Friday, March 2, 2012

Tornado Warning (History of Tornadoes)- Sparta, Kentucky


897 
WWUS51 KILN 022106
SVSILN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
406 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012

INC155-KYC015-041-077-081-187-022130-
/O.CON.KILN.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120302T2130Z/
SWITZERLAND IN-OWEN KY-BOONE KY-CARROLL KY-GALLATIN KY-GRANT KY-
406 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM EST FOR WESTERN
GRANT...GALLATIN...CARROLL...SOUTHERN BOONE...NORTHERN OWEN AND
SWITZERLAND COUNTIES...

AT 405 PM EST...RADAR WAS TRACKING A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH A
HISTORY OF PRODUCING TORNADOES. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
INTERSTATE 71 AT MILE MARKER 40...MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH. IN ADDITION 
TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLF BALL SIZED 
HAIL.

ANOTHER TORNADIC STORM WAS FURTHER TO THE NORTH NEAR VEVAY.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CARROLLTON...VEVAY AND WARSAW.

IN ADDITION...PRESTONVILLE...GENERAL BUTLER STATE PARK...BRAYTOWN...
ENGLISH...LANGSTAFF...WORTHVILLE...EASTERDAY AND GHENT ARE NEAR THE
PATH OF THIS STORM.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF YOU ARE NEAR THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...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. PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

PLEASE REPORT TORNADOES...FUNNEL CLOUDS...STRONG WINDS OR HAIL TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772...WHEN
YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.

1 comment:

ERN WX said...

Andrew, I'm on top of this PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. A storm which just went through Florence, AL has a dangerous tornado and has an extensive history of producing softball sized hail. Very dangerous storm.