Alert archive / Kentucky / Tornado Warnings in 2012
Tornado Warning 5, NWS Louisville, KY
NWS Louisville, KY issued this tornado warning at Jan 17, 2012, 11:27 AM CST for 5 counties in Kentucky. It was in force for 33 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
- Jan 17, 2012, 11:27 AM CST (17:27 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 17, 2012, 12:00 PM CST
- In force
- 33 min
- Issued by
- NWS Louisville, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Grayson County, KY, Green County, KY, Hardin County, KY, Hart County, KY, Larue County, KY
The radar
The Louisville radar (KLVX), 57 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:26 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 5.5 hours before the alert went out and 163 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.
182
WFUS53 KLMK 171727
TORLMK
KYC085-087-093-099-123-171800-
/O.NEW.KLMK.TO.W.0005.120117T1727Z-120117T1800Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1127 AM CST TUE JAN 17 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHERN HARDIN COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
SOUTHWESTERN LARUE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
SOUTHEASTERN GRAYSON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
NORTHWESTERN GREEN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
NORTHERN HART COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
* UNTIL NOON CST/100 PM EST/...
* AT 1126 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR HILLTOP...MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.
* THIS TORNADIC STORM WILL ALSO IMPACT...
RIDERS MILL AND LONE STAR...
WABASH AND TALLEY...
HIGH HICKORY AND HAMMONVILLE...
MAGNOLIA AND BUFFALO...
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 3749 8618 3756 8561 3754 8563 3754 8561
3734 8560 3734 8620
TIME...MOT...LOC 1727Z 263DEG 47KT 3740 8609
$$
MP3 follow-up statements
419
WWUS53 KLMK 171734
SVSLMK
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1234 PM EST TUE JAN 17 2012
KYC085-171744-
/O.CAN.KLMK.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120117T1800Z/
GRAYSON KY-
1134 AM CST TUE JAN 17 2012
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN GRAYSON COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...CALL TOLL
FREE AT...1...8 7 7...6 3 3...6 7 7 2...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
LAT...LON 3735 8604 3739 8603 3739 8602 3740 8603
3751 8602 3756 8561 3754 8563 3754 8561
3734 8560
TIME...MOT...LOC 1734Z 263DEG 47KT 3742 8596
$$
KYC087-093-099-123-171800-
/O.CON.KLMK.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120117T1800Z/
LARUE KY-GREEN KY-HARDIN KY-HART KY-
1234 PM EST TUE JAN 17 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 PM EST/NOON CST/ FOR
NORTHERN HART...SOUTHERN HARDIN...NORTHWESTERN GREEN AND SOUTHWESTERN
LARUE COUNTIES...
AT 1133 AM CST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS
LOCATED NEAR RIDERS MILL...MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.
* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL ALSO IMPACT...
VENTO AND HIGH HICKORY...
MAGNOLIA AND HAMMONVILLE...
MOUNT SHERMAN AND BUFFALO...
WARDS AND JERICHO...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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 3735 8604 3739 8603 3739 8602 3740 8603
3751 8602 3756 8561 3754 8563 3754 8561
3734 8560
TIME...MOT...LOC 1734Z 263DEG 47KT 3742 8596
$$
MP042 WWUS53 KLMK 171744 SVSLMK SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 1244 PM EST TUE JAN 17 2012 KYC093-171753- /O.CAN.KLMK.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120117T1800Z/ HARDIN KY- 1244 PM EST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHERN HARDIN COUNTY IS CANCELLED... TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...CALL TOLL FREE AT...1...8 7 7...6 3 3...6 7 7 2...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. LAT...LON 3738 8587 3750 8586 3754 8561 3736 8560 TIME...MOT...LOC 1743Z 266DEG 49KT 3743 8576 $$ KYC087-099-123-171800- /O.CON.KLMK.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120117T1800Z/ LARUE KY-GREEN KY-HART KY- 1244 PM EST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 PM EST/NOON CST/ FOR NORTHEASTERN HART...NORTHWESTERN GREEN AND SOUTHWESTERN LARUE COUNTIES... AT 1143 AM CST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR HIGH HICKORY...MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH. * THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL ALSO IMPACT... MOUNT SHERMAN AND WARDS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 3738 8587 3750 8586 3754 8561 3736 8560 TIME...MOT...LOC 1743Z 266DEG 49KT 3743 8576 $$ MP
407 WWUS53 KLMK 171753 SVSLMK SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 1253 PM EST TUE JAN 17 2012 KYC087-099-123-171803- /O.EXP.KLMK.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120117T1800Z/ LARUE KY-GREEN KY-HART KY- 1253 PM EST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN HART...NORTHWESTERN GREEN AND SOUTHWESTERN LARUE COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED... THE STORM THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED AND IS NO LONGER SEVERE. HOWEVER STRONG STORMS REMAIN IN THE AREA. THESE ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS UP TO 50 MPH. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...CALL TOLL FREE AT...1...8 7 7...6 3 3...6 7 7 2...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. LAT...LON 3738 8587 3750 8586 3754 8561 3736 8560 TIME...MOT...LOC 1753Z 266DEG 49KT 3743 8559 $$ MP
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, 10:29 AM CST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Grayson, Hardin | 16 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, 11:28 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.