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Tornado Warning 52, NWS Louisville, KY

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

NWS Louisville, KY issued this tornado warning at Mar 2, 2012, 3:53 PM EST for Harrison County, Indiana; 4 counties in Kentucky. It was in force for 22 min. 7 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, 3:53 PM EST (20:53 UTC)
Expired: Mar 2, 2012, 4:15 PM EST
In force: 22 min
Issued by: NWS Louisville, KY
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Harrison County, IN, Breckinridge County, KY, Bullitt County, KY, Hardin County, KY, Meade County, KY

The radar

The Louisville radar (KLVX), 18 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:57 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, 4:02 PM EST	TORNADO	1 Sw Guston, KY	EF0 ON US 60 NEAR GUSTON AND HILL GROVE
Mar 2, 4:06 PM EST	HAIL 2.75	Brandenburg, KY
Mar 2, 4:07 PM EST	TSTM WND GST 60	Brandenburg, KY
Mar 2, 4:08 PM EST	TORNADO	5 Nw Fort Knox, KY
Mar 2, 4:09 PM EST	HAIL 1.25	Doe Valley, KY
Mar 2, 4:12 PM EST	TSTM WND DMG	Fort Knox, KY	TREES DOWN
Mar 2, 4:21 PM EST	HAIL 0.5	Fort Knox, KY

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

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 208 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

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The text

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

094 
WFUS53 KLMK 022053
TORLMK
INC061-KYC027-029-093-163-022115-
/O.NEW.KLMK.TO.W.0052.120302T2053Z-120302T2115Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHEASTERN BRECKINRIDGE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
  WESTERN BULLITT COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
  NORTHERN HARDIN COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
  CENTRAL MEADE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
  SOUTHEASTERN HARRISON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA...

* UNTIL 415 PM EST/315 PM CST/...

* AT 247 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
  STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR STEPHENSPORT...MOVING EAST AT 65 MPH.

* THIS TORNADIC STORM WILL ALSO IMPACT...
  HARDINSBURG...
  BRANDENBURG...
  EKRON AND BUCK GROVE...
  HUGHES LANDING AND HOWARD...
  CUPIO AND WEST POINT...

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 3793 8650 3795 8651 3809 8591 3803 8592
      3800 8595 3800 8594 3803 8590 3804 8587
      3791 8581 3777 8648 3792 8653
TIME...MOT...LOC 2053Z 254DEG 60KT 3789 8636

$$

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3 follow-up statements

256 
WWUS53 KLMK 022100
SVSLMK

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

INC061-KYC027-029-093-163-022115-
/O.CON.KLMK.TO.W.0052.000000T0000Z-120302T2115Z/
HARRISON IN-MEADE KY-BRECKINRIDGE KY-BULLITT KY-HARDIN KY-
400 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM EST /315 PM CST/ 
FOR NORTHERN HARDIN...WESTERN BULLITT...NORTHEASTERN 
BRECKINRIDGE...CENTRAL MEADE AND SOUTHEASTERN HARRISON COUNTIES...

AT 257 PM CST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS
LOCATED NEAR CLIFTON MILLS...MOVING EAST AT 60 MPH.

* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL ALSO IMPACT...
  FORT KNOX...
  GUSTON AND HAYSVILLE...
  GARRETT AND HILLGROVE...
  GRAHAMTON AND ROCK HAVEN...

IN ADDITION TO A TORNADO VERY LARGE HAIL...UP TO THE SIZE OF TENNIS 
BALLS...WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM!

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!

TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3794 8641 3798 8639 3809 8591 3803 8592
      3800 8595 3800 8594 3803 8590 3804 8587
      3791 8581 3780 8635 3792 8645
TIME...MOT...LOC 2100Z 262DEG 52KT 3788 8631

$$

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868 
WWUS53 KLMK 022105
SVSLMK

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

KYC027-022114-
/O.CAN.KLMK.TO.W.0052.000000T0000Z-120302T2115Z/
BRECKINRIDGE KY-
305 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2012

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN BRECKINRIDGE COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

THE STORM THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING MOVED OUT OF BRECKINRIDGE COUNTY.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT.

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 3800 8631 3809 8591 3803 8592 3800 8595
      3800 8594 3803 8590 3804 8587 3791 8581
      3783 8619 3791 8629 3794 8631
TIME...MOT...LOC 2104Z 259DEG 67KT 3793 8617

$$

INC061-KYC029-093-163-022115-
/O.CON.KLMK.TO.W.0052.000000T0000Z-120302T2115Z/
HARRISON IN-MEADE KY-BULLITT KY-HARDIN KY-
405 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM EST FOR NORTHERN
HARDIN...WESTERN BULLITT...CENTRAL MEADE AND SOUTHEASTERN HARRISON
COUNTIES...

AT 401 PM EST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS
LOCATED NEAR HAYSVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 75 MPH.

* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL ALSO IMPACT...
  FORT KNOX...
  BRANDENBURG...
  ROCK HAVEN AND MULDRAUGH...
  HOWARD AND WEST POINT...

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 3800 8631 3809 8591 3803 8592 3800 8595
      3800 8594 3803 8590 3804 8587 3791 8581
      3783 8619 3791 8629 3794 8631
TIME...MOT...LOC 2104Z 259DEG 67KT 3793 8617

$$

13

756 
WWUS53 KLMK 022109 RRA
SVSLMK
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
409 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012

INC061-KYC029-093-163-022115-
/O.CON.KLMK.TO.W.0052.000000T0000Z-120302T2115Z/
HARRISON IN-MEADE KY-BULLITT KY-HARDIN KY-
409 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM EST FOR NORTHERN
HARDIN...WESTERN BULLITT...EASTERN MEADE AND SOUTHEASTERN HARRISON
COUNTIES...

AT 406 PM EST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS
LOCATED NEAR BUCK GROVE...MOVING EAST AT 70 MPH.

* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL ALSO IMPACT...
  FORT KNOX...
  BRANDENBURG...
  HOWARD AND WEST POINT...

VERY LARGE HAIL CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED...IN ADDITION TO STRAIGHT LINE 
WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH!

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3803 8620 3809 8591 3803 8592 3800 8595
      3800 8594 3803 8590 3804 8587 3791 8581
      3785 8612 3795 8619
TIME...MOT...LOC 2109Z 251DEG 61KT 3794 8607

$$

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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, 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 Emergency	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 Emergency	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 Emergency	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, 3:51 PM EST	Tornado Warning	LMK	Clark	24 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.