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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 13, NWS Jackson, KY

April 24, 20105 counties in Kentucky

NWS Jackson, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 24, 2010, 10:28 PM EDT for 5 counties in Kentucky. It was in force for 47 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 24, 2010, 10:28 PM EDT (02:28 UTC)
Expired
Apr 24, 2010, 11:15 PM EDT
In force
47 min
Issued by
NWS Jackson, KY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.88 in
Wind
70.0 mph

Counties Laurel County, KY, McCreary County, KY, Pulaski County, KY, Rockcastle County, KY, Wayne County, KY

The radar

The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 120 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:31 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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The watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Apr 24, 7:15 PM EDTTornado WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 2.5 hours before the alert went out and 215 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, Nashville Metro, TN at 00:00Z on 2010-04-25Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 189 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Nashville Metro, TN at 00:00Z on 2010-04-25The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 659 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
189 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-14 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
569 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
82 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
659 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
781 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.5
Supercell composite
11.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

559 
WUUS53 KJKL 250228
SVRJKL
KYC125-147-199-203-231-250315-
/O.NEW.KJKL.SV.W.0013.100425T0228Z-100425T0315Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
1028 PM EDT SAT APR 24 2010

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON KY HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHWESTERN LAUREL COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
  NORTH CENTRAL MCCREARY COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
  PULASKI COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
  SOUTHWESTERN ROCKCASTLE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
  NORTHERN WAYNE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...

* UNTIL 1115 PM EDT

* AT 923 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS
  IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH.  THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
  EXTENDING FROM RUSSELL SPRINGS TO JAMESTOWN TO 9 MILES NORTH OF
  ALBANY...AND MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH. NICKEL SIZE HAIL MAY ALSO
  ACCOMPANY THESE DAMAGING WINDS.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  MONTICELLO...SOMERSET...CABELL...PARNELL...CAINS STORE...FAUBUSH...
  MAGNUM...NAOMI...POINTER...NANCY...STAB...STEUBENVILLE...TRIMBLE...
  MILL SPRINGS...PULASKI COUNTY PARK...HOGUE...BETSEY...FRAZER...    
  SCIENCE HILL AND PULASKI.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS IS A SUPERCELL THUNDERSTORM. DUE TO THE ROTATING NATURE OF THESE
STORMS...THEY ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING ALL TYPES OF SEVERE WEATHER...
INCLUDING EXTREMELY LARGE HAIL...DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS AND
POSSIBLY TORNADOES. MOVE QUICKLY TO A SAFE SHELTER...PREFERABLY INTO
AN INTERIOR ROOM...SUCH AS A BATHROOM OR A CLOSET...OR INTO A
BASEMENT.

&&

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM EDT SUNDAY MORNING FOR
EASTERN KENTUCKY.

LAT...LON 3688 8506 3693 8497 3695 8495 3695 8492
      3700 8486 3706 8493 3711 8493 3728 8470
      3736 8426 3712 8423 3686 8440 3681 8504
      3682 8505 3684 8508
TIME...MOT...LOC 0228Z 256DEG 39KT 3711 8506 3696 8504
          3683 8513
WIND...HAIL 70MPH 0.88IN

$$

PELTON
3 follow-up statements
272 
WWUS53 KJKL 250250
SVSJKL

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
1050 PM EDT SAT APR 24 2010

KYC125-147-199-203-231-250315-
/O.CON.KJKL.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-100425T0315Z/
ROCKCASTLE KY-PULASKI KY-LAUREL KY-WAYNE KY-MCCREARY KY-
1050 PM EDT SAT APR 24 2010

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTH CENTRAL
MCCREARY...NORTHERN WAYNE...SOUTHWESTERN LAUREL...PULASKI AND
SOUTHWESTERN ROCKCASTLE COUNTIES UNTIL 1115 PM EDT...

AT 1045 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS
IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH.  THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM MAGNUM TO POINTER TO NAOMI TO MILL SPRINGS TO
PARNELL...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH. PENNY SIZE HAIL MAY ALSO ACCOMPANY
THESE DAMAGING WINDS.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  SOMERSET...STEUBENVILLE...HOGUE...MILL SPRINGS...BETSEY...SCIENCE
  HILL...SOMERSET PULASKI AIRPORT...PULASKI...FERGUSON...FRAZER...
  ELIHU...DELTA...KIDDER...DABNEY...RUTH...BOBTOWN...QUINTON...
  BRONSTON...WOODSTOCK AND SHOPVILLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. TORNADOES CAN
DEVELOP QUICKLY FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. ALTHOUGH NOT IMMEDIATELY
LIKELY...IF A TORNADO IS SPOTTED ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF
SAFETY INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL
INTERIOR ROOM.

THIS IS A SUPERCELL THUNDERSTORM. DUE TO THE ROTATING NATURE OF
SUPERCELLS...THEY ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING ALL TYPES OF SEVERE
WEATHER...INCLUDING EXTREMELY LARGE HAIL...DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE
WINDS AND POSSIBLY TORNADOES. BE PREPARED TO ACT QUICKLY SHOULD A
TORNADO OCCUR OR A TORNADO WARNING BE ISSUED.

&&

LAT...LON 3685 8494 3688 8498 3690 8503 3693 8497
      3695 8495 3695 8492 3700 8486 3704 8490
      3714 8489 3728 8470 3736 8426 3712 8423
      3686 8440 3682 8486
TIME...MOT...LOC 0250Z 252DEG 39KT 3719 8475 3714 8473
          3704 8472 3698 8477 3692 8486
WIND...HAIL 70MPH 0.75IN

$$

PELTON
248 
WWUS53 KJKL 250304
SVSJKL

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
1104 PM EDT SAT APR 24 2010

KYC125-147-231-250313-
/O.CAN.KJKL.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-100425T0315Z/
LAUREL KY-WAYNE KY-MCCREARY KY-
1104 PM EDT SAT APR 24 2010

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL MCCREARY...
NORTHERN WAYNE AND SOUTHWESTERN LAUREL COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

THE LINE OF STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED
ALTHOUGH A NEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR ANOTHER STORM
MOVING ACROSS THE AREA HAS BEEN ISSUED UNTIL 1130 PM EDT FOR
NOFRHTERN WAYNE COUNTY AND NORTHERN MCCREARY COUNTY.

LAT...LON 3699 8453 3702 8451 3705 8447 3709 8444
      3713 8443 3719 8447 3723 8448 3729 8439
      3716 8429 3700 8435 3698 8442
TIME...MOT...LOC 0303Z 252DEG 39KT 3723 8458 3718 8456
          3708 8455 3702 8460 3696 8469

$$

KYC199-203-250315-
/O.CON.KJKL.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-100425T0315Z/
ROCKCASTLE KY-PULASKI KY-
1104 PM EDT SAT APR 24 2010

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN
PULASKI AND SOUTH CENTRAL ROCKCASTLE COUNTIES UNTIL 1115 PM EDT...

AT 1102 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS
IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH.  THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM PULASKI TO DABNEY TO FERGUSON TO BRONSTON TO FRAZER...
MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH. PENNY SIZE HAIL MAY ALSO ACCOMPANY THESE
DAMAGING WINDS.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  DYKES...BLOSS AND MOUNT VICTORY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. TORNADOES CAN
DEVELOP QUICKLY FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. ALTHOUGH NOT IMMEDIATELY
LIKELY...IF A TORNADO IS SPOTTED ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF
SAFETY INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL
INTERIOR ROOM.

THIS IS A SUPERCELL THUNDERSTORM. DUE TO THE ROTATING NATURE OF
SUPERCELLS...THEY ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING ALL TYPES OF SEVERE
WEATHER...INCLUDING EXTREMELY LARGE HAIL...DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE
WINDS AND POSSIBLY TORNADOES. BE PREPARED TO ACT QUICKLY SHOULD A
TORNADO OCCUR OR A TORNADO WARNING BE ISSUED.

&&

LAT...LON 3699 8453 3702 8451 3705 8447 3709 8444
      3713 8443 3719 8447 3723 8448 3729 8439
      3716 8429 3700 8435 3698 8442
TIME...MOT...LOC 0303Z 252DEG 39KT 3723 8458 3718 8456
          3708 8455 3702 8460 3696 8469
WIND...HAIL 70MPH 0.75IN

$$
PELTON
390 
WWUS53 KJKL 250319
SVSJKL

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
1119 PM EDT SAT APR 24 2010

KYC199-203-250329-
/O.EXP.KJKL.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-100425T0315Z/
ROCKCASTLE KY-PULASKI KY-
1119 PM EDT SAT APR 24 2010

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN PULASKI AND SOUTH
CENTRAL ROCKCASTLE COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED...

THE LINE OF STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE WEAKENED BELOW
SEVERE LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSES AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR 
PROPERTY. HOWEVER ANOTHER LINE OF STORMS TO THE WEST REMAINS STRONG
AND A NEW WARNING MAY BE ISSUED LATER THIS EVENING.

LAT...LON 3699 8453 3702 8451 3705 8447 3709 8444
      3713 8443 3719 8447 3723 8448 3729 8439
      3716 8429 3700 8435 3698 8442
TIME...MOT...LOC 0304Z 252DEG 39KT 3723 8456 3718 8454
          3708 8454 3702 8459 3696 8468

$$

PELTON

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Jackson, KY wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Apr 24, 7:53 PM EDT, 2 hours 35 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 24, 7:53 PM EDT, 2 hours 35 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 24, 7:28 PM EDT, 3 hours before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
728 PM EDT SAT APR 24 2010

KYZ044-050>052-058>060-068-069-079-080-083>088-104-106>120-260230-
FLEMING-MONTGOMERY-BATH-ROWAN-ESTILL-POWELL-MENIFEE-ROCKCASTLE-
JACKSON-PULASKI-LAUREL-WAYNE-MCCREARY-WHITLEY-KNOX-BELL-HARLAN-
ELLIOTT-MORGAN-JOHNSON-WOLFE-MAGOFFIN-FLOYD-LEE-BREATHITT-KNOTT-
OWSLEY-PERRY-CLAY-LESLIE-LETCHER-MARTIN-PIKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLEMINGSBURG...MOUNT STERLING...
OWINGSVILLE...MOREHEAD...IRVINE...STANTON...FRENCHBURG...
MOUNT VERNON...MCKEE...SOMERSET...LONDON...MONTICELLO...
WHITLEY CITY...CORBIN...WILLIAMSBURG...BARBOURVILLE...MIDDLESBORO...
PINEVILLE...HARLAN...SANDY HOOK...WEST LIBERTY...PAINTSVILLE...
CAMPTON...SALYERSVILLE...PRESTONSBURG...BEATTYVILLE...JACKSON...
HINDMAN...BOONEVILLE...HAZARD...MANCHESTER...HYDEN...WHITESBURG...
INEZ...PIKEVILLE
728 PM EDT SAT APR 24 2010

...TORNADO WATCH 98 IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EDT SUNDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN KENTUCKY.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST WILL CREATE A
FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT OVER EASTERN KENTUCKY FOR THE FORMATION OF
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. THERE IS EVEN A SLIGHT
POSSIBILITY FOR TORNADOES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ON TUESDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED EARLY TONIGHT.

DUSTY

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 24, 6:36 PM EDT, 3 hours 52 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
636 PM EDT SAT APR 24 2010

KYZ044-050>052-058>060-068-069-079-080-083>088-104-106>120-250200-
FLEMING-MONTGOMERY-BATH-ROWAN-ESTILL-POWELL-MENIFEE-ROCKCASTLE-
JACKSON-PULASKI-LAUREL-WAYNE-MCCREARY-WHITLEY-KNOX-BELL-HARLAN-
ELLIOTT-MORGAN-JOHNSON-WOLFE-MAGOFFIN-FLOYD-LEE-BREATHITT-KNOTT-
OWSLEY-PERRY-CLAY-LESLIE-LETCHER-MARTIN-PIKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLEMINGSBURG...MOUNT STERLING...
OWINGSVILLE...MOREHEAD...IRVINE...STANTON...FRENCHBURG...
MOUNT VERNON...MCKEE...SOMERSET...LONDON...MONTICELLO...
WHITLEY CITY...CORBIN...WILLIAMSBURG...BARBOURVILLE...MIDDLESBORO...
PINEVILLE...HARLAN...SANDY HOOK...WEST LIBERTY...PAINTSVILLE...
CAMPTON...SALYERSVILLE...PRESTONSBURG...BEATTYVILLE...JACKSON...
HINDMAN...BOONEVILLE...HAZARD...MANCHESTER...HYDEN...WHITESBURG...
INEZ...PIKEVILLE
636 PM EDT SAT APR 24 2010

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS REMAIN POSSIBLE THIS EVENING...

A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL ENCROACH EASTERN KENTUCKY LATER
THIS EVENING. THIS LINE...IF IT REMAINS INTENSE...WILL BE CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS UP TO 70 MPH AND LARGE HAIL. AN ISOLATED
TORNADO CAN ALSO NOT BE RULED OUT.

THIS LINE WILL REACH A LINE FROM FLEMINGSBURG...TO IRVINE...TO
MONTICELLO BETWEEN 9 AND 10 PM...AND A LINE FROM MOREHEAD TO
BEATTYVILLE...TO WHITLEY CITY BETWEEN 10 AND 11 PM.

RESIDENTS OF EASTERN KENTUCKY NEED TO MONITOR FORECASTS FROM THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AND LOCAL MEDIA FOR UPDATES ON THIS
DEVELOPING SEVERE WEATHER SITUATION.

GEOGERIAN
Special weather statement, Apr 24, 7:58 PM EDT, 2 hours 30 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
758 PM EDT SAT APR 24 2010

KYZ044-050>052-058>060-068-069-079-080-083>088-104-106>120-250200-
FLEMING-MONTGOMERY-BATH-ROWAN-ESTILL-POWELL-MENIFEE-ROCKCASTLE-
JACKSON-PULASKI-LAUREL-WAYNE-MCCREARY-WHITLEY-KNOX-BELL-HARLAN-
ELLIOTT-MORGAN-JOHNSON-WOLFE-MAGOFFIN-FLOYD-LEE-BREATHITT-KNOTT-
OWSLEY-PERRY-CLAY-LESLIE-LETCHER-MARTIN-PIKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLEMINGSBURG...MOUNT STERLING...
OWINGSVILLE...MOREHEAD...IRVINE...STANTON...FRENCHBURG...
MOUNT VERNON...MCKEE...SOMERSET...LONDON...MONTICELLO...
WHITLEY CITY...CORBIN...WILLIAMSBURG...BARBOURVILLE...MIDDLESBORO...
PINEVILLE...HARLAN...SANDY HOOK...WEST LIBERTY...PAINTSVILLE...
CAMPTON...SALYERSVILLE...PRESTONSBURG...BEATTYVILLE...JACKSON...
HINDMAN...BOONEVILLE...HAZARD...MANCHESTER...HYDEN...WHITESBURG...
INEZ...PIKEVILLE
758 PM EDT SAT APR 24 2010

...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH 3AM EDT SUNDAY...

A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL ENCROACH EASTERN KENTUCKY LATER
THIS EVENING. THIS LINE...IF IT REMAINS INTENSE...WILL BE CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS UP TO 70 MPH AND LARGE HAIL. AN ISOLATED
TORNADO CAN ALSO NOT BE RULED OUT.

THIS LINE WILL REACH A LINE FROM FLEMINGSBURG...TO IRVINE...TO
MONTICELLO BETWEEN 9 AND 10 PM...AND A LINE FROM MOREHEAD TO
BEATTYVILLE...TO WHITLEY CITY BETWEEN 10 AND 11 PM.

RESIDENTS OF EASTERN KENTUCKY NEED TO MONITOR FORECASTS FROM THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AND LOCAL MEDIA FOR UPDATES ON THIS
DEVELOPING SEVERE WEATHER SITUATION.

GEOGERIAN/MACZKO
Special weather statement, Apr 24, 9:30 PM EDT, 58 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
930 PM EDT SAT APR 24 2010

KYZ044-050>052-104-250200-
FLEMING-ROWAN-BATH-ELLIOTT-MONTGOMERY-
930 PM EDT SAT APR 24 2010

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM TO AFFECT THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES THROUGH
1000 PM EDT SATURDAY EVENING...

   SOUTHEASTERN FLEMING...
   ROWAN...
   BATH...
   NORTHWESTERN ELLIOTT AND
   EAST CENTRAL MONTGOMERY.

AT 929 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR OGGS
STATION...OR 7 MILES EAST OF MOUNT STERLING...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50
MPH.

LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE...BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO...OLYMPIA AROUND
935 PM EDT...MIDLAND AROUND 940 PM EDT...MIDLAND AROUND 945 PM EDT...
BRANDY AROUND 950 PM EDT...MOREHEAD AROUND 955 PM EDT...

RESIDENTS SHOULD EXPECT VERY HEAVY RAIN...WITH RAINFALL RATES OF UP
TO 1 INCH PER HOUR...GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH...OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING
AND SMALL HAIL IN THESE AREAS.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM EDT SUNDAY MORNING FOR
EASTERN KENTUCKY.

GEOGERIAN
Special weather statement, Apr 24, 9:37 PM EDT, 51 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
937 PM EDT SAT APR 24 2010

KYZ058>060-069-106-108-109-111-112-250200-
MENIFEE-POWELL-ESTILL-MORGAN-MAGOFFIN-WOLFE-LEE-BREATHITT-JACKSON-
937 PM EDT SAT APR 24 2010

...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS TO AFFECT THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES
THROUGH 1000 PM EDT SATURDAY EVENING...

   SOUTHERN MORGAN...
   SOUTHERN MENIFEE...
   EASTERN POWELL...
   NORTHWESTERN MAGOFFIN...
   WOLFE...
   ESTILL...
   LEE...
   NORTHWESTERN BREATHITT AND
   EXTREME NORTH CENTRAL JACKSON.

AT 937 PM EDT...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM JINKS TO PINNACLE TO MALONEY...OR ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM IRVINE TO 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF BEATTYVILLE TO
BEATTYVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH. THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY
OVER THE NEXT HALF OF AN HOUR.

LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE...BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO...PITTS AROUND
945 PM EDT...ROGERS CHAPEL AROUND 950 PM EDT...LIZZIELANE AROUND 955
PM EDT...MAYTOWN AROUND 1000 PM EDT...

RESIDENTS SHOULD EXPECT BRIEF HEAVY RAIN...GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 50
MPH...OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND POSSIBLY SMALL HAIL
IN THESE AREAS.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM EDT SUNDAY MORNING FOR
EASTERN KENTUCKY.

JP
Special weather statement, Apr 24, 10:24 PM EDT, 4 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
1024 PM EDT SAT APR 24 2010

KYZ079-083-084-250315-
PULASKI-WAYNE-MCCREARY-
1024 PM EDT SAT APR 24 2010

...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS TO AFFECT LAKE CUMBERLAND AND THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES THROUGH 1115 PM EDT SATURDAY EVENING...

   PULASKI...
   NORTHERN WAYNE AND
   NORTH CENTRAL MCCREARY.

AT 1021 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 18 MILES WEST OF CAINS STORE TO 11 MILES NORTHWEST OF
CABELL TO 13 MILES WEST OF CABELL...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 25
MILES NORTHWEST OF MONTICELLO TO 17 MILES NORTH OF ALBANY TO 10 MILES
NORTHWEST OF ALBANY...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.

LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE...BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO...CABELL AROUND
1035 PM EDT...PARNELL AROUND 1040 PM EDT...NAOMI AND MONTICELLO
AROUND 1045 PM EDT...TRIMBLE AROUND 1050 PM EDT...FRAZER AROUND 1055
PM EDT...SOMERSET AROUND 1100 PM EDT.

RESIDENTS SHOULD EXPECT BRIEF TORRENTIAL RAIN...WITH RAINFALL RATES
OF UP TO TWO INCHES PER HOUR...GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 50
MPH...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND SMALL HAIL IN THESE AREAS.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM EDT SUNDAY MORNING FOR
EASTERN KENTUCKY.

PELTON

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 24, 9:00 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJKLBath, Estill, Menifee, Montgomery, Powell30 min
Apr 24, 10:43 PM EDTTornado WarningJKLPulaski, Wayne32 min
Apr 24, 10:59 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJKLPulaski, Wayne31 min
Apr 24, 11:01 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJKLEstill, Jackson, Powell, Pulaski, Rockcastle, Wayne3 hr
Apr 24, 11:16 PM EDTTornado WarningJKLMcCreary, Wayne44 min
Apr 24, 11:29 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJKLClay, Jackson, Laurel, Lee, Owsley, Pulaski and 1 more46 min
Apr 24, 11:32 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJKLLaurel, McCreary, Pulaski, Wayne, Whitley43 min
Apr 24, 11:54 PM EDTTornado WarningJKLClay, Knox, Laurel, McCreary, Whitley51 min
Apr 25, 12:02 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJKLBreathitt, Clay, Jackson, Knox, Laurel, Lee and 5 more2 hr
Apr 25, 12:15 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJKLBreathitt, Clay, Estill, Jackson, Laurel, Lee and 5 more45 min
Apr 25, 12:44 AM EDTTornado WarningJKLClay, Knott, Leslie, Perry46 min
Apr 25, 2:16 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJKLBell, Clay, Harlan, Knott, Knox, Leslie and 3 more3 hr
Apr 25, 10:04 AM EDTLake Wind AdvisoryJKLBath, Bell, Breathitt, Clay, Elliott, Estill and 27 more8 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.