Alert archive / Kentucky / Tornado Warnings in 2012
Tornado Warning 51, NWS Louisville, KY
NWS Louisville, KY issued this tornado warning at Mar 2, 2012, 3:51 PM EST for Clark County, Indiana; Henry County, Oldham County, Trimble County, Kentucky. It was in force for 24 min. 5 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, 3:51 PM EST (20:51 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 2, 2012, 4:15 PM EST
- In force
- 24 min
- Issued by
- NWS Louisville, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Clark County, IN, Henry County, KY, Oldham County, KY, Trimble County, KY
The radar
The Louisville radar (KLVX), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:52 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, 4:01 PM EST | TSTM WND GST 95 | 5 Sse Bedford, KY | A 30 BY 60 FOOT OLD BARN AND A SINGLE-WIDE HOME WERE DESTROYED ON WILLARD WILSON ROAD. ONE LARGE OAK TREE WAS DOWNED ALONG WITH SEVERAL OTHER SMALLER TREES. FURTHER DOWN THE SAME ROAD... ANOTHER 30 BY 50 FOOT BARN COLLAPSED... AND A 400 POUND 4-WHEELER WAS MOV |
| Mar 2, 4:01 PM EST | TORNADO | 5 Sse Bedford, KY | A 30 BY 60 FOOT OLD BARN AND A SINGLE-WIDE HOME WERE DESTROYED ON WILLARD WILSON ROAD. ONE LARGE OAK TREE WAS DOWNED ALONG WITH SEVERAL OTHER SMALLER TREES. FURTHER DOWN THE SAME ROAD... ANOTHER 30 BY 50 FOOT BARN COLLAPSED... AND A 400 POUND 4-WHEELER WAS MOV |
| Mar 2, 4:01 PM EST | TORNADO | 5 Sse Bedford, KY | EF1 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN ON WILLARD WILSON ROAD AND TRAVELED EAST NORTHEAST TO AT LEAST CARMON CREEK ROAD. AN AERIAL SURVEY IS BEING CONDUCTED TO SEE IF THIS TORNADO TRACKED INTO HENRY COUNTY. |
| Mar 2, 4:03 PM EST | TSTM WND GST 100 | 5 Se Bedford, KY | ON HI-GROVE HILL ROAD... THERE WAS A VERY CONCENTRATED AREA OF SNAPPED TREES. A POWER LINE WAS DOWN... AND A GUTTER WAS PARTIALLY RIPPED OFF A GARAGE. |
| Mar 2, 4:03 PM EST | TORNADO | 5 Se Bedford, KY | ON HI-GROVE HILL ROAD... THERE WAS A VERY CONCENTRATED AREA OF SNAPPED TREES. A POWER LINE WAS DOWN... AND A GUTTER WAS PARTIALLY RIPPED OFF A GARAGE. |
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 | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 159 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
- 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
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
448
WFUS53 KLMK 022051
TORLMK
INC019-KYC103-185-223-022115-
/O.NEW.KLMK.TO.W.0051.120302T2051Z-120302T2115Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
351 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN HENRY COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
NORTHEASTERN OLDHAM COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
SOUTHERN TRIMBLE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
EASTERN CLARK COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA...
* UNTIL 415 PM EST...
* AT 347 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR HIBERNIA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.
* THIS TORNADIC STORM WILL ALSO IMPACT...
BEDFORD...
MONITOR AND PROVIDENCE...
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...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN LOUISVILLE.
&&
LAT...LON 3863 8522 3861 8521 3859 8521 3858 8518
3851 8517 3843 8553 3854 8554 3867 8526
TIME...MOT...LOC 2052Z 245DEG 48KT 3857 8543
$$
MJ2 follow-up statements
732
WWUS53 KLMK 022103
SVSLMK
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
403 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012
INC019-KYC185-022114-
/O.CAN.KLMK.TO.W.0051.000000T0000Z-120302T2115Z/
CLARK IN-OLDHAM KY-
403 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHERN OLDHAM AND EASTERN CLARK COUNTIES
IS CANCELLED...
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...CALL TOLL
FREE AT...1...8 7 7...6 3 3...6 7 7 2...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
LAT...LON 3849 8531 3856 8537 3867 8526 3863 8522
3861 8521 3859 8521 3858 8518 3851 8517
TIME...MOT...LOC 2104Z 245DEG 48KT 3857 8525
$$
KYC103-223-022115-
/O.CON.KLMK.TO.W.0051.000000T0000Z-120302T2115Z/
TRIMBLE KY-HENRY KY-
403 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM EST FOR
NORTHWESTERN HENRY AND SOUTHEASTERN TRIMBLE COUNTIES...
AT 401 PM EST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS
LOCATED NEAR BEDFORD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.
* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL ALSO IMPACT...
MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHWESTERN HENRY AND SOUTHEASTERN TRIMBLE
COUNTIES.
LAT...LON 3849 8531 3856 8537 3867 8526 3863 8522
3861 8521 3859 8521 3858 8518 3851 8517
TIME...MOT...LOC 2104Z 245DEG 48KT 3857 8525
$$
MJ629
WWUS53 KLMK 022113
SVSLMK
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
413 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012
KYC103-223-022124-
/O.EXP.KLMK.TO.W.0051.000000T0000Z-120302T2115Z/
TRIMBLE KY-HENRY KY-
413 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN HENRY AND SOUTHEASTERN
TRIMBLE COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 415 PM EST...
THE STORMS THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...CALL TOLL
FREE AT...1...8 7 7...6 3 3...6 7 7 2...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
LAT...LON 3849 8531 3856 8537 3867 8526 3863 8522
3861 8521 3859 8521 3858 8518 3851 8517
TIME...MOT...LOC 2114Z 245DEG 48KT 3862 8509
$$
MJThe office that day
Everything else NWS Louisville, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 4:49 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Perry | 26 min |
| Mar 2, 5:34 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Harrison | 26 min |
| Mar 2, 5:56 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Harrison | 64 min |
| Mar 2, 7:00 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Floyd | 30 min |
| Mar 2, 7:48 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Washington | 27 min |
| Mar 2, 9:24 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Scott, Washington | 36 min |
| Mar 2, 9:33 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Dubois | 27 min |
| Mar 2, 10:05 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Orange | 25 min |
| Mar 2, 10:07 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Harrison | 23 min |
| Mar 2, 10:20 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Clark, Crawford, Harrison, Orange, Washington | 25 min |
| Mar 2, 10:46 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Scott, Washington | 29 min |
| Mar 2, 11:13 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Jefferson | 17 min |
| Mar 2, 1:59 PM EST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Dubois, Perry | 46 min |
| Mar 2, 2:16 PM EST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Crawford, Orange | 44 min |
| Mar 2, 2:40 PM EST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Clark, Crawford, Floyd, Harrison, Orange, Washington | 50 min |
| Mar 2, 2:42 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Crawford, Dubois, Orange | 3 hr |
| Mar 2, 2:42 PM EST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Dubois | 18 min |
| Mar 2, 2:58 PM EST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Crawford, Orange | 17 min |
| Mar 2, 3:06 PM EST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Clark, Jefferson, Scott, Washington | 39 min |
| Mar 2, 3:15 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Dubois, Perry | 30 min |
| Mar 2, 3:19 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Perry | 26 min |
| Mar 2, 3:25 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Crawford, Harrison, Perry | 35 min |
| Mar 2, 3:26 PM EST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Perry | 34 min |
| Mar 2, 3:33 PM EST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Perry | 27 min |
| Mar 2, 3:39 PM EST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Clark, Jefferson, Scott | 36 min |
| Mar 2, 3:41 PM EST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Crawford, Harrison, Orange, Washington | 34 min |
| Mar 2, 3:50 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Clark, Floyd, Harrison | 25 min |
| Mar 2, 3:53 PM EST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Harrison | 22 min |
| Mar 2, 3:55 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Clark, Floyd, Harrison, Washington | 20 min |
| Mar 2, 4:10 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Clark, Jefferson, Scott | 35 min |
| Mar 2, 4:15 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Harrison | 30 min |
| Mar 2, 4:20 PM EST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Harrison | 25 min |
| Mar 2, 4:27 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Clark, Crawford, Harrison, Jefferson, Scott, Washington | 3 hr |
| 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, 5:17 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Marion, Taylor | 28 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, 3:50 PM EST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Grayson, Ohio | 25 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, 4:11 PM EST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Grayson, Hardin, Ohio | 34 min |
| 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 |
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.