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Tornado Warning 45, NWS Louisville, KY

March 2, 2012Trimble County, Kentucky; 4 counties in Indiana

NWS Louisville, KY issued this tornado warning at Mar 2, 2012, 3:06 PM EST for Trimble County, Kentucky; 4 counties in Indiana. It was in force for 39 min. 18 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: Mar 2, 2012, 3:06 PM EST (20:06 UTC)
Expired: Mar 2, 2012, 3:45 PM EST
In force: 39 min
Issued by: NWS Louisville, KY
Area: Storm-based polygon
Emergency: Tornado emergency

Counties Clark County, IN, Jefferson County, IN, Scott County, IN, Washington County, IN, Trimble County, KY

The radar

The Louisville radar (KLVX), 90 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:09 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.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Mar 2, 3:09 PM EST	TORNADO	3 S New Liberty, IN	* 1 FATAL * EF4 TORNADO WITH 49 MILE LONG TRACK FROM WASHINGTON CO TO TRIMBLE CO. ENTERED CLARK CO 5.5 MI WSW HENRYVILLE AND EXITED 3.7 NW NEW WASHINGTON
Mar 2, 3:10 PM EST	FUNNEL CLOUD	Henryville, IN
Mar 2, 3:11 PM EST	TORNADO	4 W Henryville, IN
Mar 2, 3:14 PM EST	TORNADO	Henryville, IN	SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE
Mar 2, 3:18 PM EST	TORNADO	Henryville, IN
Mar 2, 3:20 PM EST	TORNADO	Nabb, IN
Mar 2, 3:25 PM EST	TORNADO	Marysville, IN	REPORTED ON THE GROUND.
Mar 2, 3:26 PM EST	TORNADO	3 E Nabb, IN	* 1 FATAL * EF4 TORNADO WITH 49 MILE TRACK FROM WASHINGTON CO TO TRIMBLE CO. CLIPPED SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SCOTT COUNTY
Mar 2, 3:26 PM EST	TORNADO	3 Nnw New Washington, IN	* 4 FATAL * EF4 TORNADO WITH 49 MILE LONG TRACK FROM WASHINGTON CO TO TRIMBLE CO ENTERED JEFFERSON CO 4.3 MI W PAYNESVILLE AND CROSSED THE OHIO RIVER 3 MI ENE PAYNESVILLE
Mar 2, 3:30 PM EST	TORNADO	6 Wsw Henryville, IN	EF1 TORNADO ABOUT 20 MINUTES AFTER EF4 TORNADO ON NEARLY THE SAME PATH. LIFTED 0.5 MI E HENRYVILLE.
Mar 2, 3:34 PM EST	TORNADO	3 Ene Paynesville, KY	EF4 TORNADO WITH 49 MILE TRACK FROM WASHINGTON CO IN TO TRIMBLE CO ENTERED TRIMBLE CO 7.2 NW BEDFORD AND LIFTED 3.9 NNW BEDFORD
Mar 2, 3:36 PM EST	HAIL 1.75	1 N Hanover, IN
Mar 2, 3:38 PM EST	TORNADO	7 Nw Bedford, KY	EF2 TORNADO WITH 1.7 MILE PATH FROM OH RIVER NEAR TROUT TO 5 NW BEDFORD
Mar 2, 3:40 PM EST	TORNADO	Milton, KY
Mar 2, 3:41 PM EST	TORNADO	5 S Milton, KY	EF3 TORNADO BEGAN 5 MI S OF MILTON AND LIFTED JUST EAST OF MONITOR ON COUNTY LINE
Mar 2, 3:41 PM EST	TORNADO	Otisco, IN
Mar 2, 3:45 PM EST	TSTM WND DMG	Marysville, IN	DAMAGE REPORTED..
Mar 2, 3:46 PM EST	TORNADO	Milton, KY	FIRE DEPARTMENT DAMAGED.

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
Mar 2, 1:02 PM EST	Tornado Watch PDS	SPC	8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 164 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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 1876 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 78 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 217 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 254 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

747 
WFUS53 KLMK 022006
TORLMK
INC019-077-143-175-KYC223-022045-
/O.NEW.KLMK.TO.W.0045.120302T2006Z-120302T2045Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
306 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  TRIMBLE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
  NORTHERN CLARK COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA...
  JEFFERSON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA...
  SCOTT COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA...
  EASTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA...

* UNTIL 345 PM EST...

* AT 305 PM EST...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO NEAR   
  BUNKER HILL...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 65 TO 70 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL ALSO IMPACT...
  BEDFORD...
  SCOTTSBURG...
  MADISON...
  UNDERWOOD AND VIENNA...
  LEXINGTON AND NABB...
  SWANVILLE AND CHELSEA...
  HANOVER BEACH AND HANOVER...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. 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.

&&

LAT...LON 3874 8529 3874 8532 3872 8532 3866 8526
      3861 8523 3840 8591 3863 8591 3891 8538
TIME...MOT...LOC 2007Z 242DEG 62KT 3853 8588

$$

MJ

3 follow-up statements

513 
WWUS53 KLMK 022017
SVSLMK

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
317 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012

INC019-077-143-175-KYC223-022045-
/O.CON.KLMK.TO.W.0045.000000T0000Z-120302T2045Z/
SCOTT IN-WASHINGTON IN-JEFFERSON IN-CLARK IN-TRIMBLE KY-
317 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012

...TORNADO EMERGENCY CONTINUES FOR NORTHERN CLARK COUNTY INDIANA...

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM EST FOR NORTHERN
TRIMBLE...NORTHERN CLARK...JEFFERSON...EASTERN WASHINGTON AND
SOUTHEASTERN SCOTT COUNTIES...

AT 314 PM EST...MULTIPLE REPORTS OF A TORNADO CONTINUE TO BE 
RECEIVED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE.  THIS 
TORNADO JUST CROSSED I-65 AND IS HEADING NORTHEAST AT 60 TO 65 MPH.  
IF YOU ARE IN AREAS SUCH AS HENRYVILLE...MARYSVILLE AND LEXINGTON 
INDIANA TAKE COVER NOW!

* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL ALSO IMPACT...
  BEDFORD...
  SCOTTSBURG...
  MADISON...
  CHELSEA AND SALUDA...
  HANOVER BEACH AND HANOVER...
  MILTON AND NORTH MADISON...
  CHINA...

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 3874 8529 3874 8532 3872 8532 3866 8526
      3861 8523 3840 8591 3863 8591 3891 8538
TIME...MOT...LOC 2016Z 242DEG 62KT 3857 8572

$$

MJ

295 
WWUS53 KLMK 022023
SVSLMK

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
323 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012

INC019-077-143-175-KYC223-022045-
/O.CON.KLMK.TO.W.0045.000000T0000Z-120302T2045Z/
SCOTT IN-WASHINGTON IN-JEFFERSON IN-CLARK IN-TRIMBLE KY-
323 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012

...TORNADO EMERGENCY FOR NORTHERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN SCOTT AND 
JEFFERSON COUNTIES IN SOUTHERN INDIANA...

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM EST FOR NORTHERN
TRIMBLE...NORTHERN CLARK...JEFFERSON...EASTERN WASHINGTON AND
SOUTHEASTERN SCOTT COUNTIES...

AT 322 PM EST...MULTIPLE REPORTS CONTINUE TO COME INTO THE NATIONAL 
WEATHER SERVICE OF A TORNADO ON THE GROUND NEAR MARYSVILLE INDIANA.  
THIS TORNADO IS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 TO 65 MPH.  PERSONS IN 
LEXINGTON...SWANVILLE...CHELSEA AND PAYNESVEILLE INDIANA ARE IN 
IMMEDIATE DANGER.  SEEK SHELTER NOW.

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 3874 8529 3874 8532 3872 8532 3866 8526
      3861 8523 3840 8591 3863 8591 3891 8538
TIME...MOT...LOC 2022Z 242DEG 62KT 3862 8559

$$

MJ

404 
WWUS53 KLMK 022031 RRA
SVSLMK

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
331 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012

INC019-077-143-175-KYC223-022045-
/O.CON.KLMK.TO.W.0045.000000T0000Z-120302T2045Z/
SCOTT IN-WASHINGTON IN-JEFFERSON IN-CLARK IN-TRIMBLE KY-
331 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012

...TORNADO EMERGENCY CONTINUES FOR NORTHERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN 
JEFFERSON COUNTY INDIANA...

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM EST FOR NORTHERN
TRIMBLE...NORTHERN CLARK...JEFFERSON...EASTERN WASHINGTON AND
SOUTHEASTERN SCOTT COUNTIES...

AT 330 PM EST...MULTIPLE REPORTS OF A LARGE TORNADO CONTINUE TO COME 
INTO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE.  THIS TORNADO IS NEAR 
PAYNESVILLE AND CHELSEA INDIANA.  THIS TORNADO IS MOVING NORTHEAST 
AT 60 TO 65 MPH AND IS HEADING FOR HANOVER INDIANA AND TROUT 
KENTUCKY.

A SECOND AREA OF STRONG ROTATION IS MOVING BACK INTO NORTHERN CLARK 
COUNTY.  THIS WILL AFECT AREAS SUCH AS BLUE LICK AND HENRYVILLE 
INDIANA.  IF YOU ARE IN THESE LOCATIONS SEEK SHELTER NOW!

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 3874 8529 3874 8532 3872 8532 3866 8526
      3861 8523 3840 8591 3863 8591 3891 8538
TIME...MOT...LOC 2029Z 242DEG 62KT 3866 8546

$$

MJ

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 2, 3:50 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Ohio	25 min
Mar 2, 4:08 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Edmonson	37 min
Mar 2, 4:24 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Barren, Edmonson, Grayson, Hart, Warren	36 min
Mar 2, 4:45 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Larue	30 min
Mar 2, 4:49 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Hancock	26 min
Mar 2, 5:17 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Marion, Taylor	28 min
Mar 2, 5:34 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Meade	26 min
Mar 2, 5:56 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Jefferson, Meade	64 min
Mar 2, 6:07 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Boyle, Garrard	23 min
Mar 2, 6:40 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Garrard, Madison	35 min
Mar 2, 7:34 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Butler, Logan, Ohio	26 min
Mar 2, 7:41 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Allen, Barren, Simpson, Warren	22 min
Mar 2, 8:03 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Cumberland, Monroe	27 min
Mar 2, 8:08 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Butler, Grayson	22 min
Mar 2, 8:15 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Cumberland, Monroe	30 min
Mar 2, 8:25 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Clinton, Cumberland	35 min
Mar 2, 8:36 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Grayson	24 min
Mar 2, 8:38 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Jefferson, Oldham	22 min
Mar 2, 8:52 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Bullitt, Hardin	23 min
Mar 2, 8:53 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Russell	37 min
Mar 2, 9:02 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Henry	28 min
Mar 2, 9:09 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Franklin	36 min
Mar 2, 9:24 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Jefferson	26 min
Mar 2, 9:29 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Hancock	31 min
Mar 2, 9:46 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Oldham	29 min
Mar 2, 3:19 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Breckinridge, Hancock	26 min
Mar 2, 3:25 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Meade	35 min
Mar 2, 3:26 PM EST	Tornado Warning	LMK	Breckinridge, Hancock	34 min
Mar 2, 3:33 PM EST	Tornado Warning	LMK	Breckinridge, Hancock	27 min
Mar 2, 3:39 PM EST	Tornado Warning Emergency	LMK	Trimble	36 min
Mar 2, 3:50 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Breckinridge, Meade	25 min
Mar 2, 3:50 PM EST	Tornado Warning	LMK	Grayson, Ohio	25 min
Mar 2, 3:51 PM EST	Tornado Warning	LMK	Henry, Oldham, Trimble	24 min
Mar 2, 3:53 PM EST	Tornado Warning	LMK	Breckinridge, Bullitt, Hardin, Meade	22 min
Mar 2, 3:56 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Breckinridge, Hancock, Ohio	19 min
Mar 2, 4:02 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Bullitt, Hardin	28 min
Mar 2, 4:07 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Boyle, Marion, Mercer, Washington	23 min
Mar 2, 4:07 PM EST	Tornado Warning	LMK	Henry	23 min
Mar 2, 4:10 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Jefferson, Oldham	35 min
Mar 2, 4:11 PM EST	Tornado Warning	LMK	Breckinridge, Grayson, Hardin, Ohio	34 min
Mar 2, 4:15 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Bullitt, Hardin, Jefferson, Meade, Spencer	30 min
Mar 2, 4:20 PM EST	Tornado Warning	LMK	Bullitt, Hardin, Jefferson	25 min
Mar 2, 4:27 PM EST	Flash Flood Warning	LMK	Trimble	3 hr
Mar 2, 4:27 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Boyle, Fayette, Garrard, Jessamine, Lincoln, Madison and 1 more	33 min
Mar 2, 4:30 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Shelby, Spencer	30 min
Mar 2, 4:32 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Henry	28 min
Mar 2, 4:34 PM EST	Tornado Warning	LMK	Bullitt, Shelby, Spencer	26 min
Mar 2, 4:37 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Allen, Logan, Simpson, Warren	23 min
Mar 2, 4:38 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Butler, Logan, Warren	37 min
Mar 2, 4:39 PM EST	Tornado Warning	LMK	Fayette, Jessamine, Woodford	21 min
Mar 2, 4:41 PM EST	Tornado Warning	LMK	Butler, Logan, Warren	34 min
Mar 2, 4:42 PM EST	Tornado Warning	LMK	Garrard, Madison	33 min
Mar 2, 4:43 PM EST	Tornado Warning	LMK	Hardin, Larue	32 min
Mar 2, 4:44 PM EST	Tornado Warning	LMK	Allen, Logan, Simpson, Warren	46 min
Mar 2, 4:46 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Green, Hart, Larue, Taylor	29 min
Mar 2, 4:53 PM EST	Tornado Warning	LMK	Anderson, Franklin, Shelby, Spencer, Woodford	22 min
Mar 2, 4:59 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Bourbon, Clark, Nicholas	16 min
Mar 2, 5:04 PM EST	Tornado Warning	LMK	Clark, Madison	11 min
Mar 2, 5:04 PM EST	Tornado Warning	LMK	Logan, Warren	26 min
Mar 2, 5:04 PM EST	Tornado Warning	LMK	Marion, Nelson, Washington	26 min
Mar 2, 5:09 PM EST	Tornado Warning	LMK	Butler, Edmonson, Hart, Warren	36 min
Mar 2, 5:10 PM EST	Tornado Warning	LMK	Marion, Taylor	35 min
Mar 2, 5:11 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Anderson, Fayette, Franklin, Scott, Woodford	34 min
Mar 2, 5:13 PM EST	Tornado Warning	LMK	Allen, Barren, Metcalfe, Warren	32 min
Mar 2, 5:14 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Boyle, Casey, Garrard, Jessamine, Lincoln, Madison and 2 more	31 min
Mar 2, 5:18 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Clark, Madison	12 min
Mar 2, 5:24 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Barren, Edmonson, Logan, Simpson, Warren	36 min
Mar 2, 5:27 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Boyle, Garrard, Jessamine, Mercer, Washington	33 min
Mar 2, 5:33 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Bourbon, Fayette, Nicholas, Scott	27 min
Mar 2, 5:33 PM EST	Tornado Warning	LMK	Allen, Barren, Simpson, Warren	27 min
Mar 2, 5:35 PM EST	Tornado Warning	LMK	Boyle, Garrard, Lincoln, Madison	25 min
Mar 2, 5:36 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Green, Hart, Larue, Taylor	9 min
Mar 2, 5:37 PM EST	Tornado Warning	LMK	Adair, Barren, Green, Metcalfe	23 min
Mar 2, 5:40 PM EST	Tornado Warning	LMK	Green, Hart, Taylor	35 min
Mar 2, 5:45 PM EST	Tornado Warning	LMK	Bourbon, Nicholas	15 min
Mar 2, 5:45 PM EST	Tornado Warning	LMK	Barren	19 min
Mar 2, 5:49 PM EST	Tornado Warning	LMK	Clark, Garrard, Madison	26 min
Mar 2, 5:53 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Larue, Marion, Washington	37 min
Mar 2, 5:56 PM EST	Tornado Warning	LMK	Adair, Casey, Metcalfe, Russell	34 min
Mar 2, 5:58 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Adair, Barren, Green, Hart, Metcalfe, Taylor	32 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.