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Tornado Warning 75, NWS Louisville, KY

March 2, 2012Clark County, Garrard County, Madison County, Kentucky

NWS Louisville, KY issued this tornado warning at Mar 2, 2012, 5:49 PM EST for Clark County, Garrard County, Madison County, Kentucky. It was in force for 26 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, 5:49 PM EST (22:49 UTC)
Expired: Mar 2, 2012, 6:15 PM EST
In force: 26 min
Issued by: NWS Louisville, KY
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Clark County, KY, Garrard County, KY, Madison County, KY

The radar

The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 75 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:52 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, 5:49 PM EST	TSTM WND DMG	Richmond, KY	ROOF OFF RESIDENCE AND BARN AT 880 DUNCANNON LANE
Mar 2, 5:50 PM EST	FUNNEL CLOUD	2 W Berea, KY
Mar 2, 5:51 PM EST	HAIL 1.75	Richmond, KY
Mar 2, 5:55 PM EST	HAIL 1.75	Kirksville, KY
Mar 2, 6:05 PM EST	TSTM WND GST 62	8 E Richmond, KY
Mar 2, 6:13 PM EST	HAIL 1.75	6 Wsw Berea, KY	ROOF DAMAGE AND VINYL SIDING DAMAGE AS WELL AS BROKEN WINDOWS FROM THE LARGE HAIL IN THE CARTERSVILLE AREA..

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

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 10.8 hours before the alert went out and 189 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: 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

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The text

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

555 
WFUS53 KLMK 022249
TORLMK
KYC049-079-151-022315-
/O.NEW.KLMK.TO.W.0075.120302T2249Z-120302T2315Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN CLARK COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
  EASTERN GARRARD COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
  MADISON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY...

* UNTIL 615 PM EST...

* AT 544 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS 
DANGEROUS   STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR HACKLEY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 
MPH. TENNIS BALL SIZED HAIL HAS BEEN REPORTED WITH THIS STORM.

* THIS TORNADIC STORM WILL ALSO IMPACT...
  RICHMOND...
  TERRILL AND KINGSTON...
  ELLISTON AND MOBERLY...
  COLLEGE HILL AND VIANNA...
  LOG LICK AND PINE RIDGE...

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.

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 3783 8400 3784 8405 3782 8408 3784 8409
      3783 8410 3781 8407 3778 8410 3777 8408
      3774 8407 3773 8409 3767 8409 3764 8412
      3757 8409 3750 8449 3754 8454 3769 8459
      3799 8400 3790 8398
TIME...MOT...LOC 2249Z 245DEG 64KT 3765 8438

$$

SCHOETTMER

1 follow-up statement

025 
WWUS53 KLMK 022314
SVSLMK

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

KYC049-079-151-022324-
/O.EXP.KLMK.TO.W.0075.000000T0000Z-120302T2315Z/
MADISON KY-CLARK KY-GARRARD KY-
614 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EASTERN GARRARD...SOUTHEASTERN CLARK AND
MADISON COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 615 PM EST...

A NEW TORNADO WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN GARRARD AND MADISON 
COUNTIES.

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 3783 8400 3784 8405 3782 8408 3784 8409
      3783 8410 3781 8407 3778 8410 3777 8408
      3774 8407 3773 8409 3767 8409 3764 8412
      3757 8409 3750 8449 3754 8454 3769 8459
      3799 8400 3790 8398
TIME...MOT...LOC 2314Z 245DEG 64KT 3783 8387

$$

SCHOETTMER

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 Emergency	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 Emergency	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, 4:53 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
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, 5:53 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

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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.