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Tornado Warning 62, NWS Louisville, KY
NWS Louisville, KY issued this tornado warning at Mar 2, 2012, 4:53 PM EST for 5 counties in Kentucky. It was in force for 22 min. 8 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, 4:53 PM EST (21:53 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 2, 2012, 5:15 PM EST
- In force
- 22 min
- Issued by
- NWS Louisville, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Anderson County, KY, Franklin County, KY, Shelby County, KY, Spencer County, KY, Woodford County, KY
The radar
The Louisville radar (KLVX), 82 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:53 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, 4:59 PM EST | HAIL 2.5 | 11 E Taylorsville, KY | THE EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTED THAT TENNIS BALL SIZED HAIL DAMAGED NUMEROUS BUILDINGS AND CARS IN MOUNT EDEN...WHICH IS ON THE SPENCER ANDERSON COUNTY LINE. |
| Mar 2, 5:00 PM EST | HAIL 1 | Waddy, KY | |
| Mar 2, 5:02 PM EST | HAIL 1 | Waddy, KY | |
| Mar 2, 5:04 PM EST | HAIL 1.75 | Waddy, KY | |
| Mar 2, 5:07 PM EST | HAIL 1.75 | 3 Sw Frankfort, KY | |
| Mar 2, 5:08 PM EST | HAIL 1.75 | Frankfort, KY | |
| Mar 2, 5:10 PM EST | HAIL 1.75 | Alton, KY | |
| Mar 2, 5:10 PM EST | HAIL 1.75 | Frankfort, 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 | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 179 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.
259 WFUS53 KLMK 022153 TORLMK KYC005-073-211-215-239-022215- /O.NEW.KLMK.TO.W.0062.120302T2153Z-120302T2215Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 453 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... NORTHERN ANDERSON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY... SOUTHWESTERN FRANKLIN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF FRANKFORT... NORTHWESTERN WOODFORD COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY... SOUTHEASTERN SHELBY COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY... EASTERN SPENCER COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY... * UNTIL 515 PM EST... * AT 448 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR LITTLE MOUNT...MOVING EAST AT 60 MPH. * THIS TORNADIC STORM WILL ALSO IMPACT... JUNTE AND HARRISONVILLE... AVENSTOKE AND GRAEFENBURG... EVERGREEN AND FARMDALE... MILLVILLE AND BIG EDDY... HAIL TO THE SIZE OF TENNIS BALLS WILL ALSO 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 3825 8486 3808 8475 3798 8532 3810 8535 TIME...MOT...LOC 2153Z 252DEG 53KT 3805 8521 $$ 13
3 follow-up statements
138 WWUS53 KLMK 022156 RRA SVSLMK SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 456 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012 KYC005-073-211-215-239-022215- /O.CON.KLMK.TO.W.0062.000000T0000Z-120302T2215Z/ SHELBY KY-SPENCER KY-WOODFORD KY-ANDERSON KY-FRANKLIN KY- 456 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM EST FOR SOUTHWESTERN FRANKLIN...NORTHERN ANDERSON...NORTHWESTERN WOODFORD... EASTERN SPENCER AND SOUTHEASTERN SHELBY COUNTIES... AT 453 PM EST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR MOUNT EDEN...MOVING EAST AT 65 MPH. * THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL ALSO IMPACT... FRANKFORT... AVENSTOKE AND GRAEFENBURG... FARMDALE AND ALTON... MILLVILLE AND MCKEES CROSSROADS... FUNNEL CLOUDS WERE SEEN WITH THIS STORM AS IT PASSED THROUGH TAYLORSVILLE. TAYLORSVILLE ALSO RECEIVED GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A LARGE DAMAGING TORNADO. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO...TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY! MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT TAKE SHELTER UNDER HIGHWAY OVERPASSES. AS A LAST RESORT...EITHER PARK YOUR VEHICLE AND STAY PUT...OR ABANDON YOUR VEHICLE AND LIE DOWN IN A LOW LYING AREA. && LAT...LON 3800 8528 3813 8523 3825 8486 3808 8475 TIME...MOT...LOC 2156Z 253DEG 49KT 3806 8515 $$ 13
905 WWUS53 KLMK 022200 SVSLMK SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 500 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012 KYC005-073-211-215-239-022215- /O.CON.KLMK.TO.W.0062.000000T0000Z-120302T2215Z/ SHELBY KY-SPENCER KY-WOODFORD KY-ANDERSON KY-FRANKLIN KY- 500 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM EST FOR SOUTHWESTERN FRANKLIN...NORTHERN ANDERSON...NORTHWESTERN WOODFORD... EASTERN SPENCER AND SOUTHEASTERN SHELBY COUNTIES... AT 457 PM EST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR MOUNT EDEN...MOVING EAST AT 60 MPH. * THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL ALSO IMPACT... FRANKFORT... AVENSTOKE AND GRAEFENBURG... FARMDALE AND EVERGREEN... MILLVILLE AND BIG EDDY... THIS STORM PRODUCED FUNNEL CLOUDS AND LARGE HAIL AS IT PASSED OVER TAYLORSVILLE. 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 3801 8521 3816 8513 3825 8486 3808 8475 TIME...MOT...LOC 2200Z 253DEG 49KT 3808 8508 $$ 13
958 WWUS53 KLMK 022206 SVSLMK SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 506 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012 KYC215-022215- /O.CAN.KLMK.TO.W.0062.000000T0000Z-120302T2215Z/ SPENCER KY- 506 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EASTERN SPENCER COUNTY IS CANCELLED... THE STORM THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING MOVED OUT OF THE COUNTY. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...CALL TOLL FREE AT...1...8 7 7...6 3 3...6 7 7 2...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. LAT...LON 3803 8510 3816 8506 3825 8486 3808 8475 TIME...MOT...LOC 2205Z 256DEG 56KT 3809 8495 $$ KYC005-073-211-239-022215- /O.CON.KLMK.TO.W.0062.000000T0000Z-120302T2215Z/ SHELBY KY-WOODFORD KY-ANDERSON KY-FRANKLIN KY- 506 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM EST FOR SOUTHWESTERN FRANKLIN...NORTHERN ANDERSON...NORTHWESTERN WOODFORD AND SOUTHEASTERN SHELBY COUNTIES... AT 502 PM EST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR AVENSTOKE...MOVING EAST AT 65 MPH. * THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL ALSO IMPACT... INTERSTATE 64 IN FRANKLIN COUNTY... FRANKFORT... MILLVILLE AND NINEVAH... MCKEES CROSSROADS AND BON AIR HILLS... VERY LARGE HAIL IS ALSO EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM! PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DO NOT USE HIGHWAY OVERPASSES FOR SHELTER. THEY DO NOT PROVIDE PROTECTION FROM TORNADIC WINDS. VEHICLES STOPPED UNDER BRIDGES PREVENT PEOPLE FROM GETTING OUT OF THE STORM'S PATH AND TO SHELTER. IF YOU CANNOT DRIVE AWAY FROM THE TORNADO...GET OUT OF YOUR VEHICLE AND LIE FLAT IN A DITCH AS A LAST RESORT. && LAT...LON 3803 8510 3816 8506 3825 8486 3808 8475 TIME...MOT...LOC 2205Z 256DEG 56KT 3809 8495 $$ 13
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, 3:06 PM EST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Trimble | 39 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 | 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, 4:59 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 |
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.