Alert archive / Kentucky / Tornado Warnings in 2012
Tornado Warning 78, NWS Louisville, KY
NWS Louisville, KY issued this tornado warning at Mar 2, 2012, 6:13 PM EST for Garrard County, Madison County, Kentucky. It was in force for 20 min. 2 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, 6:13 PM EST (23:13 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 2, 2012, 6:33 PM EST
- In force
- 20 min
- Issued by
- NWS Louisville, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Garrard County, KY, Madison County, KY
The radar
The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 74 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:14 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, 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.. |
| Mar 2, 6:26 PM EST | HAIL 1.5 | 3 N Berea, 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, 11.2 hours before the alert went out and 199 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.
092
WFUS53 KLMK 022313
TORLMK
KYC079-151-022345-
/O.NEW.KLMK.TO.W.0078.120302T2313Z-120302T2345Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
613 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN GARRARD COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
SOUTHERN MADISON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
* UNTIL 645 PM EST...
* AT 612 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR WALLACETON...MOVING EAST AT 65 MPH.
* THIS TORNADIC STORM WILL ALSO IMPACT...
BOBTOWN AND KINGSTON...
PANOLA AND COMBS...
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 3773 8409 3767 8409 3764 8412 3758 8409
3756 8409 3756 8414 3754 8418 3752 8445
3761 8448 3780 8407 3778 8410 3777 8408
3775 8407
TIME...MOT...LOC 2313Z 248DEG 56KT 3760 8433
$$
SCHOETTMER2 follow-up statements
443
WWUS53 KLMK 022331 RRA
SVSLMK
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
631 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012
KYC079-022341-
/O.CAN.KLMK.TO.W.0078.000000T0000Z-120302T2345Z/
GARRARD KY-
631 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EASTERN GARRARD COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...CALL TOLL
FREE AT...1...8 7 7...6 3 3...6 7 7 2...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
LAT...LON 3773 8409 3767 8409 3764 8412 3758 8409
3756 8409 3756 8414 3754 8418 3754 8422
3770 8425 3780 8407 3778 8410 3777 8408
3775 8407
TIME...MOT...LOC 2331Z 248DEG 56KT 3766 8405
$$
KYC151-022345-
/O.CON.KLMK.TO.W.0078.000000T0000Z-120302T2345Z/
MADISON KY-
631 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM EST FOR
SOUTHEASTERN MADISON COUNTY...
AT 626 PM EST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS
LOCATED NEAR PANOLA...MOVING EAST AT 65 MPH. HAIL GREATER THAN GOLF
BALL SIZED HAS BEEN REPORTED WITH THIS STORM.
* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL ALSO IMPACT...
MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF SOUTHEASTERN MADISON COUNTY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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 3773 8409 3767 8409 3764 8412 3758 8409
3756 8409 3756 8414 3754 8418 3754 8422
3770 8425 3780 8407 3778 8410 3777 8408
3775 8407
TIME...MOT...LOC 2331Z 248DEG 56KT 3766 8405
$$
SCHOETTMER517
WWUS53 KLMK 022333
SVSLMK
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
633 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012
KYC151-022344-
/O.CAN.KLMK.TO.W.0078.000000T0000Z-120302T2345Z/
MADISON KY-
633 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN MADISON COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE STORMS THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...CALL TOLL
FREE AT...1...8 7 7...6 3 3...6 7 7 2...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
LAT...LON 3773 8409 3767 8409 3764 8412 3758 8409
3756 8409 3756 8414 3754 8418 3754 8422
3770 8425 3780 8407 3778 8410 3777 8408
3775 8407
TIME...MOT...LOC 2334Z 248DEG 56KT 3767 8399
$$
SCHOETTMERThe 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.