oldham, Trimble | 35 min |
| Jan 17, 10:42 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Shelby, Spencer | 18 min |
| Jan 17, 10:44 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Bullitt, Hardin, Larue, Meade, Nelson | 31 min |
| Jan 17, 10:52 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Anderson, Fayette, Franklin, Scott, Shelby, Spencer and 1 more | 23 min |
| Jan 17, 11:06 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Grayson, Larue | 24 min |
| Jan 17, 11:07 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Anderson, Mercer, Nelson, Spencer, Washington | 23 min |
| Jan 17, 11:14 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Bourbon, Clark, Fayette, Scott, Woodford | 31 min |
| Jan 17, 11:16 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Logan | 29 min |
| Jan 17, 11:24 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Grayson, Green, Hardin, Hart, Larue, Nelson and 1 more | 36 min |
| Jan 17, 11:27 AM CST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Grayson, Green, Hardin, Hart, Larue | 33 min |
| Jan 17, 11:28 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Butler, Logan, Warren | 17 min |
| Jan 17, 11:39 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Edmonson, Hart | 36 min |
| Jan 17, 11:46 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Allen, Barren, Edmonson, Warren | 29 min |
| Jan 17, 11:48 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Simpson | 27 min |
| Jan 17, 11:50 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Bourbon, Clark, Fayette, Nicholas | 25 min |
| Jan 17, 11:56 AM CST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Warren | 19 min |
| Jan 17, 12:10 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Casey, Green, Taylor | 35 min |
| Jan 17, 12:12 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Allen, Barren, Metcalfe, Simpson | 33 min |
| Jan 17, 12:14 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Madison | 31 min |
| Jan 17, 12:14 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Allen, Simpson | 16 min |
| Jan 17, 12:16 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Garrard | 44 min |
| Jan 17, 12:20 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Allen, Simpson | 25 min |
| Jan 17, 12:25 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Boyle, Garrard, Lincoln, Madison | 35 min |
| Jan 17, 12:26 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Clark, Madison | 19 min |
| Jan 17, 12:30 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Adair, Casey, Green, Hart, Marion, Taylor | 30 min |
| Jan 17, 12:43 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Allen, Barren, Monroe | 32 min |
| Jan 17, 12:52 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Casey, Lincoln | 23 min |
| Jan 17, 12:59 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Adair, Casey, Russell, Taylor | 31 min |
| Jan 17, 1:13 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Cumberland, Monroe | 13 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.