Alert archive / Kentucky / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2011
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 21, NWS Jackson, KY
NWS Jackson, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 23, 2011, 5:50 PM EDT for 5 counties in Kentucky. It was in force for 25 min. 6 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
- Mar 23, 2011, 5:50 PM EDT (21:50 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 23, 2011, 6:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 25 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.5 in
- Wind
- 70.0 mph
Counties Breathitt County, KY, Knott County, KY, Lee County, KY, Magoffin County, KY, Wolfe County, KY
The radar
The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 11 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:50 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 23, 5:50 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 E Beattyville, KY | TRAILER BLOWN TO PIECES AND NUMEROUS TREES DOWN ON MOORETOWN ROAD JUST OFF OF HIGHWAY 52. |
| Mar 23, 6:00 PM EDT | HAIL 1 | 2 N Jackson, KY | |
| Mar 23, 6:10 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 N Jackson, KY | LARGE PINE TREE WAS SNAPPED OFF BY THUNDERSTORM WIND CAUSING DAMAGE TO A HOUSE. |
| Mar 23, 6:10 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Jackson, KY | THE TOP HALF OF A LARGE HEALTHY PINE TREE WAS SNAPPED OFF BY THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS. |
| Mar 23, 6:10 PM EDT | HAIL 1.75 | Jackson, KY | GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL AT LAKESIDE. |
| Mar 23, 6:15 PM EDT | HAIL 1.75 | Jackson, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 23, 1:13 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 208 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1527 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 70 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 311 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 327 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
902
WUUS53 KJKL 232150
SVRJKL
KYC025-119-129-153-237-232215-
/O.NEW.KJKL.SV.W.0021.110323T2150Z-110323T2215Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
550 PM EDT WED MAR 23 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON KY HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN BREATHITT COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY...
EXTREME NORTHWESTERN KNOTT COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY...
EASTERN LEE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY...
CENTRAL MAGOFFIN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY...
SOUTHWESTERN WOLFE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY...
* UNTIL 615 PM EDT
* AT 546 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN
EXCESS OF 70 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR ST. HELENS...OR NEAR
BEATTYVILLE...AND MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
JACKSON...FILLMORE...FLAT...WIDECREEK...OAKDALE...LANE...WAR
CREEK...CHENOWEE...PENCE...BETHANY...HOLLONVILLE...LAWSON...
YEADON...GENTRY...ELKATAWA...FROZEN CREEK...WILHURST...PAXTON...
FIVEMILE AND SEWELL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 60 MILES PER
HOUR...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR
YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR
HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE
INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.
TO REPORT 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.
&&
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR EASTERN KENTUCKY.
LAT...LON 3768 8304 3750 8306 3753 8364 3754 8365
3753 8367 3753 8370 3767 8371
TIME...MOT...LOC 2150Z 270DEG 43KT 3758 8358
WIND...HAIL 70MPH <.50IN
$$
GEOGERIAN2 follow-up statements
380 WWUS53 KJKL 232206 SVSJKL SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 606 PM EDT WED MAR 23 2011 KYC129-232216- /O.CAN.KJKL.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-110323T2215Z/ LEE KY- 606 PM EDT WED MAR 23 2011 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN LEE COUNTY IS CANCELLED... THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA. LAT...LON 3752 8351 3767 8350 3768 8304 3750 8306 TIME...MOT...LOC 2206Z 270DEG 43KT 3758 8334 $$ KYC025-119-153-237-232215- /O.CON.KJKL.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-110323T2215Z/ MAGOFFIN KY-WOLFE KY-BREATHITT KY-KNOTT KY- 606 PM EDT WED MAR 23 2011 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EXTREME NORTHWESTERN KNOTT...NORTHERN BREATHITT...SOUTHEASTERN WOLFE AND CENTRAL MAGOFFIN COUNTIES UNTIL 615 PM EDT... AT 603 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR JACKSON...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... PORTSMOUTH...SMITH BRANCH...ROCK LICK...HAGINSVILLE...WILSTACY... MOUNTAIN VALLEY...PRESS...STEVENSON...BAYS...SIKES...ROUSSEAU... CORNELIA...CAMP LEWIS...GUAGE...LUNAH...LAMBRIC...DAISYDELL... FORAKER...TIPTOP AND CARVER STATION. 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. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 60 MILES PER HOUR...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM...PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR LARGE HAIL AND DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER...PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS. && LAT...LON 3752 8351 3767 8350 3768 8304 3750 8306 TIME...MOT...LOC 2206Z 270DEG 43KT 3758 8334 WIND...HAIL 70MPH <.50IN $$ DUSTY
685 WWUS53 KJKL 232222 SVSJKL SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 622 PM EDT WED MAR 23 2011 KYC025-119-153-237-232227- /O.EXP.KJKL.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-110323T2215Z/ MAGOFFIN KY-WOLFE KY-BREATHITT KY-KNOTT KY- 622 PM EDT WED MAR 23 2011 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EXTREME NORTHWESTERN KNOTT... NORTHERN BREATHITT...SOUTHEASTERN WOLFE AND CENTRAL MAGOFFIN COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED... THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSES AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY...HOWEVER SMALL HAIL...GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. LAT...LON 3752 8351 3767 8350 3768 8304 3750 8306 TIME...MOT...LOC 2206Z 270DEG 43KT 3758 8334 $$ DUSTY
The office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 23, 1:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Bell, Clay, Knox, Laurel, McCreary, Pulaski and 2 more | 37 min |
| Mar 23, 2:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Bell, Harlan | 26 min |
| Mar 23, 3:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | McCreary, Wayne, Whitley | 23 min |
| Mar 23, 4:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Bath, Estill, Menifee, Montgomery, Morgan, Powell and 1 more | 33 min |
| Mar 23, 4:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Elliott, Magoffin, Menifee, Morgan | 31 min |
| Mar 23, 4:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Menifee, Montgomery, Morgan, Powell, Wolfe | 34 min |
| Mar 23, 5:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Elliott, Johnson, Magoffin, Martin, Morgan | 35 min |
| Mar 23, 5:11 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Bath, Elliott, Menifee, Montgomery, Morgan, Powell and 1 more | 4 hr |
| Mar 23, 5:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Pulaski, Rockcastle | 36 min |
| Mar 23, 5:46 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | JKL | Pulaski | 29 min |
| Mar 23, 6:04 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | JKL | Laurel, Pulaski, Rockcastle | 26 min |
| Mar 23, 6:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Breathitt, Floyd, Johnson, Knott, Letcher, Magoffin and 3 more | 28 min |
| Mar 23, 6:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Clay, Knox, Laurel, Pulaski, Rockcastle | 32 min |
| Mar 23, 6:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Clay, Jackson, Laurel, Leslie, Owsley, Perry | 24 min |
| Mar 23, 6:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Clay, Knox, Laurel, Leslie | 35 min |
| Mar 23, 7:50 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Harlan, Leslie | 73 min |
| Mar 23, 7:59 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Bell, Clay, Harlan, Knox, Laurel, Leslie and 1 more | 63 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.