Alert archive / Kentucky / Tornado Warnings in 2012
Tornado Warning 77, NWS Louisville, KY
NWS Louisville, KY issued this tornado warning at Mar 2, 2012, 6:01 PM EST for Garrard County, Lincoln County, Kentucky. It was in force for 8 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
- Mar 2, 2012, 6:01 PM EST (23:01 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 2, 2012, 6:09 PM EST
- In force
- 8 min
- Issued by
- NWS Louisville, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Garrard County, KY, Lincoln County, KY
The radar
The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 111 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:01 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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, 11.0 hours before the alert went out and 217 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.
986 WFUS53 KLMK 022301 TORLMK KYC079-137-022330- /O.NEW.KLMK.TO.W.0077.120302T2301Z-120302T2330Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 601 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... SOUTHERN GARRARD COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY... NORTHEASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY... * UNTIL 630 PM EST... * AT 558 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR STANFORD...MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH. * THIS TORNADIC STORM WILL ALSO IMPACT... STANFORD... LANCASTER... POINT LEAVELL AND HYATTSVILLE... CARTERSVILLE... 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 3767 8458 3751 8435 3747 8464 3756 8472 TIME...MOT...LOC 2301Z 253DEG 47KT 3753 8461 $$ SCHOETTMER
1 follow-up statement
193 WWUS53 KLMK 022309 SVSLMK SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 609 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012 KYC079-137-022319- /O.CAN.KLMK.TO.W.0077.000000T0000Z-120302T2330Z/ LINCOLN KY-GARRARD KY- 609 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHERN GARRARD AND NORTHEASTERN LINCOLN COUNTIES IS CANCELLED... THE STORMS THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA. A SEPARATE TORNADO WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR GARRARD COUNTY UNTIL 616 PM EST. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...CALL TOLL FREE AT...1...8 7 7...6 3 3...6 7 7 2...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. LAT...LON 3767 8458 3751 8435 3747 8464 3756 8472 TIME...MOT...LOC 2309Z 253DEG 47KT 3756 8448 $$ 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 | 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, 4:53 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, 5:49 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 |
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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.