Alert archive / Kentucky / Tornado Warnings in 2012
Tornado Warning 79, NWS Louisville, KY
NWS Louisville, KY issued this tornado warning at Mar 2, 2012, 6:17 PM EST for 5 counties in Kentucky. It was in force for 28 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, 6:17 PM EST (23:17 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 2, 2012, 6:45 PM EST
- In force
- 28 min
- Issued by
- NWS Louisville, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Boyle County, KY, Casey County, KY, Garrard County, KY, Lincoln County, KY, Madison County, KY
The radar
The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 106 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:19 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, 6:26 PM EST | HAIL 1.5 | 3 N Berea, KY | |
| Mar 2, 6:49 PM EST | HAIL 1 | 4 Nw 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, 11.3 hours before the alert went out and 220 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.
454
WFUS53 KLMK 022317
TORLMK
KYC021-045-079-137-151-022345-
/O.NEW.KLMK.TO.W.0079.120302T2317Z-120302T2345Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
617 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN BOYLE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
GARRARD COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
SOUTHWESTERN MADISON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
NORTHERN CASEY COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
NORTHERN LINCOLN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
* UNTIL 645 PM EST...
* AT 616 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR ELLISBURG...MOVING EAST AT 70 MPH.
* THIS TORNADIC STORM WILL ALSO IMPACT...
STANFORD...
LANCASTER...
CHICKEN BRISTLE AND TURNERSVILLE...
LOGANTOWN AND GILBERT...
POINT LEAVELL AND HYATTSVILLE...
BUGGYTOWN AND PAINT LICK...
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 3753 8421 3752 8428 3753 8434 3752 8435
3750 8435 3735 8497 3751 8505 3752 8504
3779 8431
TIME...MOT...LOC 2318Z 248DEG 65KT 3748 8489
$$
SCHOETTMER2 follow-up statements
531
WWUS53 KLMK 022329
SVSLMK
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
629 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012
KYC021-045-022339-
/O.CAN.KLMK.TO.W.0079.000000T0000Z-120302T2345Z/
BOYLE KY-CASEY KY-
629 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHERN CASEY AND SOUTHEASTERN BOYLE
COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...CALL TOLL
FREE AT...1...8 7 7...6 3 3...6 7 7 2...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
LAT...LON 3753 8421 3752 8428 3753 8433 3752 8435
3750 8436 3741 8479 3755 8483 3760 8471
3762 8469 3762 8465 3763 8466 3779 8431
TIME...MOT...LOC 2329Z 248DEG 65KT 3755 8465
$$
KYC079-137-151-022345-
/O.CON.KLMK.TO.W.0079.000000T0000Z-120302T2345Z/
LINCOLN KY-MADISON KY-GARRARD KY-
629 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM EST FOR SOUTHERN
GARRARD...SOUTHWESTERN MADISON AND NORTHERN LINCOLN COUNTIES...
AT 626 PM EST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS
LOCATED NEAR BONEYVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 70 MPH.
* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL ALSO IMPACT...
STANFORD...
RICHMOND...
LANCASTER...
POINT LEAVELL AND HYATTSVILLE...
PAINT LICK AND LOWELL...
BUGGYTOWN AND DUNCANON...
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.
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 3753 8421 3752 8428 3753 8433 3752 8435
3750 8436 3741 8479 3755 8483 3760 8471
3762 8469 3762 8465 3763 8466 3779 8431
TIME...MOT...LOC 2329Z 248DEG 65KT 3755 8465
$$
SCHOETTMER604
WWUS53 KLMK 022345
SVSLMK
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
645 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012
KYC079-137-151-022355-
/O.EXP.KLMK.TO.W.0079.000000T0000Z-120302T2345Z/
LINCOLN KY-MADISON KY-GARRARD KY-
645 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHERN GARRARD...SOUTHWESTERN MADISON
AND NORTHERN LINCOLN COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED...
THE STORMS THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA. A NEW TORNADO WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR GARRARD AND MADISON
COUNTIES.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...CALL TOLL
FREE AT...1...8 7 7...6 3 3...6 7 7 2...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
LAT...LON 3753 8421 3752 8428 3753 8433 3752 8435
3750 8436 3741 8479 3755 8483 3760 8471
3762 8469 3762 8465 3763 8466 3779 8431
TIME...MOT...LOC 2345Z 248DEG 65KT 3765 8431
$$
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.