Severe Thunderstorm Warning 153, NWS Jackson, KY

Issued

Aug 7, 2000, 6:00 PM EDT (22:00 UTC)

Expired

Aug 7, 2000, 7:00 PM EDT

In force

60 min

Issued by

NWS Jackson, KY

Area

Whole counties; the outline is the Mesonet’s reconstruction

Counties Johnson County, KY, Martin County, KY

NCEI Storm Data entries that began inside the alert's area while it was in force. Before 2003 the local storm report archive is thin, so this is the record of what happened rather than what was phoned in.

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WUUS53 KJKL 072201
SVRJKL
KYC115-159-072300-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
600 PM EDT MON AUG 7 2000

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON KY HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  JOHNSON COUNTY IN KENTUCKY
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF PAINTSVILLE
  MARTIN COUNTY IN KENTUCKY
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF INEZ

* UNTIL 700 PM EDT

* AT 550 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF PAINTSVILLE...MOVING EAST
  AT 35 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE...
  OVER INEZ AT 625 PM EDT
  OVER WARFIELD AT 635 PM EDT

VERY LARGE HAIL IS POSSIBLE WITH THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM. THIS IS A 
DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH YOU SHOULD PREPARE FOR 
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH...LARGE HAIL...AND DEADLY 
LIGHTNING. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER...PREFERABLY 
INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING BUT AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WINDS UP TO 60 MPH. 
WHICH COULD PUSH OVER TREES AND BREAK POWER POLES.

REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. REQUEST 
THEY RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST 
OFFICE IN JACKSON KY.

LAT...LON 3800 8296 3782 8298 3769 8202 3796 8198

DUSTY

NWS Jackson, KY wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Aug 7, 2:45 PM EDT, 3 hours 15 minutes earlier.

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
245 PM EDT MON AUG 7 2000

FORECAST IS TOUGH TO GET A CONFIDENT HANDLE THIS AFTERNOON. MODELS
ALL SEEM OUT TO LUNCH WITH THE PATTERN. INITIALIZATION OVER THE
EASTERN U.S IS MUCH SUSPECT AS THE CONVECTION HAS FALLEN WELL
BETWEEN UPPER AIR SITES. THE ETA/MESOETA HAVE THUS TAKEN MUCH OF THE
PRECIPITATION SOUTH AND EAST OF THE AREA.  NGM IS EVEN QUESTIONABLE
AT THIS TIME SO HAVE OPTED TO GO CLOSE TO MOS.

THE CONVECTIVE COMPLEX OVER IL/KY HAS STARTED TO PUSH WELL INTO THE
MOISTURE LADEN AIR OVER WEST TN. THE 12Z ANALYSIS OF THE 925 AND 850
DEWPOINTS SHOW THE MOISTURE AXIS EXTENDS FROM NEW ORLEANS TO
NASHVILLE. THIS IS ALSO IN A FAVORED FLOW REGION FOR MAXIMUM STORM
INFLOW. THE BOW WHICH HAS DEVELOPED OVER WEST TN SHOULD CONTINUE TO
PUSH SOUTH THROUGH SUNSET.  THIS WILL SET THE STAGE FOR
REDEVELOPMENT OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ALONG THE OHIO RIVER
VALLEY AND OVER MUCH OF TN...ON THE PREEXISTING OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES.
THE SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL USHER ADDITIONAL SHOWER DEVELOPMENT INTO
EASTERN KENTUCKY OVERNIGHT.

POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR A LONGER PERIOD OF RAIN OVER THE FORECAST AREA
BUT WILL NOT ISSUE ANY WATCHES AS AREA IS NOT CLEARLY DEFINED.

NEXT QUESTION IS THE EXTENDED PERIOD FOR THE FIRST PART OF THE
WEEKEND. AS PER EXTENDED PROG DISCUSSION FEEL THAT THE MRF IS THE
BEST SOLUTION NOW AND WILL FOLLOW CLOSELY. THE FAST WLY FLOW OVER
THE NORTHERN PLAINS WILL HELP PUSH THE NEXT TROF INTO THE EASTERN
U.S. THIS WEEKEND FOR A GOOD CHANCE OF RAIN AND SLIGHTLY COOLER
WEATHER.

OZFJKL OUT SOON.

.JKL...NONE.

LEWIS

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Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Kentucky, 2000Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2000

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; verification from NCEI's Storm Data; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.