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Tornado Warning 92, NWS Louisville, KY
NWS Louisville, KY issued this tornado warning at May 5, 2012, 3:53 AM CDT for Barren County, Metcalfe County, Kentucky. It was in force for 22 min. 1 report 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
- May 5, 2012, 3:53 AM CDT (08:53 UTC)
- Expired
- May 5, 2012, 4:15 AM CDT
- In force
- 22 min
- Issued by
- NWS Louisville, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Barren County, KY, Metcalfe County, KY
The radar
The Louisville radar (KLVX), 110 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:53 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 4:00 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 4 Wnw Eighty Eight, KY | SEVERAL LARGE MATURE TREES UPROOTED NEAR BURKESVILLE ROAD |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 2:49 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 123 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
- 1078 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -70 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1542 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 37 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 2 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 111 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 1.6
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
026 WFUS53 KLMK 050853 TORLMK KYC009-169-050915- /O.NEW.KLMK.TO.W.0092.120505T0853Z-120505T0915Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 353 AM CDT SAT MAY 5 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... EASTERN BARREN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY... WESTERN METCALFE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY... * UNTIL 415 AM CDT... * AT 348 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE SQUALL LINE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING BRIEF RAIN-WRAPPED TORNADOES IN ADDITION TO WIDESPREAD STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR GOODNIGHT...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH. * THIS STORM WILL ALSO IMPACT... EDMONTON... SLICK ROCK AND ECHO... WISDOM AND KINO... RANDOLPH... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY. MOVE INDOORS TO THE LOWEST LEVEL OF THE BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF DRIVING...DO NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE. && LAT...LON 3699 8558 3686 8574 3704 8595 3712 8587 TIME...MOT...LOC 0853Z 307DEG 30KT 3704 8585 $$ RS
2 follow-up statements
639 WWUS53 KLMK 050900 SVSLMK SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 400 AM CDT SAT MAY 5 2012 KYC009-169-050915- /O.CON.KLMK.TO.W.0092.000000T0000Z-120505T0915Z/ METCALFE KY-BARREN KY- 400 AM CDT SAT MAY 5 2012 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 AM CDT FOR EASTERN BARREN AND WESTERN METCALFE COUNTIES... AT 357 AM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR SLICK ROCK...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 40 MPH. * THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL ALSO IMPACT... EIGHTY EIGHT AND RANDOLPH... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS. TORNADOES ARE DIFFICULT TO SEE AT NIGHT. TAKE COVER NOW. && LAT...LON 3705 8583 3696 8562 3686 8574 3700 8590 TIME...MOT...LOC 0900Z 323DEG 35KT 3696 8581 $$ RS
961 WWUS53 KLMK 050914 SVSLMK SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 414 AM CDT SAT MAY 5 2012 KYC009-169-050924- /O.EXP.KLMK.TO.W.0092.000000T0000Z-120505T0915Z/ METCALFE KY-BARREN KY- 414 AM CDT SAT MAY 5 2012 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EASTERN BARREN AND WESTERN METCALFE COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 415 AM CDT... THE ROTATION THAT PROMPTED THE TORNADO WARNING HAS WEAKENED. HOWEVER STRONG STORMS REMAIN IN THE AREA. THESE ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...CALL YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS. LAT...LON 3705 8583 3696 8562 3686 8574 3700 8590 TIME...MOT...LOC 0914Z 323DEG 35KT 3685 8571 $$ RS
The office that day
Everything else NWS Louisville, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 4, 9:21 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Trimble | 3 hr |
| May 4, 9:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Trimble | 46 min |
| May 4, 9:41 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Trimble | 3 hr |
| May 4, 10:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Franklin, Jefferson, Oldham, Scott, Shelby | 40 min |
| May 4, 11:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Bourbon, Harrison, Nicholas | 40 min |
| May 4, 11:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Meade | 23 min |
| May 4, 11:23 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Franklin, Henry, Jefferson, Oldham, Shelby | 3 hr |
| May 4, 11:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Bullitt, Meade | 35 min |
| May 4, 11:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Anderson, Fayette, Franklin, Scott, Spencer, Woodford | 45 min |
| May 5, 12:01 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Bourbon, Nicholas | 29 min |
| May 5, 12:14 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bullitt, Hardin, Larue, Marion, Nelson, Washington | 31 min |
| May 5, 12:24 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Boyle, Clark, Garrard, Jessamine, Lincoln, Madison and 2 more | 66 min |
| May 5, 12:46 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Larue, Marion, Nelson | 44 min |
| May 5, 1:44 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Meade | 3 hr |
| May 5, 2:22 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Hardin, Meade | 3 hr |
| May 5, 2:22 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Grayson, Hancock, Ohio | 23 min |
| May 5, 2:56 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Grayson | 19 min |
| May 5, 3:14 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Barren, Edmonson, Grayson, Hart | 31 min |
| May 5, 3:44 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Adair, Barren, Green, Hart, Metcalfe | 31 min |
| May 5, 4:13 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Clinton, Cumberland, Metcalfe, Monroe | 47 min |
| May 5, 5:34 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Simpson | 41 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.