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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 21, NWS Jackson, KY

April 20, 2000Montgomery County, Kentucky

NWS Jackson, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 20, 2000, 8:24 PM EDT for Montgomery County, Kentucky. It was in force for 36 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Apr 20, 2000, 8:24 PM EDT (00:24 UTC)
Expired
Apr 20, 2000, 9:00 PM EDT
In force
36 min
Issued by
NWS Jackson, KY
Area
Whole counties

County Montgomery County, KY

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Apr 20, 8:30 PM EDTHail 1Camargo, 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.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Apr 20, 7:15 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 0.4 hours before the alert went out and 156 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 00:00Z on 2000-04-21Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 462 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 00:00Z on 2000-04-21The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 397 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
462 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-20 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1473 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
52 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
397 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
561 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.8
Supercell composite
9.4

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

234 
WUUS53 KJKL 210025
SVRJKL
KYC173-210100-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
824 PM EDT THU APR 20 2000

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON KY HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY

* UNTIL 900 PM EDT(800 PM CDT)

* AT 824 PM EDT(724 PM CDT)...RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 6
  MILES SOUTHWEST OF KLONDIKE...OR ABOUT 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
  WINCHESTER...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  CAMARGO AT 830 PM EDT
  OGGS STATION AT 835 PM EDT
  MOUNT STERLING AT 830 PM EDT

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.

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

$$
GREIF

The office that day

Everything else NWS Jackson, KY issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 20, 8:12 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJKLPulaski, Rockcastle63 min
Apr 20, 8:12 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJKLWayne63 min
Apr 20, 8:15 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJKLBath60 min
Apr 20, 8:30 PM EDTTornado WarningJKLFleming30 min
Apr 20, 8:43 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJKLRowan32 min
Apr 20, 8:47 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJKLEstill, Jackson43 min
Apr 20, 9:08 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJKLLee52 min
Apr 20, 9:25 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJKLWolfe50 min
Apr 20, 9:46 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJKLMagoffin, Morgan44 min
Apr 20, 9:53 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJKLClay52 min
Apr 20, 9:56 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJKLKnox49 min
Apr 20, 10:04 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJKLJohnson, Morgan26 min
Apr 20, 10:07 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJKLBell, Whitley53 min
Apr 20, 10:35 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJKLLeslie40 min
Apr 20, 10:44 PM EDTTornado WarningJKLBell, Whitley16 min
Apr 20, 10:49 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJKLKnott, Perry56 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; verification from NCEI's Storm Data; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.