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Tornado Warning 47, NWS Louisville, KY

March 2, 2012Perry County, Indiana; Breckinridge County, Hancock County, Kentucky

NWS Louisville, KY issued this tornado warning at Mar 2, 2012, 2:33 PM CST for Perry County, Indiana; Breckinridge County, Hancock County, Kentucky. It was in force for 27 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: Mar 2, 2012, 2:33 PM CST (20:33 UTC)
Expired: Mar 2, 2012, 3:00 PM CST
In force: 27 min
Issued by: NWS Louisville, KY
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Perry County, IN, Breckinridge County, KY, Hancock County, KY

The radar

The Louisville radar (KLVX), 70 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:33 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, 2:38 PM CST	TORNADO	5 Ssw Hawesville, KY	EF2 TOUCHED DOWN 4.5 SSW HAWESVILLE AND CONTINUED INTO BRECKINRIDGE CO 1.8 W CLOVERPORT.
Mar 2, 2:43 PM CST	FUNNEL CLOUD	Hawesville, KY
Mar 2, 2:43 PM CST	TORNADO	2 W Cloverport, KY	EF2 TORNADO FROM HANCOCK CO ENTERED BRECKINRIDGE CO 1.8 W CLOVERPORT. LIFTED 9.5 E CLOVERPORT.
Mar 2, 2:44 PM CST	HAIL 0.75	Hawesville, KY
Mar 2, 2:44 PM CST	TORNADO	4 E Cloverport, KY	EF0. PATH LENGTH 120 YDS. PATH WIDTH 30 YDS. NEAR THE SWAN LAKE ESTATES A 30 BY 60 METAL BUILDING WAS DAMAGED. EYEWITNESS REPORTED A SMALL ROPE TORNADO WAS OBSERVED.
Mar 2, 2:47 PM CST	TORNADO	5 E Cloverport, KY	EF2. PATH LENGTH 5 MILES. PATH WIDTH 60 TO 200 YARDS. WIND SPEED 95 TO 120 MPH. TWO STRUCTURES DESTROYED ON NEW BETHEL CLOVERPORT ROAD. TREE DAMAGE AND TWO CHICKEN BARNS 200 YARDS LONG WERE DESTROYED AND HUNDREDS OF CHICKENS WERE KILLED AND OR LOST.

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, 12:02 PM CST	Tornado Watch PDS	SPC	8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 194 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: 1667 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -25 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 523 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 68 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 175 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 169 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 6.1

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

582 
WFUS53 KLMK 022033
TORLMK
INC123-KYC027-091-022100-
/O.NEW.KLMK.TO.W.0047.120302T2033Z-120302T2100Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHERN BRECKINRIDGE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
  HANCOCK COUNTY IN NORTHWEST KENTUCKY...
  SOUTHERN PERRY COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA...

* UNTIL 300 PM CST...

* AT 228 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
  STORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES WEST OF FLORAL...MOVING EAST AT 65 MPH.

* THIS TORNADIC STORM WILL ALSO IMPACT...
  HAWESVILLE...
  HARDINSBURG...
  TELL CITY...
  SUNNY CORNER AND DUKES...
  HOLT AND SKILLMAN...
  ROME AND AMMONS...
  FRYMIRE AND UNION STAR...

THIS IS A NEW TORNADO WARNING FOR A NEW AREA OF ROTATION. THIS 
TORNADO WARNING IS IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO WARNING ISSUED AT 226 
PM CST.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...WIDESPREAD DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF
70 MPH ARE LIKELY. SEEK SHELTER NOW!

IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY REINFORCED 
BUILDING. .

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN LOUISVILLE.

&&

LAT...LON 3788 8690 3790 8692 3805 8649 3804 8648
      3802 8646 3779 8620 3772 8678 3774 8683
      3780 8683 3783 8686 3783 8690 3784 8692
TIME...MOT...LOC 2032Z 248DEG 57KT 3782 8687

$$

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2 follow-up statements

619 
WWUS53 KLMK 022039
SVSLMK

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
239 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2012

INC123-KYC027-091-022100-
/O.CON.KLMK.TO.W.0047.000000T0000Z-120302T2100Z/
PERRY IN-BRECKINRIDGE KY-HANCOCK KY-
239 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2012

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM CST FOR
HANCOCK...NORTHERN BRECKINRIDGE AND SOUTHERN PERRY COUNTIES...

AT 237 PM CST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A
LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH STRONG ROTATION. THESE DANGEROUS
STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM TELL CITY TO
WEBERSTOWN...MOVING EAST AT 60 MPH.

* THESE DANGEROUS STORMS WILL ALSO IMPACT...
  HAWESVILLE...
  HARDINSBURG...
  TELL CITY...
  GERALD AND HOLT...
  CHENAULTT AND DERBY...
  MOOLEYVILLE AND MYSTIC...
  WEBSTER AND BASIN SPRING...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DO NOT USE YOUR CAR TO TRY TO OUTRUN A TORNADO. CARS ARE EASILY
TOSSED AROUND BY TORNADO WINDS. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT IN THE PATH OF A
TORNADO...LEAVE THE CAR AND GO TO A STRONG BUILDING. IF NO SAFE
STRUCTURE IS NEARBY...SEEK SHELTER IN A DITCH OR LOW SPOT AND COVER
YOUR HEAD.

&&

LAT...LON 3788 8690 3790 8692 3805 8649 3804 8648
      3802 8646 3779 8620 3772 8678 3774 8683
      3780 8683 3783 8686 3783 8690 3784 8692
TIME...MOT...LOC 2040Z 256DEG 53KT 3797 8669 3779 8671

$$

13

122 
WWUS53 KLMK 022046
SVSLMK

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
246 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2012

INC123-KYC027-091-022100-
/O.CON.KLMK.TO.W.0047.000000T0000Z-120302T2100Z/
PERRY IN-BRECKINRIDGE KY-HANCOCK KY-
246 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2012

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM CST FOR EASTERN
HANCOCK...NORTHERN BRECKINRIDGE AND SOUTHERN PERRY COUNTIES...

AT 243 PM CST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A
LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH STRONG ROTATION. THESE DANGEROUS
STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM GERALD TO
CLOVERPORT...MOVING EAST AT 60 MPH.

* THESE DANGEROUS STORMS WILL ALSO IMPACT...
  HARDINSBURG...
  MOOLEYVILLE AND HENSLEY...
  WEBSTER AND BASIN SPRING...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. THIS
STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A LARGE DAMAGING TORNADO. IF YOU ARE IN
THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO...TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY!

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN LOUISVILLE.

&&

LAT...LON 3785 8674 3789 8672 3793 8668 3798 8668
      3805 8649 3779 8620 3776 8668 3781 8676
      3783 8676
TIME...MOT...LOC 2047Z 256DEG 53KT 3799 8656 3781 8658

$$

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 2, 3:49 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Perry	26 min
Mar 2, 4:34 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Harrison	26 min
Mar 2, 4:56 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Harrison	64 min
Mar 2, 6:00 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Floyd	30 min
Mar 2, 6:48 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Washington	27 min
Mar 2, 8:24 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Scott, Washington	36 min
Mar 2, 8:33 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Dubois	27 min
Mar 2, 9:05 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Orange	25 min
Mar 2, 9:07 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Harrison	23 min
Mar 2, 9:20 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Clark, Crawford, Harrison, Orange, Washington	25 min
Mar 2, 9:46 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Scott, Washington	29 min
Mar 2, 10:13 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Jefferson	17 min
Mar 2, 12:59 PM CST	Tornado Warning	LMK	Dubois, Perry	46 min
Mar 2, 1:16 PM CST	Tornado Warning	LMK	Crawford, Orange	44 min
Mar 2, 1:40 PM CST	Tornado Warning Emergency	LMK	Clark, Crawford, Floyd, Harrison, Orange, Washington	50 min
Mar 2, 1:42 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	LMK	Crawford, Dubois, Orange	3 hr
Mar 2, 1:42 PM CST	Tornado Warning	LMK	Dubois	18 min
Mar 2, 1:58 PM CST	Tornado Warning	LMK	Crawford, Orange	17 min
Mar 2, 2:06 PM CST	Tornado Warning Emergency	LMK	Clark, Jefferson, Scott, Washington	39 min
Mar 2, 2:15 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Dubois, Perry	30 min
Mar 2, 2:19 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Perry	26 min
Mar 2, 2:25 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Crawford, Harrison, Perry	35 min
Mar 2, 2:26 PM CST	Tornado Warning	LMK	Perry	34 min
Mar 2, 2:39 PM CST	Tornado Warning Emergency	LMK	Clark, Jefferson, Scott	36 min
Mar 2, 2:41 PM CST	Tornado Warning	LMK	Crawford, Harrison, Orange, Washington	34 min
Mar 2, 2:50 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Clark, Floyd, Harrison	25 min
Mar 2, 2:51 PM CST	Tornado Warning	LMK	Clark	24 min
Mar 2, 2:53 PM CST	Tornado Warning	LMK	Harrison	22 min
Mar 2, 2:55 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Clark, Floyd, Harrison, Washington	20 min
Mar 2, 3:10 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Clark, Jefferson, Scott	35 min
Mar 2, 3:15 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Harrison	30 min
Mar 2, 3:20 PM CST	Tornado Warning	LMK	Harrison	25 min
Mar 2, 3:27 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	LMK	Clark, Crawford, Harrison, Jefferson, Scott, Washington	3 hr
Mar 2, 2:50 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Ohio	25 min
Mar 2, 3:08 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Edmonson	37 min
Mar 2, 3:24 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Barren, Edmonson, Grayson, Hart, Warren	36 min
Mar 2, 3:45 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Larue	30 min
Mar 2, 4:17 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Marion, Taylor	28 min
Mar 2, 5:07 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Boyle, Garrard	23 min
Mar 2, 5:40 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Garrard, Madison	35 min
Mar 2, 6:34 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Butler, Logan, Ohio	26 min
Mar 2, 6:41 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Allen, Barren, Simpson, Warren	22 min
Mar 2, 7:03 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Cumberland, Monroe	27 min
Mar 2, 7:08 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Butler, Grayson	22 min
Mar 2, 7:15 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Cumberland, Monroe	30 min
Mar 2, 7:25 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Clinton, Cumberland	35 min
Mar 2, 7:36 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Grayson	24 min
Mar 2, 7:38 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Jefferson, Oldham	22 min
Mar 2, 7:52 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Bullitt, Hardin	23 min
Mar 2, 7:53 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Russell	37 min
Mar 2, 8:02 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Henry	28 min
Mar 2, 8:09 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Franklin	36 min
Mar 2, 8:24 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Jefferson	26 min
Mar 2, 8:29 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Hancock	31 min
Mar 2, 8:46 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Oldham	29 min
Mar 2, 2:50 PM CST	Tornado Warning	LMK	Grayson, Ohio	25 min
Mar 2, 2:56 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Breckinridge, Hancock, Ohio	19 min
Mar 2, 3:02 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Bullitt, Hardin	28 min
Mar 2, 3:07 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Boyle, Marion, Mercer, Washington	23 min
Mar 2, 3:07 PM CST	Tornado Warning	LMK	Henry	23 min
Mar 2, 3:11 PM CST	Tornado Warning	LMK	Breckinridge, Grayson, Hardin, Ohio	34 min
Mar 2, 3:27 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Boyle, Fayette, Garrard, Jessamine, Lincoln, Madison and 1 more	33 min
Mar 2, 3:30 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Shelby, Spencer	30 min
Mar 2, 3:32 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Henry	28 min
Mar 2, 3:34 PM CST	Tornado Warning	LMK	Bullitt, Shelby, Spencer	26 min
Mar 2, 3:37 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Allen, Logan, Simpson, Warren	23 min
Mar 2, 3:38 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Butler, Logan, Warren	37 min
Mar 2, 3:39 PM CST	Tornado Warning	LMK	Fayette, Jessamine, Woodford	21 min
Mar 2, 3:41 PM CST	Tornado Warning	LMK	Butler, Logan, Warren	34 min
Mar 2, 3:42 PM CST	Tornado Warning	LMK	Garrard, Madison	33 min
Mar 2, 3:43 PM CST	Tornado Warning	LMK	Hardin, Larue	32 min
Mar 2, 3:44 PM CST	Tornado Warning	LMK	Allen, Logan, Simpson, Warren	46 min
Mar 2, 3:46 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Green, Hart, Larue, Taylor	29 min
Mar 2, 3:53 PM CST	Tornado Warning	LMK	Anderson, Franklin, Shelby, Spencer, Woodford	22 min
Mar 2, 3:59 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Bourbon, Clark, Nicholas	16 min
Mar 2, 4:04 PM CST	Tornado Warning	LMK	Clark, Madison	11 min
Mar 2, 4:04 PM CST	Tornado Warning	LMK	Logan, Warren	26 min
Mar 2, 4:04 PM CST	Tornado Warning	LMK	Marion, Nelson, Washington	26 min
Mar 2, 4:09 PM CST	Tornado Warning	LMK	Butler, Edmonson, Hart, Warren	36 min
Mar 2, 4:10 PM CST	Tornado Warning	LMK	Marion, Taylor	35 min

Nearby

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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.