Alert archive / West Virginia / Tornado Warnings in 2012
Tornado Warning 5, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this tornado warning at Mar 2, 2012, 6:27 PM EST for Cabell County, Lincoln County, Wayne County, West Virginia; Lawrence County, Kentucky. It was in force for 48 min. 9 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, 6:27 PM EST (23:27 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 2, 2012, 7:15 PM EST
- In force
- 48 min
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Lawrence County, KY, Cabell County, WV, Lincoln County, WV, Wayne County, WV
The radar
The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 53 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:27 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 6:30 PM EST | HAIL 1.75 | Louisa, KY | |
| Mar 2, 6:30 PM EST | TORNADO | Louisa, KY | *** 2 FATAL *** CONFIRMED BY PHONE WITH EMERGENCY MANAGER VIA PHONE 0800 ON 03 03 2012. |
| Mar 2, 6:35 PM EST | HAIL 1.25 | Louisa, KY | |
| Mar 2, 6:35 PM EST | HAIL 1.75 | Se Fort Gay, WV | |
| Mar 2, 6:40 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 7 S East Lynn Lake, WV | NUMEROUS TREES DOWN AND STRUCTURAL DAMAGE BETWEEN DUNLOW WV AND KIAHSVILLE WV. |
| Mar 2, 6:41 PM EST | HAIL 1.75 | Fort Gay, WV | |
| Mar 2, 6:50 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 5 Se East Lynn Lake, WV | NUMEROUS TREES DOWN AND STRUCTURAL DAMAGE BETWEEN DUNLOW WV AND KIAHSVILLE WV. |
| Mar 2, 6:55 PM EST | TORNADO | 1 N Dunlow, WV | SURVEY TEAM CONFIRMED AN EF3 TORNADO MOVING FROM NEAR DUNLOW ON A PATH MOVING NEAR KIAHSVILLE AND ON TOWARD LINCOLN COUNTY. NUMEROUS BUILDINGS DAMAGED AND NUMEROUS TREES DOWN. RADAR TIMED 640PM TO 655PM IN WAYNE COUNTY. |
| Mar 2, 7:00 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 9 Ssw East Lynn Lake, WV | 4 HOUSES, 3 CARS DAMAGED IN DUNLOW, WV AND NUMEROUS TREES DOWN. |
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, 4:19 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 11.5 hours before the alert went out and 195 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.
788
WFUS51 KRLX 022327
TORRLX
KYC127-WVC011-043-099-030015-
/O.NEW.KRLX.TO.W.0005.120302T2327Z-120303T0015Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
627 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
EASTERN LAWRENCE COUNTY IN KENTUCKY...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...YATESVILLE LAKE STATE PARK...
LOUISA...
SOUTH CENTRAL CABELL COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
WESTERN LINCOLN COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF HAMLIN...
CENTRAL WAYNE COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF WAYNE...
* UNTIL 715 PM EST
* AT 624 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
A TORNADO 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF CHARLEY...OR NEAR BLAINE...MOVING
EAST AT 55 MPH.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO FORT
GAY...DUNLOW...EAST LYNN LAKE...KIAHSVILLE...RANGER...HARTS AND
GILL.
.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
STURDY SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST
DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
PLEASE REPORT TORNADOES...HAIL OR STRONG WINDS TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772...WHEN YOU CAN DO
SO SAFELY.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST SATURDAY MORNING
FOR CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND SOUTHEAST OHIO AND CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND
CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA.
&&
LAT...LON 3832 8208 3802 8199 3801 8205 3795 8272
3815 8279
TIME...MOT...LOC 2327Z 256DEG 49KT 3803 8276
$$1 follow-up statement
122
WWUS51 KRLX 022347
SVSRLX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
647 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012
WVC011-022357-
/O.CAN.KRLX.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120303T0015Z/
CABELL WV-
647 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL CABELL COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST SATURDAY MORNING
FOR CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND SOUTHEAST OHIO AND CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND
CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA.
PLEASE REPORT HAIL OR STRONG WINDS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY
CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
LAT...LON 3825 8230 3824 8229 3823 8227 3827 8224
3832 8208 3802 8199 3801 8205 3801 8255
3814 8262
TIME...MOT...LOC 2347Z 256DEG 49KT 3809 8242
$$
KYC127-WVC043-099-030015-
/O.CON.KRLX.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120303T0015Z/
LAWRENCE KY-LINCOLN WV-WAYNE WV-
647 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM EST FOR EAST
CENTRAL LAWRENCE COUNTY IN KENTUCKY...AND CENTRAL WAYNE AND WESTERN
LINCOLN COUNTIES IN WEST VIRGINIA...
AT 642 PM EST...A TORNADO WAS REPORTED. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED
NEAR GLENHAYES...OR 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF LOUISA...MOVING EAST AT 55
MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO EAST
LYNN LAKE...EAST LYNN...KIAHSVILLE...RANGER...BRANCHLAND...HARTS...
GILL...MYRA...HAMLIN AND PALERMO
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST SATURDAY MORNING
FOR CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND SOUTHEAST OHIO AND CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND
CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA.
&&
PLEASE REPORT HAIL OR STRONG WINDS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY
CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
LAT...LON 3825 8230 3824 8229 3823 8227 3827 8224
3832 8208 3802 8199 3801 8205 3801 8255
3814 8262
TIME...MOT...LOC 2347Z 256DEG 49KT 3809 8242
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 9:20 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Lincoln, Logan, Mingo, Wayne | 55 min |
| Mar 2, 9:39 AM EST | Flash Flood Watch | RLX | Barbour, Boone, Braxton, Cabell, Calhoun, Clay and 22 more | 15 hr |
| Mar 2, 10:11 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Lincoln, Logan, Mingo, Wayne | 64 min |
| Mar 2, 10:29 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Boone, Fayette, Kanawha, Logan, Raleigh, Wyoming | 46 min |
| Mar 2, 5:52 PM EST | Tornado Warning | RLX | Wayne | 38 min |
| Mar 2, 6:10 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Mason | 35 min |
| Mar 2, 6:23 PM EST | Tornado Warning | RLX | Cabell | 37 min |
| Mar 2, 6:29 PM EST | Tornado Warning | RLX | Wayne | 46 min |
| Mar 2, 6:38 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Jackson, Kanawha, Mason, Putnam, Roane, Wirt and 1 more | 52 min |
| Mar 2, 6:58 PM EST | Tornado Warning | RLX | Boone, Kanawha, Lincoln | 47 min |
| Mar 2, 5:50 PM EST | Tornado Warning | RLX | Carter, Greenup | 40 min |
Nearby
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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.