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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 174, NWS Jackson, KY

July 20, 20084 counties in Kentucky

NWS Jackson, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 20, 2008, 8:32 PM EDT for 4 counties in Kentucky. It was in force for 43 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued: Jul 20, 2008, 8:32 PM EDT (00:32 UTC)
Expired: Jul 20, 2008, 9:15 PM EDT
In force: 43 min
Issued by: NWS Jackson, KY
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Bath County, KY, Menifee County, KY, Montgomery County, KY, Powell County, KY

The radar

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What forecasters said that day

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NWS Jackson, KY wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jul 20, 7:47 PM EDT, 45 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 20, 7:47 PM EDT, 45 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 20, 8:15 PM EDT, 17 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 20, 4:30 PM EDT, 4 hours 2 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
430 PM EDT SUN JUL 20 2008

KYZ068-079-080-202115-
ROCKCASTLE-PULASKI-LAUREL-
430 PM EDT SUN JUL 20 2008

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM TO AFFECT SOUTHERN ROCKCASTLE...
NORTHEASTERN PULASKI...AND NORTHWESTERN LAUREL COUNTIES THROUGH 515
PM EDT SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

AT 430 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR IN JACKSON
SHOWED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM LOCATED NEAR HANSFORD...MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 21 MPH.

THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR BLOSS AROUND 435 PM EDT...PONGO AROUND 440 PM
EDT...LUNER AROUND 445 PM EDT...DILLON AROUND 450 PM EDT...AND CAMP
WILDCAT AROUND 455 PM EDT.

RESIDENTS CAN EXPECT UP TO ONE HALF INCH OF RAIN...GUSTY WINDS OF 40
TO 50 MPH...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND SMALL HAIL IN THESE AREAS.

DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS
THUNDERSTORM. TAKE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR
THUNDER THEN LIGHTNING IS CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE A HAZARD.

WJM

Special weather statement, Jul 20, 5:23 PM EDT, 3 hours 9 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 20, 5:34 PM EDT, 2 hours 58 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
534 PM EDT SUN JUL 20 2008

KYZ080-086-087-116-202230-
LAUREL-CLAY-KNOX-BELL-
534 PM EDT SUN JUL 20 2008

...A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS TO AFFECT SOUTHWESTERN
CLAY...SOUTHEASTERN LAUREL...KNOX AND NORTHEASTERN BELL COUNTIES
THROUGH 630 PM EDT SUNDAY EVENING...

AT 534 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR IN JACKSON
SHOWED A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS LOCATED NEAR
LESBAS...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 26 MPH.

THESE STORMS WILL BE NEAR TUTTLE AROUND 540 PM EDT...GIBBS AROUND 545
PM EDT...FLETCHER AROUND 550 PM EDT...FOUNT AROUND 555 PM EDT...AND
HINKLE AROUND 600 PM EDT.

RESIDENTS CAN EXPECT UP TO ONE HALF INCH OF RAIN...GUSTY WINDS OF 40
TO 50 MPH...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND SMALL HAIL IN THESE AREAS.

DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS
THUNDERSTORM. TAKE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR
THUNDER THEN LIGHTNING IS CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE A HAZARD.

WJM

Local storm report, Jul 20, 6:07 PM EDT, 2 hours 25 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 20, 6:17 PM EDT, 2 hours 15 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 20, 6:50 PM EDT, 1 hour 42 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 20, 8:13 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Bath, Fleming	47 min
Jul 20, 8:58 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Bath, Fleming, Menifee, Morgan, Rowan	47 min
Jul 20, 9:02 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Bath, Estill, Lee, Menifee, Montgomery, Morgan and 2 more	43 min
Jul 20, 9:34 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Breathitt, Elliott, Jackson, Johnson, Lee, Magoffin and 4 more	41 min
Jul 21, 3:21 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Pulaski, Wayne	24 min
Jul 21, 3:29 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Wayne	31 min
Jul 21, 3:49 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	McCreary, Wayne	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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.