Alert archive / Kentucky / Tornado Warnings in 2009
Tornado Warning 9, NWS Jackson, KY
NWS Jackson, KY issued this tornado warning at Apr 5, 2009, 9:14 PM EDT for 4 counties in Kentucky. It was in force for 31 min. 7 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
- Apr 5, 2009, 9:14 PM EDT (01:14 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 5, 2009, 9:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 31 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Jackson County, KY, Laurel County, KY, Pulaski County, KY, Rockcastle County, KY
The radar
The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 104 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:16 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 5, 9:20 PM EDT | HAIL 0.75 | 2 Ne Hogue, KY | ALSO REPORTED HEAVY DOWNPOUR OF RAIN AND STRONG WINDS. STILL ONGOING AT TIME OF CALL. |
| Apr 5, 9:30 PM EDT | HAIL 1 | Quail, KY | ALSO MEASURED 50-55 MPH WINDS. |
| Apr 5, 9:32 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Brodhead, KY | A BARN WAS BLOWN DOWN ON HWY 618. ANOTHER BARN BLOWN DOWN ON RIDGE FARM ROAD. THRE WAS A ROOF BLOWN OFF A HOUSE ON HWY 1505. TREES ARE DOWN IN ALL LOCATIONS, INCLUDING BRODHEAD. |
| Apr 5, 9:38 PM EDT | TSTM WND GST 68 | Brodhead, KY | |
| Apr 5, 9:45 PM EDT | HAIL 1 | Climax, KY | |
| Apr 5, 9:47 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Mount Vernon, KY | SEVERAL TREES DOWN. |
| Apr 5, 9:50 PM EDT | HAIL 0.75 | 2 S Livingston, KY |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 5, 8:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 1.2 hours before the alert went out and 235 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
- 499 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -21 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 897 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 82 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 327 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 367 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.1
- Supercell composite
- 6.4
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WFUS53 KJKL 060114
TORJKL
KYC109-125-199-203-060145-
/O.NEW.KJKL.TO.W.0009.090406T0114Z-090406T0145Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
914 PM EDT SUN APR 5 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON KY
HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN LAUREL COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
NORTHERN PULASKI COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
ROCKCASTLE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
WESTERN JACKSON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY...
* UNTIL 945 PM EDT
* AT 914 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 9 MILES NORTH OF
STAB...OR 17 MILES NORTHWEST OF SOMERSET...MOVING EAST AT 60 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BRODHEAD...
CEDARVILLE...
MOUNT VERNON...
SCIENCE HILL...
SOMERSET.
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM EDT MONDAY
MORNING FOR EASTERN KENTUCKY.
TO REPORT TORNADOS...DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL OR FLOODING TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...CALL TOLL FREE AT...1...8 7 7...6 3 3...6
7 7 2...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
LAT...LON 3736 8458 3735 8451 3749 8446 3748 8438
3754 8436 3752 8430 3753 8421 3757 8417
3757 8412 3718 8399 3702 8489 3706 8493
3711 8493
TIME...MOT...LOC 0114Z 253DEG 53KT 3728 8479
$$
GEOGERIAN3 follow-up statements
000
WWUS53 KJKL 060127
SVSJKL
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
927 PM EDT SUN APR 5 2009
KYC109-125-199-203-060145-
/O.CON.KJKL.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-090406T0145Z/
JACKSON KY-ROCKCASTLE KY-PULASKI KY-LAUREL KY-
927 PM EDT SUN APR 5 2009
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM EDT FOR NORTHERN
LAUREL...NORTHERN PULASKI...ROCKCASTLE AND WESTERN JACKSON
COUNTIES...
AT 923 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR EUBANK...OR 15
MILES SOUTH OF STANFORD...MOVING EAST AT 60 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
SHOPVILLE...MOUNT VERNON...SCIENCE HILL...SOMERSET...BILLOWS...
OAKLEY AND LIVINGSTON.
IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
SMALL HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM EDT MONDAY
MORNING FOR EASTERN KENTUCKY.
TO REPORT TORNADOS...DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL OR FLOODING TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...CALL TOLL FREE AT...1...8 7 7...6 3 3...6
7 7 2...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
LAT...LON 3736 8458 3735 8451 3749 8446 3748 8438
3754 8436 3752 8430 3753 8421 3757 8417
3757 8412 3718 8399 3702 8489 3706 8493
3711 8493
TIME...MOT...LOC 0123Z 253DEG 53KT 3731 8464
$$
WJM000
WWUS53 KJKL 060133
SVSJKL
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
933 PM EDT SUN APR 5 2009
KYC109-125-199-203-060145-
/O.CON.KJKL.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-090406T0145Z/
JACKSON KY-ROCKCASTLE KY-PULASKI KY-LAUREL KY-
933 PM EDT SUN APR 5 2009
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM EDT FOR NORTHERN
LAUREL...NORTHERN PULASKI...ROCKCASTLE AND WESTERN JACKSON
COUNTIES...
AT 933 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR OTTOWA...OR 7
MILES WEST OF MOUNT VERNON...MOVING EAST AT 60 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
MUELLERSVILLE...RENFRO VALLEY...LAKE LINVILLE AND MOUNT VERNON BY
940 PM EDT...
HUMMEL...ORLANDO...DUDLEY STATION AND BUMMER BY 945 PM EDT...
IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
PENNY SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. PENNSY SIZE
HAIL WAS REPORTED IN SCIENCE HILL AROUND 9:30 PM.
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM EDT MONDAY
MORNING FOR EASTERN KENTUCKY.
TO REPORT TORNADOS...DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL OR FLOODING TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...CALL TOLL FREE AT...1...8 7 7...6 3 3...6
7 7 2...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
LAT...LON 3736 8458 3735 8451 3749 8446 3748 8438
3754 8436 3752 8430 3753 8421 3757 8417
3757 8412 3718 8399 3702 8489 3706 8493
3711 8493
TIME...MOT...LOC 0133Z 253DEG 53KT 3735 8447
$$
WJM000
WWUS53 KJKL 060146
SVSJKL
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
946 PM EDT SUN APR 5 2009
KYC109-125-199-203-060155-
/O.EXP.KJKL.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-090406T0145Z/
JACKSON KY-ROCKCASTLE KY-PULASKI KY-LAUREL KY-
946 PM EDT SUN APR 5 2009
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHERN LAUREL...NORTHERN PULASKI...
ROCKCASTLE AND WESTERN JACKSON COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED...
HOWEVER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR PORTIONS OF
NORTHERN LAUREL...NORTHEASTERN PULASKI...ROCKCASTLE...AND JACKSON
COUNTIES UNTIL 1030 PM.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM EDT MONDAY
MORNING FOR EASTERN KENTUCKY.
TO REPORT DAMAGE FROM SEVERE WEATHER...CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE...TOLL FREE AT...1...8 7 7...6 3 3...6 7 7 2...WHEN YOU CAN
DO SO SAFELY.
LAT...LON 3736 8458 3735 8451 3749 8446 3748 8438
3754 8436 3752 8430 3753 8421 3757 8417
3757 8412 3718 8399 3702 8489 3706 8493
3711 8493
TIME...MOT...LOC 0145Z 253DEG 53KT 3739 8426
$$
WJMThe office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 5, 9:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Jackson, Laurel, Pulaski, Rockcastle | 44 min |
| Apr 5, 9:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Bath, Fleming, Montgomery, Rowan | 50 min |
| Apr 5, 9:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Breathitt, Clay, Estill, Jackson, Laurel, Lee and 6 more | 44 min |
| Apr 5, 10:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Bath, Elliott, Menifee, Morgan, Powell, Rowan and 1 more | 40 min |
| Apr 5, 10:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Breathitt, Clay, Floyd, Jackson, Johnson, Knott and 10 more | 40 min |
| Apr 5, 10:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Elliott, Morgan | 21 min |
| Apr 5, 10:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Breathitt, Floyd, Johnson, Knott, Magoffin, Martin and 1 more | 46 min |
| Apr 6, 3:55 AM EDT | Freeze Watch | JKL | Bath, Bell, Breathitt, Clay, Elliott, Estill and 27 more | 37 hr |
| Apr 6, 3:55 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | JKL | Bath, Bell, Breathitt, Clay, Elliott, Estill and 27 more | 31 hr |
| Apr 6, 3:55 AM EDT | Winter Weather Advisory | JKL | Bell, Breathitt, Estill, Harlan, Knott, Lee and 6 more | 40 hr |
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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.